Bob Dylan (He's not dead)

**ChrisL** · 07-13-2009, 07:49 PM

The guy's music and songwriting has affected me deeply since I was 18 and off on my own for the first time and the words "If you ain't got nuthin, you've got nuthin to lose" meant something real to me.

My wife simply can't get past his voice to even appreciate his poetry although she reluctantly admits she appreciates the song Tangled Up in Blue.

I have an affinity for earlier Dylan albums with Blood on the Tracks and Blonde on Blonde probably being my favorite.

Anyone else a Dylan fan? Or, does he grate on anyone else like he does my wife? She has issues with Neil Young for the same reason, the voice. Yet, curiously, she enjoys The Replacements and Paul Westerberg's raspy trashed growling.

Bummer, I didn't stop to think I should have titled this post: "Bob Dylan (He's not dead). Sorry to scare anyone. If a mod can change this title, please feel free.

Chris L

**Slartibartfast** · 07-13-2009, 07:51 PM

I was afraid this was going to be another Celebrity Death post....

Dodged a bullet there. Dylan is the man.

**JMS** · 07-13-2009, 07:59 PM

My father loves him! I think he is quite the wordsmith but says little to me.

**Quick Orange** · 07-13-2009, 08:16 PM

He's a great songwriter, but unless he's doing blues or Creole, I can't listen to him. I enjoy listening to his songs performed by others though. My favorite song of his is actually a new one called Beyond Here Lies Nothin':

YouTube - Bob Dylan - Beyond Here Lies Nothin' - Together Through Life

**Bivouhac** · 07-13-2009, 09:32 PM

I think he's great! I recently heard this song on the movie 'Watchmen'

YouTube - Watchmen Intro [720P HD] - The Times They Are A Changin'

**BKratchmer** · 07-13-2009, 10:24 PM

I think his poetry is.... psychotropically inspired, if you get my drift.... but not bad at all. I even like a lot of it.

But his voice...blech....sounds like a sick, distressed chicken...

**TexasBob** · 07-13-2009, 10:52 PM

Well his poetry is beyond the need of an operatic voice. What he's got seems to work with his material. For me, anyway.

ASIDE: Bob Dylan and Roy Orbison are two of my favorites. I know someone who almost goes ballistic when either are mentioned saying how much she hates them and their voices. (Hate Orbison's voice? How can that be?). But now get this -- she just loves the Traveling Wilburys. I never said a word.

**Utopian** · 07-13-2009, 11:00 PM

Originally Posted by TexasBob

(Hate Orbison's voice? How can that be?). But now get this -- she just loves the Traveling Wilburys. I never said a word.

Sometimes it's better to just let some people remain ignorant.

**JimR** · 07-13-2009, 11:36 PM

I quite like his older stuff (Dare I say, pre-electric?) but I saw him in concert with Willy Nelson three or four years back and I frankly couldn't understand a word he said...Bored out of my mind, to be honest.

Willy, however, is awesome...

**freebird** · 07-14-2009, 01:41 AM

I'm another Dylan fan.Love his older stuff, but also some of his newer things as well. I have several of his lp's (Blonde on Blonde, Bringing It All Back Home, John Wesley Harding, Slow Train Comin';and Shot of Love just to name the ones that come to mind). Back in the day, when I was able o work, the company was quie lenient and allowed us to have cd players at our workstations. I went out and bought a huge boombox with a 6 cd changer in it lol. I could do a solid 8 hours with nothin' but Dylan all day long. In the beginning, his voice was hard to take, but I got to where I was able to get past the voice and enjoyed the music.

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