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Originally Posted by k-krack
The Smashing pumpkins are hardly "meaningful." Great band, but it was just phony angst!
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Oh, I agree with this sentiment wholeheartedly. Fucking Pavement SONG TITLES are more more interesting than "The world is a vampire" for example, only they're more elliptical.
I guess "personal expression" is not related to quality. Morrissey lyrics don't bother me, but Corgan's do. They equally have their hearts on their sleeves, but Moz has the benefit of also having a brain in his head (as well as a sense of humor).
High quality can come from anywhere, the "surreal" or the "heartfelt," Michael Stipe's murmurs or Lennon's cry for his dead mother.