Yeah we usually discuss all bands musically most of the time.But We know that the quality of the music can effect our opinion about the lyrics. But this time try to overlook that and just judge a band based on what they do lyrically !
Paul Simon's got some of the most beautiful lyrics I've heard, most notably in Graceland and Brdge Over Troubled Water. Kansas writes fantastic lyrics time and time again. Dust in the Wind, Carry On Wayward Son, The Wall... and I've always been a fan of the lyrics of Gorillaz.
Does it have to be a band? If not then I'd say Joanna Newsom must be in with a shout, especially as her wordplay, clever imagery, references to legends/myths and general use of English would rival a fair few published poets...
Yeah we usually discuss all bands musically most of the time.But We know that the quality of the music can effect our opinion about the lyrics. But this time try to overlook that and just judge a band based on what they do lyrically !
So, are you excluding solo artists? If so...
Velvet Underground
Low
Red House Painters
Wilco
Radiohead
Afghan Whigs
Motel Motel
Spiritualized
The Replacements
Love
Devo
Elbow
Pavement
Modest Mouse
Wu-Tang Clan
Arctic Monkeys
The Flaming Lips
Death Cab for Cutie
Pink Floyd
The Smiths
Joy Division
Radiohead
Belle & Sebastian
Fleet Foxes
De La Soul
Sonic Youth
Built to Spill
The New Pornographers
The Antlers
Animal Collective
Bon Iver
The Decemberists
The Replacements
Wilco
The Mountain Goats don't get enough fucking respect on this site.
Off of that:
The Magnetic Fields
Sebadoh (besides most of the Gaffney stuff)
Andrew Jackson Jihad
New Pornographers
The Microphones
Slint
Morphine
About 35% of Beck's work (I don't like the Sea Change lyrics for the most part)
Maybe Minutemen?
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