That's not what I asked and since I'm a Floyd fan there was no real need to give me a history lesson....but thanks anyway.
Overrated Songwriters
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That's not what I asked and since I'm a Floyd fan there was no real need to give me a history lesson....but thanks anyway.
I can't believe you all missed Hoyt Axton. Of course all the petty bickering may have distracted some of you.
I dont much care for Imagine either. Probably just heard it too many times. He had much better songs in my opinion, both with the Beatles and solo. I prefer most of the other songs on the "Imagine" album. "Plastic Ono Band" would be my favourite album of his.
As for The Wall - I didnt get it til I was 22 and saw Roger Waters perform it. A mix of a rock show and theatre. Now I get it and consider it to be one of my favourites.
Id put him in my top 10 best songwriters.
Hank Williams didnt write many songs. At least not on his own. Most of the stuff he is best known for were written by others or co-written with one or more others. He was more of an interpreter and was pretty good at it. Neil Young - one of my favourites.
Was Eric Clapton ever really considered a great songwriter? Ive heard him practically worshipped as a guitar player but thats very different from songwriter.
Steve Miller. "lovey dovey , lovey dovey all the time. Ooh wee baby I'll sure show you a good time. "those lyrics still drive me nuts after all these years.
Or just being Paul Anka.............yetch !
Although he parlayed a questionable talent into a goldmine in Vegas.
Helluva song, Walter.
Decent lyrics, good beat, nice bass line.
Only surpassed by "My dog is in the shed"
When yer hot yer hot.;-)
Bob Schooley @RschooleyNYT review of Abbey Road. The "mediocre" Harrison songs: Here Comes the Sun and Something.
Why leave out the underated? Charles Manson is just a misunderstood aspiring songwriter. All he ever wanted was a puppy and a pony.