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No Ben Folds? Worthless.

 

[MetatronM]

There's no way Roger Waters is not #1. Comparing his lyrics (especially the later ones) to John Lennon's is borderling laughable IMO.

Yes, comparing Roger Waters to the brilliance of John Lennon is laughable indeed.

 

[Eminem]

That comment wasn't aimed at Maynard. He may be a lot of things, but dumb isn't one of them.

Clearly "half of the list" is hyperbole, but some of those people are NOT even close to being artful with their lyrics: Bon Scott? Bob Marley? Robert Plant? Trent Reznor? Jimi Hendrix? Mick Jagger? Art Garfunkel? Dave Matthews? Noel Gallagher???

yeah, :lol:lol:lol @ bon scott

 

[Kon Tiki]

1. Bob Dylan
2. John Lennon (The Beatles)
3. Roger Waters (Pink Floyd)
4. Jim Morrison (The Doors)

:wub

 

[Alucard]

Not a bad list. But I'm a Roger Waters fan so seeing him in the top 3 gave this list my approval.

 

[Kon Tiki]

Patti Smith

Baby was a black sheep. Baby was a whore.
You know she got big. Well, she's gonna get bigger.
Baby got a hand; got a finger on the trigger.
Baby, baby, baby is a rock-and-roll nigger.

huh?

 

[tt_deeb]

Thom Yorke: 54
Billy Corgan: 66


That's all that needs to be said. This list is bogus.

I agree. Thom Yorke should be in top 20 easily. Maynard is a damn good writer though and I'm surprised to see him nab that high of a spot. I would of course put him in the top 10 because I'm biased. But I still love the way he puts words together and "Schism" and basically all of the Lateralus album is top notch writing.

 

[tt_deeb]

Michaep Stipe should be ahead of Thom Yorke

I'm not too sure about that.

 

[BuddyC]

That comment wasn't aimed at Maynard. He may be a lot of things, but dumb isn't one of them.

Clearly "half of the list" is hyperbole, but some of those people are NOT even close to being artful with their lyrics: Bon Scott? Bob Marley? Robert Plant? Trent Reznor? Jimi Hendrix? Mick Jagger? Art Garfunkel? Dave Matthews? Noel Gallagher???

how can you deny the brilliance of "head like a hole, black as your soul, i'd rather die than give you control?"

seriously now.

 

[Dilbert]

how can you deny the brilliance of "head like a hole, black as your soul, i'd rather die than give you control?"

seriously now.

And how about "hey pig, yeah you, hey pig piggy pig pig pig?"

That's DEEP, man.

 

[BuddyC]

And how about "hey pig, yeah you, hey pig piggy pig pig pig?"

That's DEEP, man.

"deep, deep, deep, deep" indeed -jinx-.

 

[nitewulf]

on a related note, the best lyrics of all time is surely from "knocking at your backdoor" by deep purple.

Sweet lucy was a dancer
But none of us would chance her
Because she was a samurai
She made electric shadows
Beyond our fingertips
And none of us could reach that high
She came on like a teaser
I had to touch and please her
Enjoy a little paradise
The log was in my pocket
When lucy met the rockett
And she never knew the reason why

I can’t deny it
With that smile on her face
It’s not the kill
It’s the thrill of the chase

Feel it coming
It’s knocking at the door
You know it’s no good running
It’s not against the law
The point of no return
And now you know the score
And now you’re learning
What’s knockin’ at your back door

Sweet nancy was so fancy
To get into her pantry
Had to be the aristocracy
The members that she toyed with
At her city club
Were something in diplomacy
So we put her on the hit list
Of a common cunning linguist
A master of many tongues
And now she eases gently
From her austin to her bentley
Suddenly she feels so young

.................



wtf?????!!!!!?????

 

[AntoneM]

this list uh.. lists neither John Flansburg nor John Linnell and is therefore a steaming pile of shit.

 

[tt_deeb]

Top 100 Male Vocalists

http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_vocalists.html

1. Freddie Mercury (Queen)
2. Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin)
3. Chris Cornell (Soundgarden)
4. Jim Morrison (The Doors)
5. Roger Daltrey (The Who)
6. Ian Gillan (Deep Purple)
7. Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)
8. Jeff Buckley
9. Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam)
10. Maynard James Keenan (Tool, Perfect Circle)
11. David Bowie
12. Elvis Presley
13. Rob Halford (Judas Priest)
14. Geoff Tate (Queensryche)
15. Steve Perry (Journey)
16. Ronnie James Dio (Dio)
17. Mike Patton (Faith No More)
18. Layne Staley (Alice In Chains)
19. Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones)
20. Philip Anselmo (Pantera)
21. Axl Rose (Guns N Roses)
22. David Byron (Uriah Heep)
23. Kevin Cronin (REO Speedwagon)
24. Justin Hayward (Moody Blues)
25. Bruce Springsteen
26. Steven Tyler (Aerosmith)
27. Dan McCafferty (Nazareth)
28. Sebastian Bach (Skid Row)
29. David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
30. John Lennon (The Beatles)
31. Bono (U2)
32. John Fogerty (CCR)
33. Bon Scott (AC/DC)
34. Kevin Cronin (REO Speedwagon)
35. Elvis Costello
36. Peter Cetera (Chicago)
37. Klaus Meine (Scorpions)
38. Sammy Hagar (Van Halen)
39. Van Morrison
40. Bob Seger
41. Lou Reed (Velvet Underground)
42. Eric Clapton (Cream)
43. Joe Cocker
44. Ian Astbury (The Cult)
45. David Coverdale (Whitesnake)
46. Roger Waters (Pink Floyd)
47. David Lee Roth (Van Halen)
48. Art Garfunkel (Simon & Garfunkel)
49. Don Mclean
50. Gary Cherone (Extreme)
51. Roy Orbison
52. Mark Lanegan (Queens Of The Stoneage)
53. Ronnie Van Zant (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
54. Michael Stipe (REM)
55. Greg Lake (ELP, King Crimson)
56. Billy Joel
57. Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath)
58. Ray Davies (The Kinks)
59. Todd Rundgren
60. Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple)
61. Jimi Jamison (Survivor)
62. Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
63. Jack Bruce (Cream)
64. Burton Cummings (The Guess Who)
65. James Hetfield (Metallica)
66. Neil Young
67. Dave Gahan (Depeche Mode)
68. James Labrie (Dream Theater)
69. Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots)
70. Michael Matijevic (Steelheart)
71. George Thorogood
72. Peter Gabriel (Genesis)
73. Joe Elliot (Def Leppard)
74. John Wetton (Asia)
75. Alice Cooper
76. Elton John
77. Nick Cave
78. Sting (The Police)
79. Morissey (The Smiths)
80. Liam Gallagher (Oasis)
81. Brian Johnson (AC/DC)
82. Jon Anderson (Yes)
83. Dave Mustaine (Megadeth)
84. Brad Delp (Boston)
85. Glenn Danzig (Danzig)
86. Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins)
87. Shannon Hoon (Blind Melon)
88. Bob Dylan
89. Paul Dianno (Iron Maiden)
90. Brandon Boyd (Incubus)
91. Geddy Lee (Rush)
92. Michael Sweet (Stryper)
93. Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
94. Iggy Pop
95. Gregg Allman (Allman Brothers Band)
96. Robert Smith (The Cure)
97. Meat Loaf
98. Graham Bonnet (Rainbow)
99. Paul Rodgers (Bad Company

 

[Tim]

Originally Posted by Tim:
...Born in the USA Born in the USA...

For some reason, I really hope this post is supposed to be a joke.

 

[Crag Dweller]

Where the fuck is Townes Van Zandt?

IAWTP

 

[Cool]

Dude, Brian Wilson? 17? I'm a huge Beach Boys fan, and it's a known fact he didn't write lyrics most of the time, usually just music and melodies. WTF? Where did you get this?

 

[Echoes of Pink]

Tom Petty deserves a better ranking.