Favorite Lyricists of the times

Discussion in 'Music genres, Bands and Artists' started by Little Wing, Aug 17, 2004.

  1. What are your top 3 current lyricists.... mine are

    1. Isaac Brock (Modest Mouse)
    2. Beck
    3. Thom Yorke (Radiohead)

    ^^^ All geniuses.
     
  2. Robert Plant

    John Lennon

    Spinal Tap,lol
     
  3. Heheh, supposed to be of the times... meaning modern lyricists :p. You know, lyrics that are about the shit that goes on in these days.
     
  4. -Del the Funky Homosapien. if ur into hiphop, listen to em, its great.
    -Conor Oberst.
    -Ben Harper
    -dont know his name offhand, but the guy from Thursday. when u really listen to his lyrics.... wow.
     
  5. Bradley Nowell
    Kurt Cobain
    Damien Rice
    Omar (or something, the singer from at the drive in and mars volta)
     
  6. of today i would have to say:

    stephen malkmus (Pavement, The Jicks)

    conor oberst (Bright Eyes, Desaparecidos)

    cant decide a third one!
     

  7. jimmy page wrote most of the lyrics and the songs. Kurt Cobain, jimmy page, john lennon, jim morrison
     
  8. I've been known to play a tune in two and three and four
    I've been persecuted since i shambled through the door
    I've been known to tell a tale in three and four and five and
    I've been gettin my ass chewed out since the day i arrived
    Here

    Nature Boy

    Lyrics by Claypool
    Music by PRIMUS
     
  9. Shyne Po has some dope lyrics
    Twista's are ill too
    I like Lil Wayne's, Juvenile's and B.G.'s lyrics a lot too not really blazin music but dank none the less
     
  10. Maynard James Keenan [tool / A Perfect Circle]
     
  11. ^yea, him for sure
    jim morrison
    trey anastasio, his you can't take seriously sometimes, but they are phucking great
     
  12. surprised to see that more people than i thought knew who connor oberst was. yeah, that cd (fever and mirrors) was really good...


    maynard keenan from apc & tool is awesome...
     

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