Music Banter - View Single Post - Do you think that music can be divided into good and bad?

blastingas10 · 11-02-2011, 02:56 PM

I think if you were to come up with a greatest songs list, the criteria would have to be a little more broad and not just based upon your feelings about music. I think that the Rolling Stone criteria covers that pretty well. Transcending time, becoming part of human consciousness and lexicon are pretty big deals. There have been a lot of other popular acts that haven't had as much of a profound affect on culture as Bob Dylan. Surely there are more reasons for his influence on things other than just popularity. I think he rightfully belongs at the top of any "Greatest songs" list or and "Greatest Artists" list. Not many, if any, can match the influence he had on music and culture. And it's not just because he was popular. He wasn't even that popular at the beginning of his career, his songs were first popularized by other artists.

11-02-2011, 02:56 PM	#56 (permalink)
blastingas10 Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,126	I think if you were to come up with a greatest songs list, the criteria would have to be a little more broad and not just based upon your feelings about music. I think that the Rolling Stone criteria covers that pretty well. Transcending time, becoming part of human consciousness and lexicon are pretty big deals. There have been a lot of other popular acts that haven't had as much of a profound affect on culture as Bob Dylan. Surely there are more reasons for his influence on things other than just popularity. I think he rightfully belongs at the top of any "Greatest songs" list or and "Greatest Artists" list. Not many, if any, can match the influence he had on music and culture. And it's not just because he was popular. He wasn't even that popular at the beginning of his career, his songs were first popularized by other artists.