Neil Young or Bob Dylan

[soliloquise]

Ooooohhhhh Neil for me esp. pocohontas, harvest moon and birds.... fantastic !

[banjar]

I say we have em duke it out onstage, a battle of the geezers.

[mjz]

Originally Posted by banjar

a battle of the geezers.

Ouch...that hurts.
max

[Earthworm]

I love them both but Dylan is way out front. Dylan's lyrics are truly amazing (e.g. "To dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free, circled by the circus sands, with all memory and fate, driven deep beneath the waves, let me forget about today until tomorrow.")

[mjz]

Way out front? I don't think so...
For every one Dylan masterpiece there's at least three Young.

Sailing heart-ships
thru broken harbors
Out on the waves in the night
Still the searcher
must ride the dark horse
Racing alone in his fright.
Tell me why, tell me why

Is it hard to make
arrangements with yourself,
When you're old enough to repay
but young enough to sell?


Dylan and Young are both incredible. But IMO Young is far more prolific.
Plus far more elegant in his simplicity and plain speak.

max

[rlouie]

Originally Posted by mjz

Way out front? I don't think so...
For every one Dylan masterpiece there's at least three Young.

Sailing heart-ships
thru broken harbors
Out on the waves in the night
Still the searcher
must ride the dark horse
Racing alone in his fright.
Tell me why, tell me why

Is it hard to make
arrangements with yourself,
When you're old enough to repay
but young enough to sell?


Dylan and Young are both incredible. But IMO Young is far more prolific.
Plus far more elegant in his simplicity and plain speak.

max

I agree with you on this Max...............I'm not trying to turn this into a lyrics thread, but I fear by posting this it will do just that.....................

Well, I dreamed I saw the knights
In armor coming,
Saying something about a queen.
There were peasants singing and
Drummers drumming
And the archer split the tree.
There was a fanfare blowing
To the sun
That was floating on the breeze.
Look at Mother Nature on the run
In the nineteen seventies.
Look at Mother Nature on the run
In the nineteen seventies.

[trpullen]

Bob Dylan

The man has a catalog of so many amazing songs.....thousands that he has never recorded and hundreds, maybe thousands that he has.

[Earthworm]

Vehemently agree to disagree!

I love Neil. At last night's gig we did about 7 or 8 Neil tunes. He definitely has a sense for the sound of words and fitting interesting sounding words together. However, he is NOT (IMO) in the same league as Dylan with regard to poetic ability. Neil himself has said as much. Neil has some songs that carry a narrative start to finish (e.g. Powderfinger, Ohio, etc). I just think he is several notches below the guy who wrote "Hard Rain," "Visions of Johanna," "Chimes of Freedom," "Gates of Eden," "Masters of War," "It's Alright Ma," "Every Grain of Sand," "Tangled Up In Blue," etc. etc.

I'll excuse myself from the debate now by saying that I am thankful for both songwriters; They have made my world a much better one.

[mjz]

Originally Posted by Earthworm

Vehemently agree to disagree!

I'll excuse myself from the debate now by saying that I am thankful for both songwriters; They have made my world a much better one.

Chicken. Just kidding.

I mean it's all a matter of opinion and I'll vehemetly disagree, as well. I guess it all comes down to how we interpret that poetry and how it resonantes with our own life experiences. There can be no right or wrong.
max

[LiveMusic]

It's interesting to me that people bash their voices. Yet, their voices perfectly fit their music. Someone with a Frank Sinatra voice would sound like an idiot singing their songs. I like both Dyland and Young's voice.

BTW, I think Dylan was a terrific fingerpicker. Very few people on this forum could play as well. Actually, I was shocked to find out he played some of that early stuff; I figured it was a studio gun.

Regarding this thread, I suppose I would have to pick Dylan, yet Neil Young's Harvest is on my Top 3 album list of all time. A masterpiece. Also, I am not as familiar with Young's catalog as Dylan's.

[TBman]

I've never appreciated Bob Dylan. I never liked his voice when I was younger, and I was never into listening to the lyrics. With me it was always the guitar. I preferred Neil Young - I spent countless hours listening to his records and figuring out the chords to his songs. I remember feeling so proud when I figured out "The Needle and the Damage Done."

I used to get together with a few friends who played guitar and you would be amazed how long you can stretch out "Southern Man" after a few beers. I had that the leads down cold in that one - we all used to take turns playing the leads because our hands were killing us from playing the rythym for so long!(I'm a former flatpicker, LOL)

That's one thing I miss, getting together with a few friends, with a few beers and playing until our fingers were numb.

[Giannini12]

Originally Posted by banjar

geezers.

Excuse me?

[Naters]

Originally Posted by Stretch3

Who do you prefer and why? I like Neils unplugged stuff a lot...

Pocahontas
Thrasher
Heart Of Gold
My My, Hey Hey
Powderfinger

Some of the best acoustic songs ever in my opinion. They are simple, yet so complex. I think he's the best ever at taking a three chord song and turning it into a masterpiece that sounds better than a song with that many chords should.

Then we have Bob Dylan. Do I even need to say anything really?

Knocking on Heavens Door
If You See Her, Say Hello
Idiot Wind
Blowin' In The Wind
Don't Think Twice It's Alright
Hurricane
A Hard Rains Gonna Fall

So many more. You get the point...he was a genius.


LONG LIVE THE HARMONICA!

Ouch... that's like asking if i like lightning bolts or thunder. they both come from the same style but do it so differently. Dylan's more hard core and Niel has a smoother feel.

Hmmm... lemme flip a coin, heads for Niel, tails for Dylan, {flip}... ok, the coin landed on it's side. so they both rule

[banjar]

Originally Posted by Giannini12

Excuse me?

You're excused.

[Earthworm]

Originally Posted by mjz

Chicken. Just kidding.

Hey, I resemble that remark!