8.26.2010

What I'm Listening To...The Tallest Man on Earth

As you could probably guess from the name of my blog, I'm a Dylan fan.  With that said, I took a call from a buddy of mine over the weekend, and he suggested I check out 'The Tallest Man on Earth' and his new album The Wild Hunt.  He suggested that he is a mix of Bob Dylan and Bon Iver... enough said, I had it downloaded five minutes later.

There were, let's say, "mixed opinions" in this household.  My wife was not exactly about to send a thank you card to my buddy for having this scratchy-throated voice serenading her on a beautiful Saturday afternoon; however, I was ecstatic.  I've been poked and teased for years for loving Dylan's unique-albeit unrefined-voice. But, I happen to love it.  This guy provokes me to think of a young Dylan and reminds me of such albums as The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan and The Times They Are A-Changin'.  And, before you call me an idiot, I am talking about the folk voice, not the intense political views nor classic poetic style.

As for the Bon Iver part, I don't quite agree, but give a listen to King of Spain and, hopefully, I didn't ruin your Saturday.

Cheers!

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