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Who's your favourite songwriter?
| Message Board > Music Chitchat - Heavy > Who's your favourite songwriter? |
| Troutbreath User Info... | In the "Greatest Guitar Player" thread Perpetual_Burn said: "Being a wicked guitar player and being a wicked songwriter are 2 completely seperate things." and I couldn't agree more. I don't believe in such a thing as the Greatest anything so I'll change to Favourite. So who are your favourite songwriters and if you're into it, why. A couple of my suggestions would be Joni Mitchell for her intelligent lyrics and amazing musical understanding and maybe John Hartford just because he had such a good time with writing music. I'm sure there are more obvious choices, what do you think? - Sat, 21 Feb 2004 7:40am | ||
| Dano User Info... | Jeff Buckley - Sat, 21 Feb 2004 7:58am | ||
| Zippgunn User Info... | John Hartford, yes! All of his RCA LP's from the 60's have just been re-released on CD, 2 to a disc, and they were my favorite records of last year. He never made a bad record ever. Another favorite "song" writer was Charles Ives. For a combination of great songwriting and great guitar playing I give you Richard Thompson...and Jimi Hendrix. - Sat, 21 Feb 2004 8:11am | ||
| Pooetry User Info... | Murray Acton, yo! - Sat, 21 Feb 2004 10:01am | ||
| lucky bar User Info... | Paul Westerburg when he was with the Replacements wrote some of the greatest songs ever. Still one of my favorite bands. Ben. - Sat, 21 Feb 2004 10:04am | ||
| Adrenaline Animal User Info... | a few of my favorties Izzy Stradlin Fred Eaglesmith Leonard Cohen George Harrison Paul Simon - Sat, 21 Feb 2004 10:40am | ||
| Broccoli User Info... | Barney the Dinosore - Sat, 21 Feb 2004 10:42am | ||
| Fomerly known as . . . User Info... | Alanis Morissette. why? because she is extremely creative with how she pronounces the words in her songs and how she stresses syllables..... she is far from cliche. her music is both serious and sarcastic, dense with meaningful words that can be interpreted in so many ways. yeah! - Sat, 21 Feb 2004 6:40pm | ||
| Perpetual_Burn User Info... | Yeah, she was definetly one of a kind. Probably why she sold so many fruckin albums. - Sat, 21 Feb 2004 6:51pm | ||
| Dano User Info... | I'm gonna let that whole Alanis mention slide, but I will say... I was a label-mate of Alanis for over 3yrs, her name does NOT belong in this thread. Enough said. Dano - Sun, 22 Feb 2004 7:02am | ||
| brad User Info... | one of my all time fav's is Stan Rogers. I'm blown away when I listen to the songs he wrote until his untimely death in his early 30's. - Sun, 22 Feb 2004 7:59am | ||
| mi.coll. User Info... | neil young. - Sun, 22 Feb 2004 10:23am | ||
| ROSS B AY User Info... | That Alanis tart don't write her own songs eh. - Sun, 22 Feb 2004 10:30am | ||
| Stalker User Info... | Prince of course. - Sun, 22 Feb 2004 10:47am | ||
| Perpetual_Burn User Info... | Most singers don't write song. They write angry bitchy lyrics which attract hordes of underage girls to their concerts, which is why Violater was born. - Sun, 22 Feb 2004 12:23pm | ||
| matricide User Info... | Neil, Maynard, Robert Johnson - Sun, 22 Feb 2004 3:16pm | ||
| Formerly known as . . . User Info... | oh, that's right Dano, i forgot that you're the expert on who "my favourite songwriter" is ; ) please forgive me for expressing one of my favourites like the thread title was asking! thank you for setting me straight! you always seem to know what's best for everyone! - Sun, 22 Feb 2004 3:54pm | ||
| Mr. Hell User Info... | Isn't it ironic...don'tcha think? - Sun, 22 Feb 2004 4:04pm | ||
| Dano User Info... | Geez Monica....you sure set me straight. Thanks for telling me what I wrote. Dano - Sun, 22 Feb 2004 4:30pm | ||
| Formerly known as . . . User Info... | no problem Dano! anytime ; ) - Sun, 22 Feb 2004 5:04pm | ||
| SweetGrass User Info... | Dave Stewart in combination with Annie Lennox. I really like how they juxtopose the lyrics with the melody! - Sun, 22 Feb 2004 7:40pm | ||
| D�d[]Sanger User Info... | CORPSEGRINDER!!!!! PAY HOMMAGE TO GREAT LYRASISM!!! *if thats a real word* - Sun, 22 Feb 2004 8:22pm | ||
| eboner User Info... | rufus wainright &ryan adams. - Sun, 22 Feb 2004 9:07pm | ||
| Gman User Info... | Beethoven. - Sun, 22 Feb 2004 10:09pm | ||
| Formerly known as . . . User Info... | SweetGrass, YES, i miss that tandem : ( - Mon, 23 Feb 2004 4:53am | ||
| Ike User Info... | Louis Armstrong Gord Downie Emmy-Lou Harris JJ Cale Kurt Cobain - Mon, 23 Feb 2004 5:48am | ||
| Neil User Info... | T. Azagthoth S. Malone E. Rutan C. Schuldiner - Mon, 23 Feb 2004 6:27am | ||
| Sticky Kola User Info... | 1. FRANK ZAPPA 2. BOB MARLEY 3. NEIL DIAMOND 4. STEVIE WONDER - Mon, 23 Feb 2004 7:24am | ||
| Mr. Hell User Info... | Lately I've been enjoying the songs of: Joshua Homme (QOTSA, Desert Sessions, Eagles Of Death Metal, etc...) Devin Townsend (solo material) Steve Wilson Chris Goss Joe Walsh the WEENers - Mon, 23 Feb 2004 1:58pm | ||
| [+} User Info... | charles mingus & duke ellington. jeff buckley & hawksley workman. ron sexsmith & daniel lanois. - Mon, 23 Feb 2004 2:54pm | ||
| mi.coll. User Info... | debussy, stravinsky, chopin, merle haggard. - Mon, 23 Feb 2004 4:49pm | ||
| nunslinger User Info... | gord downie david bowie jim morrison eddie vedder chris cornell joe strummer bono lou reed - Mon, 23 Feb 2004 4:59pm | ||
| Fools in Love User Info... | Cole Porter was amazing, Lennon, Costello, i totally agree with Joni Mitchell, Peter Gabriel, XTC, Hoagie Carmichael, The Posies and a great current band out of San Franscico called Beulah - great pop writing... - Mon, 23 Feb 2004 8:28pm | ||
| Instrument of Karma User Info... | Lemmy. How can we argue with songs like "Love me like a reptile" or "I'm gonna steal your face"? Also, Jimmy Page and whoever did the songwriting for Zepplin. Anyone who is so informed, please let me know (I'm sure someone will, just make sure you're right lest someone pounce on the opportunity to de-fame you). - Tue, 24 Feb 2004 6:04am | ||
| Jedi User Info... | Lyrics were usually written by Robert Plant. Jimmy and Robert did most of the song writing. The music was more Jimmy and John Paul. Most zep fans dont know how under-rated John Paul Jones is as a major colaborator in the final product. Still the most amazing band of all time in my eye's. Every album is unique. - Tue, 24 Feb 2004 9:20am | ||
| Brand X Jesse User Info... | - Tom Waits - Leadbelly - Beck - Kris Kristofferson - Vic Ruggiero (of the Slackers) - Johnny Rotten - Robert Johnson - Frank Black - Lou Reed - Tue, 24 Feb 2004 11:26am | ||
| Nocturna User Info... | I agree with Stan Rogers...simply brillant! Also John Renbourn, Ian Anderson, Elvis Costello & Jim Malcom. Mmmmmm scrumptious! - Tue, 24 Feb 2004 3:20pm | ||
| [+} User Info... | god rest joe strummers soul, but it was mick jones who created most of your clash favourites. - Tue, 24 Feb 2004 3:49pm | ||
| Seanor User Info... | whoever writes Avril Lavignes songs for her.....genius.... - Tue, 24 Feb 2004 4:21pm | ||
| The One After Two User Info... | I always liked Jerry Cantrell and Alice In Chains... crazy drug music makes me scared of crack! The boys in Rage make me think angry thoughts... - Tue, 24 Feb 2004 5:04pm | ||
| ROSS B AY User Info... | Het. So fuck you. - Wed, 25 Feb 2004 3:52am | ||
| bearhead User Info... | Richard Buckner and Carey Mercer (right now) - Wed, 25 Feb 2004 8:15am | ||
| lonemonk User Info... | My answer to best songwriter is the same as 1/2 of my answer for best guitarist... Frank Zappa As complicated as you like, or more absurd than you want, this guy didn't write hits at all, but rather a few thousand songs which all deserve to stand the test of time. FZ is (almost) the only artist who gets my unconditional respect. - Wed, 25 Feb 2004 2:55pm | ||
| utopian society User Info... | John K. Sampson has always been quite high on my list. - Wed, 25 Feb 2004 3:13pm | ||
| Troutbreath User Info... | Zippgunn, thanks for the heads-up on the John Hartford re-release, I'm going to track down a copy. In fact there are a number of people in this thread I want to know more about. - Thu, 26 Feb 2004 4:28am | ||
| jrs User Info... | Lennon/McCartney Gram Parsons Paul Westerberg Robbie Robertson Jagger/Richards Bob Pollard Neil Young Bruce Springsteen Bob Dylan Hank Williams Sr. John Fogerty Lou Reed Will Oldham Freddy Mercury Marc Bolan Tom Petty Bon Scot Blake Schwarzenbach - Fri, 27 Feb 2004 2:28pm | ||
| Retrovertigo User Info... | Tom Waits Elliott Smith Paul McCartney (spelling?) Kurdt Kobain Trent Reznor Chris Cornell Brian Wilson Tori Amos Bjork David Grohl Most future potential: Matt Belamy - Fri, 27 Feb 2004 8:13pm | ||
| brad User Info... | hmm..i re-read the initial question...who is your favorite songwriter....of course..who can limit this to just ONE individual..cool to see so many influences and diverse responses...some of which will make a few of us seek out talent previously unknown .......cool to say the least. - Fri, 27 Feb 2004 8:45pm | ||
| Doppelganger User Info... | Today would be Ron Sexsmith. Who knows who tomorrow will bring? - Sat, 28 Feb 2004 11:20am | ||
| eboner User Info... | &elliot smith. - Sun, 29 Feb 2004 2:15pm | ||
| alain User Info... | Maynard - Sun, 29 Feb 2004 2:22pm | ||
| Stairway To Hell User Info... | Pink Floyd, it's just so great to see drugs come out in ppl's music. - Sun, 29 Feb 2004 7:20pm | ||
| kittykat666 User Info... | Ian Curtis Danzig 'nuff said - Mon, 1 Mar 2004 12:37am | ||
| mi.coll. User Info... | who's this maynard person? - Mon, 1 Mar 2004 2:33pm | ||
| ticklefish User Info... | Neil Finn Damon Gough McCartney Van the man Lucinda Williams Steve Earle Mick Jones/Joe Strummer Neil Young - Mon, 1 Mar 2004 2:47pm | ||
| Sound Production that wont break your bank User Info... | TOM PETTY - Tue, 16 Mar 2004 4:45am | ||
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