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* FriendlyFandoms: Fans of Dylan are often fans of other iconic singer-songwriters such as Music/JoniMitchell, Music/LeonardCohen, Music/PaulSimon, Music/NeilYoung, and many others. Though there is also some FandomRivalry mixed as to "Who is ''really'' the greatest songwriter."
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* FriendlyFandoms: Fans of Dylan are often fans of other iconic singer-songwriters such as Music/JoniMitchell, Music/LeonardCohen, Music/PaulSimon, Music/NeilYoung, and many others. Though there is also some FandomRivalry mixed in as to "Who is ''really'' the greatest songwriter."
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* HypeBacklash: Similar to Music/TheBeatles, Dylan's title as "the greatest/most influential songwriter" has often led people to wonder what the big deal is.
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* OnceOriginalNowCommon: It's easy for the younger generation to overlook just how much Dylan has shaped popular music and culture. Pioneering several different styles of songwriting, incorporating more political and intellectual topics into popular and rock music, rewriting the rules of songwriting and what songs could be about. Even his unconventional voice opened the door for a variety of singers who didn't have conventionally "pretty voices" ranging from Music/PattiSmith, Music/BruceSpringsteen, Music/TomWaits, Music/LeonardCohen, many of the punk artists, and so on.
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* FriendlyFandoms: Fans of Dylan are often fans of other iconic singer-songwriters such as Music/JoniMitchell, Music/LeonardCohen, Music/PaulSimon, Music/NeilYoung, and many others. Though there is also some FandomRivalry mixed as to "Who is ''really'' the greatest songwriter."
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** ''Down in the Groove'': "Silvio"
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** ''Down in the Groove'': "Silvio""Silvio".
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"Silvio" was a Top 10 hit on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart
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** ''Down in the Groove'': "Silvio"
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** Dylan's second Audience-Alienating Era—and probably his most infamous—was his 1979–1990 output. Dylan converted to Christianity and released three Christian-themed albums over the course of 1979–1981, [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks which alienated audiences]] even more than his GenreShift from rock to country with ''Music/NashvilleSkyline''[[note]]That said, the first of these albums, ''Music/SlowTrainComing'', [[VindicatedByHistory is better regarded now]][[/note]]. It didn't help that [[CanonDiscontinuity Dylan refused to play any of his pre-Christian songs]] for a while after converting. 1983's ''Infidels'' was more warmly received on the grounds of its Christian themes being less overt in favour of more personal themes, but ''Empire Burlesque'' retains a BrokenBase, and both ''Knocked Out Loaded'' and ''Down in the Groove'' were consecutively savaged by critics and sold poorly. It was not all doom and gloom, however, and ''Music/OhMercy'' was well-received as a comeback album that to this day is generally regarded as Dylan's best album of TheEighties. Unfortunately, that was followed by ''Under the Red Sky'' in 1990, which was seen as a disappointment in comparison and sold accordingly[[note]]In a 2006 interview, [[CreatorBacklash Dylan himself acknowledged that the complaints weren't unwarranted]], and explained that the album suffered from a TroubledProduction and ArtistDisillusionment on Dylan's part[[/note]]. After releasing two albums in the first half of TheNineties—consisting of covers of traditional FolkMusic that were nonetheless well-received—1997's ''Music/TimeOutOfMind'' was released, acclaimed and marked the beginning of a CareerResurrection for Dylan.
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** Dylan's second Audience-Alienating Era—and probably his most infamous—was his 1979–1990 output. Dylan converted to Christianity and released three Christian-themed albums over the course of 1979–1981, [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks which alienated audiences]] even more than his GenreShift from rock to country with ''Music/NashvilleSkyline''[[note]]That said, the first of these albums, ''Music/SlowTrainComing'', [[VindicatedByHistory is better regarded now]][[/note]]. It didn't help that [[CanonDiscontinuity Dylan refused to play any of his pre-Christian songs]] for a while after converting. 1983's ''Infidels'' was more warmly received on the grounds of its Christian themes being less overt in favour of more personal themes, but ''Empire Burlesque'' retains a BrokenBase, and both ''Knocked Out Loaded'' and ''Down in the Groove'' were consecutively savaged by critics and sold poorly. [[note]]However, the last three all contain one song that's now viewed as a Dylan classic--"Dark Eyes", "Brownsville Girl" and "Silvio", respectively.[[/note]] It was not all doom and gloom, however, and ''Music/OhMercy'' was well-received as a comeback album that to this day is generally regarded as Dylan's best album of TheEighties. Unfortunately, that was followed by ''Under the Red Sky'' in 1990, which was seen as a disappointment in comparison and sold accordingly[[note]]In a 2006 interview, [[CreatorBacklash Dylan himself acknowledged that the complaints weren't unwarranted]], and explained that the album suffered from a TroubledProduction and ArtistDisillusionment on Dylan's part[[/note]]. After releasing two albums in the first half of TheNineties—consisting of covers of traditional FolkMusic that were nonetheless well-received—1997's ''Music/TimeOutOfMind'' was released, acclaimed and marked the beginning of a CareerResurrection for Dylan.
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** Even if the lyrics are more mysterious than directly threatening, there is something ''eerie'' about the haunting arrangement and whole vibe of "As I Went Out One Morning."
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*** Two well-known album tracks are "Visions of Johanna" and "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again".
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*** Two well-known album tracks are "Visions of Johanna" (sometimes mentioned as a candidate for Dylan's greatest song) and "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again".
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** ''Saved'': "Pressing On"
