Okay, we all know he is a legend in his 'raw-country love songs' style, but when is it enough? His live performances have always had that almost scat-like charm, but when that starts bleeding over into the recorded career, it is not good. It was like listening to a special kid trying to tell you a joke, but he kept getting side tracked and forgetting what he was talking about. First he couldn't sing and people got used to him basically talking...now he can barely talk. I think it's been enough. Enough Bob Dylan? Sad!
One of the greatest Americans of alltime, and certainly my favorite lyricist (tho by looking at my list you will probably see that lyrics aren't the top priority, especially after you get past the top 20 or so)
This has come up in my life against recently. Believe it or not, there are still people out there -- some whom I love and cherish -- who still think Dylan sucked when he opened his mouth to sing. This makes me terribly angry. I experience tumultuous, internal violence at these opinions. I'm starting to get them now. All I can do is point them to "Don't Look Back," which I think all of them will find funny, and just hope for the best.
