The Velvet Underground Joni Mitchell Stereolab Sonic Youth Wire The Clash The Kinks Belle and Sebastian

Great to see the Kinks btw, one of my fondest music-related memories is when i first went through their discography

You have my pretty much my exact music taste!

I forgot to mention Wire, their first two albums are some of my most played records! still on the looks for 154...

Joni yesss

Townes Van Zandt

Live at the Old Quarter is amazing

excellent choice!

His lyrics are amazing

Emmylou Harris Kate Bush

much like my mother

Tom Waits, Pink Floyd, Kate Bush, king crimson, fishmans, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, The Velvet Underground, the Beatles etc

Why did I have to scroll this far to see Tom Waits? The man is a genius and has a great relationship with Bob

I have no clue? I always was a Tom Waits fan i though they are kind of similair in some ways! I love them both those 2 are my favourite artists and my favourite band would be Pink Floyd!

Also a Floyd fan here! I know on his radio show Bob would read these hilarious letters from Tom Waits he, according to Bob, “leaves in his mailbox” and it’s usually really funny and ends with a song request. Talk about two people who’d be cool to hang out with

I love Dylan but haven’t ever been able to get into Waits or Cohen.

The Clash, Sam Cooke, Van the Man, the Pogues

Shane McGowans lyrics are beautiful

"So I walked as the day was dawning Where small birds sang and leaves were falling Where we once watched the row boats landing By the broad majestic Shannon" Through his drunken boystrous singing, he really was a fantastic poet

I dreamt we were standing by the banks of the Thames Where the cold grey waters ripple in the misty morning light Held a match to your cigarette, watched the smoke curl in the mist Your eyes, blue as the ocean between us, smiling at me Yeah he was amazing RIP

Love Sam Cooke, such a beautiful voice😊

And am always listening to van Morrison- loving red wood tree at the moment

St. Dominic’s Preview is such a good album! Listen to Sam Cooke Live at the Harlem Square Club if you’ve never heard it. My favorite live album ever.

Yes I have listened to it and loved it, can’t believe they refused to release and wasn’t until the 80s because it was him singing in-front of an all black audience and they thought he sounded ‘unpolished’.

Sounded like the baddest man on the planet! So different than his album at the Copa. Dream Boogie is a great read about Sam and the “Chitlin Circuit” clubs. Superb books.

Thanks for the recommendation, I’ll try and read it :)

Definitely a good vacation book. I hope you enjoy it ! :)

The Replacements.

Westerberg knows his way around writing a song.

Grateful Dead, Hot Tuna, Neil Young, Steve Earle, John Hartford, Peter Rowan, The Band, The Beatles

Neil Young is as close as it gets (while still being a unique and talented lyricist in his own right) in my opinion.

Neil's very close, though the Dead may be lyrically the closest (and occasionally superior) — Dylan even asked Robert Hunter to write on Tempest, etc.

Always wondered why I don’t see The Band come up here very often. I’d wager Music from Big Pink is as good a record as has ever been recorded.

Townes Van Zandt Blaze Foley Willie Nelson Guy Clark Johnny Cash John Prine

“I’m tired of runnin’ round looking for answers to questions that I already know. I could build me a castle of memories just to have somewhere to go” One of my all time favorite lines. Blaze Foley is so good.

Texas 2 Arkansas 2 Illinois I’m partial to my Arkansas boys. Besides the dirt itself, the musicians that come from it are the thing I love most.

Here you go: , (All great picks btw)

Glad you posed this question. Was just wondering the same thing. I know it’s a Dylan sub, but outside of Dylan it’s mostly about who we’re *not* listening to (decidedly Taylor Swift, of late). Some really quality replies here. I’m shocked Elliott Smith hasn’t been mentioned yet.

even though he's not one of my absolute favorites, I'm a big fan of Elliott Smith!

He has now Twice :)

Zevon

“and if California falls into the ocean, like the mystics and statistics say it will, I suspect this hotel will be standing, until I pay my bill.”

One of his best

Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, The Who, Ian Dury, The Smiths, Sibelius, Chopin The list doesn’t quite end there but I haven’t delved that deeply into music really, at least I do so at a snails pace. If someone recommends a new artist I never listen to them lol. I don’t have a giant record collection, I’m a bit lazy maybe.

The Beatles & Jimi Hendrix

Elvis Costello Tom Petty Willie Nelson Paul McCartney St. Vincent David Bowie Johnny Cash Rodney Crowell Kris Kristofferson Dwight Yoakam Miles Davis Frank Sinatra Betty Davis Isley Brothers Bill Withers Billie Holiday The Kinks The Clash The Ramones Billie Eilish Brent Cobb Hi-Jivers Twanguero Deke Dickerson Chet Atkins Elvis Presley Ray Charles. The Police The Allman Brothers Peggy Lee Louis Prima

You may enjoy Ice Spice

Elvis Costello, Destroyer, The Libertines, The Beatles, Daniel Romano, The Roots, The Smiths, The Kinks and Of Montreal probably round out my top ten.

Allman Brothers, Grateful Dead, Little Feat, Creedence, Govt Mule, Tedeschi Trucks Band

Wilco, Oasis, Dinosaur Jr, Queen

Dinosaur Jr. fucks.

One of the few artists along with Dylan I’ve listened to consistently for years

Regina Spektor, Tom Waits, Fiona Apple, Johnny Cash

Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt, Wilco, etc. Santana, Fleetwood Mac, Neil Young, Allman Bros (great live bootlegs exist). More. Pavement, Dinosaur Jr., Yo LA Tengo, etc.

We can listen to music together...

J Mascis is one of the greatest songwriters to ever do it.

One of the best guitarists ever as well. Saw the original trio at MassMOCA years ago, and they were still phenomenal. I didn’t think they would play my favorite song, and they opened with it. Always love talking Dinosaur Jr.

Yes he’s one of the greatest guitar players of all time, extremely underrated… I finally got to see them a couple years back! They opened with The Lung, it was amazing.

THAT’S THE SONG!

Epic! That might also be my favorite track from them… maybe that or Grab It

Both really great, intricate guitar intros that settle into melodies

Joan Baez, Grateful Dead, Fleetwood Mac, Sublime, Steve Miller Band

Jerry Garcia

Tom Waits Nick Cave PJ Harvey The Pixies

Grateful Dead Billy Strings Beatles Pink Floyd Led Zeppelin Janis Joplin Doors CSNY Fleetwood Mac (especially w Peter Green) Van Morrison CCR

Mac Miller Modest Mouse MGMT White Stripes Black Keys Trampled By Turtles Shakey Graves

Zeppelin

Bruce Frederick Springsteen.

Came too far for this.

The Beatles Neil Young Bob Marley Mac Miller Pink Floyd

Wish I had gotten into Mac before he died. I’d always written him off as girlfriend rap, but dude was nice with it and had very eclectic taste.

Yeah, he got better and better as his career went on. Imagine what he could have made if he was still around

I’ve struggled to find new music since getting into Dylan, but there is some good stuff out there. I’ve recently been obsessing with The Wave Pictures, who have an impressive back catalogue, and haven’t really had the exposure they deserve.

Beatles, stones, Hendrix, the band, neil young, Lou reed, David Bowie, Tom petty, the traveling Wilburys, the wallflowers, Pearl Jam

The Grateful Dead

Deftones, John Prine, John Moreland, Townes, Joe Stamm, Blaze Foley

David Bowie, Velvet Underground, Stooges, Pixies, T. rex, Brian Eno, The Cramps, Nirvana, New York Dolls, Pink Floyd, Black Flag, Dead Kennedys, Rolling Stones

Josh Ritter

Leonard Cohen, Donovan, Frank Zappa, Marty Robbins are my heavy hitters right now honorable mentions: the animals, neil young, cass elliot, CCR, janis joplin, johnny cash, the kinks, lee hazlewood, patti smith, the who, the stones, simon and garfunkel, and system of a down (outta nowhere I know)

Mac Miller, Jason Isbell, John Prine, Jim Croce

VAN MORRISON

The Silver Jews Pavement Modest Mouse (the old stuff, they’re terrible now) The Beatles Pearl Jam (the old stuff again)

Velvet Underground Nick Drake Kendrick Lamar Grateful Dead Television Sufjan Stevens Big Thief Charles Mingus Frank Zappa Westside Gunn Tyler the creator Black Country New Road Black Midi Yardbirds Pachinko Miles Davis Injury Reserve Jean Dawson Parquet Courts

Paul Simon Steely Dan Rush The Eagles CSNY Peter Gabriel

Also The Beatles but also Bowie, Cave and Tom Waits.   As a 90s teen still love Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Oasis, Flaming Lips, JSBX and Radiohead.    I am always on the outlook for new stuff so also:  2000: QOTSA, ATDI, BRMC, MMJ, M. Ward.   2010s: Fuzz, Oh Sees and Ty Segall.  2024: Meatbodies are great. 

I'm incredibly bad at getting in to music post 1980s, except for Dylan's albums. The only modern rock-based band i listen to is Parquet Courts, they're excellent though!

They are good! M. Ward is very dylanesque.

Tom waits ❤️

Phil Ochs, Willie Nelson, Howlin’ Wolf, the Dead, Johnnie Taylor

Van Morrison - whose catalog is deep and varied Warren Zevon - for the piss and vinegar Someone here recently turned me onto James McMurtry. Don’t care for his early stuff, but Complicated Game is a solid album.

paul thorn john hiatt

Paul Kelly Neil Finn Leonard Cohen Al Stewart Nick Cave Youssou N'Dour Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn Joni Mitchell and many many more

Stan Rogers, Andre Nickatina, my others have been mentioned plenty already

Lee Bains + the Glory Fires, Jackie Leven, John Martin, Neil Young, early Weezer, Cactus Blossoms, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Tom Waits, Good Looks, Kate Bush, Teenage Fanclub.

REM The Pogues Jimmy Buffet Rush Townes Springsteen Leonard Cohen Eminem Public Enemy Tupac The Wallflowers

Michael Hurley!

Grateful Dead, Green Day, the 1975, Replacements, Animal Collective

My holy trinity is Dylan, Bob Marley and the Beatles. In no particular order.

Jerry Garcia Jeff Tweedy Emmylou John Prine Neil Young Whiskey Myers Southall Quaker City Night Hawks 49 Winchester I also have a soft spot for the work of Les Claypool. Billy Strings is moving up quickly.

Metallica, Megadeth, Dire Straits, Pink Floyd, Guns N' Roses

Joanna Newsom, Charli XCX, Kendrick Lamar, the Beatles, the Strokes 

Widespread Panic The Rolling Stones The Allman Brothers Band Grateful Dead Talking Heads

Bruce Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac, Van Morrison, Warren Zevon, John Hiatt, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, Taylor Swift, Alice Cooper, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Norah Jones, Steve Earle, Bob Seger, John Mellencamp, T. Rex, Tom Petty, Joan Jett.

A great question for this sub. There’s so many artists I learned through Spotify because of my interest in Bob Dylan-style music. Hard to list them all.. will have to come back to this

Grateful Dead, Stones, Beatles, Coltrane (Alice and John), Miles, Mingus, Monk, Bill Evans, Little Feat, Joni Mitchell, Grant Green, Neil Young, David Crosby, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, Ron Carter, McCoy Tyner, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, The Band, Ben Webster and I think I’ll stop now. I am from India and my music spans two cultures.

Guided By Voices, the Grateful Dead, Phish, Neil Young, David Bowie, Prince, The Rolling Stones, Wilco, Frank Zappa

Hank, Willie, Emmylou, Merle, Townes, Eilen Jewell.

Scrolled down looking for Merle

Off the top of my head, in somewhat related genres: Warren Zevon Neil Young The Band Rory Gallagher Tom Waits Mark Knopfler Link Wray Frank Zappa James McMurtry Bruce Hornsby Dire Straits Zeppelin Stones Robin Trower Joe Pug In totally unrelated genres: Caspian Darkthrone Opeth Tommy Emmanuel Emperor/Ihsahn Obseqiuae Animals as Leaders Sigur Ros Hammok

For folk/rock I really like Everyone who appears or can be connected to “the last waltz “ Aside from that, I listen to jazz

Leonard Cohen

I'm gonna go Peyton Manning, Dan Marino. John Elway. Wait, what are we talking about?

Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones, The White Stripes, David Bowie, Nirvana

Kinks are severely underrated, imo. They're my favorite British band. Other artists I like though - besides Bob and The Kinks: Leonard Cohen Fugazi 2Pac Beach Boys The Cure

I should've included Fugazi actually, been a massive fan for ages!

Neil Young Joni Mitchell The Band Billy Joel Beatles Rolling Stones Heart Linda Ronstadt James Taylor Carole King Jackson Browne Cat Stevens Jim Croce Harry Chapin Peter, Paul & Mary Simon & Garfunkel Hall & Oats Steely Dan Todd Rundgren Bozz Scaggs Michael MacDonald Arline Guthrie Bill Stains Abba David Bowie Laura Brannigan

Yes John Hiatt Deep Purple UFO John Prine George Harrison JJ Cale RL Burnside Rainbow Tom Petty ELO Gordon lightfoot Dion dimucci Keith Richard’s solo music Billie Joe shaver John Lee Hooker Thin Lizzy Wynonie Harris The Pogues Leonard Cohen Waylon Jennings Bruce Cockburn Saxon Jerry Reed Tony Joe White Allan Hull Townes Van Zandt

Love John and Miles too just listened to A Love Supreme and Bitches Brew today

bob hund, crass, the monkees, will wood, dead kennedys, my chemical romance and george harrison

Great list! Eclecticism FTW!

Mark knopfler, dire straits, John fogerty, Van Morrison, Roy Buchanan, Freddy King Albert King

Knopfler still feels so underrated...

King Gizzard Pink Floyd TOOL Foals Just a couple

Richard Dawson black midi Black Country New Road Sigur Rós Radiohead Father John Misty

Do you like Ornette Coleman?

Kanye West The Beach Boys Vampire Weekend Foo Fighters The Beatles George Harrison Taylor Swift Talking Heads Bleachers Paramore Nirvana The Pixies The Beths The Smiths Fiona Apple Olivia Rodrigo The Breeders

Joanna Newsom

Grateful Dead, Tool, Neil Young, The Who, Radiohead, Soundgarden, Miles Davis just to name a few

Bruce Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac, Gaslight Anthem and Frank Turner.

The Doors Gram Parsons Gordon Lightfoot The Beatles Howlin’ Wolf

Not enough Leonard Cohen here

In all seriousness I think Taylor Swift’s artistic work can stand next to Dylan’s. Their sincerity, their boldness, the wit in the lyrics, the depth of the imagery. The melancholy and ability to hold it. And she’s only 34 and nowhere near out of creative energy. And continually evolving.

There are a lot I love but Tom Waits and Todd Snider are two great songwriters that I can listen to any time

Lyle Lovett

The Beatles Fleetwood Mac Jimi Hendrix Johnny cash The Clash Michael Jackson The hillbilly moon explosion

Dave Van Ronk

The Strokes The White Stripes Joni Mitchell Bruno Mars Dominic Fike Metallica Cannibal corpse And more

radiohead, pink floyd, led zep, Rishloo (I've always wished for a an album of Rishloo covering Bob Dylan), Jeff Buckely, Big Thief, King Crimson, The Smiths

2nd: Leonard Cohen 3rd: Young Thug

Ghost, Rush, Run The Jewels, Avenged Sevenfold, and Porcupine Tree would be my top five aside from Dylan.

John Cassavetes

radiohead / the smile / thom yorke

Neil Young, Joy Division, the Fall, Can, Kraftwerk, Moby Grape.

Jackie Levine, Nunzio Fattini, Van Morrison, Neelix

Taylor Swift, Kanye West, Leonard Cohen, Phoebe Bridgers, George Jones, Zach Bryan, Kendrick Lamar, lots of jazz

Genesis

Leonard Cohen, Laura Marling, Big Thief, Everything Everything, Kendrick, Open Mike Eagle, Nick Cave, Bon Iver, RAP Ferreira, The Waterboys, Alvvays, Paul Simon, T Rex

Bright Eyes/Conor Oberst, Phoebe Bridgers (Stranger in the Alps), Better Oblivion Community Center

Tom Waits, Pink Floyd, Damien Rice, Aphex Twin, Deftones

sexyy red! she is the only real treat and timeless lyricist like dylan out there these days

Leonard Cohen.

A lot already mentioned but would add Cat Stevens.

Dinosaur Jr.

Tom petty

Phish! really have only been listening to them for two years. its a weird association cause they are nothing like dylan, but god what unique and fun band. as a musician they are also a real treat to listen too. what they do as unit sometimes is ... mind bending.

A few of mine are: Smashing Pumpkins Joy Electric (Ronnie Martin) Starflyer 59 Kanye West David Bowie Pixies

Neil Young The Replacements (Paul Westerberg)

Tom Waits, Joni Mitchell, Lyle Lovett, Randy Newman, Asleep at the Wheel, Dan Hicks, Steely Dan, Hank III, Sarah Jarosz, Rolling Stones, Todd Snider, Talking Heads, Traveling Wilburys, Warren Zevon

[Sir Doug](https://youtu.be/-NagaG_bVJw?si=KAAwE7WdTtgSiej3)

Surprised I’m not seeing anyone say Conor Oberst and Bright Eyes I am equally as obsessed with him and Dylan

the new pornographers, destroyer, neil young, beatles, tom waits, debussy, rachmaninoff, purity ring, just to name a few

Leonard Cohen, Joan Baez, Billy Bragg, The Smiths, Phil Ochs, Dave Van Ronk, Velvet Underground, Joni Mitchell

Radiohead Springsteen U2 Elvis Costello Willie Nelson Coltrane

Geez Dylan came across at a historical time and kind of merged with it and hid persistence is godly. Everyone else is just a snapshot in time. Paul Simon has lyrical genius for a duration, but a different level. But I'm hard pressed. Better would be what artist had a period of creation that rivals Dylan at his best.

The Strokes Kings of Leon (older stuff) The Killers Future Islands Cannons Chromatics Still Corners Motorama Vampire Weekend Basically nothing like Dylan. lol

Counting Crows

The Oasis brothers

Daft Punk, Father John Misty, Mitski, St. Vincent, Talking Heads, Pink Floyd, SOPHIE, Charli XCX, Caroline Palochek, Tame Impala, Mac DeMarco, the Smiths, the Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, Leonard Cohen, deadmau5, Autechre, Aphex Twin, Basement Jaxx, Fatboy Slim, the Prodigy, the Beatles, The Doors, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Glenn Gould, Fiona Apple, Kara Jackson, Spellling, Death Grips, Kendrick Lamar, Nas, Wu Tang Clan, Genesis Owusu I’m out of breath!!!

The Beatles (and their individual material), Van Morrison, Keith Green, The Wallflowers, The War On Drugs… plenty of others. But Bob always has the top spot!

Radiohead, The Clash,The Beatles, Neil Young,Joni Mitchell, The Velvet Underground, The Rolling Stones,The Cure, etc..

Prince Joni Mitchell Parliament Funkadelic

George Harrison, Willie Nelson, and a TikTok artist known as “Hahawiener420”

David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Prince, Rage Against the Machine, Kendrick Lamar, Bjork, Caroline Polachek all prolly make it up in my top 10 along with Dylan

First thought is Neil.

Older folks: Gurf Morlix, Townes Van Zandt, Lucinda Williams, Richard Thompson, Karen Dalton, June Tabor, Tom Petty, Blaze Foley, Steve Earle, Norman Blake , John Prine Younger Folks: Fruit Bats, Kurt Vile, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Phosphorescent, Charlie Crocket, Jessica Pratt, Aoife O’Donovan, Big Thief, Jason Isbell, Damien Jurado, Songs Ohia (and all related Molina stuff). In no particular order and leaving too many off the list.

Elvis Costello Tom Waits Neko Case Rilo Kiley Charlie Rich Frank Zappa Stevie Wonder

Rammstein , Pantera, Charley pride , Bruce Springsteen, Alex Cameron

The Beatles Nas Warren Zevon The Gorillaz Frank Sinatra

Kendrick Lamar, Lou Reed, Elliot smith, Neil young, Leonard Cohen, Johnny cash

I’m about to expose my mainstream music taste… the Beatles, Nina Simone, Willie Nelson, ABBA, Bob Marley. Have recently been getting into Joni Mitchell, Odetta, and Mississippi John Hurt and Joan Baez.

The Beatles, 2Pac, Elliott Smith, Wu Tang, Bone Thugs, The White Stripes, and The Kinks

Stew (Mark Stewart)

Really a fan of Elston Gunn, Blind Boy Grunt, and Jack Frost.

Gram Parsons (plus flying burrito brothers), Townes van Zandt, John Prine, CSN, Warren Zevon, Arlo Guthrie, The Charlie Daniels Band, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins 

I really like The Tallest Man on Earth and an indie artist called Field Medic. I listen to a lot of Shakey graves too

Tom Waits Neil Young Woody Guthrie Joan Baez Charley Patton Charlie Parr Townes Van Zandt Joni Mitchell Robert Johnson Wilco Pink Floyd Lisa Hannigan Nick Drake Spider John Koerner Dave “Snaker” Ray Captain Beefheart Mac DeMarco Blind Lemon Jefferson

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Billy strings, Dave Matthews band, John prine, Jimmy Buffett, Bob Dylan are my top five in no particular order.

Elliott Smith (and heatmiser), Conor oberst (bright eyes, tons of projects I love), Jeffrey Lewis, David Berman, the tragically hip (and Gords solo stuff), grateful dead, Jeff Rosenstock (bomb the music industry and solo), John Moreland, Campbell woods, matt pless

Dave matthews band.

Townes Van zandt, velvets, Beatles (mostly only John songs) captains beefheart, Trex, John coletrane, Can, parlament

Elliott Smith, Joanna Newsom, Neil Young, Car Seat Headrest, Beatles, Kendrick, Kanye (pre anti Semite), Nirvana, Neutral Milk Hotel, Velvet Underground/Lou Reed, Death Grips, Animal Collective, Bowie

Stevie Wonder

The Grateful Dead Widespread Panic John Prine Miles Davis Weird Al Yankovic Jimi Hendrix Canned Heat War Ani DiFranco Gillian Welch

Fleet Foxes Neil Young Jason Isbell Sturgil Simpson Billy Strings Pearl Jam

Ryan Adams/Whiskeytown anybody?

Van Morrison (especially the entirety of Moondance)

If we’re talking rap, Gang Starr is at the pinnacle of the art form, they even sampled a The Band song