Favorite Lyricist

[Disco Dave]

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I have to say for me it is Paul Simon.

I had to edit because I somehow almost for Morrissey, yeah, the lyrics he wrote for The Smiths are just amazing.

[Hyperfuzz]

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I think Alice Cooper is pretty clever.

[Shawn Lutz]

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Bob Daisly who wrote the first two Ozzy albmum's lyrics

[semagic]

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rob thomas or pat monahan. [img]/images/graemlins/popcorn.gif[/img]

[guitarsjb]

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Johnny Cash

[No Use]

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I like a lot of different stuff, but these days, i really like Cory Putnam, the new vocalist of Norma jean...

he really captures with how i wrote, like poetry, but in an interesting way...

i think he uses a main emotion or event, and translates it abstractly in different ways of expressing it, in written ideas...i dunno, it just showed me how a lot of things in hxc were really poetic, in a screaming, angry, non-emo way, lol. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[sully]

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in no order:

tom waits
morrissey
peter steele
art alexakis
johnette napolitano
poe (the chick, not edgar allen...but he's okay too, i guess)
nick cave

[ChickenScratch]

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I think Daniel Gildenlow of Pain Of Salvation is one of if not the greatest lyricist ever. Very moving and powerful, I can't listen to POS without getting emotional.

Honorable mentions to Ronnie James Dio, and Jorn Lande.

[Boxcar Willie 84]

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Jay Forrest, Chris Kincaid, Greg Antonnito and Bryan Kienlen, Mike Ness, Ian MacKaye (Minor Threat, not so big on Fugazi).

Norma Jean is awesome.

[Endrik]

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[Tetsuo]

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I think Alice Cooper is pretty clever.

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Is it my body?
Something about me?
You better tell me, tell me
it's really up to you

J/K I do like Alice


Willie... Personally With Ian I was always more of a Guy fan but Pre Fugazi too I love his stuff for Rites of Spring

[StukaJU87]

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Biz Markee. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[No Use]

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"norma Jean is awesome"- hell yeah, bro, i love 'em.

DAMMIT< how i keep fucking forgetting Ness??? Mike Ness is great, damn, i hate leaving him out of everything...

mackaye's awesome.

[horns666]

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Warrel Dane and Chris Cornell

and myself...and that's it!

[illumina]

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Sarah McLachlan.. easy.

not exactly 'metal', but still amazing...

... Almost Gold!