delboy Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 1. morrissey2. billy bragg3. david gedge4. mike skinner5. john lydon6. kurt cobain7. chuck d8. lou reed9. pete shelley10. bob dylan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afro Droid Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 There can be only one - Richey James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metallica_jaco Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 Originally posted by delboy:1. morrissey2. billy bragg3. david gedge4. mike skinner5. john lydon6. kurt cobain7. chuck d8. lou reed9. pete shelley10. bob dylan Its Probably just me in this whole forum, but i have a severe thing against Kurt Cobain, i hate Nirvana, they may have inspired music of today but it was dull and boring to me, depressing music. If Kurt Cobain didnt like the pressure then just stop writing the music but no ill go and kill myself for the sheer fun knowing that people are going to cry over spilt milk for the next 10 years. he was a waster and whoever lives in the past with Kurt Cobain can go cry over spilt milk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted May 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 fair enough, i just love his lyrics on in utero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 Originally posted by Jonny Lucifer:There can be only one - Richey James 8o i'm impressed..it's just a shame that some of his more clever lyrics are overlooked, in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laxton's Superb Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 Morrissey is the only lyricist i feel i can in any way relate to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Fat Porn Star Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 Re: Re: top ten lyricistsOriginally posted by metallica_jaco:but it was dull and boring to me, depressing music. All hail the happy, jolly Morrissey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted May 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 you should check out some billy bragg or david gedge lyrics from the same school of unrealsitic hopelessness (bragg is much better for me when he is writing love songs than political ones).blaring out hatful of hollow at the moment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demon Of The Fall Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 Mike From OpethAaron from My Dying BrideJeff BuckleyJames From MetallicaAnders From In FlamesDamien RiceDanny From Anathema Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 JR Hayes (Pig Destroyer) "Fingerprints on my eyes like ten tiny maps to heaven, or ten rogue angels torching the house of god. I feel something pressing against my kidneys. Maybe a pair of wings. Maybe the ghost of a bullet."Maynard James Keenan (Tool and A Perfect Circle) "you claimed all this time that you would die for me. why then are you so surprised when you hear your own eulogy?"whoever does the Acid Bath lyrics "where kitchen knives conspire, razorblades make bloodless love...like murder"Richard Johnson, Carl Schultz, Jay Randall(Agoraphobic Nosebleed) "i dont fuck bitches anymore; i make them watch me massage myself till i cum in my hand. belt them with my payload across the mouth. real men dont just blow loads on jane doe, they grind them in. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 Lal WatersonRoy HarperRichard ThompsonLorenz HartRay DaviesBob DylanDan TreacyLoudon WainwrightJoni MitchellIvor Cutler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted May 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 shit forgot about ivor cutlerand that tower of deranged madness syd barrett as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 Originally posted by josef k:Morrissey is the only lyricist i feel i can in any way relate to. I don't see why you listen to any music other than the Smiths and Moz in that case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 Originally posted by delboy:shit forgot about ivor cutlerand that tower of deranged madness syd barrett as well! God, yes....how can I not have listed Syd?!!!!!????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 1. Richey James Edwards2. Cedric Bixler Zavala3. Ian Curtis4. Morrissey5. Billy Corgan6. Robert Smith7. Joe StrummerCan't think of anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmer_eldritch Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 Bob DylanMark KnopflerSyd BarretRoger WatersLeonard CohenNick drakeHawkwind!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingin' Ryan Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 Originally posted by Jonny Lucifer:There can be only one - Richey James Agreed.I still can't listen to Generation Terrorists/Gold Against the Soul/The Holy Bible without being at a complete loss as to how someone can write lyrics that clever and that thought provoking. Superb vocabulary, unbelivably smart and still bleak as a blackout. Genius.Some of my other favourites are ;Zach De La Rocha (The angriest lyrics this side of Arlo Guthrie)Bob Dylan (self-explanatory)Lux Interior - The Cramps (Sleazy PVC B-Movies in lyrical form)Steven Tyler (If you ignore the comedy stuff like Dude Looks Like a Lady and Love in an Elevator, he can write some really poetic stuff) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 Ivor CutlerTom WaitsLeonard CohenConnor Oberst (Bright Eyes)Gustav Bertha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossP Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 Zach De la Rocha. nuff saidAnd Jonah Margera and Maynard James Keenan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laxton's Superb Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 i listen to other bands alongside the smiths, because to me, the lyrics are secondary to the music, and so because i maybe don't relate to other artists lyrics, i still very much enjoy the music they make.in response to Mr Jazz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragudave Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 Mark E SmithRobert Pollard (from GbVoices)Bob MarleySonic YouthLots of blues artists from the 1920,30s and 40s whose songs are much powerful than any history lesson !Nick CaveJerry Dammers / The Specials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 Jason Cruz - Strung Out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest highroller Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 Originally posted by Jason:Jason Cruz - Strung Out Bingo...hugely underrated...HUGELY....I mean they are VERY VERY special...anything off of "the element of sonic defiance" I think might be his finest lyrical hour so far..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-matthEw- Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 DylanMark Everett (E from the Eels)John LydonRyan Adams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouse Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 Neil Peart owns all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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