Recommend some good songwriters (specifically lyrics-wise).. I'm getting sick of most of my music. I'm fairly flexible on the genre

Nine Inch Nails (Reznor does a great job at telling stories through music)
Pink Floyd (c'mon)

what're some good songs? I've only heard a couple from both of those

Nine Inch Nails:

I'm Looking Forward To Joining You, Finally

As black as the night can get
Everything is safer now
There's always a way to forget
Once you learn to find a way how

In the blur of serenity
Where did everything get lost?
The flowers of naivete
Buried in a layer of frost

The smell of sunshine
I remember sometimes

Thought he had it all before they called his bluff
Found out that his skin just wasn't thick enough
Wanted to go back to how it was before
Thought he lost everything
Then he lost a whole lot more

A fool's devotion
Swallowed up in empty space
The tears of regret
Frozen to the side of his face

The smell of sunshine
I remember sometimes

I've done all I can do
Could I please come with you?
Sweet smell of sunshine
I remember sometimes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDQjbWMQWhY

In This Twilight

watch the sun,
as it crawls across a final time
and it feels like,
like it was a friend.
it is watching us,
and the world we set on fire
do you wonder,
if it feels the same?

and the sky is filled with light
can you see it?
all the black is really white
if you believe it
as your time is running out
let me take away your doubt
you can find a better a place
in this twilight

dust to dust,
ashes in your hair remind me
what it feels like
and I won't feel again
night descends
could I have been a better person
if I could only do it all again

and the sky is filled with light
can you see it?
all the black is really white
if you believe it
and the longing that you feel
you know none of this real
you will find a better a place
in this twilight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz_mwxgzCiw

The audio quality isn't the best but you get the idea.

As far as NIN, I'd start with the Good Soldier on Year Zero, but pretty much the whole Year Zero is just awesome.

And for Floyd... anything and EVERYTHING, especially Animals, Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall.... all of them.

The Doors, anything by them.

The Avett Brothers

Barry Manilow

k I'll look into these when I have a bit more free time, thanks!

NIN sucks....very dark lyrics, good if you want to off yourself or become bitter I suppose

You already know all Police/Sting's stuff, but he is one of my favorites, Neil Peart with Rush is another one, but women don't typically dig Rush because of Geddy's voice...I don't care for Pink Floyd's older stuff, but "Division Bell" (their last one) is a stand-out CD

I'll think of some others, asking this crowd is a waste of time

Rush = stupid Canadian fantasy shit

She probably doesn't like gay lyrics about spiral staircases in space either, so Rush might not be a good choice.

If I were to tell you that NIN's lyrics were insightful, would you not ignore that as well? Read the one's that I've posted and tell me that that's the work of a "blithering cokehead".

Here ya go, dark and twisted, just for you

Kind of hard
Hard to see
When you crawl
On your hands and your knees
With your face
In the trough
Wait your turn
While they finish you off
Don’t know when it started
Don’t know how
Should have found out
Should have happened by now
Got these lines
On my face
After all this time
And i still haven’t found my place

I jump from every rooftop
So high, so far to fall
I feel a million miles away
I don’t feel any thing at all

I wake up
On the floor
Start it up again
Like it matters anymore
I don’t know
If it does
Is this really all
That there ever was?
Put the gun
In my mouth
Close your eyes
Blow my fucking brains out
Pretty patterns
On the floor
That’s enough for you
But i still need more

I jump from every rooftop
So high so far to fall
I feel a million miles away
I don’t feel any thing at all

http://www.nin.com/1000000.html

his stuff is very dark and twisted

lyrics/music transport the mind, at least they do for me...every time I hear a NIN track, all I can think of is some dark club on a dirty street somewhere, there's nothing good there...I take music pretty seriously, I hone in on whatever is playing wherever I am, at the mall, restaurants, whereever, and if it gets on my nerves, it literally becomes nails on a chalkboard

if I had to work out to the crap they play at the gym I'd never get anything done

See, you say stuff like this and then I start to think, "well, maybe he's got a point there*" but then I remember how you say that you like to listen to Slayer. Their lyrics are shit, their lead singer is tone deaf and the rest of the band does nothing but beat the shit out of their instruments (props to the drummer though). Kinda makes me think that you just pull out this line of reasoning only when it pertains to something that you do not like.

*not really.

a little Dire Straits...slow in the beginning, but a great song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJXuL3_WCYc

You might add slow in the middle, end, and the endless echo that reverberates in your brain after listening to that snoozer.

NIN rules!!!

usual depressing stuff!

If you watched the video though, you gotta admit that they rock live.

Yeah, sorry to jack the thread as well (but yzf started it!).

Rush = stupid Canadian fantasy shit

Nobody's Hero? C'mon, it's a masterpiece.

haha, I like some of their stuff, but their lyrics are gay

you two bicker like a married couple

yzf provokes me and I play into it. Then I own him with my superior taste in music ;)

Rush seriously blows, I imagine these guys jamming out to them at a LAN party.


http://www.fugly.com/p/88f3bfc60d53118c10d6

:roll:

win

finally, someone here shares my feelings about rush....overrated band

like rush, one hit wonders like Kansas comes to mind in dust in the wind.

I dunno, maybe I could appreciate it more if Geddy Lee's voice didn't turn my stomach like the thought of a catshit sandwhich.



Oh and 2112 was they gayest thing I have ever heard, I mean seriously they are great musicians but how can someone get past this?


In the year 2062, a galaxy-wide war results in the union of all planets under the rule of the Red Star of the Solar Federation. The world is controlled by the Priests of the Temples of Syrinx, who determine the content of all reading matter, songs, pictures - every facet of life during the year 2112 ("The Temples of Syrinx").

A man discovers a guitar (ancient miracle) and learns to play new, different music from what he has ever heard. When he goes to present this to the priests of the Temples, they destroy the guitar. He goes into hiding and dreams of music; upon awakening he becomes severely depressed and commits suicide after a few more days in hiding. As he dies, another planetary battle begins ("Grand Finale") resulting in the (perhaps deliberately) ambiguous ending "Attention all planets of the Solar Federation: We have assumed control." (This spoken section was created by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson reportedly "messing around with a tape recorder".)

On the album, Neil Peart credits "With acknowledgment to the genius of Ayn Rand." Rand, a Russian-born American novelist and Objectivist philosopher, wrote a novella entitled Anthem (itself the title of another Rush song, from the album Fly By Night) from which Peart borrowed the broad strokes of the plot.

btw, stereotypes abound....it's funny because a guy I used to know at Gold's Gym in Michigan who was a hardcore bodybuilder (smart guy with a good career and plenty of money, early 30s), could easily bench 450 pounds and squat who knows what...the last guy you would expect to be a Rush fan, right? he was a HUGE fan..when I told him I didn't like "Hold Your Fire" he basically rebuked me for not giving it a chance

Rush fans are a pretty intelligent and eclectic group, and intensely loyal...not the Tom Sawyer potheads, the real fans

he was a huge something...

I love how I am "mindless" because I dont listen to Rush.

he was a huge something...

:gay2:

I dunno, maybe I could appreciate it more if Geddy Lee's voice didn't turn my stomach like the thought of a catshit sandwhich.

++++++1
his voice is horrible.
I don't know exactly where you are going with this Mark. Rush has good lyrics like any other bands. Rush has a great fucking band too but was out matched in all areas even in their era. Like rev said, rush weakness was their front man with gay features and a shitty cat scratch voice. Its a wonder you and your boys can sit through that god awful noise. even my boys in Detroit visualize playing their music, only to discard the voice and words.

The pot didnt help Rush one bit

http://media.ebaumsworld.com/picture/SpoooooN/bigassjoint.jpg

more like one dimensional "taste"

NIN sucks serious wind....so does Pantera

I've only seen one dimension from you, despite your claims to the contrary.

I've fallen madly in love with this song recently

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0FbIDuugLY
(video's slightly retarded - ignore it)

I've fallen madly in love with this song recently

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0FbIDuugLY
(video's slightly retarded - ignore it)

VIDEO WONT WORK
FAIL

VIDEO WONT WORK
FAIL

1. sober up
2. right click the link
3. go to "properties"
4. copy url
5. paste into browser

omfg it's magic

:red:

I had enough Christian music for the rest of my life at the funeral I just attended. Thanks for looking out for us though.







Prick.



;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ADh8Fs3YdU

can't do this without Queen =D

I've fallen madly in love with this song recently

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0FbIDuugLY
(video's slightly retarded - ignore it)
I'm rather impressed with that song, it isn't the Fiona Apple I remember listening to way back when.

Lately I've been on a huge Clutch kick.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia0HUBWdDkU

Thats probably one of the best Clutch songs IMO.


I see that lantern trimmed low burning in our home.
And though I feel like crying, I swear tonight, I'll cry no more.

How many times have I prayed
That I would get lost along the way?

Dream with the feathers of angels stuffed beneath your head.
The regulator's swinging pendulum.

Come with me and walk the longest mile.

Is his wallet leather? Is his wallet fat?
For not a year later it's got you lying on your back.
You should have closed your windows and got another dog.
You should have chained up all the doors and switched up all the locks.

And how many times have I prayed
The angels would speed me away.

Dream with the feathers of angels stuffed beneath your head.
The regulator's swinging pendulum.

Come with me and walk the longest mile.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eepsCXpLY4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdYKTek5N1Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx6FV2qR2TY
^album version is -much- better though...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrlvOYUay_4


Dirty little secret,
Dirty little lies.
Say your prayers and comb your hair,
Save your soul tonight.

Drift among the faithful,
Bury your desires.
Aberrations fill your head,
You need a place to hide
And I am...

Do you remember me?
And the kid I used to be?
Do you remember me?

Chorus:

When your world's come crashing down
I want to relive.
(Your god ain't looking down on me!)

I'm not Jesus,
Jesus wasn't there!

You confess it all away,
But it's only shit to me
(Your god ain't looking down on me!)

I'm not Jesus,
I will not forgive!


No I won't!
No I won't.

I thought you were a good man,
I thought you talked to god.
You hippocratic, messianic,
And child abusing-turned-satanic.

Do you remember me?
Do you remember me?
And the kid I used to be?
Do you remember?

Do you remember?

Chorus:

When your own world comes undone,
Let me be the one to say:
(Your god ain't looking down on me!)

"I'm not Jesus,
You can't run away!"

And the innocence you spoiled
Found a way to live.
(Your god ain't looking down on me!)

I'm not Jesus
I will not forgive!


I won't forgive.
I won't do whatever you want to.
I won't forgive.
I won't do whatever you want to.

Do you remember me?
And the kid I used to be?
Not the same as I used to be!
Oh, do you remember me?

Nooooooo!

Chorus:

When your world's come crashing down,
I want to relive
(Your god ain't looking down on me!)

I'm not Jesus,
Jesus wasn't there!

You confess it all away,
But it's only shit to me!
(Your god ain't looking down on me!)

I'm not Jesus,
I will not,
I'm not Jesus,
I will not forgive!

Oh, I will not forgive, yeahyeah!
No, I will not forgive!

I like this one too. Not really much there lyrically, but.... I Don't Care

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu9uxGP5nL0&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1BiNIav8Y4








Bound to your side and trapped in silence
Just a possession
Is this sex or only violence
That feeds your obsession?

You send me to a broken state
Where I can take the pain
Just long enough
That I am numb
That I just disappear

So go on, infect me
Go on and scare me to death
Tell me I asked for it
Tell me I'll never forget
You could give me anything but love
Anything but love

Does it feel good tonight?
Hurt me with nothing
Some sort of sick satisfaction
You Get from my f**king

Oh stripped down to my naked core
The darkest corners of my mind are yours
That's where you live
That's where you breathe

So go on, infect me
Go on and scare me to death
Dare me to leave you
Tell me I'd never forget
You could give me anything but love
Anything but love

Without any faith
Without any light
Condemn me to live
Condemn me to lie
Inside I am dead

So go on, infect me
Go on and scare me to death
I'll be the victim
You'll be the voice in my head
You could give me anything but love
Anything but love
Anything but love
Anything but love

I'm rather impressed with that song, it isn't the Fiona Apple I remember listening to way back when.


That entire album is incredible; it's called Tidal.. tbh a good deal of it is very clearly from the perspective of a female, but it's great nonetheless ;p

my other favorite song off of it is slightly "uplifting" I suppose..


Pale September

Pale September, I wore the time like a dress that year
The autumn days swung soft around me, like cotton on my skin
But as the embers of the summer lost their breath and disappeared
My heart went cold and only hollow rhythms resounded from within
But then he rose, brilliant as the moon in full
And sank in the burrows of my keep
And all my armor falling down, in a pile at my feet
And my winter giving way to warm, as I'm singing him to sleep
He goes along just as a water lily
Gentle on the surface of his thoughts his body floats
Unweighed down by passion or intensity
Yet unaware of the depth upon which he coasts
And he finds a home in me
For what misfortune sows, he knows my touch will reap
And all my armor failing down, in a pile at my feet
And my winter giving way to warm, as I'm singing him to sleep
All my armor falling down, in a pile at my feet
And my winter giving way to warm, as I'm singing him to sleep

Pale September

Pale September, I wore the time like a dress that year
The autumn days swung soft around me, like cotton on my skin
But as the embers of the summer lost their breath and disappeared
My heart went cold and only hollow rhythms resounded from within
But then he rose, brilliant as the moon in full
And sank in the burrows of my keep
And all my armor falling down, in a pile at my feet
And my winter giving way to warm, as I'm singing him to sleep
He goes along just as a water lily
Gentle on the surface of his thoughts his body floats
Unweighed down by passion or intensity
Yet unaware of the depth upon which he coasts
And he finds a home in me
For what misfortune sows, he knows my touch will reap
And all my armor failing down, in a pile at my feet
And my winter giving way to warm, as I'm singing him to sleep
All my armor falling down, in a pile at my feet
And my winter giving way to warm, as I'm singing him to sleep

sweet words. def not from you.

*sigh*

no wonder people who listen to this crap are on a road to nowhere

Define "on the road to nowhere". Don't mean to sound like a pompus asshole, but I'd bet good money that I do much better than you careerwise.

Music is a such a powerful thing,



Micheal rowed his boat to shore, hallelujah
Michael rowed his boat to shor...hal leh lu ooo yaaaaaa!
:rolleyes:

more morbid, "kill yourself" lyrics

you guys are hopeless...find some real, uplifting lyrics...Air Supply is better than that crap!

Micheal rowed his boat to shore, hallelujah
Michael rowed his boat to shor...hal leh lu ooo yaaaaaa!
:rolleyes:


LOLLLOLLLLLOLLOLLOLLOLL

sweet words. def not from you.

the song reminds me of the guy I'm with.. I'm not all bad ;P

You may be an exception, but I'm convinced when you feed your mind with putrid lyrics, it has effects. Furthermore, you may do well career-wise and make alot of money, but "what does it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul?". Music is a such a powerful thing, there needs to be some balance, these days it's this constant stream of really foul/morbid/trash lyrics feeding these little children of the apocolypse. I would really be a concerned (but not over-bearing) parent, I suppose it's better I not have kids.


You're parents said the same thing when you were listening to this:


8. Charlotte The Harlot

[Dave Murray]

Giving a swish with your arse in the air, don't you know what they're saying?
Charlotte you're so refined when you take all the love that they're giving.
Sticking with every man that you find, don't you know what they're after?
Charlotte you've got your legs in the air, don't you hear all the laughter?

[Chorus]
Charlotte the Harlot show me your legs,
Charlotte the Harlot take me to bed.
Charlotte the Harlot let me see blood,
Charlotte the Harlot let me see love.

Taking so many men to your room, don't you feel no remorse?
You charge them a "fiver", It's only for starters.
And ten for the main course.
And you've got no feelings, they died long ago.
Don't you care who you let in?
And don't you know you're breaking the law with the service you're giving.

[Chorus]

There was a time when you left me standing there,
Picking up pieces of love off the floor.
Well Charlotte you left me alone in there,
To make your ends as a bloody whore.
Well Charlotte you told me you love me true,
Picking up pieces of love yesterday.
Well Charlotte you're draws are off color too
'Cause you're making love all day.

Giving a swish with your arse in the air, don't you know what they're saying?
Charlotte you're so refined when you take all the love that they're giving.
Sticking with every man that you find, don't you know what they're after?
Charlotte you've got your legs in the air, don't you hear all the laughter?

4. 22 Acacia Avenue

[Steve Harris and Adrian Smith]
[the continuing saga of Charlotte the Harlot]

If you're feeling down depressed and lonely
I know a place where we can go
22 Acacia Avenue meet a lady that I know
So if you're looking for a good time
And you're prepared to pay the price
Fifteen quid is all she asks for
Everybody's got their vice

If you're waiting for a long time for the rest to do their piece
You can tell her that you know me and you might even get it free
So any time you're down the East End don't you hesitate to go
You can take my honest word for it she'll teach you more than you can know

Charlotte can't you get out from all of this madness
Can't you see it only brings you sadness
When you entertain your men don't you know the risk of getting disease

Some day when you're reaching the age of forty
I bet you'll regret the days when you were laying
Nobody then will want to know
You won't have any beautiful wares to show any more

22 the avenue that's the place where we all go
You will find it's warm inside the red light's burning bright tonight

Charlotte isn't it time you stopped this mad life
Don't you ever think about the bad times
Why do you have to live this way
Do you enjoy your lay or is it the pay

Sometimes when you're strolling down the avenue
The way you walk it makes men think of having you
When you're walking down the street
Everybody stops and turns to stare at you

22 the avenue that's the place where we all go
You will find it's warm inside the red light's burning bright tonight

Beat her mistreat her do anything that you please
Bite her excite her make her get down on her knees
Abuse her misuse her she can take all that you've got
Caress her molest her she always does what you want

You're running away don't you know what you're doing
Can't you see it'll lead you to ruin
Charlotte you've taken your life and you've thrown it away
You believe that because what you're earning
Your life's good don't you know that you're hurting
All the people that love you don't cast them aside
All the men that are constantly drooling
It's no life for you stop all that screwing
You're packing your bags and you're coming with me

2. Children Of The Damned

[Steve Harris]

He's walking like a small child
But watch his eyes burn you away
Black holes in his golden stare
God knows he wants to go home
Children of The Damned

He's walking like a dead man
If he had lived he would crucified us all
Now he's standing on his last step
He thought oblivion well it beckons us all
Children of The Damned [x3]

Now it's burning his hands he's turning to laugh
Smiles as the flame sears his flesh
Melting his face screaming in pain
Peeling the skin from his eyes
Watch him die according to plan
He's dust on ground what did we learn

You're Children of The Damned
Your back's against the wall
You turn into the light
You're burning in the night
You're Children of The Damned
Like candles watch them burn
Burning in the light
You'll burn again tonight
Children of The Damned

So there are two songs about a hooker and one about burning in hell. For some reason I fail to see the difference between this music which you praise, and the music that other people posted that you think is trash. There is no difference lyrically, it is just a case of you liking what you grew up with, and not understanding new music. Just like your parents, just like their parents, and so on, and so on.

Don't bother 2ndGen. You're right on the mark but he won't listen to this reasoning. Some people are just willfully blind.

You basically said that people who listen to NIN are going nowhere in life, and I'm the asshole?

Fair enough, but I doubt that the music he listens to would have made a difference with regards to how much he studies.

I don't "praise" that song or alot of Maiden stuff for lyrical content (I haven't heard those songs in years btw), but my compilation CDs always have a good balance of solid lyrics, not a drumbeat of truly warped stuff repeated here.

You managed to pick the very worst song on the CD btw (that song talks about the worthless life of a prostitute, it's not praising the lifestyle)..songs like "Run to Hills" (which I do listen to) are nothing more than a history lesson



you're going to compare THAT to this warped, morbid "kill myself" crap Trent Reznor and his ilk sing about?


I don't see the difference, not every one of Reznor's songs have anything at all to do with killing yourself either. It may seem morbid, but it is an expression of emotion, which is what songwriting is supposed to be. Good music makes you think, challenges your perception, and communicates the artists feelings.

I suppose you shouldn't judge a band solely on how they look, but those guys look like a collection of plant life IQ ex-factory workers, hence, the chances of them generating anything decent is nildid you even listen to any of their music?

.. I'm not all bad ;P

yup, Ive just found that out.

Lil Wayne =]