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Who is the greatest songwriter?

>> No.8970309

>>8970305
Bob Dylan got the award.. So you know... Bob dylan

>> No.8970310

>>8970305
Robert Allen Zimmerman. totes deserved that nobel tbqh

>> No.8970327

>>8970309
>got the award
we all know that means nothing

gira is great, so is mangum, elverum, hurley, and the guy from silver jews

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>> No.8970356
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wAw-AJkYKQ

>> No.8970365

Obviously Roland Orzabal

>> No.8970366

>>8970327
>gira is great, so is mangum, elverum, hurley, and the guy from silver jews
my god
I haven't seen taste like this since I gave up /mu/ back in '11

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>> No.8970372

>>8970305
I feel like some people are going to shit on Dylan because "hurr durr he's popular" but his influence and skill can't be questioned.

He basically introduced serious, poetic writing to popular music. Michael Gira may be good but he isn't going to remembered as someone who changed society like Dylan did.

>> No.8970373

I like Lenny Cohen.phil ochs is nice as well

>> No.8970383

>>8970305
gogol bordello

>> No.8970387

>>8970305
Greeks of the archaic era

>> No.8970390
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8970390

Step aside, plebs.

>> No.8970392

I'm partial to Shane Macgowan, the Johns from They Might Be Giants, the Wrights from NoMeansNo, Warren Zevon, and of course Nobel laureate Bobby D

>> No.8970393

Schubert obvs

>> No.8970398

ace enders
or
jackson browne

>> No.8970499
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8970499

Andre 3000

>> No.8970506
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step back

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>>8970305
Not him.

Red House Painters, Björk, Nick Cave, and maybe Coil are all strong contenders imo. I'll throw Magma in there because Vander created a language specifically to match the sound of his music.

>> No.8970523

nick drake

>> No.8970530

>>8970506
I never saw the appeal in his music. It does a good job at making me actually uncomfortable, though.

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8970542

Woptober was a masterpiece

>> No.8970547

>>8970530
Listen to this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7L3ZlkJT8M

I get that this sort of improv isn't for everyone, and at times is can be a bit too much, or unsettling. But listen to the part at 1:13:20-ish. There's a very striking chord progression and it just feels huge, it kind of reminds me of the feeling i get listening to Branca's Ascension.

>> No.8970553

>>8970547
actually, it's closer to 1:13:40

>> No.8970597

Bacharach

>> No.8970624
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Morrissey

Post rare mozzas

>> No.8970702

>>8970327
Elverum is a cunt of the highest order.

>> No.8970752

>>8970702
is he really, how?

>> No.8970813

Townes Van Zandt and/or Neko Case.

Fight me.

>> No.8970862

>>8970371
This.

>> No.8971278

>>8970305

This thread is pretentious