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Post by Rollinice on May 30, 2021 16:38:18 GMT
Ray Davies
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Post by titchjuicy on May 30, 2021 17:32:27 GMT
Hmmm, I think writing a handful of truly great albums trumps longevity and a career full of good albums.
Hand on heart, Weller hasn't made a genuinely great solo album nor ever made a genuinely great Style Council album.
But even by that measure, i guess the Kinks had four or five great albums and not a lot since.
So, McCartney. But he didn't write all those great albums alone.
Van Morrison- I think Astral Weeks is better than anything anyone above has done. And TB Sheets off the debut is better than any song. For me, Moondance, Tupelo Honey and Veedon Fleece are great albums.
Maybe Van is the man.
I'm motivated now to dig into his 80s stuff and Them (Shenandoah- what's a good starting place with Them? I've never delved back)
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Post by srk on May 30, 2021 17:58:21 GMT
Alright, fine. No one else has said it, and he’s written some of the greatest songs and albums of anyone ever.
Pete Townshend.
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Post by krburg on May 31, 2021 9:11:13 GMT
Guy Chambers?
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hellowhirled008
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wow, yall really made a thread about my music
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Post by hellowhirled008 on May 31, 2021 13:37:33 GMT
will I be banned if I say Damon Albarn?
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Post by titchjuicy on May 31, 2021 14:55:40 GMT
will I be banned if I say Damon Albarn? That's not the worst shout ever. Considering the variety of projects. Putting Blur and Gorillaz to one side; there's the Good,the Bad & the Queen, Africa Express, Mali Music (although no idea how much song writing he did for the last two), that thing he did with Flea, and at least two operas...oh and a solo album) |
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Post by eddiemurphy on May 31, 2021 16:00:11 GMT
tough to look past mccartney. runner up spots between - jagger/richards, john/taupin, pete townshend. andrew lloyd webber is no slouch either.  |
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Post by krburg on May 31, 2021 19:09:01 GMT
Matt Goss?
Never dipped in quality.
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Post by Simone on Jun 1, 2021 0:23:44 GMT
If you lost WWII and your economy were entirely based on coal, I could see Billy Bragg being your best songwriter.
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Post by krburg on Jun 1, 2021 7:37:27 GMT
All jokes aside. It’s obviously Mark E Smith.
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Post by Columbia_rocks_man on Jun 1, 2021 8:22:46 GMT
I've recently come to the realisation it is Paul Weller What do you think? Fight me This is an even worse take than when Lino claimed Dwayne’s cover of Heroes was better than the original. You’ve trashed what little remained of your rep on this forum. I’d hate to be stuck in a WhatsApp group with you |
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Post by Belligerent Hype Man on Jun 1, 2021 9:28:35 GMT
i'll allow northern irelandvan morrison is another who had a golden period but hasn't really been relevant for decades. even more so now hes an anti vax loon. Good to know that hundreds of years of violence hasn't been a total waste of time and we can be involved in your thread. |
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Post by forever on Jun 1, 2021 10:05:21 GMT
lol even Dwayne Gallagher is a better songwriter than Paul Weller
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Post by eddiemurphy on Jun 1, 2021 15:13:32 GMT
rod temperton anyone?
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Post by titchjuicy on Jun 6, 2021 17:39:57 GMT
Can we have a What Might've Been category?
Nick Drake. Not sure he made a single shit song.
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Post by Columbia_rocks_man on Jun 6, 2021 17:59:30 GMT
will I be banned if I say Damon Albarn? Hahahahahahahaahahahah |
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Post by titchjuicy on Apr 20, 2022 19:32:00 GMT
Hold on, why has no-one said Yorke & Greenwood?
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Post by eddiemurphy on Apr 20, 2022 19:53:06 GMT
Hold on, why has no-one said Yorke & Greenwood? cos they've been listening for the last 20 years.  |
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Post by Bigred3 on Apr 21, 2022 11:29:33 GMT
Sam Fender innit
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Post by eddiemurphy on Feb 13, 2024 19:24:06 GMT
that paul mccartney 'inside the songs' series on the bbc iplayer is rather good.  |
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