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what makes a great lyricist?
KharBevNor:
--- Quote from: imapiratearg on 27 Oct 2007, 07:59 ---Is that like a kenning or something?
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In a way. I think it's more just Dave Tibet went through this period of joining words together for no real reason.
Thrillho:
- Being as unique as you can.
- Not rhyming all the time, but rhyming when it's necessary.
- Being as rooted in fiction as you are in reality.
- Minimal repetition.
- A killer line or two that acts as a hook for the whole lyric, even if it's a killer lyric, just one that stands out.
Valrus:
--- Quote from: KharBevNor on 27 Oct 2007, 09:45 ---joining words together for no real reason.
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YOUR SOLAR PLEXUS FEASTS AN EXPLOSION OF TECHNOMAGGOTRY!
That is how you be a great lyricist. Did I do it right guys?
Johnny C:
Well, lyrical abstraction can also be done well. Jeff Tweedy's a clear example - "I am an American Dixie Cup drinker / I assassin down the avenue." I mean, it's silly phrases but the wordplay in them is a beauty. It's when you move that lyrical abstraction from the playful to the self-seriousness in The Mars Volta's lyrics that you encounter problems.
Thrillho:
--- Quote from: Valrus on 27 Oct 2007, 16:15 ---
--- Quote from: KharBevNor on 27 Oct 2007, 09:45 ---joining words together for no real reason.
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YOUR SOLAR PLEXUS FEASTS AN EXPLOSION OF TECHNOMAGGOTRY!
That is how you be a great lyricist. Did I do it right guys?
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AN ABORTION THAT SURVIVED A LINEAGE OF BASTARD MASTICATION
(uh, do we quote real lyrics of his?)
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