Some harsh words for Dylan

Subject: RE: BS: Some harsh words for Dylan
From: GUEST,sorefingers
Date: 18 Aug 02 - 01:52 PM

Bingo! In fact the popularity of what preceeded BD, mainly Guthrie, was a street and bar thing. Only when the record sales began to yeild higher rewards did it become attractive to the likes of Mr Bojangles.

In my entire folder of popular songs there is but one BD offering under the heading of 'Doped Out Screwball Rants' Looking at the songs most often sung for fun I see titles like Whiskey in the Jar, Red river Valley and so on, I do not see Bdruggedibble at all.

It's not that I do not like the Dyalogues but rather I simply have no idea what the hell he is talking about, and I bet I am in not the only one who politely listens thinking at the same time 'what a load of bullshit'?

Subject: RE: BS: Some harsh words for Dylan
From: Don Firth
Date: 18 Aug 02 - 01:43 PM

I never have been all that blown-out about Bob Dylan and I can't really understand those who worship him as if he were some sort of singing Messiah. He was an opportunistic kid from Minnesota, and for a non-surfer, he was real good at spotting a wave, hopping onto it, and riding it for all it was worth. If what Cheryl Seal says is true, it doesn't surprise me, because he's been doing that all his life.

He did write some good songs, but even back in the mid-Sixties, Dylan himself said that he just wrote what he figured people wanted to hear. He got tired of people's expectations and made his Rock 'n' Roll debut at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. Rock was where he wanted to be all along.

Don Firth

I know! I know! "Dylan RULES, man!!!" Go ahead and throw the rocks. I've got my Kevlon underwear on.

Subject: RE: BS: Some harsh words for Dylan
From: little john cameron
Date: 18 Aug 02 - 01:40 PM

Beat this fot songwriting.LDOHC
Hope this works,it is a Japanese site.ljc

Subject: RE: BS: Some harsh words for Dylan
From: alanabit
Date: 18 Aug 02 - 01:03 PM

Can't remember a time when there wasn't some half witted twit writing this sort facile nonsense. Does it matter?

Subject: RE: BS: Some harsh words for Dylan
From: GUEST,BM
Date: 18 Aug 02 - 12:49 PM

This article is somebody venting their political rhetoric, I agree with some of it - but it's just a bash on anything & everything that's in the papers as of late. As far as Bob Dylan, his image & fans have made him an "icon" of the ideals of the sixties. Anyone would have a hard time living up to the expectations of that kind of a title. I think he is a great songwriter who can reflect the political climate in his music. He does have that gift & it can't be taken from him. I am not a blind fan of Bob Dylan - in fact don't care for his live preformances or his "unique" singing style. All in all, Bob Dylan is a larger than life character & an easy target to pick on, but I don't think he deserves a lot of the things that are said about him.

Subject: Some harsh words for Dylan
From: GUEST,Arne Langsetmo
Date: 18 Aug 02 - 12:07 PM

Not everyone thinks highly of Dylan as of late:

http://www.unknownnews.net/cdd081602.html

Also comments on some other musicians.

Any thoughts?

Cheers,

-- Arne Langsetmo