Bob Dylan Vs. Justin Bieber: Who is the Greater Artist?

[Shawn Hopkins]

This is it, the brawl for it all, baby!

In one corner we've got Nobel Laureate Bob Dylan. He has created some of the most enduring and beautiful songs of all time. He's a consummate musical genius and a one-man counterculture movement.



On the other corner we've got Justin Bieber! Justin has sold a lot of records (more than Dylan), has a lot of YouTube views, and even has some Guiness Book world records.



So let's go at it! Who do you think should win? This isn't quite Rumbles rules but you need to support your argument.

[Kees_L]

My abs are staining...


Wait, no Céline Dion? Classy.

[The Darknight Detective]

Comparing Bieber's first six years to Mr. Zimmerman's is a lot of fun.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

My vote is for Dylan who is a consummate and legendary musician and songwriter. Bieber, on the other hand, is a disease.

[Alan2099]

On one hand, you have Bieber. On the other hand you have ... you know what? it doesn't matter. On one hand you have Bieber. I'm going with whoever is not him.

You could have put Cookie Monster up here and I would have supported him. After all, C is is for cookie and that is good enough for me.


... Well, at least it's better lyrics than, "baby baby baby Oh oh baby baby baby oh oh baby baby baby oh oh."

[Don C]

I voted for Bieber. Just to be a contrarian.

[Paradox]

Greatest artist? I didn't even know they drew!

[worstblogever]

Well, Dylan didn't need Usher to make him, so...

[MRP]

Greatest artist? I didn't even know they drew!

I don't know about draw, but Dylan does paint too...



Dylan has moved an inspired me throughout my life.

Bieber induces a gag reflex whenever I hear his voice and inspires me to move to change the station or to turn off the offending device.

Dylan's legacy is still growing and will live on and has an appeal through multiple generations.

Bieber's only legacy will be of the "what were we thinking" variety of artists people won't be able to figure out why they liked them once they get older and look back, and no one outside the current generation will know or care who he was.

So if it is even a contest. Dylan by a landslide.

-M

[Paradox]

It did cross my mind that I'd heard about Dylan painting before. But that was making it too complicated for the joke.

[RLAAMJR.]

I voted for Bieber, assuming Justin will still do well in the future for a long time.

[Paradox]

As others have pointed out to you, that's a VERY iffy assumption.

[Bor]

I voted for Bieber, assuming Justin will still do well in the future for a long time.

So instead of going by wht is actually there to be looked at you are going to speculate? Okay then have fun doing that.

[RLAAMJR.]

So instead of going by wht is actually there to be looked at you are going to speculate? Okay then have fun doing that.

Well, you guys have also been speculating Justin's doom in the future.

[Paradox]

Saying "he's just going to end up another forgotten teen pop star" (because that's how the odds roll) is hardly "doom".