Best Lyricists

[Shaun Ponsonby]

Who do you think are the best lyricists of all time? (OTHER THAN DLR)

I like...

Roger Waters
Jim Steinman
Lemmy
Jon Anderson
Freddie Mercury (sometimes)

[guwapo_rocker]

Yoko Ono....

Iyieieiiiisssiifis screech ieeyayayaymmmrrrrr


Blech.

[Shaun Ponsonby]

[Grant]

Jim Morrison

[joe son of DLR]

i think bob dylan and Robert Plant might come second to DLR.

[Shaun Ponsonby]

Ah, forgot about Morrison.

[Virgil Caine]

In no particular order:

Bob Dylan
Robbie Robertson
Robert Plant
Roger Waters
Pete Townsend
Neil Young
John Lennon
Sammy Hagar
Jim Morrison
Jeff Tweedy
Johnny Cash
Van Morrison

[blueturk]

Originally posted by Virgil Caine
In no particular order:

Bob Dylan
Robbie Robertson
Robert Plant
Roger Waters
Pete Townsend
Neil Young
John Lennon
Sammy Hagar
Jim Morrison
Jeff Tweedy
Johnny Cash
Van Morrison

The Sammy thing is a joke, right?

[bueno bob]

Paul O'Neill & Jim Steinman...wordy guys, but poets.

[Unchainme]

Tyler/Perry In their Heyday. 70-79'

(Sorry I LOVE AEROSMITH!)

David Bowie Is pretty good too.

[Big Fat Sammy]

I'll say Tom Waits...cause no one else will.


Who here digs Tom?

Dave was influenced by him on "Push Comes to Shove"

[Nickdfresh]

Bono, I'll dunk now.

[bueno bob]

Ronnie James Dio, without a doubt. There's some really grate stuff he's written lyrically.

[bueno bob]

Michael Akerfeldt, Opeth.

[guwapo_rocker]

The kid is into losing sleep,

and he don't come home for half a week.......


It's easy really....