Young vs Dylan vs Springsteen

[johnezz]

All three men are undoubtebly the 3 greatest American songwriters,

But who do you think is the greatest of the 3?

For me it's The Boss.

I love Bob and Neil to death but Bruce has this honesty and passion about him that i admire so much. Musically his songwriting is much better too i think, and his lyrics are brilliant poetry.

[bax]

All three men are undoubtebly the 3 greatest American songwriters,

But who do you think is the greatest of the 3?

For me it's The Boss.

I love Bob and Neil to death but Bruce has this honesty and passion about him that i admire so much. Musically his songwriting is much better too i think, and his lyrics are brilliant poetry.

I'd have to say Dylan and Neil is Canadian by the way. Springsteen is great though.

[frankwhite]

dylan man, no fuckin question. not to rag on anybodys taste but i seriously dont think springsteen n young, as brilliant as they are, are even comprable to ol' Bobby. having said that i've heard very little springsteen but johnezz is makin me wanna hear. what do u reccomend albumwise?

Edited November 10, 2006 by frankwhite

[helen gnr]

I prefer neil young

[The Third Man]

As cool as Springsteen and Young are, I think Dylan is on a level that no one else has got to yet. These two are probably the people who got closest, but they never quite got there

[Double Talkin Jive']

dylan

[Lithium]

I haven't heard enough of Bruce or Neil to compare them to Dylan.

[adnan]

Dylan. But the Boss is slowly overtaking him.

Neil is great, a national treasure, but he's too raw to compare to either Dylan or Springsteen.

[-Sephiroth-]

Neil Young!

[DopeSickGirl]

Dylan.. Lyrical genius..

xDSGx

[kevdo242]

I haven't heard enough of Bruce or Neil to compare them to Dylan.

Same here.

Although, my favourite Springsteen song is 'The River'.

[Wild_Child]

Bob Dylan all the way

[Streetchild]

Springsteen. One of my favourite artists of all time.

I love Dylan too. And I like Young too, although I don't know that many songs from him

[bass71player]

has anyone here seen neil young perform live? i saw him with CSNY this summer and he was one of the most intense performers i've ever seen. that seals the deal for me.

i know bruce is an incredible performer as well, but something about neil young just makes me shiver sometimes. and i don't think i've been exposed to enough dylan to really weigh in on him yet.

[worldwideboss]

Dylan is god. Springsteen and Young are that damn good, few can touch them, but Dylan is the most genious songwriter in history period.

[Estranged Reality]

I don't think there's any competition to be honest. Dylan all the way. Neil Young is great but he's also churned out a lot of mediocre stuff and hasn't been as consistent as Dylan. Springsteen is great but some of his '80s stuff was not to my tastes. I don't think he's in the same league as Dylan whatsoever.

[Johnny gnr]

Thats a great poll!

Im with Neil on this one,i should check more Bruce stuff though

[Zint]

Neil Young

oh and...he's Canadian

[nameless_girl]

Pretty tough choice between Dylan and Springsteen there, seeing as I love both their poetic lyricism, but I'll say The Boss in the end. I've always considered him better at writing actual tunes and melodies and there's just something raw yet at the same time refined about that voice of his.

Although lots of other lyric-oriented songwriters should have been mentioned in this poll as well - Cohen, Waits and Cave, for example, are just every bit as brilliant at writing what may practically end up being poetry.

[Gauda]

For me, Bob Dylan and Neil Yound is in a different class than Springsteen, however for me, Neil Young is definitly the best, his rawness, volnerability and honesty does that for me.

Cave and Cohen is also two other favorites of mine, everyone should get the live 1979 record of him, its just magic in that way only fantastic live records can be

[Zeppelin]

Neil Young takes this contest. Albums like 'Harvest' and 'After the Gold Rush' are just phenomenal. Not to mention the fact that 'Southern Man' is probably one of the best songs ever.

[johnezz]

Neil Young

oh and...he's Canadian

hahahha, sorry i've always thought he was American, well you learn something new everyday ay

Some good responses.

Sorry to all the Dylan lovers,

But none of his albums can come anywhere near Born to Run IMHO.

[adnan]

Highway 61 Revisited> Born to Run.

But anyway, I'm starting to like Bruce more than Bobby. I don't think Bob wrote music as good as Bruce's.

[pain cake]

Love Dylan, hate Springsteen and can just stand Neil

[Jackamo!]

Bob Dylan.

Where's Stompin' Tom?? He deserves to be on the list. Canada rocks!