[Geoff Rymer]

From my point of view this is pretty one sided. Dylan is almost the centre of latter 20th century music for me, but he has nothing as compared to the man in black. I was just wondering how everybody else felt!

You views please!

 

[Coltrane]

Depends on whose dad can beat up the other one's dad.

 

[ncmando]

Agree with you. As good as Dylan is, his cool factor has cooled (so to speak) in the last couple of decades. I fully expect that to change once he's gone.

 

[JSTpt1022]

CASH. No question.

 

[tru blu]

Dylan would probably say Cash. And Cash probably would've said...Cash. Btw: I saw Johnny on a rerun of Columbo not long ago. How cool is that?

 

[F107plus5]

I am a great fan of either of them. If any distinction can be made; it appears as if Dylan has written a larger portion of his music as has Cash.

Mood at the time of listening is of course an important part of it, but I would say, to my own tastes anyway; that Johnny Cash put on a more rounded performance.

Kind of the difference in enjoying the music and enjoying the words vs enjoying the music and studying the words.

....yeah; I know that's really stating the obvious.

Cool? Yeah; Johnny Cash was cooler.

.....except real early on. Being an "intellectual" is always cooler than being a "bully"!

 

[NiceCans]

I am too cool to make such choices

 

[bigshot]

You'll have a chance to find out soon. I read the other day that they are releasing a 2 DVD set of the best of the 1969 Johnny Cash TV show. Included is a duet between Cash and Dylan. I've seen the show. I know who is cooler!

See ya
Steve

 

[falang]

Cash ftw. Watch the Dylan documentary, "Don't Look Back", and see how he comes off as a pompous ****** in his younger days. Though, his music is still sweet indeed.

 

[ken36]

Quote:

Originally Posted by tru blu /img/forum/go_quote.gif Dylan would probably say Cash. And Cash probably would've said...Cash.

Now, that's funny.

 

[biged]

Cash.

 

[Fred333]

Cash for sure.... He recorded a record in prison.

 

[ozz]

cash

 

[Hadden]

Mr. Cash. Dylan is a squirt.

 

[Hermitt]

This is not a fair comparison. You cannot compare a living person against a deceased person. But I think I read somewhere that JC has recorded more songs than any other artist. Something like 1500.