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		petcat 14 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Warranty Void If Regenerated It absolutely was about the instrument choice. Because folk music had strong norms about acoustic authenticity. Going electric at the time was seen as "commercialized" and "mass produced". We see the parallels with what some perceive as "slop" today.

Throaway1975123 14 days ago [–]

Dylan went electric for money purposes. That was the big betrayal.

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