Well, I'm not nearly as familiar with the whole body of Phil's work as I am with Bob's songs, so I can't really say. I do like the poetry in "Changes".

I think Bob Dylan is the best in the world at writing the kind of songs he writes...but that goes without saying. ;-) I could say exactly the same thing about Mary Chapin Carpenter...or Al Stewart...or Joni Mitchell...or Buffy Sainte-Marie....or Bruce Springsteen....

They're all the best in the world at writing the kind of songs they write, meaning their own songs. If you get what I mean...

It's pointless to stand them beside each other and say: "So and so is the best." It would be like picking one of a bunch of flowers or clouds and saying "that one's the best". All you really mean is that for some reason you like it more than you do the others, but they're all the best at the unique thing they do.