favourite SONGWRITERS?

Derek · 09.13.2008, 07:44 AM

I'm sure there has been a thread like this before but uhh I don't care

Songwriters I especially like are:
Rivers Cuomo (sure, he hasn't really did anything decent in awhile but Blue Album and Pinkerton are songwriting gold!)

Elliott Smith (obvious choice, but he was one of a kind, very beautiful songs)

John Frusciante (not his RHCP stuff, but his solo stuff is some of the most unique songwriting I've ever heard)

give me some of your choicessssss

king_buzzo · 09.13.2008, 07:48 AM

tom verlaine

atsonicpark · 09.13.2008, 07:50 AM

don van vliet

and:
daniel johnston
jandek
john fahey
robbie basho
richard bishop
john reis
hiro

RdTv · 09.13.2008, 07:50 AM

bill callahan
nick drake
jeff tweedy
bob dylan
leonard cohen
frank zappa

RdTv · 09.13.2008, 07:53 AM

edit* I'm confused are we talking about artist who do singer/songwriter stuff or about the guys who write songs for the groups they play in?

Derek · 09.13.2008, 07:58 AM

Both, any songwriter you like.

Danny Himself · 09.13.2008, 08:04 AM

Tom Waits
M. Ward
Conor Oberst
Mark Linkous
Daniel Johnston

ALIEN ANAL · 09.13.2008, 08:08 AM

yeh tom waits is cool

Moshe · 09.13.2008, 08:08 AM

Berman, Tweedy, Malkmus...

09.13.2008, 08:09 AM

tom waits
bob dylan
neil young
john frusciante

Derek · 09.13.2008, 08:09 AM

Daniel Johnston is a good choice.

PAULYBEE2656 · 09.13.2008, 08:11 AM

nick cave

greedrex · 09.13.2008, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Derek

Rivers Cuomo (sure, he hasn't really did anything decent in awhile

ok Derek, i'm really sorry for being a twat/cunt/dick, but how in hell can you say you're from "Scotland and write such grammatical abomination as "He hasn't really DID..."!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't give a flying fuck usually, but it just is strange to be Scottish and write like you're huh Italian (sorry Nic) or Polish (oops sorry mil) or French (doh sorry SYRfox).

anyways my fave songwriters would probably be.
- Thurston
- Black Francis
- SM
- Lou Barlow

and countless others but these 4 really inspired me a greatdeal when i started out writing stuff, and they still do in spite of all the NEW music i swallow daily.

09.13.2008, 10:03 AM

Julie Awesome- Mary

jimbrim · 09.13.2008, 11:05 AM

Will Oldham
Alan Sparhawk/Mimi Parker
Bill Callahan
Ben Chasny
David Tibet
Tara Burke
Mark Kozelek
Diane Cluck
Stuart Murdoch

deflinus · 09.13.2008, 11:36 AM

all the obvious ones have been said..

black francis

Glice · 09.13.2008, 11:43 AM

Benny & Bjorn, Xenomania.

Danny Himself · 09.13.2008, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbrim

Stuart Murdoch

Good call.

PAULYBEE2656 · 09.13.2008, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deflinus

black francis

uriah hit the crapper......it is genius!!!

another one would have to be jeffrey lewis... sorry but he is good and funny and thats ok in my book!

jimbrim · 09.13.2008, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by PAULYBEE2656

another one would have to be jeffrey lewis... sorry but he is good and funny and thats ok in my book!

Yeah, I saw him play last week, I thought he was pretty good. My mate bought one of his comics.

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Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	I'm sure there has been a thread like this before but uhh I don't care Songwriters I especially like are: Rivers Cuomo (sure, he hasn't really did anything decent in awhile but Blue Album and Pinkerton are songwriting gold!) Elliott Smith (obvious choice, but he was one of a kind, very beautiful songs) John Frusciante (not his RHCP stuff, but his solo stuff is some of the most unique songwriting I've ever heard) give me some of your choicessssss
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