Is Bob Dylan the greatest popular artist of the 20th century?

I think so.

You?

 

greatest popular?/ id say no
most influential.. id say yes

 

No.

 

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAAHAA

Heavens no.

(This coming from a guy who loves Time out of Mind)
If you're looking at POP music, the greatest of course is the King of Pop. MJ baby!

 

Ew.

Bob Dylan's a better choice than squeaky.

 

Bob Dylan!! HA!!!!

Not a chance!

 

no but he was influential. biggest? lolz. a little too much.
i am a huge dylan fan... so i think my say is a high counter

 

As a popular artist - I think so. I really not sure anyone has exceeded the quantity of good lyrics, the intensity, the honesty, the sincerity, the quality, not to mention the impact and influence.

From honest love to the Vietnam War - there is no one who has had his influence.

Could he croon - "Lay Lady Lay". Could he rock "All Along The Watch Tower". Could he chastise "Oxford Town" - he could an has done it all - vocally and lyrically. He has got to be the greatest - or among the greatest ever.

 

Greatest in what way? Recognizable yes, the greatest? No.

Highest earning? No
Crowd favorite? No
Most influencial? No

He's great. But not the greatest.

 

There is no way to measure who is the greatest subjectively. But he's certainly on the short list, that cannot be disputed.

 

it is impossible to deem anyone the "greatest" but from my very subjective, biased point of view, i would say ..yes yes yes. Although I do think he's a better poet than musician, if that makes sense. I pay attention to his lyrical content more than anything else in his music.

 

Perhaps Johnny Cash? I don't play the greatest game though, it's not an absolute thing at all and I rarely can choose.

 

Great wordsmith, horrible singer, early influence on a few others who then influenced more people - but mostly he's an annoying screechy wanker.

In conclusion, he should've been a poet.

 

list of the 10 greatest musical artist of the 20th century

1) John Lennon
2) Jimi Hendrix
3) 2pac
4) Eric Clapton
5) Bob Marley
6) Bob Dylan
7) Ozzy Osbourne
9) Michael Jackson
10) Kurt Cobain

There are some like Thom Yorke and Brad Nowell who I personally think are better then like MJ but I tried to make that list fairly objectively.

 

jimi hendrix
david gilmoure
bob dylan
john lennon
jerry garcia
jimmy page
john coltraine
janis joplin
frank zappa
jack white

my list is entirely subjective and will probably change by tomorrow

 

It was probably the Beatles, wasn't it?

 

Hahaha

Quality list, David gilmour is the most influential guitarist to my guitar playing style.

 

Lennon/McCartney
Bob Dylan
Jimi Hendrix
Ozzy Osbourne
Jimmy Page/Robert Plant
Bob Marley
Madonna
Dave Gilmore
Robert Fripp
Freddie Mercury/Brian May
Johnny Marr/Morrissey
Robert Smith
Black Francis
Michael Jackson
Matt Bellamy

Covers the decades. I can prove why each person are songwriting duo is on that list. They all created or perfected something that others did not. Matt Bellamy is included because I think he is the torch bearer for current rock music- he is writing songs that actually sound modern. Someone else mentioned Jack White, he is great but just rehashing the seventies.

I want to also note, that Jeff Buckley probably would have gone on to become someone of a similar calibre. But alas, he died, so he is not on my list. I just think he had the potential.

 

I've got news, folks...the 20th century began long before the sixties and there's a a lot of musicians and composers that were just as popular and influential as any of the folks mentioned in this thread.

Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
Frank Sinatra

...to name just a few.

 

None of those really had much influence on the 2nd half of the century. Growing up in the 1990's I cant relate to any of those. Eventhough some of Dylan's stuff feels dated I still can relate to it.