Compendium of "new Dylans"

Some of these names work better as a "new Dylan" than others. I've never even heard of a few of these...

Dan Bern
Al Stewart
Willie Nile
Elliott Smith
Elliott Murphy
Joan Baez
Tom Waits
Warren Zevon
Dave Alvin
T-Bone Burnett
Fred Neil
Phil Ochs
John Hiatt
Joni Mitchell
Neil Young
Richard Thompson
James Taylor
Paul Kelly
Paul Simon
Lucinda Williams
John Mellencamp
Gerry Rafferty
Elvis Costello
Loudon Wainwright III
Paul Westerberg
Billy Bragg
Donovan
Bruce Springsteen
John Prine
Jakob Dylan
Arlo Guthrie
Steve Goodman
Beck
Tracy Chapman
Steve Forbert
Ryan Adams
**Bob Dylan**
Ron Sexsmith
Nick Drake
Leonard Cohen
Jackson Browne
Suzanne Vega
Crosby, Stills, & Nash
David & David
Cat Stevens
The Byrds
John Fogerty
Jerry Garcia
Jeff Tweedy
Melissa Etheridge
Patti Smith
Tom Petty

check out loudon wainwrights song called new bob dylans.
it talks about springsteen, hinself,steve forbert, and john prine being cosidered dylans bratty younger bothers n cousins and that they have all meet together and have a 12 step program type meeting and bruces wife patti makes sandwiches.
the list is preety accurate in the respect that if you read a review of their work at the time their first few albums either the term the next dylan or some sort of comparison was made.
a few more can be added to a lesser extent.
graham parker- when with the rumour the dylan band comparsions ive seen numerous times and it makes sense.
elvis costello- dont see it but a strong songwriter with passion is bound to get comparisons.

lately ive been reading a few reviews with the same kind of feel of new dylan but subsitute new springsteen - example bright eyes,the hold steady etc.

actually the only true new dylan would be jakob..............

Ironically, Jakob was the new Petty or Springsteen. Go figure.

I've always thought Jeff Tweedy was the "new Fogerty".

Re. the "new Springsteens," I'll claim dibs on the compilation title "Meet the New Boss"... Speaking of which, Marah, (out of Philly)- those guys have been the new Springsteen so long, I'm going to start claiming The Hold Steady is the new Marah.

According to the new SPIN, Springsteen is apparently a big Apples in Stereo fan.

That has nothing to do with anything. I just thought it was kind of cool.

How about Steve Earle as a new Dylan and/or new Springsteen?

Steve Earle is a good one.

I remember Conor Oberst/Bright Eyes getting alot of (questionable) Dylan comparisons in the mainstream press around the time of "I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning".

steve earle got the springsteen tag and the admiration of bruce as well.
according to the steve earle book hard core troubador springsteen was seen walking into a record store and purchasing guitar town his debut album. that event got some press in billboard .
i did see steve earle in 1998 in a club in jersey and there was a special guest by the name of spirngsteen who i was discussing his music with at the bar earlier that day.

there is also a group called the new lou reeds

So many Lou Reed snarky comments, such bad karma!

Must stop.

Aren't these guys the New Dylans?

The urge to quantify dylan remains insurmountable!

Count me in!

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