moreblack Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Bob Dylan is one of the greatest musicians of all time. I'm not saying that because it's a popular opinion, but his music is fantastic. He's a true genius imo, and I don't use that word very often. Maybe his live shows are boring (idk, never been to one) but as a songwriter, you can't get much better then him.Of course he's influential and respected. None of that makes his concerts worth watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovim Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 (edited) Bob Dylan is one of the greatest musicians of all time. I'm not saying that because it's a popular opinion, but his music is fantastic. He's a true genius imo, and I don't use that word very often. Maybe his live shows are boring (idk, never been to one) but as a songwriter, you can't get much better then him.Of course he's influential and respected. None of that makes his concerts worth watching.This thread is about the most boring musicians of all time. Not the most boring live performers of all time. Dylan as a musician, is not one of the most boring of all time. Edited March 5, 2014 by Rovim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Bob Dylan is one of the greatest musicians of all time. I'm not saying that because it's a popular opinion, but his music is fantastic. He's a true genius imo, and I don't use that word very often. Maybe his live shows are boring (idk, never been to one) but as a songwriter, you can't get much better then him.Of course he's influential and respected. None of that makes his concerts worth watching.This thread is about the most boring musicians of all time. Not the most boring live performers of all time. Dylan as a musician, is not one of the most boring of all time.Your live show is part of your identity. And like some of the other folks here said, Dylan's stuff gets better when other people take it and pump it full of more energy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovim Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 (edited) Bob Dylan is one of the greatest musicians of all time. I'm not saying that because it's a popular opinion, but his music is fantastic. He's a true genius imo, and I don't use that word very often. Maybe his live shows are boring (idk, never been to one) but as a songwriter, you can't get much better then him.Of course he's influential and respected. None of that makes his concerts worth watching.This thread is about the most boring musicians of all time. Not the most boring live performers of all time. Dylan as a musician, is not one of the most boring of all time.Your live show is part of your identity. And like some of the other folks here said, Dylan's stuff gets better when other people take it and pump it full of more energy.It's part of his identity, but the music stands on it's own. The albums are good enough to not make him one of the most boring musicians of all time. Edited March 5, 2014 by Rovim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightningBolt Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Who makes Bob Dylan songs better? Hendrix did an awesome version of "All Along the Watchtower", but beyond that none spring to mind. I think Guns butchered "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (for a band that wasn't particularly good with covers, they did a hell of a lot of them). None of the other billion covers of the song I've heard touch the original either, in my opinion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GivenToFly Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Who makes Bob Dylan songs better? Hendrix did an awesome version of "All Along the Watchtower", but beyond that none spring to mind. I think Guns butchered "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (for a band that wasn't particularly good with covers, they did a hell of a lot of them). None of the other billion covers of the song I've heard touch the original either, in my opinion.The Rolling Stones with 'Like A Rolling Stones' though many would probably not agree with me; Bruce Springsteen doing 'Chimes of Freedom'.I disagree with you on KOHD and vehemently disagree about GNR being bad with covers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightningBolt Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Who makes Bob Dylan songs better? Hendrix did an awesome version of "All Along the Watchtower", but beyond that none spring to mind. I think Guns butchered "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (for a band that wasn't particularly good with covers, they did a hell of a lot of them). None of the other billion covers of the song I've heard touch the original either, in my opinion.The Rolling Stones with 'Like A Rolling Stones' though many would probably not agree with me; Bruce Springsteen doing 'Chimes of Freedom'.I disagree with you on KOHD and vehemently disagree about GNR being bad with covers.I've actually never heard that Rolling Stones cover. I love The Rolling Stones but I can't imagine how much I'd like that lol.As for GNR, even when I was hugely into the band (I still like them, just not as much) I couldn't really get into most of their covers. I think their best covers were on Lies. "Live and Let Die" is probably their worst offense as a band outside of "My World". That and "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" just kind of feel bloated I guess. The original "Live and Let Die" was bloated, too, but I think Paul pulls that off better than GNR did. As for TSI, I think there are a few okay songs, but I just can't get into most of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixes Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 (edited) The Band's version of I Shall Be Released is better...Hendrix's All Along The Watchtower is a great version of the song, with his unique spin on it but it loses its meaning, so I would say Dylan's version is betterGNR's KOHD is an abominationLou Reed's Foot Of Pride is markedly superior to Dylan'sJohnny Cash's version of It Ain't Me Babe is better...The White Stripes' One More Cup Of Coffee is better...Ani DiFranco's Hurricane is better... Edited March 7, 2014 by Sixes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bran Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 (edited) hey mr tambourine man by the byrds is also better than dylans version, pearl jams version of masters of war. the list goes on and on. i love bob dylans lyrics but the way he performs them is boring. Edited March 6, 2014 by bran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val22 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Dave Matthews. Hate his voice and don't get why he has fans?He's like a bore to me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEXzilla Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 bob dylanCrap forgot bout this dude and I agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Surprised Sigur Ros, Ed Sheeran, Keane, and James Blunt didn't get mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 I like all Dylan's originals better than the covers, except perhaps Jimi's Watchtower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 The only good GNR covers are Nice Boys, Since I Don't Have You and Sympathy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEXzilla Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Surprised Sigur Ros, Ed Sheeran, Keane, and James Blunt didn't get mentioned.I would agree on pretty much all of them although I do like Keane's second album Under The Iron Sea I think it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Dave Matthews. Hate his voice and don't get why he has fans?And the voice thing doesn't apply to Dylan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR DOOM Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Pearl Jam bore the fuck out of me, though they aren't "the most boring in the world" of course... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay410 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 (edited) I'm conflicted on GnR's KOHD. They took the song and churned it through the power ballad generator. However slash's solos are brilliant. My personal favorite Clapton lead isn't even in a song by group Clapton was in, but the Beatles.As far as other boring artists, nirvana always sort of irked me. The rhythm section is solid, but the guitar playing is generally just dreadful bedroom guitar playing and Kurt could say it was punk all he wanted, but it was just bad "kid who brought his guitar everyday in high school" bad. Good production is all that made it listenable. Also his songwriting drives his aloof/self aware sadness Into the ground. Mind you somehow, despite all that I don't hate nirvana. But I'm not crazy about nevermind and thought In Utero was better.Surprised Sigur Ros, Ed Sheeran, Keane, and James Blunt didn't get mentioned.too easy Edited March 6, 2014 by TeeJay410 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash Diet Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 How about Axl? He's pretty much doing the same thing as Clapton, exept he's a bit younger. And he doesn't release new music. Yep. Axl.this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GivenToFly Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 hey mr tambourine man by the byrds is also better than dylans version,Oh god no! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Nobody does Dylan better than Dylan. All Along the Watchtower by Hendrix is brilliant but that doesn't detract from the simple brilliance of the original. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damn_Smooth Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Nobody mentioned in this thread is the most boring or you wouldn't be discussing them. Thread automatically sets itself up for failure. Probably someone that sings some christian bullshit or some country star would get the actual award though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 What IF...you were at the peak of your boredom when posting in this thread? Y'know, like bottle of whiskey, floods of tears and a shotgun levels of boredom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Nobody does Dylan better than Dylan. All Along the Watchtower by Hendrix is brilliant but that doesn't detract from the simple brilliance of the original.It's also true that nobody does Dylan worse than Dylan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovim Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Nobody does Dylan better than Dylan. All Along the Watchtower by Hendrix is brilliant but that doesn't detract from the simple brilliance of the original.It's also true that nobody does Dylan worse than Dylan. Not really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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