benc Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 "... I think he might've been our only decent teacher." Every other lyricist < Craig Finn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbypuckett Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murakami Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 get hammered! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stranaspank Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Just started listening to the album again, I missed it. I want "the songs will be our scriptures" tattooed on me somewhere (yes, editing out "sing-along"). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stranaspank Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 "Every other lyricist < Craig Finn Also: this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Every other lyricist < Craig Finn Also: this. I think that's a bit overboard to say the least. At the very minimum the aforementioned Joe Strummer could write one hell of a song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benc Posted June 11, 2009 Author Share Posted June 11, 2009 Also: this. I think that's a bit overboard to say the least. At the very minimum the aforementioned Joe Strummer could write one hell of a song. Writing a song isn't the same as writing lyrics. But yeah, I agree, it's over the top. But it's no fun to say "most people who write lyrics < Craig Finn" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 To me its writing a song and writing music. Lyrics = song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benc Posted June 11, 2009 Author Share Posted June 11, 2009 To me its writing a song and writing music. Lyrics = song. But a song has to be more than just lyrics. Otherwise it is just a cappella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 No, no, what I meant was when I refer to writing a song to me it means writing the lyrics. If I meant the musical part I would specifically say "music." When I said Joe Strummer could write a song I meant the lyrics to a song. If I had meant the music part I would say Joe Strummer could write some great music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benc Posted June 11, 2009 Author Share Posted June 11, 2009 No, no, what I meant was when I refer to writing a song to me it means writing the lyrics. If I meant the musical part I would specifically say "music." When I said Joe Strummer could write a song I meant the lyrics to a song. If I had meant the music part I would say Joe Strummer could write some great music. Gotcha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
controlthebleeding Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Craig Finn's alright.... not the greatest lyricist, but he's pretty damn good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jochert Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 <- Word. (put that lyric up there a while ago....) but yeah. word Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicker Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 a challenger approaches: seriously. Dan Bejar can write circles around Craig Finn, and i am a huge Hold Steady fan. but when you write lyrics like, "you disrupt the world's disorder just by virtue of your grace", you win. Bejar is just phenomenal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclz Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 The Clash >>>>>>>>>>> The Hold Steady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benc Posted June 11, 2009 Author Share Posted June 11, 2009 a challenger approaches:seriously. Dan Bejar can write circles around Craig Finn, and i am a huge Hold Steady fan. but when you write lyrics like, "you disrupt the world's disorder just by virtue of your grace", you win. Bejar is just phenomenal. He's good. But I don't know about better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicker Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 listen harder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benc Posted June 11, 2009 Author Share Posted June 11, 2009 listen harder. I've got every Destroyer album. It's fine if he's your favorite. Good writer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante3000 Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 You guys are such fucking typical internet dorks. "Oh the hold steady write the best lyrics ever" "no way it's destroyer". Do you guys try to be as generic as possible or do you just go to the internet hipster handbook. Clearly if you want to talk about actual lyrics and song writing you need to acknowledge one Mark Althavan Andrews. The name may not be familiar because he's better known by the name Sisqó. When you can pen lines like, "Baby make your booty go dah-dah-dah", we'll talk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
controlthebleeding Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 i think eric bachmann is a pretty damn good lyricist as is blake schwarzenbach, and elvis costello. Im a pretty big Mos Def and Shane Macgowan fan too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 I'm throwing in Mr Brett and Greg Graffin in because they're a personal favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante3000 Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 i think eric bachmann is a pretty damn good lyricist as is blake schwarzenbach, and elvis costello. Blake has fallen of as of late, though. I honestly am just not a fan of Thorns of Life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
controlthebleeding Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 i think eric bachmann is a pretty damn good lyricist as is blake schwarzenbach, and elvis costello. Blake has fallen of as of late, though. I honestly am just not a fan of Thorns of Life. from what ive heard of late, i'm probably gonna have to 2nd that. but then again, give him a bit of time to play catch up... unfun didn't have the best lyrics, but fuck, chesterfield king was by far better lyrically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclz Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 i think eric bachmann is a pretty damn good lyricist as is blake schwarzenbach, and elvis costello. Blake has fallen of as of late, though. I honestly am just not a fan of Thorns of Life. I like Thorns of Life, but everyone and their mother is bitching about the "my first time" song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante3000 Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Blake has fallen of as of late, though. I honestly am just not a fan of Thorns of Life. I like Thorns of Life, but everyone and their mother is bitching about the "my first time" song. That song is seriously cringe worthy. Seeing it live makes me uncomfortable. He also has some song about cats clawing at your knees or something and another about bikes. It's not my thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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