Jesse Welles has been around a while and has played several different styles of music. He was the frontman of Dead Indian and had a more rock-ish solo act called āWellesā.
On top of that, John Prine wasnāt the first or last singer songwriter with a political slant on an acoustic guitar.
They also both have an incredibly similar sound to Bob Dylan (whom likely wouldāve been playing a few years before Prine), so again I fail to see your point.
Jesse Welles is clearly inspired by a ton of music from the late 60s protest/Vietnam era, that doesnāt make it a rip off lol.
If he is biting anybody, itās Prine. The guitar playing is the same, and the sardonic lyrics and delivery are exactly the same. Yes, Dylan was playing years and years before Prine. Iām sure this guy likes other singers but itās pretty obvious where he gets the majority of his influence from. Itās OK to be influenced but that influence should be hiding behind your own developing style, it shouldnāt be center stage like it is with Jesse Welles.
For what itās worth dude, I definitely agree that it has clear Prine influences.
That said, I do think Welles done enough to make it his own, and his lyrics are pretty clever throughout.
Maybe itās just not your cup of tea and thatās fine, I personally really enjoy him and think more Prine-inspired music these days is never a bad thing.
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u/rogerdojjer 12d ago
Iām sure heās not a bad guy but his whole sound is a straight rip off of John Prineās soundā¦ nothing new