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Post by gdforever on Jul 30, 2013 2:12:05 GMT -5
www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/the-56-greatest-songwriters-of-all-time-580842/1MusicRadar’s top 15 songwriters 1. John Lennon & Paul McCartney 2. Bob Dylan 3. Queen 4. Neil Young 5. Kurt Cobain 6. Bruce Springsteen 7. Roger Waters & David Gilmour 8. Noel Gallagher 9. Radiohead 10. David Bowie 11. Paul Simon 12. Jimmy Page & Robert Plant 13. Brian Wilson 14. Morrissey & Johnny Marr 15. Joni Mitchell
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Post by defmaybe00 on Jul 30, 2013 2:22:23 GMT -5
Oh...ehm...a great recognition,isn't it?
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Post by dreamweaver on Jul 30, 2013 2:24:26 GMT -5
To be above Morrissey / Marr, Brian Wilson, Joni Mitchell - that's some doing, but of course it's all just opinion but well done Noel
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Post by Bruno on Jul 30, 2013 2:29:54 GMT -5
Yup, well balanced list. Possibly the first such list that I've agreed with.
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Post by defmaybe00 on Jul 30, 2013 2:55:04 GMT -5
Noel Gallagher is the best British songwriter of the last 20 years. There. We said it. You can disagree if you want, but you’re wrong. Oasis might get a bit of a bad press in some quarters, but that is to forget how all-conquering Manchester’s finest were in the ‘90s. They were the last truly great British band; a self-fulfilling prophecy that began with the first notes of Rock And Roll Star in 1994 and rode a wave of God-given songwriting ability to dizzying heights. There was a long period of time that Gallagher couldn’t put a foot wrong. Live Forever, Slide Away, Wonderwall, Don’t Look Back In Anger – everything he touched turned to gold, included a run of phenomenal b-sides that cemented the legend. Since the heady days of the 90s, Gallagher has retained his ability to knock out hit singles, and his arena-filling solo venture with the High Flying Birds quickly picked up where Oasis left off.
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Post by Ash & Debris on Jul 30, 2013 3:21:17 GMT -5
Kurt Cobain didn't stick around long enough to be in the top 5 tbh. In Utero and Nevermind are good albums, but aren't enough to be cemented as top 5 of all time.
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Post by WirralRiddler on Jul 30, 2013 3:24:05 GMT -5
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Post by dreamweaver on Jul 30, 2013 3:25:12 GMT -5
Only just noticed that actually, I don't think there's anyway that Cobain should be in that top 10, if he is then Glen Matlock from the pistols would also be in it.........
where the hell is Robbie Robertson, Jim Morrison, Arthur Lee, Jagger/Richards, Townsend/Daltry (all far superior to Cobain) - but like I said earlier it's all just personal opinion, hey ho!
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Post by WirralRiddler on Jul 30, 2013 3:26:27 GMT -5
To be above Morrissey / Marr, Brian Wilson, Joni Mitchell - that's some doing, but of course it's all just opinion but well done Noel So are radiohead....
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Post by Bruno on Jul 30, 2013 3:28:20 GMT -5
Only just noticed that actually, I don't think there's anyway that Cobain should be in that top 10, if he is then Glen Matlock from the pistols would also be in it......... where the hell is Robbie Robertson, Jim Morrison, Arthur Lee, Jagger/Richards, Townsend/Daltry (all far superior to Cobain) - but like I said earlier it's all just personal opinion, hey ho! Nice one putting Robbie Robertson in there, I always feel he's overlooked while compiling these Greatest songwriters of all time lists. Massive talent. His solo albums are also really great.
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Post by dreamweaver on Jul 30, 2013 3:31:48 GMT -5
Only just noticed that actually, I don't think there's anyway that Cobain should be in that top 10, if he is then Glen Matlock from the pistols would also be in it......... where the hell is Robbie Robertson, Jim Morrison, Arthur Lee, Jagger/Richards, Townsend/Daltry (all far superior to Cobain) - but like I said earlier it's all just personal opinion, hey ho! Nice one putting Robbie Robertson in there, I always feel he's overlooked while compiling these Greatest songwriters of all time lists. Massive talent. His solo albums are also really great. Yeh I think Robbie is very underrated as both a Musician and a Songwriter, His work with the Band was brilliant and then his personal stuff, his self titled debut in 1987 was a great album. Always remember my dad listening to it when I was a kid and then I half inched it off him a few years later.
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Post by dreamweaver on Jul 30, 2013 3:32:53 GMT -5
I also must put forward Leonard Cohen who I think is one of the greatest poets / Lyriscists of all time - his singing shouldn't take away from that fact either. Same goes to Elliot Smith
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Post by Bruno on Jul 30, 2013 3:37:00 GMT -5
Nice one putting Robbie Robertson in there, I always feel he's overlooked while compiling these Greatest songwriters of all time lists. Massive talent. His solo albums are also really great. Yeh I think Robbie is very underrated as both a Musician and a Songwriter, His work with the Band was brilliant and then his personal stuff, his self titled debut in 1987 was a great album. Always remember my dad listening to it when I was a kid and then I half inched it off him a few years later. Haha, yeah he's really great. My dad's also a big fan, that's actually how I got into The Band's music and eventually his solo albums. When his last album How to Become Clairvoyant released my dad had it on repeat in the house for weeks. Almost wore the CD out if that's even possible.
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Post by Underneath the sky on Jul 30, 2013 4:27:30 GMT -5
Kurt Cobain and Queen are overrated. Cobain only wrote one great album. As for Queen, they wrote some great songs but also a lot of average material.
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Post by dreamweaver on Jul 30, 2013 5:12:48 GMT -5
Yeh I think Robbie is very underrated as both a Musician and a Songwriter, His work with the Band was brilliant and then his personal stuff, his self titled debut in 1987 was a great album. Always remember my dad listening to it when I was a kid and then I half inched it off him a few years later. Haha, yeah he's really great. My dad's also a big fan, that's actually how I got into The Band's music and eventually his solo albums. When his last album How to Become Clairvoyant released my dad had it on repeat in the house for weeks. Almost wore the CD out if that's even possible. On a side note, On Robbie Robertsons 1st album he has the songs, "Broken Arrow" and "Fallen Angel" Noel has definitely been listening to this "Fallen Angel, with a Broken Arrow" And I know it's also a nod to Neil Young who has a song and Ranch of the same name
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Post by ruchin on Jul 30, 2013 5:39:54 GMT -5
In my opinion leaving out the Glimmer Twins is stupid. Paul Weller is also a better songwriter than Noel
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Post by bardes on Jul 30, 2013 5:43:48 GMT -5
Noel should be in top 5.
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Post by Sternumman on Jul 30, 2013 5:51:45 GMT -5
The list was voted on by readers. I doubt that other music websites would have him so high.
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Post by defmaybe00 on Jul 30, 2013 5:52:16 GMT -5
Jagger/Richards are in the list at #20 or something like that Weller could be a better songwriter than Noel (Not for me,but he deserves to be in the 56 greatest songwriters ever),but I think the problem is he's not that big outside England,same for the Stone Roses for example,I've never heard of him or The Jam The thing with Noel is,I think that he's a bit out of place compared with the others cos he's "young",the others are all "legends",but he deverses to be in the list
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Post by lahaine on Jul 30, 2013 5:56:56 GMT -5
To be above Morrissey / Marr, Brian Wilson, Joni Mitchell - that's some doing, but of course it's all just opinion but well done Noel I love Noel's songwriting but above Bowie, Wilson (Noel hasn't come close to writing anything as Genius as Pet Sounds) and Page/Plant rewrote Rock N Roll. Very questionable list. Cobain and Gallagher should have been placed at the bottom two. ABOVE Bowie and Zepplin shocking.
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Post by lahaine on Jul 30, 2013 6:00:42 GMT -5
Jagger/Richards are in the list at #20 or something like that Weller could be a better songwriter than Noel (Not for me,but he deserves to be in the 56 greatest songwriters ever),but I think the problem is he's not that big outside England,same for the Stone Roses for example,I've never heard of him or The Jam The thing with Noel is,I think that he's a bit out of place compared with the others cos he's "young",the others are all "legends",but he deverses to be in the list Not that he's out of place but imo he wrote two classic album's and a great solo album but he's nowhere near the top 20 no matter the top 10. Jagger and Richard's wrote some of Rock N Roll's greatest singles then had a 4 album run of classic album's. Bowie wrote 7 classic album's. The smith's the same 4 classic album's.
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Post by defmaybe00 on Jul 30, 2013 6:11:47 GMT -5
Who says he can't write another classic? He's the best songwriter of the last 20 years,he deserves to be there,if he's better than Bowie,Wilson etc. I don't know,probably not,probably yes,the thing is the he must be in the list cos to me he's one of the best songwriter ever,just too young to be a legend
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2013 6:12:10 GMT -5
Well done Noely G! He definitely deserves his recognition as a songwriting great although I might argue that Bowie is slightly superior to Noel and it's criminal that Weller doesn't make the list, he's on a par with Noel - if not slightly better as well. Jagger and Richards should be on there as well, Queen are meh and Kurt Cobain didn't make enough songs to be considered the fifth greatest songwriter of all time imo.
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Post by defmaybe00 on Jul 30, 2013 6:24:00 GMT -5
Yeah,we can argue about the position,but he absolutely deserves to be in that list
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Post by WirralRiddler on Jul 30, 2013 6:30:25 GMT -5
To be above Morrissey / Marr, Brian Wilson, Joni Mitchell - that's some doing, but of course it's all just opinion but well done Noel I love Noel's songwriting but above Bowie, Wilson (Noel hasn't come close to writing anything as Genius as Pet Sounds) and Page/Plant rewrote Rock N Roll. Very questionable list. Cobain and Gallagher should have been placed at the bottom two. ABOVE Bowie and Zepplin shocking. What about Radiohead??? That to me is the most laughable one, not whether Noel deserves to be there!?!?!? This list is absolute bollocks for that reason alone, never mind Cobain and Gallagher. Whats the world coming to, fucking hell.
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