Who Is Your Favorite Lyricist?

[projectmayhem16]

I would have to go with Keith from Every Time I Die, MewithoutYou is a close second though.

honorable mentions:
Chino from The Deftones
Jesse from Brand New

[Love As Arson]

Cedric Bixler

[Fullcollapse3k]

Tupac Shakur. I'm serious.

[Candy_Warhol]

singing or writing lyrics? or a mix of both?

[last light]

jake bannon

[sweethypocrisy]

Morrissey, Geoff Rickly, Cedric Bixler, Whoever writes converges lyrics, Jesse Lacey...

[CircaEnder]

Jesse Lacey
John Nolan
Kevin Devine
Conor Oberst

[richter915]

dustin from thrice.

[Vanity__Dearest]

anthony green. tim kasher. conor oberst.

and Thom Yorke.

[btbam > you]

jesse lacey.

[Blueskyburning]

daryl palumbo

[kidinthecorner]

Keith from ETID. They're just so awesome, and the allusions, and everything. I just love it all.

At times I find Glassjaw's lyrics awesome, but that's mostly because they're so blunt and offensive most oft he time. I put it on for a friend and she just went "ew!" I loved it.

[aminorthreat55]

Archie, Ted Leo, Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Ian MacKaye.

[projectmayhem16]

Keith from ETID. They're just so awesome, and the allusions, and everything. I just love it all.

At times I find Glassjaw's lyrics awesome, but that's mostly because they're so blunt and offensive most oft he time. I put it on for a friend and she just went "ew!" I loved it.haha dude you're awesome, I agree with everything you said, sometimes Daryls lyrics can be rather witty and I look at a lot of his lyrics as social satire, especially on W&T, on EYWTKAS its just like "did he really just say that?"

singing or writing lyrics? or a mix of both?just lyrics

[exthuse]

Dan Andriano

[hey]

Nick of The Spill Canvas
Jesse of Misery Signals
John/Adam of TBS (old)

[Love As Arson]

I have no clue what half the songs are about..
With that being said,
I really like Circle takes the square and Quantice never crashed lyrics, both bands have a bright future ahead of them.
Back when I first got into them, I didn't understand the lyrics, but I loved the way he put the words together.

[exthuse]

I have no clue what half the songs are about..

real modern day smoking a joint music. and i love it.

[Vanity__Dearest]

pinback lyrics...i think the singer is john crow...he does guest vocals on the new amazing team sleep album.

[hey]

oh, i also love TREOS's lyrics.

[projectmayhem16]

pinback lyrics...i think the singer is john crow...he does guest vocals on the new amazing team sleep album.its rob crowe and yeah his vocals on the Team Sleep album are awesome, that album is beautiful.

[exthuse]

its rob crowe and yeah his vocals on the Team Sleep album are awesome, that album is beautiful.
i do love Team Sleep. I see 'em this sunday. Woo

[projectmayhem16]

i do love Team Sleep. I see 'em this sunday. Wooawesome man enjoy, I have seen two of my favorite bands in the last weekends, Dredg & The Blood Brothers, but yeah I'm sure the Team Sleep show will be killer, if you smoke pot then make sure you bring plenty. ;)

[exthuse]

awesome man enjoy, I have seen two of my favorite bands in the last weekends, Dredg & The Blood Brothers, but yeah I'm sure the Team Sleep show will be killer, if you smoke pot then make sure you bring plenty. ;)
pretty awesome weekend actually. i'm here www.downloadfestival.co.uk/lineup/index.asp

[projectmayhem16]

pretty awesome weekend actually. i'm here www.downloadfestival.co.uk/lineup/index.aspyeah I have been hearing about the Download Festival for awhile, I didn't realize so many great bands were playing it.

[Tristan Needler]

bixler or oberst, depending on what i feel like at the time.
right now, bixler.

[Hilikus]

Cedric Bixler, Conor Oberst, Geoff Rickley, Aesop Rock

[IcedOpethBlind]

Hmm

Mikael (Opeth)
Lazarra/Nolan (TBS)
Dustin (Thrice)
Jesse (Brand New)
Claudio (Co & Ca)
Ben Gibbard (DCFC)
Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins)
Ben (Armor For Sleep)
Aaron (Copeland)
Ace (The Early November)
Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam)
Elliott Smith
Damien Rice
John Lennon (Solo & Beatles)

among others...

[are fkng dead]

matt skiba, hands down.

[Jra1]

I have no clue what half the songs are about..
With that being said,
I really like Circle takes the square and Quantice never crashed lyrics, both bands have a bright future ahead of them.

CTtS are pretty old arent they? got a few years behind them anyway... :huh:

[panic !!]

Matt Skiba, Ace Enders, & Andrew McMahon

[Web250]

Daryl Palumbo (GlassJAw, Head Automatica) or Geoff Rickley (Thursday)...both write amazing lyrics which make me happy...could i ask for more?

[SockMonkeyRiot]

Brendan Kelly (The Lawrence Arms, The Broadways, Slapstick)
Greg Graffin (Bad Religion)
Jeff Rosenstock (The Arrogant Sons of Bitches, Bomb The Music Industry!)
Thomas Kalnoky (Streetlight Manifesto, Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution, Keasby Nights era Catch 22)
Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes, Desaparecidos)

[asianxcore]

aaron from mewithoutyou is the bomb digity

[Vincewithouthee]

Tupac Shakur. I'm serious.

We seriously agree way too much. So yes, I agree with that.

But in "our" genre my favorite is Nick Thomas of The Spill Canvas.

[Drew Beringer]

Thom Yorke and Ben Gibbard

[Andy]

Dave Grohl - he's raised his game on In Your Honour

[jaimej]

Geoff Rickly. Duh.

[aminorthreat55]

How is the spill canvas guy, treos guy, Ace Enders, Ben of AFS and John Nolan in the same thread as people like Dustin Kensrue, Elliott Smith, Cedric Bixler and Tim Kasher,
Don't forget Ian MacKaye motherfucker.

[Trainsaw]

I like the guy from the format, also the way Justin from MCS sings is pretty tight.

[djUbilla]

How is the spill canvas guy, treos guy, Ace Enders, Ben of AFS and John Nolan in the same thread as people like Dustin Kensrue, Elliott Smith, Cedric Bixler and Tim Kasher,
Well because at least half of the first people are actually good.

I vote Justin Pierre because he hasn't been said. He makes words sound good, its just plain impressive. You hear it, and then look back on the lyrics and think, "Holy crap, that's what he was saying".

[Alex Djaferis]

Dustin Kensrue

[djUbilla]

No:headshake, lyrics shouldn't and have no reason to depend on the sound.
Ok, good call...lemme re-think it then...

I guess I like the mix of his melodies and lyrics.

[Alex Djaferis]

No:headshake, lyrics shouldn't and have no reason to depend on the sound.

lyrics can though. it can add to the dynamics of the song.

[gmc14]

Jesse from Brand New

*nods*
and also Max Bemis (say anything)

[FinchFan11]

Geoff Rickley, Ben Gibbard, Chris Thile, Jarrod Gorbel, and Tim Kasher to name a few.

[itdoesntmatter]

dave bazon

[djUbilla]

lyrics can though. it can add to the dynamics of the song.
Yeah, but I think Trevor intrepreted the thread to be "Lyrics as read" rather than "Lyrics as sung", which is what I thought of it at first to, and then ended up getting off that topic.

But I digress...

Even though it's been said, I throw in a good vote for Kasher.

[hey]

I can't believe myself. I've posted twice in this thread and forgot the great Anthony Green. Simply amazing.

[IAmCountryMusic]

geoff rickley:love:

[Alex Djaferis]

But the question was "who is your favorite lyricist?"
A lyricist isn't a vocalist.

yep. gotcha. :)

Dustin Kensrue: name remains :D

[apoemtothedead]

Tim K.

[djUbilla]

I can't believe I didn't say this earlier:

Kevin Devine

[Alex Djaferis]

I have to problem with that vote.

and why is that

[Alex Djaferis]

my typing is so awful tonight, I meant to say "I have no problem with that vote"

i thought so :D lol.

[richter915]

I've slept 4 hours in the last 2 days and I've been doing alot of stuff. I was in the sun for 7+ hours yesterday and today I was skate boarding all day :(
skate boarding is for n00bz. I learned how to ollie then I gave up.

Quit while ur on top...that's my philosophy on life and sex.

[workinclasshero]

Bob Dylan
Tupac Shakur

[jaimej]

Think about it we have the 5 greatest rappers of all time, Dylon... Dylon... dylon dylon and dylonHahahahaha I watched that yesterday. Fucking Chappelles show is amazing.

[Sin Built]

y'all are gonna kill me for this, but chester bennington is actually a great lyricist

[ArTkY_]

Dustin Kensrue and Geoff Rickley