AboutAGirl said:
I admit when I saw Dylan live I was freaking pissed! I was like "OMG I can't understand a ******* word he's singing." But since then I've come to understand that Bob Dylan's uniqueness is what makes him the greatest singer in the history of the planet. So if I ever see him live again I bet I'll love it. Bob Dylan is a TRUE rebel. Everybody else depends on sounding good, but Bob Dylan, true artist that he is, has the guts to sound like crap. And it frickin' works!
I hate to be the one to break the news, but there's nothing remotely gutsy OR artistic about being well paid to take the stage and then sounding like crap...and apparently not giving a rip one way or the other.
I know you really dig him and I know he's a "legend" and all that, but that's just lazy on his part. I mean, let's not kid ourselves, Dylan's never been a great singer, but mumbling his way through his lyrics - really the only thing he's known and respected for - is pretty unforgivable.
Shame on Bob. Anybody who goes to see him live is either starry-eyed and blissfully ignorant, or they deserve what they get.
It's one thing if he's out there trying to make it work and just doesn't have it anymore, but that doesn't sound like that's the case. Sounds like he's just going through the motions. Don't cut him any slack just because he used to be "Bob Dylan".