Great lyricists of our time

[pacmangirl]

Alright guys, so who do you think are great lyricists/songwriters of our time???
As for me, in no particular order, here it goes:
Eminem
Natalie Imbruglia (...um, the first album... not so sure about her latest)
Jason Wade (from Lifehouse for those of you who don't know..)
Alanis Morrisette
Coldplay
and... Avril.. ok ok, before someone starts throwing rocks at me let me just say that she may be no poet, but she can write good songs...

Your turn :)

[EeZeReal]

Aesop Rock :laugh: :done:

Well... hes the most complex lyricist of our time atleast..LoL

[deathrider]

ok john schaffer (iced earth)

[madsquirrel]

Craig David
Dashboard Confessional
Linkin Park
Lit
Jimmy Eat World

[skrtfntcwu]

Eleana Kiper.
'Nuff said.



-skrt

[pacmangirl]

Eleana Kiper.
'Nuff said.

how could I forget?! thanx skrtfntcwu :yes:

[QueenBee]

Eminem (because.. well can I say DUH? lol)
Elena Kiper :)
And also someone else I can't come up with now..

[Ghalib]

John Lennon

[Rachel]

Sarah McLachlan

[luxxi]

Zack de la Rocha (Rage Against The Machine)
Biohazard (dont know who writes the lyrics for them)

[narayana]

She is ok

[FadingAway]

Dave Matthews of Dave Matthews Band
Adam Duritz of Counting Crows
Sarah McLachlan
Fionna Apple
Elliot Smith
Brandon Boyd of Incubus
Noel Gallagher of Oasis
Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam
Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park
Zack de la Rocha of Rage Against The Machine
Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins (and ZWAN)
Natalie Merchant
Ben Harper
Stephan Jenkins of Third Eye Blind
Chris Carraba of Dashboard Confessional
Ryan Miller of Guster
Elena Kiper
Jack Johnson
John Mayer
Edwin McCain
Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World
Norah Jones
Aesop Rock
Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill of The Fugees

[freddie]

Our time? What is OUR time? Do you think this generations time? That would be 80s, 90s and 2000s right?
80s- Freddie Mercury, Mark Knopfler, Bernnie Taupin, Axl Rose...
90s - Kurt Cobain, Linda Perry...
2000s- hmmm... V.Polyenko?

But the true masters of the trade came before that: Stevie Wonder, Bod Dylan, Roger Waters, Ray Davies, Don McLean ...

[Charles]

Steve Goodman

[pacmangirl]

our time meaning as in today's artists out there... yea, this generation's artists

Norah Jones
? I thought she didn't write her own music... isn't that what she said at the Grammy's?

[goku]

Chumbawamba
Evanescence

~I don't know who writes the lyrics here, but they are incredible~

[FadingAway]

James Taylor too...

[YLuelniaa]

Kurt Cobain
Layne Stanley
Maynard James Keenan (perfect circle & tool)
Scooter (Cold)

[suchAsurprise]

eminem
avril lavigne
norah jones
Shakira

[EeZeReal]

Gift Of Gab (Blackalicious)
Slug (Atmosphere)
Sage Francis
Del The Funkee Homosapien

[crni]

EMINEM

[angeljas01]

Tori Amos
Bjork
Kidneythieves
Nelly Furtado
Poe

[dare2dream28]

Shania Twain & Mutt Lange

[Ranko]

Staind, Fuel, Rival Schools, Addict, Finger Eleven... And some more i can't remember right now. Lol.

[Disengage]

Steven Patrick Morrissey
Ian Mackaye
John Lennon
Jello Biafra
Ice T
Ray Cappo

[Lux]

off the top of my head, in no particular order, although the first one i think is the greatest by far

Alanis Morissette
Shirley Manson/Butch Vig
whoever writes lyrics in coldplay
whoever writes lyrics in the strokes
kenna? anyone heard of kenna? and "hellbent? great video..but also great lyrics, dunno who wrote em
bono
JIM MORISSON
thom yorke
elena kiper (doi isnt that a given)
eh can't think of any one else at this point :hmmm:

[Obie]

I know it's really a long long ......long time since the last post. But I really needed to say:

Sarah Mclachlan
Darren Hayes
Daniel Jones

[Winkie]

Dave Matthews (Dave Matthews Band)
Jack Johnson
The person who wrote the lyrics for Snow Patrol
John Mayer
Kurt Cobain
Brandon Boyd (Incubus)
Seether
Edwin McCain
And lots of people I can't come up with now..

and of course: me.. :p though they aren't lyrics, just poems:blabla:

[Mute_Clouds]

EMINEM

I agree.

Bjork, Tori Amos are also really great at writing. I think some pop acts are great as well, Pete Wentz (of FAll Out Boy) for example. I love listening to him talk about how he writes his lyrics and the reasoning behind the formatting of them.

I hardly follow western acts any more but I'd like to believe Shiina Ringo (currently of Tokyo Jihen) to be one of the bests.

I like that someone said Poe. It makes me giddy.

[onyxhotel28]

people will probably be annoyed on when i say this but on lindsay lohans "a little more personal (raw)" album her lyrics are deep, i think its an unheard album & i personally like her voice, & its not like i have bad taste bc i enjoy mariah carey, christina aguilera as well.

[dradeel]

Someone wrote years ago:
ok john schaffer (iced earth)
And I totally agree, allthough his name is JON Schaffer :laugh:

Besides Jon Schaffer you also have Lex Icon (The Kovenant) and Byron (Bal-Sagoth). Extremely good lyricists... people just haven't the ability to enjoy and cherish their skills because of their heavy/extreme choice of music - which is what their lyrics fit the most of course :D

[QueenOfLesbania]

lindsay lohans "a little more personal (raw)" album her lyrics are deep, i think its an unheard album
i agree... shame they haven't done more publicity for it. it's a good album
its not like i have bad taste bc i enjoy mariah carey, christina aguilera as well
ok, those 2 are bad taste in my book :p

[Jennie]

Pharrell Williams.. <3
Looove that guy! :D