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Both of them trace clear lines back to Woody Guthrie, and like Guthrie, their music is now part of the American songwriting lexicon. Any time a songwriter makes even the slightest headfake towards poetry that paints a picture of America, the laziest at Rolling Stone will compare them to Springsteen or Dylan because it does perk readers' ears. When the less-lazy writers there use the comparison though, it's often to state that the new songwriter has decided to write simple lyrics alluding to big images, ideally about struggling America. I think in 2020, it's overplayed: there's a whole genre that covers Dylan, Springsteen, The Band, and a few others, and it's called Americana. Enjoy.
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I have no idea how many times Rolling Stone has made reference to this, but I can tell you why they reference Dylan and Springsteen:
Both of them trace clear lines back to Woody Guthrie, and like Guthrie, their music is now part of the American songwriting lexicon. Any time a songwriter makes even the slightest headfake towards poetry that paints a picture of America, the laziest at Rolling Stone will compare them to Springsteen or Dylan because it does perk readers' ears. When the less-lazy writers there use the comparison though, it's often to state that the new songwriter has decided to write simple lyrics alluding to big images, ideally about struggling America. I think in 2020, it's overplayed: there's a whole genre that covers Dylan, Springsteen, The Band, and a few others, and it's called Americana. Enjoy.
Both of them trace clear lines back to Woody Guthrie, and like Guthrie, their music is now part of the American songwriting lexicon. Any time a songwriter makes even the slightest headfake towards poetry that paints a picture of America, the laziest at Rolling Stone will compare them to Springsteen or Dylan because it does perk readers' ears. When the less-lazy writers there use the comparison though, it's often to state that the new songwriter has decided to write simple lyrics alluding to big images, ideally about struggling America. I think in 2020, it's overplayed: there's a whole genre that covers Dylan, Springsteen, The Band, and a few others, and it's called Americana. Enjoy.
I said it before- Mellencamp out Springsteens Springsteen/Band/Dylan/Young etc.
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The literary comparison is more blown out than a Washington General’s loss.
Being the first product to market (or creating a new one) matters. Mellencamp captures a Romantic Indiana better than anyone.
I said it before- Mellencamp out Springsteens Springsteen/Band/Dylan/Young etc.
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