playboymommy
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Post by playboymommy on Oct 21, 2006 10:57:42 GMT -5
Okay, so hopefully this is different enough from the "male voices" thread. I certainly hope so. I have a billion female musicians in my music folder. From Ani Difranco to Regina Spektor. I am seriously lacking male artists that are just as creative in their music, especially lyrically.  So my question is: (males only) who is on par with Tori lyric-wise? Who should I add to that unbalanced folder?  |
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zetaxikd
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Post by zetaxikd on Oct 21, 2006 12:28:52 GMT -5
Hmmm... well I personally think that J.R. Richards (former front man from Dishwalla) is pretty lyrically adept. Plus, I love his voice. Check out his myspace.com page at: www.myspace.com/vocaltrixListen to his new song, "Until I Wake Up." Dishwalla also has a live album "Live from the Flow State" (I think) that has a piano version of "Angels or Devils" that is FANTASTIC. Also check out Matthew Good. His "Avalanche" album is pretty good. You can listen to clips here: www.myspace.com/unicornsof911 Weapon and Suburbia are 2 of my faves. Weapon was played on the show "Alias." |
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Post by deborah77 on Oct 21, 2006 15:18:15 GMT -5
Nick Cave is in my opinion a wonderful writter..
eddie vedder, chris cornell, jim morrisson are other examples
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Post by teppic on Oct 21, 2006 15:45:27 GMT -5
Oh i dunno... It's all a bit subjective.  Damien Rice is a definite if he's not already in there. Nick Drake was one of the best lyricists ever. Paul Weller is a definite as far as i'm concerned (tho it'll depend to some extent upon which part of his long career you end up hearing). Nick Cave's lyrics are always interesting with a whole lot of depth. Jim Morrison has to be included without a doubt. Another one of the best lyricists ever. David Gilmour (who admittedly often has other people help him with fitting lyrics to his music) and Roger Waters from Pink Floyd. Jeff Buckley goes without saying. Ben Harper's written some great lyrics in his time. Thom York, even if i do think his singing has got sloppy over the last few years. There are others i could name, but their (or their bands') style of music will hugely influence whether you'll like them or not. For example Ian Brown's solo career is full of songs with some amazing lyrics (much to the surprise of everyone), but his singing has never been all that good and puts many people off instantly - especially if they hear him sing live. Noel Gallagher has written some fantastic lyrics in songs dotted throughout his career (check out 'The Masterplan' for one of the best examples), but some people will only ever see Oasis and never bother to look past the usual hits they've heard a million times. Badly Drawn Boy has some good lyrics in places, but again he doesn't have a strong voice which puts a lot of people off. I'm a big fan of a band called Cowboy Junkies, who although their vocalist is female, have most of their - often fantastic - lyrics written by Michael Timmins (the core of the band is actually all brothers and a sister). There's a band from Liverpool called The Coral who have some really great lyrics. And then there's Devandra Banhart, who's written some deceptively simple stream-of-conscious-thought lyrics which are insane(ly) good. Some of Tricky's lyrics are really good too, but again his style of music and especially his delivery are an aquired taste. All of that's of course ignoring some obvious greats who i didn't bother mentioning simply because of how obvious they are. Dylan, Lennon, and a whole load more.  |
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Post by artemesia on Oct 21, 2006 16:12:33 GMT -5
^yeah I was going to say Ben Harper too.
It was the first thing that popped into my head, because I was introduced to his music by someone who said "You'll love him, he's like a male Tori". Ok I don't totally agree with that, but he does have some great stuff, and is really passionate.
and yup, to not bothering to mention Dylan, John Lennon, Jim Morrison, etc.
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Post by teppic on Oct 21, 2006 16:20:49 GMT -5
Except i did mention Jim Morrison.  Oops.  Yeh, i can kind of see where the "male Tori" thing came from. But then the same could be said for Damien Rice in many ways, and none of them really sound alike. But it's true they all do very emotionally raw songs in their own individual ways. |
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Post by raindog on Oct 21, 2006 16:21:28 GMT -5
*holds breath 'till finally someone mentions Tom Waits*
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Post by artemesia on Oct 21, 2006 17:02:23 GMT -5
^LOL  |
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Post by Alamo on Oct 22, 2006 2:16:29 GMT -5
*holds breath 'till finally someone mentions Tom Waits*  TOM WAITS! |
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Post by teppic on Oct 23, 2006 16:39:47 GMT -5
It's too late... I think he passed out already. At least, i figure he's not supposed to be quite so blue-ish purple?  |
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Post by ploopy on Oct 23, 2006 18:02:41 GMT -5
Glen Hansard. Both his solo stuff and his songs with The Frames.
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playboymommy
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Post by playboymommy on Oct 23, 2006 18:07:53 GMT -5
So far, I've liked Dishwalla (nice name btw) and Paul Weller. Thanks guys. I'm continuing to look.  |
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Post by thetimehascome on Oct 24, 2006 16:47:48 GMT -5
Elliot Smith
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Post by teppic on Oct 26, 2006 19:44:30 GMT -5
Woah! I actually converted someone to Weller?  |
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Post by JANNE! on Oct 27, 2006 7:35:35 GMT -5
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