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Originally Posted by
All_Hail_The_Crimson_King
I actually like King's voice, especially his rendition of Roland and Gasher. Amazing.
I also like the voices he comes up with for the characters. It's his general speaking/reading voice that I find kind of annoying. If I had to listen to King read something that wasn't a King story in his regular voice I'd probably turn it off after about 10 minutes. However, when he's reading one of his stories, the quality of his voice takes a backseat to what he's actually saying. The man is a great storyteller, both in terms of writing and reading stories.
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Originally Posted by Brice
I actually would agree that Dylan can sing. I've heard him sing...without the nasal thing he's usually got going on. Unfortunately that grates on my nerves to the point where I can't enjoy the songs personally. The only exception to this is an occasional listen to Dylan & The Dead.
It's funny, I actually think the
Dylan & The Dead album that came out are some horrible versions of those songs, both in terms of Dylan's performance and, especially, the Dead. I have a bunch of shows from that tour and better performances exist of each and every one of those songs. They should have picked different ones for the official release. If anybody wants a perfect example of Dylan's voice being perfect for Dylan's songs, watch and/or listen to his set with The Band on
The Last Waltz. Tomorrow is a good day to do it as
The Last Waltz was a Thanksgiving Day show. That particular performance of "I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)" is as good as it gets.