View Full Version : okay, what musical ERA tends to have the best lyricists?
tramampoline
06-09-2002, 04:59 PM
I think that artists like Nick Drake, Cat Stevens and Roger Waters have a lot of good things to say. Modernly speaking, I think Thom yorke (Radiohead) and Coldplay are my faves. How bout' choo?
(Ohy eah, my answer: 60's-70's)
Metalcore4christ825
06-09-2002, 05:28 PM
SMASHING PUMPKINS
tramampoline
06-09-2002, 05:39 PM
Enough said...yeah, I too am a major fan of the Pumpkins. Billy Corgan has a great voice and deep thoughtful lyrics. One of my faves. Have you had the chance to hear anything by Zwan yet?
thelonius74
06-09-2002, 08:10 PM
i'm gonna go with the 70's. I think the 60's are highly overrated as far as lyrical content go.
That's my opinion, and oddly enough, when they were making everything work in the world they never asked for it so...that may give you a clue as to what value it holds. :)
byrnes
06-09-2002, 11:57 PM
Romanticism.
SomeGuyNamedRob
06-10-2002, 06:44 AM
I don't think you can generalize about which era has the best lyrics. Each generation seems to have a proportional number of really good and really bad songwriters.
tramampoline
06-10-2002, 07:15 PM
Rob, yeah, I suppose it's a rather technical question in a way (hard to pin an answer down). Jeez, I gotta learn how to ask better questions. You know what they say, generalization killed the cat.
thelonius74
06-10-2002, 11:01 PM
Originally posted by tramampoline
You know what they say, generalization killed the cat.
:)
non mushall
06-11-2002, 05:34 AM
The electric hippie era - Steve Hillage and Mirriam Gualdy, Daevid Allen , Piere Cordeux etc
SomeGuyNamedRob
06-11-2002, 08:10 AM
Originally posted by tramampoline
Rob, yeah, I suppose it's a rather technical question in a way (hard to pin an answer down). Jeez, I gotta learn how to ask better questions. You know what they say, generalization killed the cat.
Plus you have to account for personal tastes. One person's "brilliant lyric" is another's "pretentious tripe."
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Plus you have to account for personal tastes. One person's "brilliant lyric" is another's "pretentious tripe."
Shit, my favorite lyricists are dudes/dudettes most of y'all wouldn't even consider musicians...so I'll just call them "hip-hop artists".
I'm confused though...is the question about Established Recording Artists? Or a certain era?