So Long Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 I was having this argument with a terribly misguided friend of mine, and was just wondering what everyone else's thoughts were... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WaronWar Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 I can't vote. That's way too hard to choose. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Golden Smoghead Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 I think it's kind of unfair to compare artists against each other. WHO IS BETTER VAN GOGH OR MONET?? Also kinda unfair to put anybody against Dylan or Springsteen if you ask me... Good thing I like unfair questions, especially those with polls! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rileykill Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 Let's hear 15 or 20 more Wilco albums and then talk again ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jc4prez Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 hahahahaahaahahahaa hahahahahahahahahahah Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KevinG Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 worst poll ever Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Muncle Douchey Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 i love bobby d, but i voted for jeff tweedy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mystik Spiral Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 Let's hear 15 or 20 more Wilco albums and then talk again ... yeah, i was gonna say it's an unfair question until (and if) tweedy is still going in 30 years... hence, i voted for bobby d. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 With all due respect to our friend from Belleville, Mr. Dylan is THE GOLD STANDARD. There has never been, and I'm fairly certain that there will never be (in my lifetime) a better poet of the jukebox than Bob Dylan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tugmoose Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 I think it's kind of unfair to compare artists against each other. WHO IS BETTER VAN GOGH OR MONET??Monet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
W(TF) Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 It's not that far fetched a comparison. They're both rock musicians, both heavily influenced by English literature and poetry, good self editors, they both like to mix it up alternating between straightforward and very obscure imagery. I think Tweedy has written songs that rank up there with the creme de la creme...but Dylan has written more of them. And Dylan was extremely productive in his 20's, obviously. We're lucky to have them both. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radiokills Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 im watching I'm Not There, and its semi-bland at parts, so im going for jeff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hardwood floor Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 i love tweedy and i know this is a tweedy message board but come on be serious Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 I'm pretty sure Jeff would vote for Dylan too. Dylan vs. every rock/pop songwriter of the past 40 years winner: Dylan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
markosis Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 WHO IS BETTER VAN GOGH OR MONET?? Van Gogh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theashtraysays Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 WHO IS BETTER VAN GOGH OR MONET??Vinnie. Easy call. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 no. just no. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheMaker Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 Heh. The greatest American artist of the 20th Century vs. Tweedy? I'm here because this is a Wilco board, but my official response to this thread is "lol." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gobias Industries Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 When you're the only artist that can even come close to touching the legacy that the Beatles have left us, you know that there really is no contest. I love Tweedy to pieces, but this is more than an unfair matchup. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stooka Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 List of The Greatest Modern Songwriters 1) Bob Dylan2) Everyone else Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pillowy star Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 If the question is only about songwriters, well then they are probably about the same level (although I personally prefer Jeff by a lightyear). But if you ask about the whole package (voice, stage performance, music), then it's Jeff by 100000000000000000000......lightyears. The German Rollingstone magazine wrote in an article from 2002 "Jeff Tweedy writes songs at least as good as Bob Dylan's, he reminds of Bob Dylan on stage in his old wollen jumper, not talking a lot to the audience [some other stuff which I can't remember] so it's fair to say that he's Dylan's legal successor - just that Tweedy (blasphemy!!), unlike Dylan, can actually sing." Word Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 I'm pretty sure Jeff would vote for Dylan too. Dylan vs. every rock/pop songwriter of the past 40 years winner: DylanYup... List of The Greatest Modern Songwriters 1) Bob Dylan2) Everyone elseDouble yup.... Oh and Dylan can definitely sing.....(here is where I recommend the three volumes of Bob Dylan Performing Artist by Paul Williams...)..... LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HighFives Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 Dylan has like 30 songs that are way better than any Tweedy songs imo. BUT Dylan also has like 400 songs that are just terrible where as Tweedy doesn't have any terrible songs if you ask me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Killer Whales Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 Hmm Wayne. It seems I'm not the only one here that's terribly misguided Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TCP Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 I think a lot of people are confusing "song writer" with "lyricist". I'd take Tweedy over Dylan. Yes, Dylan is a better poet. But Jeff is a much more well rounded song writer. For instance JT's melodies and dynamics are consistently better. Also I'd take Wilco arrangements over Dylan arrangements. Not to say Bob Dylan isn't a better song writer but take in account all the aspects of song writing and then try to say that Bob Dylan is better then John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Jeff Tweedy, etc etc.It's like comparing Ovechkin to Crosby. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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