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I think songwriters actually do more than just write lyrics.
Nor do I think you have to be a good lyricist to be a good songwriter.
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I'll give you this point. There is more to sonwrinting than lyrics. I suppose the style just doesn't attract me.
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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, 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. 
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I'm all for variety. But I'm against gimmick variety. I might be dead wrong, but I find the "Look, I can put jazz and classical together in a 40 minute suit" to be more exabitionist than an actual artistic statment. I find it robotic. Again, my opinion. I'm not bashing anyone who thinks otherwise.