favorite songwriters (all kinds)? Who are your favorite composers and lyricists (of all kinds, top 5 or 10 perhaps)? Mine
1. Kevin Gilbert (solo, Giraffe, Toy Matinee, Kaviar)
2. Chris Cornell (Soundgarden, Audioslave, Temple of the Dog, solo)
3. Peter Gabriel (Genesis, solo)
4. Zappa
5. Peter Hammil (Van der Graaf Generator, solo)
6. Roger Waters (Pink Floyd, solo)
7. John Lennon (The Beatles, solo)
8. Neal Morse (Spock's Beard, Transatlantic, Solo)
Nine. Pete Sinfield (King Crimson, Emerson Lake & Palmer)
10. Zack de la Rocha (Rage Against the Machine, one day as a lion)
1 Eric Bloom, Sandy Pearlman, Blue Oyster Cult
2 Neal Peart, Rush
3 Jon Anderson, Yes
4 Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, Led Zeppelin
5 Iommi, Ward, Butler, Osbourne, Black Sabbath
6 Dave Brock, Michael Moorcock, Hawkwind
7 Michael Weikath, Kai Hansen, Michael Kiske, Helloween
Christofer Johnsson 8, Therion
Mikeal Akerfeldt 9, Opeth
10 Rik Emmitt, Triumph
Thank you KC Flag
without order, and tomorrow I might change my mind, but here we go:
1 - Jay-Z
2 - Tom Yorke / Radiohead
3 - Ryan Adams (I know, but it is quite in my iPod right now)
4 - Brian Wilson (seriously)
5 - Tori Amos
6 - Dolly Parton
7 - The Boss, Springsteen (sunrise my favorite)
8 - Jack Johnson (I'm not cool, but it relaxes me)
9 - Luther Vandross (he wrote his songs?)
10 - John Lennon
11 - Fleetwood Mac all the crew, including Stevie
12 - You're right about water
I agree-Mercury too!
Rock:
Dylan
Neil Young
Conor Oberst
Malkmus
Jeff Tweedy
Rap
-Q Tip
Chuck D
R & B:
Marvin Gaye (or the guy who wrote his songs)
Otis Redding
Lennon
Dylan
Harrison
McCartney
Cohen
Lightfoot
Freddie
Roger Waters
Roger Hodgson
** ** Jim Morrison
John Fogerty moves to position 11 .....
1.Nikki Sixx
2.Tom Keifer
3.Tom Petty.
4.David Bowie
5.Chris Cornell
I tend to lean toward the classics ...
Freddie Mercury ... I really think it is underrated as a composer
Lennon
McCartney
Brian May
Dylan
Roger Waters
Townshend
Harrison
Steve Harris of Iron Maiden
The lyricist Nightwish.
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi / Black Sabbath
Bocelli
Lennon
Jim Morrison
John, Paul, George and all great.
Bob Dylan and of course, even if I do not like his music but his lyrics are really good.
Jim Morrison and John Fogerty as well!
There are many names.
Jesse Lacey of Brand New
Andy Hull of Manchester Orchestra
As Cities Burn
A Day To Remember
Secondhand Serenade
Bob Dylan, Pete Townshend, John Lennon, Smokey Robinson
many lyricists are good, but I think Bob Dylan and Billy Joel have all beaten. Neither are my favorite artists of all time, but they are lyrics on top.
Cohen
Dylan
Mike Patton - Faith No More
Robert Smith - The Cure
Mikael Akerfeldt - Opeth
Clapton
Dylan
Lennon
Phil Collins
McCartney
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Top 3 ...
Jim Morrison
Roger Waters
Dylan
Cohen
Waits
Peter Sinfield
Roger Waters
1) Jim Morrison
2) Lil Wayne
Dylan
Stephan Jenkins
Eminem
Springsteen Jungeland
Cohen
Ian Curtis
Bernard Sumner
Bryan Ferry
Bob.
Posted on February 3, 2010.
