Try LEONARD COHEN....

"Dance me to the end of love"

"Halleluyah"

lol i love his early voice, which was no more in-tune than his later voice, after the accident (that is when it deepened) but had a fresh quality. post-accident bob is lower-pitched, maybe even less nasal -- and i like it less. but he never was about vocal talent, right? so one does look past all that.

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He doesn't care...honest.

BD is a challenge in a lot of ways. I went to see him once and did not know it was his Holy Roller Phase. I was on crutches in the nose bleed seats. The music sucked and I limped out in the middle of it. 15 years later he was playing with GE Smith (music conductor for SNL for 20 years --blonde pony tail-- also Gilda Radnor's first husband). Smith was cutting the edges off & keeping the music moving. The result was one of the best live concerts I have ever seen in my life. Its where I fell in love with Ballad of a Thin Man. I also dated one of his cousins in Minnesota I saw family pictures so it was legit. She told me that he would mental blocks on writing simply because of the expectations of the public on his public persona. This made him more reclusive which ironically increased the mythology around his persona...for what it's worth

I remember making a similar comment about BD's voice about 35 yeas ago (that it was not at all good). My interlocutor strenuously objected, which surprised me, because I thought everyone felt like I did. Now, decades later I have to say that I rather like Dylan's voice. I'm not saying its a particularly good singing voice, but it's familiar, it's real, it's good enough, and now part of my cultural heritage. I'm cool with it.

I can listen to him, but it's for his lyrics and not the quality of his voice. I think he's brilliant, but not a very good singer.

I’ve grown to like his awful singing voice. It seems to provide a bit of authenticity.

ballad of a thin man is still my favorite

Maybe you would like Tony Bennett singing " like a rolling stone " ?

I can see how some people may not like his voice, for me it works.
Woody Guthrie was also good.Its a preference.

Yeah best songwriter ever many classics genius

yes! lol

I agree to some extent. I have liked most of his music. I really like Lay Lady Lay. Music and vocals.

I can get past his voice but I can understand how it can be difficult, especially in later years. It is worth listening to his phrasing though because that can add to the lyrical effect.

Unfortunately some covers of Dylan songs become pleasant on the ear and the content and depth of lyrics gets lost as a Dylan rasp, shout or mumble becomes sanitised by a prettier sound.

I can’t think of an improved cover. Dylan’s songs go through evolutions and transformations, Rolling Stone can sound different from night to night let alone over years!

Couldn't agree more. He helped some other singers with their song-writing. Definitely earned his place in history. I've seen him live in concert. I went to see an obsure 80's U2 ripoff band called The Alarm.

I used to despise his nasally whine, but it has grown on me over the years.

Dylan when through many phases in both his writing and singing career, some better than others. I suggest you look into a few albums which I think hes best at... Probably never heard of Planet Waves, or New Morning where he is quite melodic, but on Nashville Skyline he positively croons.

Try kris kristofferson for great musical stories that you can actually hear the words!

Did you know you can imitate his singing voice by sticking a clothes-pin on your nose?

Great poetry - sung extremely well by many, but not by Bob

I think there is a huge difference between a "singer" and a singer/songwriter. When I think of the great singers of my time ( I am not into opera, so I pass on that), I think of Barbara Streisand, Whitney Houston, and Adele. Barbara and Whitney picked and sang other peoples songs. Their craft, their instrument was their voice. And indeed they have a great voice.

A singer songwriter is so much more. They create the work, the story, the lines, the rhythms. All of it and they tell it in a way no one else can tell it, because its their story. One of my favorite Bob Dylan songs is all along the watchtower. It was covered by both Jimmi Hendrix and Dave Matthews. Both have better voices, and Both have better bands. But they couldn't and didn't create it.

Bob Dylan wrote Wagon Wheel, he didnt even publish it. Old Crow medicine Show did, they added more verses and it is virtually a state song in NC.

Bob Dylan music has never been about his voice, its about his songs.

I know what you mean. I agree.

Somebody who agrees with you:

Bob Dylan IS a great songwriter. There. Fixed that for you.