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9. Yeah that is impressive.

Thu Sep 11, 2014, 01:17 AM

Sep 2014

I was only familiar with stuff from the mumbling era. He got to where the poetry of the lyrics took over from any melody that might have been present.

Other people sometimes do the definitive versions of his songs - like All Along the Watchtower.

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