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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 09:57 AM Original message |
Great lyricists of the rock era - Discuss |
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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
1. Richard Thompson |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 11:16 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Muchly agreed |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 02:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
30. Any man who openly lists The Left Banke as an influence cant be all bad. n/t |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 04:29 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. I didn't know that about RT |
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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
2. Richard Thompson |
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Tikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
3. Elvis Costello, Exene Cervenka and Darby Crash among others... |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
4. Peter Gabriel |
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ArnoldLayne (871 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 12:29 PM Response to Reply #4 |
16. I forgot Elvis Costello |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
6. Paul Simon |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 11:44 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Agreed. And yes, better than Bob Dylan. (Or Dylan Thomas, whoever that was...) |
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TuxedoKat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 11:55 AM Response to Reply #6 |
13. Another vote for Paul Simon here too |
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meegbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
7. Roger Waters | Elvis Costello | Robyn Hitchcock |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
8. Neil Peart does not get nearly enough credit for his lyrics |
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av8rdave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 01:21 PM Response to Reply #8 |
19. I LOVE Armor and Sword |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 02:24 PM Response to Reply #8 |
28. I just rediscovered Rush a couple weeks back |
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Dr. Strange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 04:31 PM Response to Reply #8 |
33. You do know that part of the lyricing in Tom Sawyer was done by someone else, right? |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
10. Until you can create lyrics like "Pompitus of Love" you all fail... |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
11. I really can't think of any non-craptrocious lyrics by Jim Morrison . What am I overlooking? |
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Tikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
12. Andy Partridge, Randy Newman, David Bowie... |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 01:20 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. Stipe is an interesting case |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 02:16 PM Response to Reply #18 |
25. Assuming you can even understand what he is singing (on the 1st 3 records) |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 02:14 PM Response to Reply #12 |
24. Andy Partridge is a great hero of mine as well! |
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ArnoldLayne (871 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
14. Roger Waters, Peter Gabriel and Bruce Springsteen |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
15. Jackson Browne |
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City of Mills (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
17. Gordon Lightfoot, Jim Croce, Johnny Cash |
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Tikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
20. I need to add Doug Colvin, also... |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
21. I was going to say Ray Davies when I realized nobody has mentioned Warren Zevon |
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Tikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 01:31 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. One of the very, very best..... |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 02:22 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. He has at least 3 songs about drinking tea. You gotta love that. n/t |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
23. Bob Seger. |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
26. James Brown & Chuck Berry. Seriously. |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
29. I forgot Frank Zappa |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
31. Hoyt Axton |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
34. Roger Waters, Dylan, Robert Hunter, John Fogerty, Don Henley, Neil Young, |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
35. root boy slim |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 07:12 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. becker-fagen |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 07:13 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. leonard cohen |
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melman (233 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
38. Paul Westerberg |
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Burma Jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
39. John Lennon |
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