[Leaning Right]

with a special shoutout to the many who will post only to disparage his vocal ability

LOL

I rate Dylan 2 out of 10 on vocal ability, and 9 out of 10 on songwriting talent.

The only reason he doesn't get a 10 out of 10 on songwriting is his frequent use of "ain't", which for some reason really grates on me.

[don-o]

9 out of 10 ain’t bad, is it? I would rate John Prine and Leonard Cohen up in that area, though they both fall way short in terms of sheer volume.

I did a little research on the writer, Steven Goldberg. Have not found anything else he wrote about Dylan. He was a Professor of Sociology at CCNY and did write about Patriarchy. I found a comment from him that Wiki articles presenting his views had been regularly deleted.

I find his insights on Dylan, only seven years in to his musical career, to be right on the money.