Your top 5 lyricists - Page 2

NicholasDWolfwood · August 6th, 2006, 03:50 PM

Morrison
Waters
MJK
Peart
Cantrell/Staley

Rocky Raccoon · August 6th, 2006, 08:20 PM

Maynard James keenan
Waters/Gilmour
Lennon/Mcartney

worldwide_suicide · August 6th, 2006, 10:45 PM

MJK is overrated imo.

arzachel · August 6th, 2006, 10:57 PM

he's a non-sensical faggot in illidurit's opinion

worldwide_suicide · August 6th, 2006, 10:59 PM

oic

back on topic... I think Shannon Hoon (Blind Melon) had some nice lyrics iirc

illidurit · August 6th, 2006, 11:01 PM

maynard is a huge faggot with no redeeming qualities

worldwide_suicide · August 6th, 2006, 11:05 PM

oic

what do you guys think of Pete Townsend? I think he's a good lyricist.

Frosties · August 7th, 2006, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by worldwide_suicide

oic

what do you guys think of Pete Townsend? I think he's a good lyricist.

I'm singing this note 'cause it fits in well
With the chords I'm playing
I can't pretend there's any meaning here
Or in the things I'm saying

But I'm in tune
Right in tune

Honestly, I think the lyrics here are genius. Absolutely brilliant!
And it's a good song as well...

Powers · August 7th, 2006, 06:33 AM

Townsend is incredible. Any one who can write a song as beautiful as "Behind Blue Eyes" is practically beyong compare.

Here's selection and some reason for them.

Bob Dylan - for "Times They are a-Changing"

Nina Simone - for "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"

Pete Townsend - for "Behind Blue Eyes"

Roger Waters - for "Time"

Trent Reznor -for "Hurt"

It's not a top 5, 'cause I've missed out some people, people who's lyrics are important to music as a whole and people who are important to me, but these 5 would feature somewhere in any top 20.

illidurit · August 7th, 2006, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Powers

Townsend is incredible. Any one who can write a song as beautiful as "Behind Blue Eyes" is practically beyong compare.

good god I thought for a second that this was the devin townsend thread and you thought he wrote that

Powers · August 7th, 2006, 06:44 AM

lol

Wouldn't mind seeing him cover it.

illidurit · August 7th, 2006, 06:48 AM

hmm I've come to the conclusion that Lennon's 'across the universe' is the greatest psych-folk song in history

if anyone thinks the beatles were crappy lyricists, listen to that song

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Powers Good Morning USA! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sunderland, U.K. Posts: 2,153	Townsend is incredible. Any one who can write a song as beautiful as "Behind Blue Eyes" is practically beyong compare. Here's selection and some reason for them. Bob Dylan - for "Times They are a-Changing" Nina Simone - for "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" Pete Townsend - for "Behind Blue Eyes" Roger Waters - for "Time" Trent Reznor -for "Hurt" It's not a top 5, 'cause I've missed out some people, people who's lyrics are important to music as a whole and people who are important to me, but these 5 would feature somewhere in any top 20. __________________ Francine, you be very careful out there today, we're at terror alert orange! Which means something might go down somewhere in some way at some point in time.

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Powers Good Morning USA! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sunderland, U.K. Posts: 2,153	lol Wouldn't mind seeing him cover it. __________________ Francine, you be very careful out there today, we're at terror alert orange! Which means something might go down somewhere in some way at some point in time.

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illidurit Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: in the shadows lofl Posts: 2,254	hmm I've come to the conclusion that Lennon's 'across the universe' is the greatest psych-folk song in history if anyone thinks the beatles were crappy lyricists, listen to that song