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Originally Posted by Dr.Tchock
I mean I can listen to Yes or Rush but not for the songwriting. I mean is Jon Anderson actually saying anything?
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I think songwriters actually do more than just write lyrics, correct me if I'm wrong.
Nor do I think you have to be a good lyricist to be a good songwriter.
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Okay, Genesis also know how to write songs. I was being unfair.
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So do Yes and Rush, it might not conform to the "Pretentious old hippie buttf*cking the corpse of Woody Guthrie while strumming an acoustic guitar" dynamic that people usually associate singing/songwriting with, or the "verse/chorus/verse/chorus/bridge/guitar solo/chorus" dynamic of most rock music but I dunno, I always thought trying different styles of music should be encouraged. I guess not, prog doesn't conform to the rock n roll trifecta. Which is simple, miminal and repetitive, and god forbid you break the
rules of rock n roll.
