Salami

Although to be quite honest, I love Bob's voice. I'm not saying that from the old "it conveys emotion" nonsense, I feel that certainly in his later albums it really fits his music perfectly. There's the worn down, haggard sense of fatigue in "Can't Stop" and "Cold Irons Bound" from Time Out Of Mind, and later from Modern Times, songs like "When The Deal Goes Down" have a worldly wise feeling that he's lived through the "disappointment and pain" and has "worn the same thorny crown".

Nope, I think Bob Dylan's voice is fine on aesthetic grounds as well.

blastingas10

I totally agree. Dylan gets way too much flak about his voice. He was a good singer in my opinion. The way the voice sounds on the surface isn't everything, the way a singer delivers their message and the sincerity and emotion they put into it is what really counts. Dylans voice sounds just fine on the surface, too. You don't hear leonard Cohen or Lou reed get near as much criticism about their voice and Dylan can sing way better than them in my opinion. Same goes for Neil young, I don't think he's really any better at singing than Dylan. The list goes on. I think Dylan gets so much criticism because he's one of the biggest names in music, hes a big target.