- Both have voices that manage to alienate many potential listeners.
- Both have had their songs covered by others resulting in major success for the coverer - Dylan with The Byrds and Billy Bragg with Kirsty MacColl
- Both have recently released albums that rate with the best of their careers Dylan's Tempest and Bragg's Tooth and Nail , both in my collection
Quarter of an hour of Bob singing "Tempest" about the Titanic's maiden voyage