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Originally Posted by blastingas10
Youre right. Dylan was very consistent, self portrait was his only bad album for a long time. Its been said that Dylan released it as a joke, which is believable, considering the next album he released was the great New Morning. Self Portait consisted mostly of covers, which is a very unusual thing for Dylan.
I agree with your comparison of Dylan and Nirvana. I think Kurt was a good lyricist. Youre right about his focus on songwriting and lyrics with the Nevermind and In Utero albums. I think both of those albums were great. I dont see how Nirvana could be a rip off of the Pixies. I completely disagree with that. Like you said, just lazy journalism, or some jealous Pixies fans. I think Nirvana was better.
I dont see what more is left to be said about Dylan. It seems that the main Dylan hater doesnt have much left to say.
Whats your favorite Dylan album?
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The Dylan/Nirvana comparison can only be made to a very restricted degree in that, not only were their styles completely different, you cannot possibly compare a band that released 3 studio albums to a guy that has been releasing albums, many of them great, for nigh on 50 years. They just served the same purpose and had the same impact contextually. It's all relative.
I also don't think Nirvana were better than Pixies, but that's for a different thread.
And it's a toss up between The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, The Basement Tapes and Blood on the Tracks!