I was tremendously impressed by Dylan's vocal powers in the 70's and 80's. He could really belt it out, and his range was also quite surprising. For instance, compare Dylan's voice with Tom Petty's when they sing together in the concert movie "Hard To Handle". They're on the same mike together, and Dylan has the power of an express train...Tom Petty sounds very weak in comparison. Dylan's an unconventional singer, but in my opinion a damn good one, with superb phrasing ability when he chooses to use it. The first album I noticed where his voice was seriously out of shape was "Good As I Been To You" in the early 90's. He sounded ragged on that one.

- LH