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Posted: April 11 2005 at 18:16 |
Sung better by Dylan or Artist
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Posted: April 11 2005 at 18:28 |
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Posted: April 11 2005 at 19:37 |
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I say others because of Dylans voice.
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Posted: April 11 2005 at 23:30 |
KE9:
Not that I consider a poll taken on this site to be exactly representative, much less accurate, since Dylan is not a prog artist, and although the members enjoy other genres than prog, prog is still the reason people come here.
Nice try, though...
Peace.
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Posted: April 11 2005 at 23:33 |
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What if the artist is Bob Dylan?
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Posted: April 11 2005 at 23:41 |
 FuzzyDude wrote:
What if the artist is Bob Dylan? |
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Posted: April 12 2005 at 00:01 |
Depends ... I think Dylan did the definitive Times They Are A Changin', Blowin' In The Wind, Like A Rolling Stone and Masters Of War and at least 1/2 his material .... but there are many Dylan songs in which my favourite (and in some cases the definite) version is performed by someone else.
These songs come to mind ...
Mannfred Mann's Earth Band - Father Of Day Father Of Night
Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The Watchtower
Eric Clapton - Knockin' On Heaven's Door (relatively debatable)
The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man, Chimes Of Freedom, My Back Pages
The Band - Tears Of Rage, This Wheel's On Fire
Fairport Convention - Million Dollar Bash
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Posted: April 12 2005 at 02:28 |
It is hard to say, in my opinion, which is better. It would almost seem
like a no-brainer if you didn't know who Bob Dylan was, that he'd be
the best person to play his own songs.
I think Bob Dylan seems to lack a variety in the music he presents. For
the most of us being progressive rock fans, we usually like having our
lyrics being in relation to the music being presented. Bob Dylan plays
out the folky-country sound so much that I'm not sure what he's trying
to display in his lyrics.
I think some of the bands that have covered Dylan's songs have done a
better job of showing the imagery and feelings of the lyrics being
sung. Dylan just seems to come across as cold-hearted to me, because he
just doesn't do enough with his lyrics. It's like he's some kind of
old-farmer's boy who became a cowboy who's manliness prevented him from
showing any emotion.
Albeit I think people should give Dylan some credit for things he said
in his lyrics. It can be difficult to express what you want in
word-form anyhow.
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Posted: April 12 2005 at 05:17 |
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Never liked the guys voice, or liked any of the songs mentioned here. I always found him a bit tedious to be honest.
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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Posted: October 17 2005 at 15:06 |
Original is always best.
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Posted: November 04 2005 at 19:16 |
Man With Hat wrote:
I say others because of Dylans voice. |
Dylans voice may suck, but he had a great presentation , and sometimes having a good presentation overcomes having a good voice. Besides no one can sing Dylans songs as well as he can
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Posted: November 05 2005 at 07:02 |
Led_head04* wrote:
Dylans voice may suck, but he had a great presentation , and sometimes having a good presentation overcomes having a good voice. Besides no one can sing Dylans songs as well as he can
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His voice suits on some of his songs! "Like A Rolling Stone" is a good example of a song, when his original version is the best one.
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Posted: November 05 2005 at 13:12 |
His voice suits on some of his songs! "Like A Rolling Stone" is a good example of a song, when his original version is the best one. [/QUOTE]
Yeah "Like A Rolling Stone" was perfect for his voice.
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