[paradox460]

Twain or Steinbeck. I'd say anyone else is folly

[cestith]

Even Bob Dylan?

[paradox460]

The impact he had was substantial, but I don't rank him above Twain or Steinbeck.

Aside, I do find it amusing when I go read old sf, like the ship who sang, and they mention"dylanists" as a serious movement

[cestith]

I’m not sure I’d rank him above either of those myself. Maybe not above Langston Hughes, Ray Bradbury, or Kurt Vonnegut personally. I was mostly asking about the anyone else being folly part. I think there are a few people who deserve to be in the same discussion is all.

[mythrwy]

Especially Bob Dylan. Nasal whining isn't historical America.

[cestith]

I haven’t heard Homer’s voice. There’s more to being a songwriter than vocal talent, though.

[mythrwy]

I haven't either, but I imagine it being the exact opposite of Dylan's. Kind of a thunderous booming bards tale voice as opposed to nasal whining.