I don't like Bob Dylan ....?

Question

... as a singer. I like his songs and lyrics very much, but at the same
time I hate his nasal falsetto voice. One has to sing his songs
with more power, music and "schmaltz" ... Do You agree with me ?
And who names some other singers who do it in a better way ?

Answer 1

I agree with you, Bob Dylan has a horrible voice and grating (not falsetto though!) and in fact singers who have similar triats but better at singing in no particular order are james taylor, paul simon, cat stevens, donovan, but do they have Dylans cultural impact!

I saw Dylan live last year and he sounded terrible compared to when i saw Donovan!

But Dylan's writing is some of the best popular music songs ever written, infact when Dylan has his work covered it proves what a great song writer he is! Jimi Hendrix's "All Along The Watchtower" being just one example!

Alot of people don't slate Dylan for his vocal ability because of his enigma like "The Beatles", "The Who", "Led Zepplin" and so on ( Or anybody fronting Q, NME, Mojo and other music magazines) but when it comes down to it, it is personally choice, I don't like Mick Jagger's voice but I like "The Rollingstones" music, I didn;t lie Kurt Cobains voice but loved Nirvana's music and so on.

At least your being honest but I suspect you'll upset most Dylan fans (don't like using the word fan as it's short for fanatic!) on here though! LOL

Answer 2

Bob Geldof has written some especially tragic songs that in my options are not worthy of acclaim of any sort. Bob Dylan is stuck interior the previous even with the very incontrovertible certainty that i comprehend many human beings love his artwork. I did like numerous alongside the watchtower yet to be honest Jimi Hendrixs version is a few distance more effective. Bob Marley has a sturdy message in his lyrics and it continually jogs my memory of summer season. go On Bob huge variety 2!!

Answer 3

Dylan came from a folk tradition that was deliberately unvirtuostic. You have to remember the Leftist sentiments of the beatnik/folkie types, which were heavily grounded in anarchism/communism. Opera-trained voices were seen as just another manifestation of the promotion of "Culture" that reflected only the aspirations of the "Upper Crust". And so folkies deliberately adhered to a rough-hewn, very "hicky" sort of musical and vocal style as a deliberate smack in the face of their social and cultural "betters".

Granted, Dylan was a bit of a latecomer, even a "pretender" in many ways, but the ground rules had already been set long before his arrival, and so he rode them to success.

It's worth noting that, during his fixation with Country music during 1969-71 or so, that he abandoned his gruff, nasal style, and sang in a voice that was much closer to Johnny Cash or Willie Nelson. Remember "Lay Lady Lay"? Who would have known it was Dylan on first listen?

Answer 4

Agree...maybe Robbie Williams

Answer 5

Dylan's voice often can annoy me, too. But he's a singer/songwriter. Staying true to his folk music roots, he's a dead-on storyteller. It's the message, not the medium.

Answer 6

Agreed - Guns N Roses Knockin on Heavens Door Says it all.

Answer 7

If you don't like his voice then just change the station or pop in a different CD or tape. Sometimes in life you just can't have your cake and eat it too you know.