Is Bob Dylan the Greatest American, Artistic Genius of the 20th Century ?

[rightwinger]

Neil Diamond is a great song writer and singer. I would rate him higher than Bob Dylan.

I like Weird Al better than Bob Dylan

 

[protectionist]

Neil Diamond is a great song writer and singer. I would rate him higher than Bob Dylan.

Nobody ever said this forum would be free of IDIOCY. Pheeeew! Wow.

Your fallacy lies in your vision of Dylan being a "singer". Just because someone sings, that doesn't mean he's a "singer". The full package is singing (some of which is barely more than talking), guitar, piano, harmonica, poetry, songwriting. Are you getting this yet ?

 

[protectionist]

I like Weird Al better than Bob Dylan

Who's Weird Al ? Never heard of'm.

 

[protectionist]

One of the greatest, but not the greatest.

Who is greater ? And what songs show it ?

 

[Mr Natural]

Who is greater ? And what songs show it ?

How about Billy Joel for one.

 

[Lockback]

I consider Dylan to be the most overrated talent of his generation.
I liked his early stuff but, well, then my musical taste matured.

 

[Lockback]

How about Billy Joel for one.

I would totally concur with that.

 

[westwall]

Probably the best song writer ever,

One of, for sure

 

[rightwinger]

I would totally concur with that.

Billy Joel was entertaining
Dylan……not so much

 

[protectionist]

Does it matter if the song is unlistenable?

Depends on one's definition of unlistenable.
Pretty hard to make a case for the word "unlistenable" for a recording artist who has sold over 125 Million records worldwide, and after 64 years, still sells out concerts at age 84.

 

[Blaster]

Who's Weird Al ? Never heard of'm.

I did. Your musical knowledge is very limited.

 

[OODA_Loop]

Who is greater ? And what songs show it ?

Tom Petty

 

[Blaster]

Depends on one's definition of unlistenable.
Pretty hard to make a case for the word "unlistenable" for a recording artist who has sold over 125 Million records worldwide, and after 64 years, still sells out concerts at age 84.

LOL

 

[protectionist]

Billy Joel was entertaining
Dylan……not so much

Depends on one's conception of "entertaining". I would rate Bob Dylan as about a BILLION times more entertaining than Billy Joel.

Also, if you take 3 songs of Dylan...Blowin in th Wind, Mr Tambourine Man, Like A Rolling Stone, everybody knows them. Ask people what Billy Joel songs they know and it's "Uh....Uh...Uh......give me a minute.

 

[protectionist]

Tom Petty

ha ha ha. I used to have one of his albums, I can't remember a single song from it.

 

[Blaster]

Depends on one's conception of "entertaining". I would rate Bob Dylan as about a BILLION times more entertaining than Billy Joel.

Also, if you take 3 songs of Dylan...Blowin in th Wind, Mr Tambourine Man, Like A Rolling Stone, everybody knows them. Ask people what Billy Joel songs they know.

Uptown Girl
Piano Man
We Didn't Start The Fire

 

[protectionist]

I wonder if some of the posters in this thread know what the word POETRY means.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

Depends on one's conception of "entertaining". I would rate Bob Dylan as about a BILLION times more entertaining than Billy Joel.

Also, if you take 3 songs of Dylan...Blowin in th Wind, Mr Tambourine Man, Like A Rolling Stone, everybody knows them. Ask people what Billy Joel songs they know and it's "Uh....Uh...Uh......give me a minute.

Interesting that two of your examples were made famous by other artists while Billy Joel stands on his own performances.

 

[protectionist]

I did. Your musical knowledge is very limited.

My musical knowledge extends to playing 5 musical instruments all on a professional level, across various genres > classical, blues, bluegrass, classic rock, Irish, Italian, Mexican, Spanish guitar, Greek, (violin, mandolin, guitar, piano, harmonica)
And yours ?

 

[OODA_Loop]

I wonder if some of the posters in this thread know what the word POETRY means.

How about Haiku?

I once heard Dylan
Sounded like two cats *******
Yokos better