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  • Ian_LIan_L Posts: 101
    Bob Dylan, but Neil is right on his heels.
  • BetterManningNYGBetterManningNYG Posts: 777
    neil young is great, but no one is better than bob dylan (in my opinion).
  • kdpjamkdpjam Posts: 2,303
    i don't really get the comparison.. but i would have to go with bob, i guess.
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  • LiftedLifted Posts: 1,836
    Pearl Jam and toast wrote:
    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.quote]

    yeah you're right. i didn't really mean they like neil young because pearl jam likes neil young, cause i get annoyed when people say that...but yeah i'm sure a lot of people on here prefer neil young because of his music with crazy horse and the similarities it has with pearl jam's music because they were a bigger influence on pearl jam than dylan. i just happened to like dylan a lot more than neil personally.
  • bharQbharQ Posts: 1,201
    Here's something I'm sure we can all agree on.... how bout Neil Young's cover of Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind" off of Weld? AMAZING
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  • chadwickchadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    neil young is a genius and hes been underrated..
    and by choice sometimes..
    hes lowkey and stuff..
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  • erickvazdelerickvazdel Posts: 140
    Come on !!!

    Bob Dylan ..... Hands Down

    Of curse that here Neil is going to win because we are in a PJ forum.
  • chadwickchadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    erickvazdel wrote:
    Come on !!!

    Bob Dylan ..... Hands Down

    Of curse that here Neil is going to win because we are in a PJ forum.

    i was into neil young before PJ came around the scene..
    neil=the bomb..
    who has watched the mtv filming of when neil young and led zepplin
    got incucted into the rock & roll hall of fame?
    neil blew jimi page off the map..
    it was insane how powerful neil was gittin down..
    they jammed together doin each others tunes..
    neil had j page in awe..
    robert plant was dumb founded by neils over powering talent..
    totaly neil had j page at his mercy..
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

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    I am tired; my heart is
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  • Neruda25Neruda25 Posts: 266
    Uncle Neil of course!!!!!
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  • marker_in_the_sandmarker_in_the_sand Posts: 272
    I'm a pretty big fan from Neil Young...
    Bob Dylan was a great source of inspiration for him, and I agree that he is good but I just can't listen to his music...
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  • UKDaveUKDave Posts: 5,557
    Bob!!!
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  • glasshouseglasshouse Posts: 1,762
    bob is your uncle
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  • parel jamparel jam Posts: 7,223
    glasshouse wrote:
    bob is your uncle
    So, that's my uncle's name? Wow...after all these years :)
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  • U2rocksU2rocks Posts: 89
    I would have to vote for Bob Dylan....but who doesn't love both of them!

    It's like asking a person if they want Pizza or BBQ. Kinda hard to choose.


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  • Pearl Jam and toastPearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    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
    Dylan's got diversity out his ass too (though not as much as Neil).

    Folk God, one of the best blues artists in history, the Blonde on Blonde folk rock stuff, beautiful work in between those genres like Blood on the Tracks..

    but great point, it's almost like there's a light and dark Neil Young.
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  • hippiemomhippiemom Posts: 3,326
    I love them both and I'd hate to have to choose, but if I did have to, I'd have to go with Bob. I'm a lyrics person, and no one comes close to Dylan as a lyricist.
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  • bassmac2bassmac2 Posts: 12
    I like both....but Neil Young!
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  • keepVHSalivekeepVHSalive Posts: 30
    bob dylan by far i have every album on LP
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    Neil in a rout.....for all of his greatness, Dylan just doesn't hold my ear the way Neil does.
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  • Matty BoyMatty Boy Posts: 421
    Ray Davies and John Lennon top Dylan and Young in my opinion.
  • Pearl Jam and toastPearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    Matty Boy wrote:
    Ray Davies and John Lennon top Dylan and Young in my opinion.
    then you need to listen to more Dylan.

    I looooooooooooove john lennon - lyrically I'd take him over Young on a lot of days - but Dylan is peerless as a lyricist.
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  • Matty BoyMatty Boy Posts: 421
    Pearl Jam and toast wrote:
    then you need to listen to more Dylan.

    I looooooooooooove john lennon - lyrically I'd take him over Young on a lot of days - but Dylan is peerless as a lyricist.

    Dylan is a good poet but his words mean fuck all to me. Ray Davies of the Kinks is my all time favorite lyricist with solo John Lennon a close second. Dylan is "The Beatles" of lyrics to me... completely overrated!!! Here's an example of Ray Davies genious. These are the lyrics to a song called "Have Another Drink".

    Has everybody got problems?
    Are you stuck in a deadend job?
    Frustrated and dissatisfied?
    Are you on the edge of suicide?
    Terrorist bombers on the left,
    Fascist plots on the right.
    Mass destruction and homicide,
    Are you horrified and terrified?
    Such a shame.

    We've all got problems we know,
    There's one thing that's for sure,
    There's only one cure for all your hangups and all your depressions.

    Have another drink it'll make you feel better,
    Have another drink and you'll feel alright.
    If you feel down and you're under the weather
    Have another drink and you'll feel alright.
    (Repeat above four lines).

    Facts and figures.
    Filling out forms.
    Reading circulars.
    Dictating letters.
    Is your occupation
    Getting to your brain?
    Is there no relief?
    It's like a ball and chain.
    There's no need to get depressed,
    Worrying won't make it better.
    There's only one consolation I can recommend.
    Don't take my word for it, try it for yourself.

    Have another drink and you'll feel alright.
    Have another drink it'll make you feel better.
    Have another drink and you'll feel alright.
    Have another drink it'll make you feel better.
    Have another drink and you'll feel alright.

    If you're feeling down and you're under the weather,
    Have another drink and you'll feel alright.
    Have another drink it'll make you feel better,
    Have another drink and you'll feel alright.

    If you're feeling down and under the weather,
    Have another drink and you'll feel alright.
  • bovy_jbovy_j Posts: 1,008
    Lyrically for me Bob Dylan takes the cake for sure.
    Skill wise on guitar and vocally I prefer good ol' Uncle Neil.
  • Pearl Jam and toastPearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    Matty Boy wrote:
    Dylan is a good poet but his words mean fuck all to me. Ray Davies of the Kinks is my all time favorite lyricist with solo John Lennon a close second. Dylan is "The Beatles" of lyrics to me... completely overated!!!
    Listen to "It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" and try not to get chills. :)
    Come on pilgrim you know he loves you..

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  • parel jamparel jam Posts: 7,223
    Pearl Jam and toast wrote:
    Listen to "It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" and try not to get chills. :)
    Well, I get the chills from that tune!
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  • redrockredrock Posts: 18,341
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    I can't think of Bob and Neil in terms of either/or. Both/and is better. One complements the other.

    Agree...
  • Scratchin a LetterScratchin a Letter Posts: 2,303
    I think they're uncomparable artists, both unique and iconic in their own way.

    Neil is the better musician and Bob is the better writer.
  • ZosoZoso Posts: 6,425
    right now i prefer neil young but in saying that i always go back to dylan more so than young.
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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    it would appear ive already shared my thoughts on this topic. :)
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