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I've always considered songwriting to be an independent skill playing music. Some musicians are just so good at writing songs that it almost doesn't matter whet
by saghm 5y ago
I've always considered songwriting to be an independent skill playing music. Some musicians are just so good at writing songs that it almost doesn't matter whether or not they're above average in their musicianship. I don't think anyone would rate Bob Dylan as an exceptional singer or guitarist, but he's unquestionably one of the most prolific musicians of the 20th century. I'm probably an even worse singer and guitarist than Dylan, but if I could write something as good as Like a Rolling Stone, there's no question I would try to perform it myself and have it released before giving the song to someone else.
- ppod 5y agoDylan occasionally produced exceptional vocal performances https://youtu.be/pxr22ih0r9A?t=19 https://youtu.be/pxr22ih0r9A?t=19
- asveikau 5y agoAnd yet Dylan's vocal delivery is still very good in its way. It seems very personal and authentic. If you listen to early 70s Dylan (his tracks on Concert for Bangladesh come to mind) he sounds a bit better vocally in that period. I read that it was because he quit smoking.
- MajesticHobo2 5y agoYou can listen to tapes from his teenage years in the late 50s, where he's singing in almost that exact early 70s croon. But his voice throughout most of the 60s was very different and, for the most part, intentionally so.
- MrsPeaches 5y agoIronically Bob Dylan is also on their roster: http://artcelebs.com/bob-dylan/ http://artcelebs.com/bob-dylan/