PaperMoshe (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I think you're absolutely right, Dylan should never be compared with the idiots of modern Maintenance Rock. However, what you misconstrued as a favorable comment for Nickelback was actually a sarcastic response to lopsidedsubmarine who said "Nickelback do write their own songs, and they write much better songs than Dylan." I just assumed that comparing a musical legend with a squat in the woods would obviously come off as sarcastic. I was wrong.

PaperMoshe (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I honestly laughed when I read your reply to my comment. I guess it was an innocent mistake on your part though, sarcasm isn't nearly as obvious when it's written. To make it perfectly clear I will say this though: Whoever thinks that Nickelback's "artistic expression" is artistic doesn't have a very good grasp on the subject.

jerryk1973 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

What the fuck is he saying? I could understand death metal better than this shit!

BLade2041985 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

i just saw bob dylan live in winnipeg the concert was pretty good but i wish i could go back and see him in his prime

piggybankvillan (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

That's why Dylan has 5 songs on Rolling Stones top 500 songs of All-Time. This being number one as well... Where's Nickelback's songs?

Br1ghtYoungThing (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I can understand what you're saying with something like autotone. But electronic instruments take just as much skill to play well as any other instrument. It's not any easier to play a keyboard than it is a piano, nor an electric guitar than an acoustic. I find it amusing that what you're saying was said about Dylan when he himself plugged in.

TyTyCutiePie (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

What made Bob Dylan so great is that he knew he couldn't sing like John Lennon or Jim Morrison yet he sang anyways, because that's what he enjoyed, he was in it for the substance and the MUSIC not for money or getting chicks. His songs were pure brilliance, some of them may not have made since but still, their beautiful because their real & he did what he believed in and that takes a shitload of dignity. Look past the obvious for once, you brainwashed close-minded idiots.

PageandPlant4Life (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

It's not just the live setup that is electronic and without soul. In the Studio, they almost never play live. Each person records their part and then the producer uses pro tools to put it together, which means the band won't be any good live. I am of course talking about current and new bands, not Bob Dylan.

whatwouldcarlosdo (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I disagree (to a degree). With the introduction of electronic keyboards and electronic equipment, it does take a lot of soul out of music. It makes it too easy to create. That being said, it still is possible to have sould and use electronic equipment

Br1ghtYoungThing (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

"Today guys have millions of cables everywhere, little electronic keyboards and stuff like that. There is no soul. "The ignorance contained in this statement baffles me.