Chimes of Change Commentary, Part 1

Here's a little secret for you:  I'm not that well versed in the works of Bob Dylan.  Sure, I know the big Dylan songs.  I know about the watchtowers and the times that are a-changin', but the rest of his extremely large back catalog has always seemed far too intimidating for me to step into.  It's one of those things that I keep saying I'll do eventually, but it seems like every year that goes by, there's a new album or well reviewed installment in his Bootleg Series that gets added to the pile of albums that I'm not currently listening to.

So, this puts me in a strange position for the recently released 4-disc compilation:  Chimes of Freedom:  The Songs of Bob Dylan, a massive work featuring 70-some different artists and bands tackling the songs of Bob Dylan in support of Amnesty International.  One would think that I'd be better served listening to 4 random actual Dylan albums; or, at the least, some of his many greatest-hits compilations that are out there.  That's probably true.