Round of 64: (29) Nirvana - Nevermind vs. (36) Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Bracket

Round one is here. 62 years of albums with 2 convenient ties. What album will come out on top?

For this matchup, we start with:

(29) Nirvana - Nevermind

vs.

(36) Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

 

as much as I love Dylan, it's a shame this is his only one that moved on. not one of my favorites of his. also, duh, it's nevermind, though if it were against blonde on blonde my vote would go to bob

 

Wow I didn't realize this was the only Dylan that won its year, that's crazy. But yeah, it's Nevermind between these two.

 

the beatles ran the gauntlet in the 60s, unfortunately, so we’re missing a bunch of GOAT-tier albums by top artists

 

I'll go for Bob. Not my favorite album of his either, but it's still a tremendous showcase of songwriting, and has some of my very favorite Dylan tunes ("Girl from the North Country," "Don't Think Twice..."). Nevermind is obviously hugely significant, but neither that album nor that band have ever quite hit "love" for me.

 

Has my favorite Dylan song on it so I had to

 

Nirvana

 

Dylan should win this running away, but will get trounced

 

Gotta be Dylan for me. Not my favorite of his but I've never really gotten that into Nirvana and if this is the only chance to vote for Bob I'm gonna take it. And not being his best is hardly an insult, Freewheelin' is still an incredible album in it's own right.

 

If your album has “Blowin’ in the Wind” and “Don’t Thin Twice It’s Alright” on it, that has to win.

 

Dylan for me. Nevermind never really hit me the same way as others.

 

this site never ceases to puzzle me. dylan is my second favorite artist ever lol but this is baffling

 

Bob is tops but i dunno, Kurt’s melodies could outlast Bob’s lyrics

 

…the one you want is winning? It has double the votes?

 

it's gotta be Nirvana here, sorry Bobby

 

I listen to Bob way more than Nirvana, but it’s the body of work that matters. I don’t think any single album would top Nevermind. Maybe Blood On The Tracks, maybe Christmas In The Heart

 

Yeah, give me Blood on the Tracks every day of the week over Nevermind.

 

I like Nevermind but have never had any passion for it whatsoever

 

I think for folks into writing music Kurt’s sense for harmony is kinda peerless in rock music. Stuff like the Smells Like Teen Spirit verse melody, On A Plain, how the Drain You verse ends on a gorgeous Bb over the Bm, pretty much every song on that album is a fuckin feat of incredible composition

 

Yeah even ignoring its legacy, Nevermind is one of the best pop rock albums ever imo. Cobain couldn’t help but write hooks

 

It's Nevermind pretty easily here

 

How to I bet money that this wins the whole thing?

 

you can hit up my venmo i’ll take care of the rest

 

Ha, yeah, Nevermind is not winning this whole thing.

 

i mean i think it has a very good shot, at least more so than about 15 of the albums ahead of it in seeding