They were just a hell of a band. I love the piano intro in his version of like a rolling stone with The Band.
Another song I'd put in my top 10 would probably be knockin on heavens door. It's kind of questionable, though. But when I think back to when I hadn't heard the song a million times, it definitely has to be on there. It was like magic the first several times I heard. So simple, the chord progression is as basic as it can get, but it's so moving. The lyrics, the feeling he puts into it, just the atmosphere of the song.
He's far from being a great singer on a technical level, but I don't measure vocal ability like that. To me, it's all about the soul and the feeling and the sincerity a singer puts into his performance, and in my opinion, there aren't many who do that as well as Dylan. Such conviction in his words and voice.
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