have you ever disliked an artist because of the lyrics?

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by veloso2, May 24, 2023.

  1. HotelYorba101

    HotelYorba101 Senior Member

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    Honestly I would describe a ton of hair metal bands as a bunch of fun guitar riffs ruined by lyrics and presentation
     
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  2. HfxBob

    HfxBob Forum Resident

    I did lose a lot of respect for Steve Miller because of the incredibly dumb-a** lyrics to so many of his songs.
     
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  3. Moshe

    Moshe "Silent in four languages."

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    Abra Abra Cadabra, I wanna reach out and grab ya.
     
  4. HfxBob

    HfxBob Forum Resident

    And that's Bob Dylan compared to some of the other beauties. :laugh:
     
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  5. Man at C&A

    Man at C&A Senior Member

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    You know just exactly what the facts is.
     
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  6. markreed

    markreed Forum Resident

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    Nah. Not buying this. Def Leppard lyrics have never been great - even the ones that read like the band are trying to be meaningful - "Gods Of War", "White Lightning" are woefully inarticulate. Def Leppard have never cared about writing good lyrics, and its obvious.
     
  7. phillyal1

    phillyal1 Forum Resident

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    I listen to the "Hot Hits" station in the car -- it is good to know what is happening in current pop music. The current generation, raised on texting aren't writing lyrical masterpieces.
    Post Malone makes Ozzy seem like John Updike.
    And hip-hop ... please don't quote me Drake and Kendrick Lamar -- don't care how many participation awards they have -- they haven't written one song as good as Curtis Mayfield's worst song .
     
  8. BluesOvertookMe

    BluesOvertookMe Forum Resident

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    Ozzy has, at best, written a very small fraction of the lyrics he has sung over his career.

    Agree on Curtis.
     
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  9. blastfurniss

    blastfurniss Forum Resident

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    Sammy Hagar. I didn’t notice how bad his lyrics were until he joined Van Halen.
     
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  10. Moshe

    Moshe "Silent in four languages."

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    "I can drive..55!!!!

    Oh that was before Van Halen.
    Never mind.
     
  11. fretter

    fretter Forum Resident

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    what's not to like?

    "Fifteen years in the academy
    He was like no cadet they'd ever seen
    A man so hard, his veins bleed ice
    And when he speaks he never says it twice
    They call him Judge, his last name is Dredd
    So break the law, and you wind up dead
    Truth and justice are what he's fighting for
    Judge Dredd the man, he is the law
    DROKK IT!
    With gun and bike he rules the streets
    And every perp he meets will taste defeat
    Not even Death can overcome his might
    Cause Dredd and Anderson, they won the fight
    When the Sov's started the Apocalypse war
    Mega-City was bombed to the floor
    Dredd resisted, and the judges fought back
    Crushed the Sov's with their counter-attack
    DROKK IT!
    Respect the badge - he earned it with his blood
    Fear the gun - your sentence may be death because...
    I AM THE LAW!
    And you won't f*** around no more - I AM THE LAW
    I judge the rich, I judge the poor - I AM THE LAW
    Commit a crime I'll lock the door - I AM THE LAW
    Because in Mega-City... I AM THE LAW
    In the cursed earth where mutants dwell
    There is no law, just a living hell
    Anarchy and chaos as the blood runs red
    But this would change if it was up to Dredd
    The book of law is the bible to him
    And any crime committed is a sin
    He keeps the peace with his law-giver
    Judge, jury, and executioner
    DROKK IT!
    CRIME - The ultimate sin
    Your iso-cube is waiting when he brings you in
    LAW - It's what he stands for
    Crime's his only enemy and he's going to war
    LEAD BREAKCRIME - The ultimate sin
    Your iso-cube is waiting when he brings you in
    LAW - It's what he stands for
    Crime's his only enemy and he's going to war"

    Anthrax - "I Am the Law"
     
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  12. HfxBob

    HfxBob Forum Resident

    Damn right. I make my living off other people's taxes! :D
     
  13. Tim 2

    Tim 2 MORE MUSIC PLEASE

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    I rarely listen to the lyrics, so, no.
     
  14. rjp

    rjp Senior Member

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    paul mccartney.

    lyrically just not very good at all, ever. melodically quite good to say the least.
     
  15. WilliamWes

    WilliamWes Likes to sing along but he knows not what it means

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    A lot of folks here don't like rap or metal because of violent lyrics. I usually don't mind most of the time as long as it doesn't try to force controversy for sales.

    Lyrically poor material can be embarrassing to singalong with but it doesn't bother me too much overall.
     
  16. veloso2

    veloso2 Forum Resident Thread Starter

    frankly i can hear the argument that rock n roll is not exactly poetry, but some artists could make an effort and so much better that i love you babe!. You can write good lyrics very simple, the great example for me is the specials! songs like ghost town or friday night saturday morning uses little words (it's not costello or morrissey) but it is very effective.
     
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  17. fictionalsounds

    fictionalsounds Forum Resident

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    i'll never argue that they are gonna need to publish a book of poetry/lyrics, but they are what they are. i've never taken them seriously as making any serious statement/impact lyrically, but for the glam/pop/rock songs that they write, i am hardly offended. if you take another band like the cure and compare the lyrics from something like "disintegration" to those of"let's go to bed," or "the lovecats," it's obvious that the two are like apples and oranges as far as intent and lyrics. it's far more problematic for me when someone thinks what they have written is great and deep/insightful, only to have it be trite, clumsy and/or just plain bad.
     
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  18. Amnion

    Amnion Forum Occupant

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    I know some find it soppy, but when you write "Yesterday" a lot can be forgiven. But certainly not all.... :laugh:
     
  19. rjp

    rjp Senior Member

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    don't forget, if the stories are true, 'yesterday' was 'scrambled eggs' until john heard it.
     
  20. Bluepicasso

    Bluepicasso Android Confused

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    Understand that -- makes one miss Ian every so more.
     
  21. AudiophilePhil

    AudiophilePhil Senior Member

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  22. HfxBob

    HfxBob Forum Resident

    Paul has written a lot of dubious lyrics, but he did at least show the capability of writing good ones with songs like Eleanor Rigby and For No One.
     
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  23. rjp

    rjp Senior Member

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    :shrug:
     
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  24. Jeff Kent

    Jeff Kent Forum Resident

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  25. SirAngus

    SirAngus Forum Resident

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    And don’t forget:
    Maybe I’m Amazed
     
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