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The Beatles are IMO,the most gifted group of 'melody makers' in Pop/Rock history.You cant just ignore the natural and effortless ease and rhythm in their songs.
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The Greatest Songwriter Of All Time (11 Viewers)
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see i agree with martin here,while also disagreeing with him.
i love music and melodies but what makes a song stick with me is teh words, if we forgive him the style council then for me Paul Weller has been a sensational songwriter for many years,at times politically loaded songs with tremendous melodies
i love music and melodies but what makes a song stick with me is teh words, if we forgive him the style council then for me Paul Weller has been a sensational songwriter for many years,at times politically loaded songs with tremendous melodies
I don't know if some people find wisdom in their lyrics, but their melodies are inane.
Individually, few of his works stand on their own against the best out there at a given moment and time. There's no way a 7-8-year period of his could compare with some of the obvious greats.
But for longevity, continued ways to find relevance, variety, and for decades of doing his own thing regardless of what was expected of him, I'd have to go with Canadian and backyard homie, Neil Young.
When it's "of all time", it's about the sum of the parts and few of the parts individually. Which makes him sort of the Cal Ripken, Jr. of rock.
But for longevity, continued ways to find relevance, variety, and for decades of doing his own thing regardless of what was expected of him, I'd have to go with Canadian and backyard homie, Neil Young.
When it's "of all time", it's about the sum of the parts and few of the parts individually. Which makes him sort of the Cal Ripken, Jr. of rock.
And the guy only lived to 35.
