Being a Dylan fan since 1966 I wasn't expecting the movie to be great. How could anyone capture Dylan's unique persona? I just watched it yesterday. That actor, Timothee Chalamet, did an unbelievable job. He was incredibly convincing and nailed the voice. Edward Norton WAS Pete Seeger. The cinematography and sets were great. It's hard to believe that all the actors did their own singing. Not only was Chalamet great, so was the woman who played Joan Baez. Maybe a new generation will discover the greatest singer-songwriter of the last hundred years. I can't think of anyone who even comes close.
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Bob Dylan very overrated
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old guy 79 wrote:
Being a Dylan fan since 1966 I wasn't expecting the movie to be great. How could anyone capture Dylan's unique persona? I just watched it yesterday. That actor, Timothee Chalamet, did an unbelievable job. He was incredibly convincing and nailed the voice. Edward Norton WAS Pete Seeger. The cinematography and sets were great. It's hard to believe that all the actors did their own singing. Not only was Chalamet great, so was the woman who played Joan Baez. Maybe a new generation will discover the greatest singer-songwriter of the last hundred years. I can't think of anyone who even comes close.
I never liked his music, it’s not very melodic and I don’t like his singing. Is it his poetic lyrics that you like? Like just about every other musician, his fans are aging right with him, and he has no appeal to new generations.
I have friends who rave about him, but they say his concerts suck. I was watching a show where he made a guest appearance and performed a song where I didn’t understand a single word.
Meanwhile, I’m anxiously awaiting a Stevie Nicks biopic.
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Ummmmmmmm wrote:
Bob Dylan very overrated
I like his music but you could say he just loudly said words and called it singing. :)
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old guy 79 wrote:
Being a Dylan fan since 1966 I wasn't expecting the movie to be great. How could anyone capture Dylan's unique persona? I just watched it yesterday. That actor, Timothee Chalamet, did an unbelievable job. He was incredibly convincing and nailed the voice. Edward Norton WAS Pete Seeger. The cinematography and sets were great. It's hard to believe that all the actors did their own singing. Not only was Chalamet great, so was the woman who played Joan Baez. Maybe a new generation will discover the greatest singer-songwriter of the last hundred years. I can't think of anyone who even comes close.
Not a huge bob dylan fan (30 yo dude, my parents like him a lot though), however this was one of the best movies ive ever seen. The movie was HEAVY (not everyone agrees), but at least for me, it was very very moving - I haven't felt that touched by a movie in my entire life. I was literally crying for most of the movie, the way that the directors weave Bob Dylan's music into the movie hit me so hard man. Damn.
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A movie where the most violence is Johnny cash having a fender bender!lol!🤣
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You may not like his singing but his song writing is top 10 of all time. If you think he’s overrated you have absolutely no idea the catalog of songs he’s written.
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I think he's underrated. He's one of the few artists whose music will be listened to in 100 years.
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Baby Blue wrote:
You may not like his singing but his song writing is top 10 of all time. If you think he’s overrated you have absolutely no idea the catalog of songs he’s written.
Please elaborate
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coach wrote:
I think he's underrated. He's one of the few artists whose music will be listened to in 100 years.
I don’t know about him being popular in 100 years. This Yougov poll is undoubtedly driven by younger generations and Dylan comes in at #113:
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Dylan is as good as folk, rock, blues combined can get. You couldn't be more wrong.
I have all his stuff for a reason,
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Kickers usually win wrote:
coach wrote:
I think he's underrated. He's one of the few artists whose music will be listened to in 100 years.
I don’t know about him being popular in 100 years. This Yougov poll is undoubtedly driven by younger generations and Dylan comes in at #113:
I saw the poll. How many songs by Ray Charles are still played? Hes high on the list. One of Jimi Hendrix' most played song is a Dylan song. Dylan might be low on the list but his music is not. His music will be played, sung by others, read and analyzed in 100 years.
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I have heard them all starting in 1920 in my opinion Bob Dylan is on that Mount Rushmore when it comes to music, The guy is the total package, I'd take Dylan, Joe Cocker, Dr.John, Bukka White, Blind Willie Johnson every day of the week over Steve Perry, Neil Diamond, Tom Jones, Tony Bennett.
One thing I really liked about him is he knew where it all came from, he was very knowledgeable about the roots.
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Kickers usually win wrote:
I don’t know about him being popular in 100 years. This Yougov poll is undoubtedly driven by younger generations and Dylan comes in at #113:
I saw the poll. How many songs by Ray Charles are still played? Hes high on the list. One of Jimi Hendrix' most played song is a Dylan song. Dylan might be low on the list but his music is not. His music will be played, sung by others, read and analyzed in 100 years.
But how can they like his music if they’ve barely heard of him? Will they even know what times are “a-Changin”? Unless someone grew up in the ‘60s, I don’t see too many people making the effort to go through his catalog.
If he isn’t popular among young people now, what’s going to change in 100 years?
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coach wrote:
I saw the poll. How many songs by Ray Charles are still played? Hes high on the list. One of Jimi Hendrix' most played song is a Dylan song. Dylan might be low on the list but his music is not. His music will be played, sung by others, read and analyzed in 100 years.
But how can they like his music if they’ve barely heard of him? Will they even know what times are “a-Changin”? Unless someone grew up in the ‘60s, I don’t see too many people making the effort to go through his catalog.
If he isn’t popular among young people now, what’s going to change in 100 years?
It does depend on just how deep you go with music. If young and know nothing and don't want to know anything ok you won't get Dylan but if you look at music frm an historical perspective like myself you'll love the guy.
If Rolling Stone Mag does a WHO WAS IMPORTANT IN MUSIC.....Bob Dylan will be high n that list, talking 100 years from now,
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I have heard them all starting in 1920 in my opinion Bob Dylan is on that Mount Rushmore when it comes to music, The guy is the total package, I'd take Dylan, Joe Cocker, Dr.John, Bukka White, Blind Willie Johnson every day of the week over Steve Perry, Neil Diamond, Tom Jones, Tony Bennett.
One thing I really liked about him is he knew where it all came from, he was very knowledgeable about the roots.
You are clueless. The song that you posted isn't even his song. It's a folk song likely from the 1800s. Dylan's version was 100% ripped off from Dave Van Ronk.
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Deno wrote:
I have heard them all starting in 1920 in my opinion Bob Dylan is on that Mount Rushmore when it comes to music, The guy is the total package, I'd take Dylan, Joe Cocker, Dr.John, Bukka White, Blind Willie Johnson every day of the week over Steve Perry, Neil Diamond, Tom Jones, Tony Bennett.
One thing I really liked about him is he knew where it all came from, he was very knowledgeable about the roots.
You are clueless. The song that you posted isn't even his song. It's a folk song likely from the 1800s. Dylan's version was 100% ripped off from Dave Van Ronk.
Dude, right over there a 4 CD set the complete recordings of Dock Boggs, Emery Arthur and Clarence Ashley. Now tell me why am telling you that?
Do you really think I thought The House of the Rising Sun was a Dylan song, come on guy, hahaha!
The above mentioned Clarence Ashley is the first to record that classic, Try 1933, but nobody seems to know just who did write it?
Lead Belly, The Animals, The Callahan Brothers, Georgia Turner, Waylon Jennings also doing a cover as have others like Van Ronk.
I considered that tune being one of Dylans better vocal jobs. Can be found on his debut album along with covers of Roy Acuff, Bukka White,
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coach wrote:
I saw the poll. How many songs by Ray Charles are still played? Hes high on the list. One of Jimi Hendrix' most played song is a Dylan song. Dylan might be low on the list but his music is not. His music will be played, sung by others, read and analyzed in 100 years.
But how can they like his music if they’ve barely heard of him? Will they even know what times are “a-Changin”? Unless someone grew up in the ‘60s, I don’t see too many people making the effort to go through his catalog.
If he isn’t popular among young people now, what’s going to change in 100 years?
They've already liked other artists' tenditions of Forever Young, Mr Tambourine Man, All Along the Watchtower, I Shall Be released, Farewell Angelina, Blowing in the Wind, Just Like a Woman, It Ain't Me Babe, Knocking On Heaven's Door, Visions of Johnanna, the Might Quinn often not realizing he wrote these songs. His music will be heard, I doubt Taylor Swift or Beyonce's music will be.
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Kickers usually win wrote:
But how can they like his music if they’ve barely heard of him? Will they even know what times are “a-Changin”? Unless someone grew up in the ‘60s, I don’t see too many people making the effort to go through his catalog.
If he isn’t popular among young people now, what’s going to change in 100 years?
They've already liked other artists' tenditions of Forever Young, Mr Tambourine Man, All Along the Watchtower, I Shall Be released, Farewell Angelina, Blowing in the Wind, Just Like a Woman, It Ain't Me Babe, Knocking On Heaven's Door, Visions of Johnanna, the Might Quinn often not realizing he wrote these songs. His music will be heard, I doubt Taylor Swift or Beyonce's music will be.
Yes, I agree,
Dylan was hugely influential and deservedly so. In particular, his songwriting has few, if any, equals. And many of his songs are undeniable classics - Like A Rolling Stone, Just Like A Woman, Blowing in the Wind, etc - whether any future listeners seek them out or not.
His live performances can be something of an accquired taste. He highly values spontaneity and many of his most ardent fans may struggle to recognize even their favorite songs.
But what cannot be denied is how influential his music was. That is done and it's not really in question.
I see that the Rolling Stone magazine rates Dylan in their '100 Greatest Artists' as 2nd, behind only The Beatles.
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