midreaming wrote: 
I love that line as well and was going to say as much.  Glad someone else beat me to the punch.

outstanding

 matude wrote: 
Indeed, Paul Siebel is another amazing lyricist whose voice takes some getting use to but forget the ears and listen with the heart

My favourite Dylan album. 

This song is absolutely marvelous...  love it soooo much...
 
Suddenly I turned around and she was standing there
with silver bracelets on her wrists and flowers in her hair.
She walked up to me so gracefully and took my crown of thorns.
"Come in," she said. "I'll give you shelter from the storm."

 d-don wrote: 

That is so cool!  They are lucky to have you!  This is one brilliant song...  I still play a cover to this day—  key of C, just C, G, F, and C...  love it...
 

I classic voice, alright. Classically painful to listen to. Sorry, Bob.

...I offered up my innocence and got repaid with scorn

"Come in" she said
"I'll give you shelter from the storm

i think that's pretty much how it went..

 Lazarus wrote: 

Every kid in my classroom is watching me sing along right now.

 big stud Romeo Tuma wrote: 

Everybody in my church loves this old classic song, and Dylan's whole new album...
 

 ziakut wrote: 
I agree; Phenomenal, Superlative, Divine . . . for starters.

The letters "P", "S" and "D" precisely in that order is heaven right now.

one of his best tracks, without doubt

One of my favorite Dylan songs.

The one-eyed undertaker
he blows a feudal horn
come in she said I'll give you
shelter from the storm.

Or, would that be "futile" horn? 
Hmm. I'l song to the song lyrics and look it up.
 

 vaos wrote: 
Well.. yes he does. But then you listen to him like you listen to Young - not with ears but with heart

No disrespect to Dylan lovers, but I'm a proud member of the Bob Dylan Sounds Like A Chainsaw Society.

 MJdub wrote: 
I'd argue the prevailing mood in Rock vocals has always been irony - it's anti-technical.  I'd say Pavement and Malkmus was responsible for finally pushing it over the edge of irony into parody.  NO ONE cares about technique in Rock vocals. 

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 rdo wrote: 
While I totally agree, I still think that there is a broad spectrum of style, ability, and technique; it isn't just either/or.  While rock doesn't demand or need perfection in rhythm or pitch like opera does, that doesn't mean it's worthless.  Dylan seems to focus on lyric and rhythm, and give no shits about pitch.  This is why I find his voice unappealing, and clearly why so many others have even stronger negative feelings.

Honestly not trying to bash Dylan; I used to think he was awful, but tried to give him a chance and I have to respect his immense talent and give him all due respect, but the sound to my ears is more harsh than pleasant.  Someday I'd honestly like to read all of his songs ... I just can't listen to them.  

I think all listeners of rock music need to draw the line somewhere what level of ability (or inability) they're willing to tolerate — conscious or not.  Sometimes you can tune it out; some people can't even hear it unless it's really horrible.  Most of Dylan's music seems to have a lack of melody that just can't hold my attention long enough to really listen to the words; even if I do it's just not enough of a song without the melody.

And I can't stand opera.

All that said, I have to agree with your sentiment again — people shouldn't judge Dylan just based on the vocals.  I get it though.

Sublime.

This meant so much to me then, and it means so much more now. God stuff.

Hard to nail down my favorite Dylan album, but this is in the top 3.

 rdo wrote: 

Somebody needs to tell Florence, Vienna Tang, Goldfrapp and the like this.

Thankful for the PSD feature ...

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 fredriley wrote: 
Hmm, Anger Management you say ? Dylan is as much Americana as Ford, Chevy, Hank Williams Sr., Johnny Cash, Malibu Beach, 
or Times Square, and that is something I can see you will just never understand, however, 8.5 speaks for itself.
Well you know, I never much cared for the Queen, but I'm sure there are a lot of chaps that do.

Key of C—  all C, G, F, C...  so easy to play...  so hard to write...