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Originally posted by Olmy
Who are some of your favourite prolific song-writers?

Some of mine would be:

Paul Simon
R.E.M.
Billy Corgan
Paul McCartney

Perhaps we could have a discussion about some of the names that are brought up.
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Trent Reznor - wrote, performed, recorded, mixed and produced 3 of the 90s best albums, 1 of the 90s best EPs. Not to mention writing, performing, mixing and producing the Natural Born Killers Sound track, and wrote and performed the music and all the noises on the original Quake.
In his sparetime he also helped mix and produce one of the greatest albums of all time - Marilyn Mansons 'Antichrist Superstar'.
Truly a musical genius...and God.

Liam Howlett - another musical genius.....the man behind The Prodigy. The man who has written and performed every Prodigy song there is by himself. The man is a genius.

Paul Simon is also high on my list.
Mark Knopfler is also extremly high on my list - my hero...the man i wanted to be when i grew up. Lead singer, guitarist of Dire Straits and arguably the most talented guitarist ever.

and strangely enough i have high respect for Neil Diamond as well, despite loathing him (seeing as my mum is his biggest fan and i was forced to grow up on his music)...i respect him a lot and think he has written some very good songs (like Sweet Caroline, Cherry Cherry etc)
 
Originally posted by jod23
Trent Reznor is in no way a musical genius....musical genius are words spoken only when referring to ppl like Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton etc etc.
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there is more to the musical world than just your 'Pop'/'rock n roll' Jod. Maybe one day youll open your eyes and realise that.

How many NIN songs have you heard?? Im guessing not that many.
Maybe you should buy The Fragile and try and tell me it isnt an amazing piece of work!
 

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Originally posted by jod23
NIN need help, just my opinion...
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Yes - by that statement im guessing youve heard maybe 2 NIN songs in your whole life.
As i said buy The Fragile...or Download songs like 'The Frail' 'The Wretched' 'Into The Void' 'The Great Below' and tell me it isnt great music.

and as YOU said yourself in a seperate thread - just because you dont like a style of music doesnt mean its crap - maybe you should take your own advice Jod.
 
Originally posted by jod23
NIN need help, just my opinion...
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just another thing Jod - explain what you mean they need help. How do they need help.

And tell me Jod - which NIN songs have you heard before???
 
Originally posted by Macca19


Yes - by that statement im guessing youve heard maybe 2 NIN songs in your whole life.
As i said buy The Fragile...or Download songs like 'The Frail' 'The Wretched' 'Into The Void' 'The Great Below' and tell me it isnt great music.

and as YOU said yourself in a seperate thread - just because you dont like a style of music doesnt mean its crap - maybe you should take your own advice Jod.
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Listen man its just my opinion, Trent Reznor is in no way shape or form a musical genius.
 
Originally posted by jod23


Listen man its just my opinion, Trent Reznor is in no way shape or form a musical genius.
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and im asking you which NIN songs youve actually heard before to make that informed opinion?
 
Originally posted by Macca19


and im asking you which NIN songs youve actually heard before to make that informed opinion?
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I was a NIN fan i could tell you there names but the band sucks so i dont know there names. Ive seen plenty of there songs on Rage before and ive heard there **** a few times as a few friends have a couple of different albums....they suck and he isnt a musical genius...once again my opinion.
 
*sigh* Thumbs up from me for Trent Reznor. IMHO his albums work best AS albums. Individual songs are never really that brilliant, but as a body of work, I think he produces great albums. Some take a bit of getting into, and it's certainly not for everyone. But the man knows how to play with layers and moods!

Some of my other favourites (which is not to say they are "great" by anyone else's definition!) are:

Johns Linnell and Flansburgh - They Might Be Giants
Ed Robertson & Steven Page - Barenaked Ladies
Jodi Phillis & Trish Young - Clouds
James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich - Metallica
Kurt Cobain - Nirvana
Billy Corgan - Smashing Pumpkins
E - Eels
Deborah Gibson

Each of these songwriters have written stuff that speaks to me over at least 3 albums' worth of material each.
 

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Lennon/McCartney
Trent Reznor (I hear ya Macca! ;))
E from the Eels
Eddie Vedder
Kurt Cobain
Radiohead
Billy Corgan
Bob Dylan

Just my opinion...more to come I'm sure

The Hitman
 
Originally posted by The Hitman
Grinspoon
Lennon/McCartney
Trent Reznor (I hear ya Macca! ;))
E from the Eels
Eddie Vedder
Kurt Cobain
Radiohead
Billy Corgan
Bob Dylan

Just my opinion...more to come I'm sure

The Hitman
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Grinspoon??:confused: :( Do you mean the how many times can we play the one riff Grinspoon??
 
Originally posted by Santos L Helper


Grinspoon??:confused: :( Do you mean the how many times can we play the one riff Grinspoon??
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Does it say guitar riff? No, it says song writers. :o

By the way, I hear that guy from 'Where's the Pope' ain't a bad song writer... ;)

The Hitman
 
Brian Wilson
Van Dyke Parks
Roger Christian
Gary Usher
Jan Berry

That bunch, in various combinations, are awesome.

John Lennon/Paul McCartney
Burt Bacharach (with Hal David and with others)
Robert Lamm
Julian Lennon
James Taylor
Carole King
Neil Diamond
 

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Originally posted by The Hitman


Does it say guitar riff? No, it says song writers. :o

By the way, I hear that guy from 'Where's the Pope' ain't a bad song writer... ;)

The Hitman
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Mate that guys a prolific drinker, songwriter second;)
What I meant about grinspoon is that, I think we're using the term prolific in a quality sense here. I just think they're a bit generic on the old song writing abilities.
 
Malcolm & Angus Young - have contributed to ALL of AC/DC's songs since the band's inception, apart from the occasional cover they did in their early years. Bon Scott and Brian Johnson have also co-written a lot, but the Young brothers have been a part of every song.

Joey DeMaio (Manowar) - aside from occasional help from the band's guitarists over the years, DeMaio has written all the words and music for Manowar since the first album in 1982.

Steve Harris (Iron Maiden) - IMHO, heavy metal's greatest ever songwriter. Has written many grandiose epics over the years, but can also write shorter and somewhat more commercially viable (but not overtly mainstream) tunes. Most band members have co-written on a semi-regular basis (especially Adrian Smith and Bruce Dickinson) but Harris has done most of the work, and the band usually goes in his direction.

Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath) - although most of the Black Sabbath albums are credited as being equally co-written, it is Iommi who comes up with the crunching riffs. It was also Iommi who held the band together in the late 1970s when the other three band members were too f**ked up on drugs to write anything, and left the responsibility to Iommi. Iommi is also the only member of the band who has been there the entire time. He released the "Seventh Star" album in 1986 when he was the only remaining original member, but had to release it under the Black Sabbath name for contractual reasons.

Kai Hansen - the father of power metal. Started up Helloween in 1979, and was frontman (guitar/vocals) on their debut album in 1985. With Michael Weikath, he was the driving force behind Helloween's seminal "Keeper of the Seven Keys I & II" albums (only on guitar, no longer on vocals), before leaving the band in 1989. Upon leaving Helloween, he formed Gamma Ray, playing guitar and writing almost all of the songs. He assumed vocal duties (still playing guitar) in 1995, and Gamma Ray continued to remain essentially Kai's band.
Along the way, he was in his mate Piet Sielck's band Iron Saviour (guitar, some vocals, co-writing), from 1997 to 2000, and has guested with vocals and guitar on some Blind Guardian albums.

Kai Hansen, father of power metal, WE SALUTE YOU!!!
 
hmm.. some that i like are:

Damon Albarn... the man who is Blur.. a huge body of work that covers many genres and styles... the man behind Gorillaz.. and did a few scores for movies as well...

Prince... or the artist formerly known as... great stuff during the 80's and 90's... i wonder when he's gonna release some new stuff from his vault...
 

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