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Post by Tweet on Mar 19, 2018 7:57:41 GMT -6
Who you got and why?
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Post by thebosma on Mar 19, 2018 8:04:11 GMT -6
It's gotta be Dylan for me based on songwriting skills alone. Some of the best writing I've ever heard in any genre of music of any kind has been something Bob Dylan has written. I've felt such a range of emotion from his work, and he somehow created timeless verses that manage to be relevant to every generation. The documentary Don't Look Back is pretty interesting, as it follows him on one of his European tours. In one segment of the doc, he's sitting at a typewriter backstage writing up some lyrics, and Joan Baez is playing guitar and singing in the background, just casually at a couch. As she sings and he types, he gradually starts typing to the same rhythm as her playing. It's pretty neat and just shows how deeply ingrained music is in him, like it's written into his DNA.
That being said, Springsteen is pretty great as well, though I have yet to dig as deep into his work as I have Dylan's. His love for performing and what he does is pretty hard to ignore, and it's wild that he apparently still puts on like 3 hour shows. He's also consistently good live in 2018, which is a lot more than Dylan can say at this point.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2018 8:05:26 GMT -6
ive seen dylan twice (tho neither time was great) and cant imagine ever wanting to see bruce unless it was at a fest i was already attending.
not a big fan of either on record.
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Post by Tweet on Mar 19, 2018 8:08:17 GMT -6
I listened to Nebraska for the first time in a while yesterday and cried. However, without Dylan I probably wouldn't have finished high school. So, yeah.
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Post by ten15 on Mar 19, 2018 8:10:32 GMT -6
Hot take: I don't care much about either of them. *shrug*
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Post by mookie on Mar 19, 2018 8:10:37 GMT -6
Dylan was obviously a huge influence, and I enjoyed a show I saw of his in the past. But I would always choose Springsteen, given the choice between the two. Seeing him do Born To Run is one of my all time favorite concert memories.
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Post by irvred on Mar 19, 2018 8:11:16 GMT -6
Gee bird I wonder why you listened to Nebraska yesterday
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2018 8:12:43 GMT -6
Hot take: I don't care much about either of them. *shrug* hey i had first dibs on this take! |
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Post by irvred on Mar 19, 2018 8:13:42 GMT -6
I voted Springsteen because of personal preference, not because I think he is a drastically better musician. Having said that, though, I do think the fact that Springsteen is still considered a GOAT live act earns him bonus points.
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Post by pigs on Mar 19, 2018 8:14:03 GMT -6
An old roommate ruined The Boss for me by blaring Born in the U.S.A. on 11 every morning at 5am for a week.
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Post by ten15 on Mar 19, 2018 8:16:39 GMT -6
Hot take: I don't care much about either of them. *shrug* hey i had first dibs on this take! lol - sorry to step on your toes. I have never seen either one of them, and do not plan to. The only album by Bruce that I have listened all the way through is Born in the USA because it was EVERYWHERE back in the day. Have never intentionally listened to Dylan, although I do like "Tangled Up in Blue". My (Grand)Dad club membership is on shaky ground, huh? |
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Post by Tweet on Mar 19, 2018 8:19:01 GMT -6
Gee bird I wonder why you listened to Nebraska yesterday I believe Bruce has more perfect 10's than Dylan at this point. So that should be factored in when making decisions. (an OG copy also came into my local record store yesterday that I'm hoping I can still pick up later today cause I've needed that for a while) |
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Post by andrewvb on Mar 19, 2018 8:20:37 GMT -6
hey i had first dibs on this take! lol - sorry to step on your toes. I have never seen either one of them, and do not plan to. The only album by Bruce that I have listened all the way through is Born in the USA because it was EVERYWHERE back in the day. Have never intentionally listened to Dylan, although I do like "Tangled Up in Blue". My (Grand)Dad club membership is on shaky ground, huh? you should listen to blood on the tracks, my man. |
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Post by facts on Mar 19, 2018 8:40:14 GMT -6
Two acts that do nothing for me
Voted Dylan just on overall influence
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Post by teekoh on Mar 19, 2018 8:45:46 GMT -6
This is really tough. I went with Bruce, but it was a toss-up.
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Post by brainloading on Mar 19, 2018 8:50:15 GMT -6
fuck bob dylan and his mural
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Post by concertgoer on Mar 19, 2018 8:52:10 GMT -6
Bruce wins on just his live shows alone for me. Also I listen to Springsteen much more than Dylan.
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Post by rango420 on Mar 19, 2018 8:58:24 GMT -6
If ya'll like havent listened to Dylan or Springsteen before you should uhh check it out
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Post by rango420 on Mar 19, 2018 9:01:03 GMT -6
Altho some of the charm of this board is that if this poll was Bob Dylan vs The Kaiser Chiefs, The Kaiser Chiefs would win in a blow out.
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Post by facts on Mar 19, 2018 9:03:07 GMT -6
Kaiser Chiefs are way better live than Dylan these days.
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Post by rango420 on Mar 19, 2018 9:04:17 GMT -6
lmao that is too far
"I don't like bob dylan" is a significantly more legitimate opinion than the moronic "bob dylan is bad live" argument.
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Post by facts on Mar 19, 2018 9:07:51 GMT -6
I haven't seen the Kaisers since they played Taste of Randolph but it's always a good time
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2018 9:09:01 GMT -6
Bob Dylan was good last year 🤷🏻♀️
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2018 9:09:38 GMT -6
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Post by zircona1 on Mar 19, 2018 9:10:48 GMT -6
Dylan is a brilliant songwriter, and I like a lot of his songs, but they don't pull at my emotions like Bruce's songs do. His music sometimes brings me to the verge of tears, and his live shows are like nothing else.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2018 9:11:23 GMT -6
It's a pretty hot take to say that Dylan isn't pretty bad live nowadays. I'm sure he's occasionally "on," but when I saw him I could barely understand a damn word he was saying.
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Post by Xamnam on Mar 19, 2018 9:12:32 GMT -6
Dylan: Influence, lyrics
Springsteen: Performance, composition
I can't come to a strong enough position to vote one over the other, though I'll admit my knowledge of Springsteen's catalog is much more limited.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2018 9:25:24 GMT -6
Pass
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Post by teekoh on Mar 19, 2018 9:25:30 GMT -6
I did not expect the Kaiser Chiefs to come up in this thread.
Good band.
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Post by irvred on Mar 19, 2018 9:26:41 GMT -6
They have one ok album and when I saw them at Shaky Knees it was horrible. Let's start this new poll.
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