Who’s your favorite lyricist ?

[JinglesTheChristmasMouse]

Chuck Berry.

[El Vampiro Blanco]

Geezer
DLR
Lynott
Daisley

[Turner Coates]

Hard to choose just one:

Mose Allison
Todd Rundgren
Ray Davies
Bobby Womack
Don Covay
Dylan
Mick Jagger

[Ale]

Leonard Cohen
Tom Waits
Jason Isbell
on a rare ocassion, Alice Cooper -the Bob Dylan of hard rock-

And there was a songwriter that had, or has, great lyrics but now the name slips my mind and its driving me crazy. He penned a song about aids that another group that slips my mind now too, had a hit in the 80s too. I remember diggin into his music 5 or 7 years ago and I stole a lot of ideas from him -hes not well known, who is gonna now, right

and now I cant remember the name to even youtube him.

*sorry about no aphostrofes or question marks

[SterileEyes1]

All I know is The End Of The Innocence is my favorite album for lyrics.

James Hetfield, Jerry Cantrell, and Axl are definitely up there for me. For whatever reason I’ve always been a huge Pantera fan but only recently saw a bunch of Phil Anselmo’s lyrics on paper and many of them are surprisingly excellent.

[VinnieVincentsVag]

Fish

[Brainy Lane]

Another vote for Diamond Dave.

[GoodJudge]

Waits and Laughing Leonard for sure, though I can't listen to too much of their music in one go.

Shane McGowan was a master lyricist with The Pogues, with great music too. I never heard his later albums with The Popes.

[LAglamrocker]

I live like I want to
Not like I should,yea
^

Retail slut with a body for sale
^

Those two all I need

+ Anarchy In Bedrock

3/3 all I need

[Psychobolia.com]

Eminem

[cowpins]

Dylan
Cash
Petty

[MattleyCrue]

Axl
Sixx

[timstar]

Oni Logan for the Violets Demise album. Some of the greatest and most visual lyrics I've ever heard.

[Traxan]

Neil Peart
Warrel Dane

[alleyrulez]

McCartney/Lennon
Robert Plant
Geezer Butler
Bernie Taupin
Jani Lane
Andrew Wood
Henrik Ostergaard
Oni Logan
Schenker/Mogg

[CrankerBait]

Shit, so many great lyricists:

Roger Waters
Paul Simon
Leonard Cohen
Bob Dylan
Pete Townshend
Ray Davies
Marvin Gaye
Smokey Robinson
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
Joni Mitchell
Carole King
Neil Peart
Robert Plant
Neil Young
Lou Reed
Gordon Lightfoot
Bon Scott
James Hetfield

[kytepunches]

How has one said Ronnie James Dio yet ?

[Hellsinkey]

Jarvis Cocker
Leonard Cohen
Jello Biafra

[Wiseacre]

Roger Waters

runners up:
Justin Sullivan (New Model Army)
Robert Smith (The CURE)
Bob Dylan

[tooth]

Neil Peart
Bono
Morrissey

[Turner Coates]

How has one said Ronnie James Dio yet ?

I still don't know what the hell a "holy diver" is.
Can anyone tell me?
Is it a guy looking for Noah's Ark?

[Dyslexicheart]

Paul Westerberg

[kytepunches]

How has one said Ronnie James Dio yet ?

I still don't know what the hell a "holy diver" is.
Can anyone tell me?
Is it a guy looking for Noah's Ark?

I thought it was very clear. He’s the Cat In The Blue,coming after you…look out !!!!

[EzyRider]

For me it's Bowie. The cut up method is pure art!

https://www.openculture.com/2019/05/how ... yrics.html

[BulletProofPoet]

Jonathan Daniel

[mrsnikkisixx]

Don Henley
Glenn Frey
Billy Joel
James Hetfield

[Chip Z'Hoy]

Paul Westerberg

Untouchable. Can't be topped.

Isbell gets pretty close.

[Chip Z'Hoy]

In terms of 80's hard rock, you know who I never see mentioned? Rachel Bolan.

Ignoring "rat racial slime," he had some cool lines over the years.

[risingfarce]

Bernie Taupin

[nuno_cherone]

Jizzy
Hetfield
Skid Row so I guess Bolan
Bieler
Mike Patton
Pinnick