Josh Ritter Interview (CNN)

May 9, 2008

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Music

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[kbtrans]

great answers to some pretty dopey

questions :-)

[oldestof3]

Thanks for this.. Great stuff.

[rorrt]

Ive seen both Bob Dylan and Josh Ritter live, i much preferred Josh Ritter, much happier when hes singing. plus you can hear what Ritter is singing about...

Mind you Blonde on Blonde, Bringing it all back home, Highway 61 revisited, Blood on the tracks and John Wesley Harding are all top notch albums.

But so are all Ritters albums.

[dannysxu]

@june6jr Would you care to define organic? I'm confused and interested not attacking. I hate that I'd have to put that but people can't ask questions on here without people feeling attacked...

[june6jr]

This interview makes me think his lyrics are far more contrived than they are organic. Dylans lyrics seem far more organic to me, but that isn't to say one is better or worse than the other. The sheer mass and volume of Dylans great work puts him in a more elete category in my opinion. However, I think that you could put "Thin Blue Flame" and "The Temptation of Adam" next to any of Dylans masterworks.

[crazyguy511]

I'm from moscow too, are you going to watch him play for Mr. La??

[patrickrolain]

most folk/rock singers are compared to bob dylan becuase dylan opened the gates and influenced most folk musicians. comparing anybody to dylan whether its the lyrics or guitar is vague. Josh Ritter brings his own line of music to the table.

[tyjhawks3]

who cares who is better, music shouldnt be a competition

[redsoxunixgeek]

He is LIke Bob Dylan, but he can sing and carry a tune.

[lonelyhashbrown]

lol.

if bob dylan wasn't a legend, you wouldn't be able to compare ritter to him. He's real real damn good but he is nothing like dylan in my true dylan eyes.

[jonfromcanada]

lucky!