Vacant Horizon Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Performer? Bowie > LouSongwriter? Bowie Lou's solo output is uneven at best, but still lots of stellar stuff, the same could be said for Bowie. Lou could hardly do any wrong for the Velvets. I can't help but think of that scene in Almost Famous director's cut when Lester Bangs and the kid reporter are talking about Lou doing Bowie and vice versa. Hilarious. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 John Cale > John Prine Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vacant Horizon Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 JJ Cale wasn't on the list either. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Shane MacGowan! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUN6286JlRM Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Shane MacGowan! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUN6286JlRMUm… YEAH! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 A friend and I went through the list the other night. Clearly there is a heavy demographic component to this list. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chez Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Steve Earle? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 I'm not a fan, but didn't Garth Brooks write some very successful and popular tunes back in the day? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 There are hundreds and hundreds of great songwriters out there, even after the second world war (since clearly the pre-war songwriters of which there were hundreds of great ones were not considered), but obviously they couldn't include every one. We can all name our faves that were left off the list. Once you put Madonna and Taylor Swift (and Kurt Cobain) on you open up the discussion for hundreds of more that are certainly as deserving. Most of us would agree that Dylan, Lennon and McCartney, and some of the obvious ones should be included, but after that it is all about taste, nothing more. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 oh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 #1 once said in interview that when he hears a Gordon Lightfoot song, "i wish it would last forever".... another that didnt make the list Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 #1 once said in interview that when he hears a Gordon Lightfoot song, "i wish it would last forever".... another that didnt make the list There was a good Lightfoot interview on television the other night. He talked a bit about Dylan and Kristofferson among other things. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Nick Lowe.John Cale. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 David Berman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
parisisstale Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 David BermanGreat one!!! "In 1984 I was hospitalized for approaching perfection" Favorite opening line to an album ever. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 David Hidalgo/Louie Perez Joey Ramone Dee Dee Ramone Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 There needs to be a list of the thousand greatest songwriters of all time. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 We'll get there, eventually. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Apparently there is a Paste 100 top songwriters too, which is similar but of course different. I think the title "of all time" is both misleading and disingenuous. All time is a LONG time. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 I think the title "of all time" is both misleading and disingenuous. All time is a LONG time. LouieBIt's because everything RS states is fact!Hubris. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Magnetized Posted August 24, 2015 Author Share Posted August 24, 2015 NPR Music just posted this critique of the list--or the concept of the list. Actually, both. http://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2015/08/24/433206610/the-one-real-problem-with-rolling-stones-greatest-songwriters-of-all-time?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20150824&utm_campaign=Music&utm_term= Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HungryHippo Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 No Jandek? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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