Really Looking Forward To This One. Anybody Else?
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Wait a minute.
Dylan went electric?
Dylan went electric?
It has always disappointed me the Sirius/XM does not have a channel dedicated to Dylan. Yes, the Beatles were great and a tremendous cultural influence, but there were four of them and only one Bob and he is perhaps even greater and at least as culturally significant. His body of work is extraordinary and Highway 61 may just reign as the greatest rock album of all time. From the opening downbeat of (just like a) Rolling stone to the last notes of the epic Desolation Row it is such a great record. Blood on the Tracks makes two. Oddly, while I find his music mesmerizing I don't find him personally all that interesting, and perhaps what he intends. Saw him live twice: 1974 with the Band (perhaps the best concert I ever attended and I saw a lot of the greats) and in the mid-late 80s (the absolute worst show I've ever been to. Guess what song I'm doing now?)
a good thread might be your favorite Dylan line...
a good thread might be your favorite Dylan line...
I love all music and most genres, but never cared for Dylan… Don’t know why, but respect his body of work.
That's how he started, no doubt. As much as I like both Guthries, however, Dylan eventually took it in a direction Woody never did. And then Arlo copied Dylan's late 60s game.
I love Bob Dylan songs ...........when anyone other than Bob Dylan is singing them.
To be tactful, Dylan sucks the Creator's wazoo, because he can't sing, sounding like the ass-end of a goat. What does it matter that his oeurve is culturally significant when you have to listen to the dreadful delivery?
I disagree. I’ve heard several live songs where me managed to sound good.
The rest of the time, he’s distinctive. You can be a horrible singer and still be good at songs!
Sophie B Hawkins blew him out of the water with her cover of, "I Want You".
I'd rather listen to a singer who can make me feel or think more so then one that has perfect intonation. But then again I also think shows like American Idol are crap. And no not just because it mislead me into thinking it was a show about neo paganism.
Dylan's voice (referring to his voice in the 65-80 period, which I love) is one of those voices which is distinctly American like Willie Nelson, Ray Charles, pasty Cline, James Taylor , Levon Helm, johnny cash and others. With Dylan it has always been the words that matter but it is the sound of his voice that drives the words. Perhaps, like Leonard Cohen ( another great), an acquired taste but one which I always savor.
And Guthrie got his poses from Will Geer and John Steinbeck.
There’s some more correct history.
Dylan, like him or not, is arguably the most significant American “cultural” figure of the second half of the century.
The fact that he’s still going, and has come back to these songs is very cool.