“I prefer style over substance, I don’t care about lyrics and I love a great singer, so my vote went to Bob Dylan.
What a pity he died so young.”

Amen.

Now David Bowie is a talentless, second rate hack and musical magpie and we should all reserve our bile for him.

whats more ironic

musicians that can’t sing

Does Blogger provide syntax and punctuation checks as well?

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Notice the lack of a B section? Although the lyrics change, the melody and chord structure remains the same. Dylans’s Music hardly ever evolvles pst an “A” section

I make no claim that I have superior talent, though one would be hard-pressed to find anyone who can sing or play worse than Bob Dylan.

Nevertheless, how about a critical review of a specific song, let’s say “Only A Pawn In Their Game,” which dreadfully happens to be playing as I write this response. The guitar playing is *gasp* simple, with hardly any real variety, and has virtually no effect in supplementing his raw and rubbish voice. The chorus (well, not exactly, but it sounds the same for every last 6-7 lines of a stanza) is by far my favorite part, with the exact same monotonous vocal note (that’s single, no variety other than a single note) used not only three or four times, not even five, but seven times in a row. I honestly cannot understand how anyone can listen to that lack of originality and claim that it deserves any merit. The entire song manages to meander aimlessly without any real sense of musical guidance, dragging on mercilessly at the expense of the hapless listener. The sincere lack of melody, in addition to the lack of variety truly articulates a clear demonstration of Dylan’s inability to express any form of talent.

Do not get me wrong, I honestly think the lyrics have worthy literary merit, with a good use of imagery, albeit lack of rhythm as a result of the short run-on lines of rhyme. The writing is generally sensible as well as generally coherent, and he has purpose in his work, but his stubbornness in actually performing these lyrics is a horrible decision, as I had earlier described with his failed musical attempt.

Hey, J. Melvin, fuck you.

“Not worth the plastic and metal”? whooa there.

Stop denying he did have talent musically and poetically. It IS amazing how incorporates both abilities into his music-making.

Stop being ignorant, especially acting like you can surpass what this man has made. Yeah, sure you can come up with lyrics and tunes. Suuure, you have the best talent in the world.

Well, guess what Jackass Melvin, you fucking suck. Bob doesn’t. Face it and shut the fuck up you bastard. It’s more than obvious you’re in denial.

Simply, music is supposed to please the ears by nature as one of its initial effects, but good lyrics don’t really produce that sensation without interpreting and realizing their merit. Dylan fails to produce any sensation of pleasure in his music, especially with his simple yet tasteless use of instruments, as well as his inability to carry a note (e.g. “Freight Train Blues” Does he really have any idea how DREADFUL he sounds in his futile attempt to prolong that miserable note?)

Amazing how so many people like his horrible excuse for music, yet do not even understand the lyrics they claim to define his “talent.” Most people around me declare that one cannot possibly dislike a man who sings about getting stoned. Pun though it may be, that does not make it significant in any way, and its foolish meaninglessness cannot provide salvation to the fact that he still sounds terrible.

Dylan CDs are truly not worth the plastic and metal material they are composed of, and the Vinyl only worth slightly more for its Frisbee-like abilities. His legacy however is a value that I can only begin to describe, for it is something that is beyond worth less than any other object or concept, it is WORTHLESS, permeating the generations like the marijuana clouds that spread through the air of a concert.

As a devoted musician, I am pissed off that folkies are cosidered to be credible because they are armed with “three chords and the truth” and progressive rockers are dismissed as pretentious ego-tripping wankers. I feel that people like ol’ Bob are even bigger wankers. If you believe that one political song has the power to change the world, then you must have the biggest case of dick chaffing.

The fact of the matter is that if you are a musician, you deal with music- which is the manipulation and organisation of sound. If you are a great lyricist, face facts that it isn’t purely a musical pursuit, it is a literary one. Also, if you want to get political, that is not a musicians job. Musicians are trained in music, not politics.

If you want to uncover societies ills- become an activist.
If you want be a humanitarian- FUCK YOU- GO FREE TIBET
But if you want to be a musician- write music that is musically interesting, practice your arse off, and Shut up and play yer’ Guitar.

This man has absolutely no musical talent. Writing decent lyrics is NOT the same as having musical talent. To be honest, I don’t care at all that he was some sort of inspiration, because once again this is irrelevant. What does inspiration have anything to do with musical talent? Absolutely nothing, because people feel some sort of compulsion to justify their appreciation for Bob Dylan by convincing themselves to like his music as well.

His voice makes me cringe every time that I am subjected to the misery, and I constantly question what sympathetic bastard managed to convince Dylan that he actually can sing? Some of his music is not as bad as others, but in comparison to virtually every other singer, he is off the chart in his incapacity to utilize melody in any shape or form.

Bob Dylan is just a perfect example how people in the United States can have no talent and can still live successful lives; I suppose that’s just a part of the “Land and the Free” ideal we constantly express? His persistence in the musical community and legacy haunt me every day that I live, because I find it unbearable how such horrible music thrives!

I find nothing more interesting than those that will make insults to people such as I, who utterly loathe this man’s (lack of) musical talent. The reality is, I have supported and justified my claims for why I dislike the man, and any attempts to prove my opinions invalid through criticism or childish insults do nothing besides deviate from the main point.

Do yourself a favor before criticizing my statements, and think about WHY you like this man. Do you like this man because your peers or family do? Do you (amazingly) think this man actually has a concept of melody? Do you actually like him more for his lyrics or musical talent, because these are completely independent, and only vaguely correlated: a great ability to utilize words to convey meaning does not directly correlate, and extremely rarely correlates to great musical talent as well. That is not to say that the man’s writing talent is worthless, and often times has great merits to it, but one cannot say he is a good singer because he may write well.

My first impression of his music is based on how my senses are appealed, and those are based primarily on the melody and sounds I hear before the value and meaning of the words can have any impact at all. I would wager heavily that this is true in many cases, and I’m sure just about anyone can think of a band or form of music they like with lyrics they themselves may not particularly like or agree with.

Bob Dylan simply is a disgrace to music, and to say he is a legend has nothing to do with his (lack of) musical talent. Rather than truly evaluate his abilities, many people would rather not have conflicting beliefs and convince themselves to enjoy his music as well due to tradition or pressure from others. Consider reevaluating your appreciation for his music, and consider the (MAJOR) flaws in his talent, and perhaps one day you all may see the truth as well.