Dylan is the greatest songwriter of all time. His standing has nothing to do with Rolling Stone but with the quality of his songs.
Crosby, Stills and Nash (forget Young) released one of the greatest albums ever recorded. Young added nothing to the group.
Personally I like Stevie’s music better than Fleetwood Mac though it isn’t a bad band.
Except horrendous vocals.
I disagree completely with their view of CSN. Great harmony and some of the most memorable songs of the late 60’s-early 70’s.
I don't know about that. CSN and CSNY are definitely different and both are great. CSN harmonizes like to die for; Neil Young brings an edge and energy into the mix. I saw them in Philly about 12 years ago and there were real differences in the material, but everyone seemed to enjoy those differences. One thing that I noticed as the concert went on was that all the Neil Young songs were singalongs. Maybe it's because we all knew better than try to sing along with CSN. :)
That's arguable since I'm a Leonard Cohen fan. Both of them write "stories", not bubble gum songs. Cohen would have been much more popular had he been an American artist but he wasn't. Dylan gained his popularity during the 60's amongst the "anti-American" hippies while Cohen remained in the background in Europe.
Cohen's recent (well, not too recent) CD, "The Future" is a masterpiece in both his song writing ability and his deep somber voice with excellent backup..........
MY two favorites songs on that CD are "The Future" and "Democracy"........