Who's the better protest musician: Bob Dylan or Neil Young?

Answer 1

Wow, that's not fair.

Can I compare by decades at least?

Dylan, I guess only because he was first.

They're both still working.
They're both as caustic as ever.
They both comment on politics and the human condition.
They both have had many many covers done on their songs.
They both rock my free world.

I've seen the needle and the damage done and I believe the times they are achanging.


C'mon ... this simply isn't a fair question!

Answer 2

Don't know a lot of Dylan songs - but just saw a documentary on him - footage from the sixties and he referrs to him self as a poet, Joan Baez reads something he wrote the night before and he asks her honestly-what does it mean?
Neil Young--Big FAN, have lots of his music but i wouldn't call any of it protest music. He writes about situations and conditions. some from history, some more current.
Cortez the Killer- a history lesson
Southern Pacific- an old man who remembers workin the railroad
Rockin in the Free World- Society attitude
Piece of Crap- reality of Commercialism
--Many others, all written with great precision, insight and some humor

Now if you are Talking about his Latest, well i would say the same, no protest songs there. just songs of reality, spoke with clarity. in a way most dare not. that is what may make them seem like protest songs. He sometimes assumes the point of view of "people" to tell a story.
All good songs bring out emotions in the listener.
If his songs make you want to protest something, then do it, just keep the music playing.

Answer 3

Dylan

Answer 4

Dylan

Answer 5

Must be Neil Young. In Dylan's biography he refutes that label and says he is his own thinker and is not part of any movement.

Answer 6

Too close to call.



By the way, Dylan did NOT sing Eve of Destruction. Who did?

Answer 7

To me it is Dylan. But there is some good latinamerican protest music, a movement called "Canción Social" (social song) with artists like Silvio Rodríguez, Mercedes Sosa, and others. Lyrics are in spanish and music cover diffrent generes on world music.

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Barry McGuire sings "Eve of destruction". His guitar player, P.F. Sloan is the composer of the song.

Answer 8

Has to be Neil Young

Answer 9

Old stuff- Dylan. New stuff- Young.

Answer 10

Neil young Without a doubt...........listen to southern man, or needle and the damage done, many others........how about 4 dead in Ohio..........everyone knows that one right?