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Lyrical Quality
casull:
I take the zach condon approach.
Ballard:
I second Craig Finn.
--- Quote from: monkandmovies13 on 29 Nov 2007, 18:13 ---Elliott Smith
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I love Elliott Smith, but most of his lyrics revolve around him wallowing in self pity longing for a lost love or whining about his pathetic existence and dependency on fine scotch whiskey.
On the opposite side of the spectrum, there are bands like The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Love him or hate him, Anton Newcombe says things in a primitive manner, but what he says is beautiful, vivid, and painfully clear. Lyrics to "Stars" provided:
--- Quote ---I thought I could touch the stars
I lie alone at night
I don't know where you are
my face explodes
teardrops into tears
and every second I'm not with you
well it seems like years.
I've told you
how I love you
and need you
will kill you
yeah, yeah
I won't die
but I don't feel the same
I lie awake at night
hoping to see you again
my face explodes
teardrops into tears
and every moment I'm not with you
well it seems like years.
I love you
I need you
yeah, yeah
and I told you
that I'd kill you
yeah, yeah
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Juxtaposition:
If a song doesn't focus on lyrics, or just has unimportant, ignorable lyrics it can still be amazing. But if it has bad lyrics, I can't listen to it, I just sit there wincing. Lyrics are one of the most important parts of a song to me, though.
Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Colin Meloy, David Bowie, Matt Belamy, Morrissey (of course), many others.
Patrick:
Did I mention Cake? I should probably mention Cake if I haven't already mentioned Cake.
Cake.
yossarian07:
My Favorites:
Colin Meloy, Jeff Magnum from Neutral Milk Hotel, Thom Yorke, John Darnielle from the Mountain Goats, Ben Gibbard, John Samson from the Weakerthans, Thomas Kalnoky from Streetlight Manifesto, Wayne Coyne
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