summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
The Dalai Lama.
Nothing original, covers don't count.
Fair enough, your well made points get him in, I'm not a tyrant.It's your thread mate so I suppose you get to make the rules. That triple album was nominated for a Grammy though so I reckon it produced some goods.
Covers can be super relevant as well. Johnny Cash's version of Hurt was heartbreaking just as the original was...but in a different way.
Dylan's last album of originals was in 2012 and was universally critically praised.
He's never been my cuppa, but I reckon he's at least an honorable mention in this thread.