>poetic lyrics
>
>gil-scott had more of a spoken-word, rap style so he could
>write stuff like "the bottle"
>
>It goes both ways tho, we got b-list soul singers who could
>blow dylan, cohen, cave, or any of them cats off the stage
>vocally.
>
>plus it's two different approaches, soul singers want to hit
>you on an emotional level, so they do that using their voices
>and tone and all that, while Dylan and those who followed his
>mold where influenced by Woody Guthrie, acts who wanted to
>highlight social struggles and class conciousness, instead of
>"takin em to church."
>
>

good post.

but i disagree with the vocal thing. a cat who can really sing doesn't impress me that much. i mean obv cats like sam cooke an otis are on another level. but just cuz they more technically gifted singers than neil young or lou reed doesn't mean theyre vocals are more interesting.

neil young high on coke out of his mind voice cracking on mellow my mind is as emotional as any soul singers performance even if it aint gonna impress the judges on pop idol.