[Minn]

Bruce is a manufactured Bob Dylan. His Svengali was rock critic par excellence, former editor of the great Fusion Magazine, and most recently film producer (Titanic, if I'm not mistaken,) Jon Landau. Keith Richards captured the essence of Bruce when he said many years ago that his music sounds "contrived".

The difference being, of course, that Bruce can carry a tune. What exactly does "uncontrived" music sound like?

[Revolting cat!]

The difference being, of course, that Bruce can carry a tune. What exactly does "uncontrived" music sound like?

The difference being, of course, that Dylan, or Neil Young for that matter, doesn't march lockstep with the infantile neo-marxist ideology. Oops, I meant theology!

Semantics games? Cool! What does "uncontrived" mean? Not in my dictionaries!

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

What exactly does "uncontrived" music sound like?

That is a very good question. My answer would be the CD "O Brother Where Art Thou?"

Uncontrived music might be best described as music created by an individual who has lived what he/she sings.

The "Blues" is best performed by those who have lived a tough life. The best "Country" is performed by those who have actually grown up in the country.

This is one reason I don't think we'll again see original artists of times past. The coal miner's daughters growing up today are shopping at Wal-Mart and eating at McDonalds.

[Skooz]

In this visual medium, I cannot let you know what it sounds like, but it looks like this: