10 Favorite Lyricists

sweet_nothing · 07-05-2008, 06:42 AM

mine updated (because my last one makes me laugh now)

Ian Curtis
Syd Barrett
Damon Albarn
Thom Yorke
Elliott Smith
Patrick Wolf
Chan Marshall
Nick Drake
Morrissey
Joe Strummer

Molecules · 07-05-2008, 07:36 AM

1. Mark E Smith
2. Mark E Smith
3. Mark E Smith
4. Mark E Smith
5. Mark E Smith
6. Bobby Dylan
7. Nigel Blackwell (Half Man Half Biscuit)
8. John Lennon (Beatles), for all those oblique references and the thinly-veiled misogyny
9. Ray Davies
10. Not Nick Cave.

Should have a separate one for hip hop aswell.

TheCunningStunt · 08-05-2010, 10:45 PM

Bump, I fancied doing a list.

1. Ian Curtis - He cut his veins and let them bleed.
2. Morrissey - Wit, cynicism. It's Morrissey, he's brilliant.
3. Nick Cave - No one tells a story quite like Nick.
4. J. Mascis - Some of his lyrics are just amazing, I can relate to so many of them. And the ones I can't relate to and don't fully understand, they're still immense.
5. John Lennon - Yeah...
6. Jeff Mangum - King of Carrot Flowers! Just listen!! He sings his lyrics like he has a gun to his head, and that makes them so much better. They're already great.
7. Alex Turner - Poetic turn of phrase, and he commented on social issues in Britain with the Monkeys first album. I love his lyrics.
8. Billy Corgan - Pick your pockets full of sorrow, run away with me tomorrow.
9. Jack White - Old style bluesy stories.
10. Frank Black - Just for how bizarre they are

CaptainAwesome · 08-06-2010, 03:22 PM

in no particular order

Tim Mcilrath
Matt Skiba
Dan Andriano
whichever member of In Flames it is that writes the lyrics
David Rovics
Geoff Rickly

vargo999 · 09-26-2010, 01:40 PM

Tommy Hall is a genius.

"If your limbs begin dissolving
In the water that you tread
All surroundings are evolving
In the stream that clears your head"

"Well, you finally find your helpless mind,
is trapped inside your skin.
You want to leave,
but you believe you won't get back again.
You only know ,
you have to go but still you can't get out.
You try and try,
you die and die.
You're stopped by your own doubt.
Reverberation,
reverberation.
You find no peace,
it doesn't cease,
it's deadly irritation.
It keeps you blind,
it's there behind,
your every hesitation.
It holds your thought,
your mind is caught,
your fixed with fascination.
You think you'll die,
it's just a lie,
it's backward elevation!
Reverberation."

Raust · 09-26-2010, 08:07 PM

Neil Peart
Roger Waters
Syd Barrett
Peter Sinfield
John Lennon
Jim Morrison
Kurt Cobain
Elliott Smith
Thom Yorke
Jerry Garcia

ribbons · 09-26-2010, 08:53 PM

Leonard Cohen
Van D.yke Parks
Ray Davies
Bob Dylan
Joni Mitchell
Van Morrison
John Lennon
Elvis Costello
Bill Callahan
Brian Eno

Husky McDump · 09-28-2010, 03:11 PM

1. DooM - MF Doom, Viktor Vaughn, Madvillan, Dangerdoom, ect...
2. Issac Brock - Modest Mouse, Ugly Casanova
3. POS - POS, Doomtree
4. Ben Gibbard - Death Cab For Cutie
5. Chris Hannah - Propagandhi
6. Cody Bonnette - As Cities Burn
7. David Bazan - Pedro the Lion
8. Max Bemis - Say Anything
9. Dennis Lyxzén - Refused
10. Brian Fallon - The Gaslight Anthem

Husky McDump · 09-28-2010, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spark10036

W. Axl Rose

....explain?

PoolGuy · 07-15-2011, 03:28 PM

Aaron Weiss
Leonard Cohen
Conor Oberst (yeah, yeah)
Bob Dylan
Jon Foreman
Cat Stevens

IMO.

07-05-2008, 07:36 AM	#62 (permalink)
Molecules daddy don't Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: the Wastes Posts: 2,577	1. Mark E Smith 2. Mark E Smith 3. Mark E Smith 4. Mark E Smith 5. Mark E Smith 6. Bobby Dylan 7. Nigel Blackwell (Half Man Half Biscuit) 8. John Lennon (Beatles), for all those oblique references and the thinly-veiled misogyny 9. Ray Davies 10. Not Nick Cave. Should have a separate one for hip hop aswell. __________________ [SIZE="1"]Eff em tumble her

08-05-2010, 10:45 PM	#63 (permalink)
TheCunningStunt love will tear you apart Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 5,107	Bump, I fancied doing a list. 1. Ian Curtis - He cut his veins and let them bleed. 2. Morrissey - Wit, cynicism. It's Morrissey, he's brilliant. 3. Nick Cave - No one tells a story quite like Nick. 4. J. Mascis - Some of his lyrics are just amazing, I can relate to so many of them. And the ones I can't relate to and don't fully understand, they're still immense. 5. John Lennon - Yeah... 6. Jeff Mangum - King of Carrot Flowers! Just listen!! He sings his lyrics like he has a gun to his head, and that makes them so much better. They're already great. 7. Alex Turner - Poetic turn of phrase, and he commented on social issues in Britain with the Monkeys first album. I love his lyrics. 8. Billy Corgan - Pick your pockets full of sorrow, run away with me tomorrow. 9. Jack White - Old style bluesy stories. 10. Frank Black - Just for how bizarre they are __________________ I don't feel and I feel great. Last FM

08-06-2010, 03:22 PM	#64 (permalink)
CaptainAwesome Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Scotland Posts: 49	in no particular order Tim Mcilrath Matt Skiba Dan Andriano whichever member of In Flames it is that writes the lyrics David Rovics Geoff Rickly __________________ Jesus could walk on water...BUT I CAN SWIM THROUGH LAND. http://imagegen.last.fm/basicrt10/re...awesome666.gif There are some who say that life's a bitch, well I'm not one of those: It's what you make of it.

09-26-2010, 08:07 PM	#66 (permalink)
Raust Music Addict Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,411	Neil Peart Roger Waters Syd Barrett Peter Sinfield John Lennon Jim Morrison Kurt Cobain Elliott Smith Thom Yorke Jerry Garcia

09-26-2010, 08:53 PM	#67 (permalink)
ribbons Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,265	Leonard Cohen Van D.yke Parks Ray Davies Bob Dylan Joni Mitchell Van Morrison John Lennon Elvis Costello Bill Callahan Brian Eno Last edited by ribbons; 09-26-2010 at 09:00 PM.

09-26-2010, 01:40 PM	#65 (permalink)
vargo999 Groupie Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1	Tommy Hall is a genius. "If your limbs begin dissolving In the water that you tread All surroundings are evolving In the stream that clears your head" "Well, you finally find your helpless mind, is trapped inside your skin. You want to leave, but you believe you won't get back again. You only know , you have to go but still you can't get out. You try and try, you die and die. You're stopped by your own doubt. Reverberation, reverberation. You find no peace, it doesn't cease, it's deadly irritation. It keeps you blind, it's there behind, your every hesitation. It holds your thought, your mind is caught, your fixed with fascination. You think you'll die, it's just a lie, it's backward elevation! Reverberation."

09-28-2010, 03:11 PM	#68 (permalink)
Husky McDump No Shirt Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 442	1. DooM - MF Doom, Viktor Vaughn, Madvillan, Dangerdoom, ect... 2. Issac Brock - Modest Mouse, Ugly Casanova 3. POS - POS, Doomtree 4. Ben Gibbard - Death Cab For Cutie 5. Chris Hannah - Propagandhi 6. Cody Bonnette - As Cities Burn 7. David Bazan - Pedro the Lion 8. Max Bemis - Say Anything 9. Dennis Lyxzén - Refused 10. Brian Fallon - The Gaslight Anthem __________________ not everyone can make it to the pros, some rise to the top, others down low. Last edited by Husky McDump; 09-28-2010 at 03:22 PM.

07-15-2011, 03:28 PM	#70 (permalink)
PoolGuy Groupie Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 15	Aaron Weiss Leonard Cohen Conor Oberst (yeah, yeah) Bob Dylan Jon Foreman Cat Stevens IMO. __________________ [This is a music forum, not a pool business advertising opportunity. Read the forum rules.]