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Bob Dylan vs. Neil Young

parel jamparel jam Posts: 7,223
edited April 2007 in Other Music
So, yesterday I went to the Bob Dylan show in Amsterdam, which was really great!

About 6 years ago I've seen Neil Young live, also really nice to watch. Been a fan of both guys...but at the moment I like Neil Young better than Bob Dylan.

Neil still has a better voice than Bob and 2nd, I think over 40 years Neil made more better albums and songs than Bob. What's your preference?
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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    neil young. :)
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  • mole1985mole1985 Posts: 1,119
    neil young. Bob dylan has an awful voice its very monotone
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  • DOSWDOSW Posts: 2,014
    I think Dylan is a better lyricist than Young, but for the most part I enjoy Neil Young's music a lot more.
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    uncle neil
  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,228
    Neil Young.

    That said they are both great. bob is more of a poet then neil will ever be BUT what puts neil over the top is actually his lyrics. Perhaps not as witty as bob's they are very easy to relate to. Neil paints an overall picture and feel with his music. That is what i love.

    Neil always says he is trying to capture the moment and he suceeds.

    Neil Slays bob on guitar too.
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  • DOSWDOSW Posts: 2,014
    intodeep wrote:
    Neil Slays bob on guitar too.

    Neil slays almost everyone on guitar. His lack of technical ability almost becomes a moot point when you listen to something like Danger Bird or Cortez the Killer or Down by the River.
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  • AvocadoLadyAvocadoLady Posts: 680
    Bob, no contest. I like Uncle Neil too, though.
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  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Posts: 12,223
    I can't think of Bob and Neil in terms of either/or. Both/and is better. One complements the other. Bob's an infinitely more mature, considered and perceptive lyricist than nearly every other songwriter since the beginning of recorded sound, but Neil has a strong sense of melody, which is often absent from some of Bob's wordier compositions.
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Neil Young. Listen to 'Old Man' from Massey Hall. AMAZING.
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  • stateoflove79stateoflove79 Posts: 2,845
    Neil Young, no question
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  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    seems I'm going to be the only (or at least first) one to say it:

    Dylan. Peerless.
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  • rhinomagicrhinomagic Posts: 2,549
    As much as I love Uncle Neil and all of his music, he is certainly no Bob Dylan.

    It's unfair to compare anyone to Dylan.

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  • keyser_sozekeyser_soze Posts: 205
    i think both of their acoustic stuff is amazing, although i do prefer neil's slightly, and i definitely prefer neil's electric stuff and have enjoyed neil's recent albums (greendale, prairie wind, living with war) more than bobs (even though, as usual, bob sells more records and gets more critical acclaim than neil)

    favourite albums of both musicians:

    bob - the freewheelin' bob dylan, times they are a-changing', blonde on blonde, new morning, blood on the tracks, desire, highway 61 revisited

    neil - everybody knows this is nowhere, after the goldrush, harvest, zuma, tonight's the night, rust never sleeps, ragged glory, harvest moon, mirrorball, greendale, prairie wind, living with war
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  • transplanttransplant Posts: 1,088
    AvocadoLady wrote:
    Bob, no contest. I like Uncle Neil too, though.
    right on.
  • bharQbharQ Posts: 1,201
    neil... i'd say by quite a bit. If I only compared his more folky/country acoustic stuff that alone would be enough for me to choose him.... so the fact that he put out Weld, Freedom and Ragged Glory and had a huge influence (not to say bob didn't) on a lot of my favorite music from the early 90s and even now only adds to it
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  • BlackCorduroyBlackCorduroy Posts: 1,374
    Neil.. I love them both but definitely Neil for me:)
  • BySleightofHandBySleightofHand Posts: 73
    I'm not a fan of either's voice, but if I had to pick, I'd go Neil Young. As soon as I heard Cortez the Killer, the debate became mute. One of my favorite intros ever. How the heck didn't this song make his greatest hit cd??? But I must say, Dylan writes better lyrics.
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  • snipes824snipes824 Posts: 870
    Uncle Neil. I love Dylan as well, but I like Neil better. As sloppy as he is on guitar, he still sounds great.
  • Pearl Jam and toastPearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    Love them both so much... They'd both be in my top 5..

    I think Neil's longevity as a performer might put him a bit ahead of Dylan.. Dylan's lost his voice as you all know :(

    I love Dylan's voice and think he's one of the best live performers to ever take the stage (or he was), but the same goes for Neil.

    I won't choose.
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  • Pearl Jam and toastPearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    rhinomagic wrote:
    As much as I love Uncle Neil and all of his music, he is certainly no Bob Dylan.

    It's unfair to compare anyone to Dylan.

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    Lyrically, I'd agree with you 100%.
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  • thelowlightargentinathelowlightargentina Posts: 592
    parel jam wrote:
    So, yesterday I went to the Bob Dylan show in Amsterdam, which was really great!

    About 6 years ago I've seen Neil Young live, also really nice to watch. Been a fan of both guys...but at the moment I like Neil Young better than Bob Dylan.

    Neil still has a better voice than Bob and 2nd, I think over 40 years Neil made more better albums and songs than Bob. What's your preference?

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  • somebodyelsessky2020somebodyelsessky2020 Posts: 1,173
    neil young
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  • Boss302Boss302 Posts: 69
    Dylan all the way. Highway 61 is, in my humble opinion, the best album of all time. Well, that should stir the proverbial pot.
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  • parel jamparel jam Posts: 7,223
    Wow, the discussion is rolling...keep on going!

    So far, most of board fans like Neil better...
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  • off_the_recordoff_the_record Posts: 843
    dylan and its not even close
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  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Posts: 12,223
    parel jam wrote:

    So far, most of board fans like Neil better...


    No surprises there, though. They would, wouldn't they? He's in very much more similar sonic and emotional terrain to PJ, than Dylan. Plus, many PJ fans have had more exposure to Neil's music because of PJ.
  • LiftedLifted Posts: 1,836
    definatly dylan. no question about it and by a large margin. just a way better songwriter, and a much better body of work. i'm a neil young fan too but when comparing him to bob dylan you just can't do it. i'm actually very surprised to see how many people on here are saying they prefer neil....i wonder if it has anything to do with his relationship with pearl jam.
  • Pearl Jam and toastPearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    Tiki Barber wrote:
    definatly dylan. no question about it and by a large margin. just a way better songwriter, and a much better body of work. i'm a neil young fan too but when comparing him to bob dylan you just can't do it. i'm actually very surprised to see how many people on here are saying they prefer neil....i wonder if it has anything to do with his relationship with pearl jam.
    Maybe,.. but more likely because a lot of the big things about Neil Young are in Pearl Jam's blood. Long, amazing jams, simple effective melodies, dynamic, etc.

    In a nutshell..

    Bob Dylan - Writer

    Neil Young - Overall musician and performer

    Those are their big strengths I think.

    And on second thought I'd take Dylan by a small margin.
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  • bharQbharQ Posts: 1,201
    Tiki Barber wrote:
    i wonder if it has anything to do with his relationship with pearl jam.

    not for me no.. i guess its all subjective.. but I just really connect more with Neil's work.. and like I said before I think the huge reason for me is how there are 2 very different sides to Neil.. both of which I love... the tame folk influenced songwriter and the feedback driven grunge warrior lol.. but hey thats just me
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    bharQ wrote:
    not for me no.. i guess its all subjective.. but I just really connect more with Neil's work.. and like I said before I think the huge reason for me is how there are 2 very different sides to Neil.. both of which I love... the tame folk influenced songwriter and the feedback driven grunge warrior lol.. but hey thats just me

    me too. :D
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