Fair enough. Love his songwriting/storytelling.
Well another unpopular opinion for this thread then apparently:
Elitism aside you don't find it Cheesy?
Some of it, yes. But what can I say, I like cheesiness sometimes
Some of it, yes. But what can I say, I like cheesiness sometimes
Honestly, from a musicianship standpoint, he's a bit underrated. He's a very good singer technically. A lot of the time he uses simple chords, but he does a few nice little things with some lead lines or some little guitar lines, and he doesn't overdo anything, he just does what the song requires And he's great at his harmonies, which I'm a sucker for.
And don't get me wrong, I can completely see the other side of the coin. Some people might say he's boring, some might say it's too simple or repetitive or cheesy as you said, and there are many different reasons why people don't like him, and they're valid. I just don't agree with them.
I actually like some of his newer stuff more, but some of it's pretty crap agreed, like The Man and some other songs.
It was funny when somebody played that horrible Redfoo song on the radio, and one of the hosts is like "Such an awesome song, wouldn't you say?" and the other host went "It's not really my thing." What followed was 5 seconds of awkward silence, followed by the other host going "But it's Redfoo!"
dylan's songwriting from 63' to 66' is phenomenal in the context it's release. highway 61 revisited in particular is still a goddamn incredible album.
i can accept that lyrically he is an acquired taste. a bit like the beastie boys, his dumb lyrics or clumsy expressions don't bother me as long as they suit the music. like ballad of a thin man has some goddamn bizarre lyrics but in the context of listening to the track, they fit just fine.
