Best Ever Albums

Re: Best Songwriter [ROUND 2]

Anonymous — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 14:51:34 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/19/2020 18:51

2a: Ghostface Killah vs. Billy Bragg
2b: Gil Scott-Heron vs. Smokey Robinson
2c: PJ Harvey vs. Paul Simon
2d: John Lennon vs. Leonard Cohen
2e: Stan Ridgway vs. Nick Cave
2f: Paul Westerberg vs. James Murphy
2g: Joni Mitchell vs. Nas
2h: Mark E. Smith vs. Kate Bush

Re: Best Songwriter [ROUND 2]

Norman Bates — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 18:08:29 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 06/18/2020 22:08

2a: Ghostface Killah
2b: Gil Scott-Heron
2c: PJ Harvey
2d: Leonard Cohen
2e: Nick Cave
2f: Paul Westerberg vs. James Murphy abstain
2g: Joni Mitchell
2h: Mark E. Smith

Re: Best Songwriter [ROUND 2]

Skinny — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 13:36:41 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 06/18/2020 17:36

Absurd that Mark E. Smith is barely registering. Easily one of my top ten favourite lyricists. I like Kate Bush a lot, but in terms of lyrics she isn't half as inventive, entertaining, or urgent as Smith. To each their own.

Re: Best Songwriter [ROUND 2]

junodog4 — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 10:54:49 GMT

Author: junodog4

Posted: 06/18/2020 14:54

2a: Ghostface Killah vs. Billy Bragg
2b: Gil Scott-Heron vs. Smokey Robinson
2c: PJ Harvey vs. Paul Simon
2d: John Lennon vs. Leonard Cohen
2e: Stan Ridgway vs. Nick Cave
2f: Paul Westerberg vs. James Murphy
2g: Joni Mitchell vs. Nas
2h: Mark E. Smith vs. Kate Bush

Re: Best Songwriter [ROUND 2]

RoundTheBend — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 21:18:23 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 06/18/2020 01:18

BozoTyrannus wrote:

RoundTheBend wrote:

Also tear for Paul Simon who likely won't finish round two as my favorite song-writer probably ever.

If it's any consolation, he and PJ Harvey are tied at the moment, and if it remains a tie I simply remove my vote to settle on a winner.

And I voted for PJ Harvey

On the downside, Round 3 would pit him against Leonard Cohen...

🤣

Fair enough mate - I don't want to be a sore loser either. It's just a game. But yeah, totally losing againt Leonard Cohen... I mean not in my book, I just jam with Simon more, but yeah totally fair for him to lose to Cohen.

But hey, kinda excited to see a woman beat out a boomer, eh?

Re: Best Songwriter [ROUND 2]

BozoTyrannus — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 12:28:14 GMT

Author: BozoTyrannus

Posted: 06/17/2020 16:28

RoundTheBend wrote:

Also tear for Paul Simon who likely won't finish round two as my favorite song-writer probably ever.

Re: Best Songwriter [ROUND 2]

Shipyard — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 17:50:35 GMT

Author: Shipyard

Posted: 06/16/2020 21:50

2a Billy Bragg
2b Smokey Robinson
2c Paul Simon
2d Leonard Cohen
2e Nick Cave
2f Paul Westerberg
2g Joni Mitchell
2h Kate Bush

Re: Best Songwriter [ROUND 2]

RoundTheBend — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 14:10:21 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 06/16/2020 18:10

theblueboy wrote:

I have googled Stan Ridgway about 6 times now. I still can't remember who he is :lol:

🤣 🤣 🤣

Same for a few of these actually.

Also tear for Paul Simon who likely won't finish round two as my favorite song-writer probably ever.

Re: Best Songwriter [ROUND 2]

Anonymous — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 12:49:55 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/16/2020 16:49

2a: Ghostface Killah
2b: Smokey Robinson
2c: Paul Simon
2d: Leonard Cohen
2e: Nick Cave
2f: Paul Westerberg
2g: Joni Mitchell
2h: Kate Bush

I have googled Stan Ridgway about 6 times now. I still can't remember who he is 🤣

Re: Best Songwriter [ROUND 2]

BozoTyrannus — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 21:37:10 GMT

Author: BozoTyrannus

Posted: 06/16/2020 01:37

I've realized I haven't put a deadline on these, so let's say Round Three starts next Monday.

Re: Best Songwriter [ROUND 2]

SuedeSwede — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 07:00:19 GMT

Author: SuedeSwede

Posted: 06/14/2020 11:00

2a: Ghostface Killah vs. Billy Bragg
2b: Gil Scott-Heron vs. Smokey Robinson
2c: PJ Harvey vs. Paul Simon
2d: John Lennon vs. Leonard Cohen
2f: Paul Westerberg vs. James Murphy
2g: Joni Mitchell vs. Nas
2h: Mark E. Smith vs. Kate Bush

Re: Best Songwriter [ROUND 2]

RoundTheBend — Tue, 9 Jun 2020 21:17:12 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 06/10/2020 01:17

BozoTyrannus wrote:

Yeah. Apologies for being a flake, but I live in a rainforest. Internet isn't always the best.

On the plus side, being remote means chance of pandemic hitting is practically 0. So it balances out.

Made up internet world is no need for an apology. Just glad you are ok.

Re: Best Songwriter [ROUND 2]

RoundTheBend — Tue, 9 Jun 2020 21:16:15 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 06/10/2020 01:16

Spyglass wrote:

2a: Ghostface Killah because he's the probably the most consistently good writer of the Wu-Tang.
2b: Gil Scott-Heron because he's one of the funkiest sons of bitches on Earth.
2c: Paul Simon - because Paul Simon / Simon and Garfunkel have a few five star albums and Harvey only has two.
2d: John Lennon - because Leonard Cohen is just really good at folk while John Lennon is very unique.
2e: Nick Cave - Because he might be the greatest songwriter ever.
2f: Paul Westerberg because LCD Soundsystem songs are a bit monotonous.
2g: Joni Mitchell - because she's several brilliant albums and Nas only has two.
2h: Kate Bush - because I'm a huge Kate Bush fan, and I only like The Fall well enough.

Nice synopsis.

Re: Best Songwriter [ROUND 2]

baystateoftheart — Tue, 9 Jun 2020 13:34:15 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 06/09/2020 17:34

2a: Ghostface Killah vs. Billy Bragg
2b: Gil Scott-Heron vs. Smokey Robinson
2c: PJ Harvey vs. Paul Simon
2d: John Lennon vs. Leonard Cohen
2e: Stan Ridgway vs. Nick Cave [abstain]
2f: Paul Westerberg vs. James Murphy
2g: Joni Mitchell vs. Nas
2h: Mark E. Smith vs. Kate Bush

Re: Best Songwriter [ROUND 2]

Spyglass — Tue, 9 Jun 2020 12:31:09 GMT

Author: Spyglass

Posted: 06/09/2020 16:31

2a: Ghostface Killah because he's the probably the most consistently good writer of the Wu-Tang.
2b: Gil Scott-Heron because he's one of the funkiest sons of bitches on Earth.
2c: Paul Simon - because Paul Simon / Simon and Garfunkel have a few five star albums and Harvey only has two.
2d: John Lennon - because Leonard Cohen is just really good at folk while John Lennon is very unique.
2e: Nick Cave - Because he might be the greatest songwriter ever.
2f: Paul Westerberg because LCD Soundsystem songs are a bit monotonous.
2g: Joni Mitchell - because she's several brilliant albums and Nas only has two.
2h: Kate Bush - because I'm a huge Kate Bush fan, and I only like The Fall well enough.

Re: Best Songwriter [ROUND 2]

babyBlueSedan — Tue, 9 Jun 2020 11:40:52 GMT

Author: babyBlueSedan

Posted: 06/09/2020 15:40

2a: Ghostface Killah vs. Billy Bragg
2b: Gil Scott-Heron vs. Smokey Robinson
2c: PJ Harvey vs. Paul Simon
2d: John Lennon vs. Leonard Cohen
2e: Stan Ridgway vs. Nick Cave
2f: Paul Westerberg vs. James Murphy
2g: Joni Mitchell vs. Nas
2h: Mark E. Smith vs. Kate Bush

Re: Best Songwriter [ROUND 2]

BozoTyrannus — Tue, 9 Jun 2020 11:18:40 GMT

Author: BozoTyrannus

Posted: 06/09/2020 15:18

LedZep wrote:

Well it seems we’ll finish this one after all.

Yeah. Apologies for being a flake, but I live in a rainforest. Internet isn't always the best.

On the plus side, being remote means chance of pandemic hitting is practically 0. So it balances out.

Re: Best Songwriter [ROUND 2]

Skinny — Tue, 9 Jun 2020 10:53:18 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 06/09/2020 14:53

2a: Ghostface Killah
2b: Smokey Robinson
2c: PJ Harvey
2d: Leonard Cohen
2e: Nick Cave
2f: Paul Westerberg
2g: Joni Mitchell
2h: Mark E. Smith

Re: Best Songwriter [ROUND 2]

Fischman — Tue, 9 Jun 2020 09:32:58 GMT

Author: Fischman

Posted: 06/09/2020 13:32

2a: Ghostface Killah vs. Billy Bragg
2b: Gil Scott-Heron vs. Smokey Robinson
2c: PJ Harvey vs. Paul Simon
2d: John Lennon vs. Leonard Cohen
2e: Stan Ridgway vs. Nick Cave
2f: Paul Westerberg vs. James Murphy
2g: Joni Mitchell vs. Nas
2h: Mark E. Smith vs. Kate Bush
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Re: Best Songwriter [ROUND 2]

Purplepash — Tue, 9 Jun 2020 04:48:34 GMT

Author: Purplepash

Posted: 06/09/2020 08:48

2a: Ghostface Killah vs. Billy Bragg
2b: Gil Scott-Heron vs. Smokey Robinson
2c: PJ Harvey vs. Paul Simon
2d: John Lennon vs. Leonard Cohen
2e: Stan Ridgway vs. Nick Cave
2f: Paul Westerberg vs. James Murphy
2g: Joni Mitchell vs. Nas
2h: Mark E. Smith vs. Kate Bush