Favorite Singer-Songwriters?

[fauxmance]

There are so many to choose from: Alanis, Liz, Natalie, Jewel, Lisa, Fiona. Some are better than others, others are better than most. I still maintain that Jagged Little Pill is great morning music. Jewel lost me with Intuition -- especially the music video.

Personally, I've really been digging Maggie (Walters) lately. She's got a genuine, authentic sound and doesn't come across at all over-produced. Ch-ch-check her out.

http://www.maggiewalters.com
http://www.myspace.com/maggiewalters
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Maggie-Walters/23661256157
http://www.purevolume.com/mwalters

[thesafeword]

I w-w-won't.

[EchoPark]

you are about to catch some serious flack from the AP.NET thread police.most of them will be between 16-19 and their world is primarily composed of living with their parents so ignore what they say.

One user said how much she hated Metro Station,when she stated HelloGoodbye as one of her favorite bands.Age=14.

[thesafeword]

You are about to recieve some advice from somebody too old for the internet. Ignore them and kill yourself.

[heartbeatdrop]

i really like charlotte martin on your shore i think is better than stromata. i was also dealing with two deaths of loved ones at the time i discovered on your shore. i find out most of the songs on on your shore were about two friends of hers that committed suicide i thought was kind ironic. i'm still a fan of charlotte she has a beautiful voice and plays the piano very pretty.

[EchoPark]

You are about to recieve some advice from somebody too old for the internet. Ignore them and kill yourself.

sleeping pills are the most efficient and painless way to off yourself

[thesafeword]

They are.

[Broden Terry]

Jackson Browne.
He's just amazing as is his lyrics.

[theguy77]

iron & wine, sufjan stevens, william doyle

[Burning Star IV]

Dallas Green

[IWasaCamera]

Beam, Drake, Cohen, Oldham, Dylan, Young, etc.

Ignore anything else in here.

[DanceJamesDance]

Beam, Drake, Cohen, Sufjan, LaMontagne and Catherine Feeny

[thesafeword]

Elliott Smith.

[DanceJamesDance]

Meh

[AlternateToLife]

Jewel haha.

I'm gonna say Bob Dylan, Elliot Smith, Nick Drake. Simple enough.

[theguy77]

haha, hey jewel is better than any artists on the radio now. while she may not be a preference of mine, i can appreciate the music of most pop artists who can clearly write for themselves, because that alone makes them better.

[AlternateToLife]

There's nothing wrong with Jewel I suppose. I've just never heard her name come up in any serious music discussion before. Made me chuckle is all.

And I think your right, at the current time I really can't think of any artists on the average radio station that I enjoy more than Jewel. Although I don't particularly enjoy her either lol. There were better artists in her prime though.

[AlternateToLife]

Ok so for accuracy's sake I went onto my local pop crap radio stations site and I looked at their recently played list.

I found 3 pop artists I like more then Jewel lol. Jason Mraz, Gavin Degraw, and John Mayer. But that's just my humble opinion.

[IWasaCamera]

Jewel writes pretty awful music.

[theguy77]

Ok so for accuracy's sake I went onto my local pop crap radio stations site and I looked at their recently played list.

I found 3 pop artists I like more then Jewel lol. Jason Mraz, Gavin Degraw, and John Mayer. But that's just my humble opinion.

i dont see what makes either of them much better. gavin degraw especially sucks, he tries to create the sassy know-it-all attitude that has been done time and time again but he fails his own style by writing such shitty horrible conversational lyrics.

john mayer is just not a fair namedrop he has got to be one of the best pop artists of all time period. i dont even really consider him pop, i should say one of the best radio mainstream artists of all time.

[AlternateToLife]

i dont see what makes either of them much better. gavin degraw especially sucks, he tries to create the sassy know-it-all attitude that has been done time and time again but he fails his own style by writing such shitty horrible conversational lyrics.

john mayer is just not a fair namedrop he has got to be one of the best pop artists of all time period. i dont even really consider him pop, i should say one of the best radio mainstream artists of all time.

I DISAGREE!!!!! But that's ok. Besides even if I did agree, I'd have to say still better than Jewel.

Mmmm I definitely say pop. But that's just me.

[Molly0218]

Tom DeLonge for eveything!
Writing and voice!
Eh, what can I say?

[EchoPark]

I can't believe you all left Lyle Lovett out of these equations

[EchoPark]

hahahaha

but seriously there should definitely be an age restriction on attempting to 'burn' anybody. I propose 18.


This Yorkie has chutzpah.

[Jumpoff]

There are so many to choose from: Alanis, Liz, Natalie, Jewel, Lisa, Fiona. Some are better than others, others are better than most. I still maintain that Jagged Little Pill is great morning music. Jewel lost me with Intuition -- especially the music video.

Personally, I've really been digging Maggie (Walters) lately. She's got a genuine, authentic sound and doesn't come across at all over-produced. Ch-ch-check her out.

http://www.maggiewalters.com
http://www.myspace.com/maggiewalters
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Maggie-Walters/23661256157
http://www.purevolume.com/mwalters

Oddly enough I really do like that one Fiona song a lot. :shrug: I never bothered to listen to her other stuff for some reason.

I don't really know what falls into the singer-songwriter category.. is it a certain sound or just the fact that you both sing and write your own songs.. But if I was to make a guess, Paul Simon is pretty amazing.

[Jumpoff]

Springsteen duh.

Quick question. Does being a singer/songwriter encompass a certain sound, or just someone who both writes and sings their own music?

[AlternaPrincess]

you are about to catch some serious flack from the AP.NET thread police.most of them will be between 16-19 and their world is primarily composed of living with their parents so ignore what they say.

One user said how much she hated Metro Station,when she stated HelloGoodbye as one of her favorite bands.Age=14.

Wow, way to be a dick. You think I care? Fuck you.

[Jumpoff]

Wow, way to be a dick. You think I care? Fuck you.

I don't really think he was trying to insult you. :shrug:

[shit stroll]

lol

[CellarGhosts]

Tom Waits
Bruce Springsteen
Steve Earle
Bob Dylan
Joey Cape
Nick Cave

[Jumpoff]

It has to be an act where only one guy is involved in any of the writing process and he sings the songs, plus it's frequently under his own name that he performs although not always as with Iron and Wine or Dashboard Confessional.

Alright thanks for cleaing that up then :-d

Tom Waits is my favorite singer-songwriter in that case.

[versus_god]

Tom Waits
Bruce Springsteen
Steve Earle
Bob Dylan
Joey Cape
Nick Cave
Also, Ted Leo. I bet he counts.

[CellarGhosts]

Tom Waits is my favorite singer-songwriter in that case.
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Haha. I'm just stoked so see more love for the guy on here, he really is under appreciated.

Also, Ted Leo. I bet he counts.
Ooh yeah, him too. And Paul Westerberg.

[Jumpoff]

If he counts then Mark Everett is up there...
and, just because I mention him in every thread, Chris Hannah. :-p

[versus_god]

Paul Westerberg x 2. Massively under appreciated musician. Totally.

[FeynmanWannabe]

Paul Westerberg x 2. Massively under appreciated musician. Totally.
Awesome of him to put up his album for $0.49.

[CellarGhosts]

Paul Westerberg x 2. Massively under appreciated musician. Totally.
Definitely. His solo stuff is not as good as the Replacements, but it's still awesome music. Totally.

Awesome of him to put up his album for $0.49.
I still haven't checked that album out yet haha. I keep forgetting. :hitself:

Oh and I forgot to mention Elvis Costello. :hitself: again.

[versus_god]

I completely forgot about 49:00 and apparently you can't buy it anymore.

[FeynmanWannabe]

Oh and I forgot to mention Elvis Costello. :hitself: again. I was thinking of a Bruce Springsteen - Magic vs. Elvis Costello - Momofuku poll.

I completely forgot about 49:00 and apparently you can't buy it anymore. Glad I picked it up. It was actually only 43:55 with a "bonus" track that I stumbled upon which, of course, made it 49:00 even.

[theguy77]

Wow, way to be a dick. You think I care? Fuck you.

its okay nobody likes that guy

[CellarGhosts]

I completely forgot about 49:00 and apparently you can't buy it anymore.
:-( :-( :-(

I was thinking of a Bruce Springsteen - Magic vs. Elvis Costello - Momofuku poll.
That'd be interesting. I haven't actually listened to Momofuku yet but I've always been a bigger fan of Bruce and I loved Magic, so I might just end up voting for that one anyway haha.

I will definitely have to give Momofuku a listen though.

[versus_god]

I was thinking of a Bruce Springsteen - Magic vs. Elvis Costello - Momofuku poll.

Glad I picked it up. It was actually only 43:55 with a "bonus" track that I stumbled upon which, of course, made it 49:00 even.
I'm so bummed that I missed out. I just bought the 5:05 deal he's got up, should be interesting.

[El_Jeffe]

sooo sooo many haha. good to see cave in your top 15 of the year chris! (saw the link in you signature)

edit: how come the boss & costello always get compared? either way momofuku takes the cake

[versus_god]

:-( :-( :-(


That'd be interesting. I haven't actually listened to Momofuku yet but I've always been a bigger fan of Bruce and I loved Magic, so I might just end up voting for that one anyway haha.

I will definitely have to give Momofuku a listen though.
Totally :-( :-( :-(

Momofuku is so good. If you don't like it I don't know if we can be friends anymore.

[FeynmanWannabe]

:-( :-( :-(


That'd be interesting. I haven't actually listened to Momofuku yet but I've always been a bigger fan of Bruce and I loved Magic, so I might just end up voting for that one anyway haha.

I will definitely have to give Momofuku a listen though.
I'm a bigger Paul W fan that you, apparently! :-d

I haven't listened to Momofuku as much either. 2008's been busier than '07 for me.

[Anthony Lutz]

Jewel writes pretty awful music.

Amen to that!