  bob dylan another side.jpg In the '70s and '80s, knowing Bob
Dylan was one of the most crucial skills of being a good rock
critic, right alongside "a smug sense of entitlement" and
"snorting this whole table of blow." But how does he fare among
a new generation of critics? For young rock writers, Bob is
basically an influence on Iron & Wine and something for to
sample in Pepsi commercials. This week, our panel consisted
solely of critics under the age of 40 -- the kids whose first
exposure to Dylan was probably "Oh word, Jakob's dad?" They were
given this brain-buster:   Shouldn't be too difficult, right?
Pretty much the most epochal records ever made if you're the
type of person to listen to NPR for any reason beyond "by
accident." We cobbled 13 professional and semi-professional rock
critics and gave them the usual rules:   2. You can't use
Google.    Out of 13 polled:  Number of critics that got all
nine albums: 3  Number of critics that got eight albums:  Number
of critics that got seven albums: 2  Numb