On Apr 24, 11:33 am, Newsreading.F...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> > >>>>> uhhhh, c'mon now. Give me a name of ONE singer who seriously
> > >>>>> **sounds like Dylan**.
>
> > >>>> Barry McGuire brushed up against it when he did "Eve of
> > >>>> Destruction"....r
>
> > >>> I don't really think so. The only 1 I know who sounds even
remotely
> > >>> like Bob is his fabulous Wallflower son Jakob xo But Jakob sounds
> > >>> better. Bob's a better writer. Just like the Nesmiths: Mike's a
> > >>> better writer but son Christian's a better guitarist. That's the
> > >>> way of the world.
>
> > >> I think Jakob hit his peak with "One Headlight".
>
> > > I like "6th Ave. Heartache," too, but I agree: this was a long time
> > > ago.
>
> > >> Too bad, I thought
> > >> that was promising and expected much, much more. Jakob's voice is
> > >> definitely better quality-wise than Bob's but it shows some of the
> > >> same character and timbre.
>
> > > Yes.
>
> > >> I guess he had only one really good song in him though, unlike his
> > >> dad.
>
> > > Two! :)
>
> > Yeah, I had forgotten about "6th Avenue". To me, that song doesn't
have
> > the impact that "One Headlight" does, though.
>
> Funny. "6th Ave." has a stronger impact on me than "Headlight." :)
>
> > > Don't count him out, yet. I did think he was the one offspring of a
> > > legend of that generation who would manage to at least match the
> > > caliber of the parent's career, but so far, in Jakob's case: no.
He
> > > has the potential. Maybe he needs to do more livin' so he can do
more
> > > writin'.
>
> > He's got a lot of catching up to do, fast! He's almost 40!
>
> Gasp! The horror! It's all downhill from there *wink!*
>
> > By the time Father Bob was 40, he had written innumerable
masterpieces.
>
> Ah, that reminds me of something George Harrison said; he was musing
> about what his life was like at age 25, and it was: Sgt. Pepper.
> Mind blowing!
>
> I think things just happened more quickly in the 60s. There was an
> indescribable quickening. Just look at how much society changed
> between '65 & '69!
Thats ok. 40 is the new 25!
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