bob turned the music industry up-side down in 1965 by releasing Highway 61. until that point, chart hits were 2 or 3 mins long and were mainly love songs. he comes up with the ultimate f*** you song which is 6 mins long and managed to right maybe the greatest single of all time. this is what started it off. then of course, he wrote important songs like blowing in the wind and hard rain which were covered by many artists. in the 70s, he came back with Blood on the tracks which ressurected him.
they do have similar stlye and always have been good friends but gord hasn't really done anything which STANDS OUT in music culture. he's written many sonsg that have been covered by many artists, but he plodded along with a similar formula throughout his career.
this isn't meant to be a dylan vs lightfoot post, but bob has definately done more for music throughout his career. that's why dylan is more famous.
i love both artists...
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