Alanabit: I would humbly suggest in comparing Dylan and Ochs you have forgotten that Ochs died at a very young age. Do we know how he would stack up against Dylan? Surely not since he is not here.

Given what he did leave us with from those short years I would say he does not take any backseat in the creativity, performance, and composing department to Dylan.

As to your comments re: Dylan "....His apothegms are legendary and he has been conceptually adventurous over the years. Ground breaking songs like "It's Alright Ma, I'm Only Bleeding" or "Ballad of a Thin Man" could not have come from anyone else. Before Dylan, there was simply no one in popular music, who attempted the complex and detailed character sketch/psychological profile.

Let us not forget the "novellas" in 5 minutes with great character study and story lines of HARRY CHAPIN

Bill Hahn