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Singer Songwriters/good lyricists

musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
edited January 2010 in Other Music
probably my favorite genre of music. I just love musicians that can paint my sky.

I guess this is an open ended one, can be a singer songwriter, or great lyricist, from more modern times, like the last 5 or 10 years, or can be from the past, ie a dylan or springsteen.

My newest obsession: I got to see Joe Purdy a couple months ago, got all his records the other day. He sure can sing and write, boy! Wow. 10 albums in 8 years or something! incredible.
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    if you've never checked him out, todd snider is one of the greatest singer songwriters of today

    kris kristofferson and john prine say so ;) and he's an oregon boy (now living in east nashville) :)

    here's a show of his i uploaded

    enjoy!
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Ryan Adams.
    Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
  • Evacuation RulesEvacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    Leonard Cohen - his first 4 albums - it doesn't get any better than that!
  • Wolf At BayWolf At Bay Posts: 236
    kris kristofferson
    he tells good stories and has clever melodies. voice is shot these days, but his early work is great. plus he's a badass
    http://www.zazzle.com/wolfatthetreeline*
  • ledveddermanledvedderman Posts: 7,761
    A.A. Bondy is one of my favorites.
    Roddy Woomble's solo albums
    Ray LaMontage
    Ryan Adams
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    http://www.reverbnation.com/brianzilm
  • craigbcraigb Posts: 806
    Brendan Benson

    Noel Gallagher (he's a solo artist now)

    Andrew Byrd
    "Speak clearly if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall"

    Los Angeles 10.7.2009
  • megatronmegatron Posts: 3,420
    josh ritter. make sure you check this guy out
  • craigbcraigb Posts: 806
    ties em off wrote:
    josh ritter. make sure you check this guy out

    Never heard of him. Have any suggestions regarding songs.???
    Or a link...?
    "Speak clearly if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall"

    Los Angeles 10.7.2009
  • megatronmegatron Posts: 3,420
    craigb wrote:
    ties em off wrote:
    josh ritter. make sure you check this guy out

    Never heard of him. Have any suggestions regarding songs.???
    Or a link...?

    this should work

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvCeCVmJAUA
  • MysteryTrainMysteryTrain Singapore Posts: 1,189
    LUCINDA WILLIAMS
  • JordyWordyJordyWordy Posts: 2,261
    ties em off wrote:
    josh ritter. make sure you check this guy out
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5wHtyE9 ... re=related

    I recommend...

    Daniel Johnston (maybe not exactly the kind u were looking for, but the best one there is)
    Scout Niblett
  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    Elliott Smith
    NERDS!
  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,240
    Can't go wrong with
    ryan adams
    elliot smith
    Iron & Wine (he is a singer songwriter right?)
    dylan
    young
    springsteen

    All some of my favs
    Charlotte 00
    Charlotte 03
    Asheville 04
    Atlanta 12
    Greenville 16, Columbia 16
    Seattle 18 
    Nashville 22
    Ohana Festival 24 x2
  • LightYears33LightYears33 Posts: 42
    elliott smith
    m. ward
    iron and wine
  • PJGARDENPJGARDEN Posts: 1,484
    Some of my favs not yet mentioned;

    Nick Drake
    Mark Lanegan
    PJ Harvey
    Matthew Ryan
  • the wolfthe wolf Posts: 7,027
    good call on the Iron and Wine. good stuff there.

    I like the hell out of: Piers Faccini , his album Tearing Sky is one of the best albums I've heard in quite a long time.

    Check him out.
    Peace, Love.

    "To question your government is not unpatriotic --
    to not question your government is unpatriotic."
    -- Sen. Chuck Hagel
  • craigbcraigb Posts: 806
    ties em off wrote:
    craigb wrote:
    ties em off wrote:
    josh ritter. make sure you check this guy out

    Never heard of him. Have any suggestions regarding songs.???
    Or a link...?

    this should work

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvCeCVmJAUA

    Thanks. I'll check it out.
    "Speak clearly if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall"

    Los Angeles 10.7.2009
  • merkinballmerkinball Posts: 2,262
    KevDylan wrote:
    LUCINDA WILLIAMS


    I'll second Lucinda (and Iron & Wine too). Essence in particular is (to me) her best, but she's very consistent.

    Add these two to the list:

    Kathleen Edwards
    Drive-By Truckers
    "You're no help," he told the lime. This was unfair. It was only a lime; there was nothing special about it at all. It was doing the best it could.

    http://www.last.fm/user/merkinball/
    spotify:user:merkinball
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    merkinball wrote:
    KevDylan wrote:
    LUCINDA WILLIAMS


    I'll second Lucinda (and Iron & Wine too). Essence in particular is (to me) her best, but she's very consistent.

    Add these two to the list:

    Kathleen Edwards
    Drive-By Truckers
    Funny, I was gonna just mention Kathleen Edwards.
    Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
  • musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    I'll add a couple. Damien Rice. That guy is brilliant. Fionn Regan. Brilliant.

    I still am locked into Joe Purdy's records. 10 records by this guy in 8 years. So much to discover and devour. Have listened to maybe 3 or 4 of the 10 records, and EVERY single song by this guy is great.
  • musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    i agree with whoever said Nick Drake. This is the guy that sort of is the hero of everyone that has been suggested in this thread. Incredible guy. Pink Moon remains one of the best records I have ever heard.
  • musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    Josh Radin!
  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,209
    Singer, songwriter, poet, and activist MICHAEL FRANTI

    Skin On The Drum....album Stay Human

    I was born botanical
    the soul of an animal
    deep beneath the layers, I sink my roots
    no need for mechanical
    I come strictly organical
    when I need to feast, I look to the East
    that's why I'm never scared of the beast
    even though they try to prey upon me
    I'm protected by the one always greater than me
    so now I reveal to thee
    because you wanna see
    the contour of my mystery
    the strength of my arches
    the colour of my conscience
    and the way that I process my diction
    some fact some diction some mystery
    some future fantasy
    I'm the trunk that holds the branches
    the leaves who do the dances
    my flowers romantic
    my love gigantic
    from Africa, transplanted translantic
    in the heat of the sun
    I bring shade for everyone
    like the beat on the one
    I'm the skin on the drum


    I keep on living with the fullness of the one
    like the heat of the sun or the skin on the drum

    I'm fully marinated and now I'm ready for the fire
    so you can fire one
    fire one
    fire two

    See I've been fully marinated
    and now I'm ready for the fire
    see I'm beginning to perspire
    from deep within to the skin
    yo, the feminine and the masculine
    the pieces of the puzzle
    see my reflections in the puddle
    after the storm the purple of the sky
    brings to mind another time
    when we resided
    below the water line
    life was fine there human divine
    but in the years following
    evil men came swallowing
    everything in sight
    some learned to run, some stayed to fight
    I kneeled at the tomb of the soldier
    said I would love to behold her
    the magic in store there
    she touched me on the shoulder
    she said, "in time all is revealed, box of light be unsealed
    now listen to me son, be like the skin on the drum"

    And as the pepper gas clears
    and police and protestors go home
    just as the morning dew are tear drops of the night
    my emotions are always there for you
    and will never leave you dry
    bless

    Peace
    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


  • helplessdancerhelplessdancer Posts: 5,281
    i cant get enough of joel plaskett

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlNvx2Zl_0M
  • PJGARDENPJGARDEN Posts: 1,484
    Can't believe I forgot to mention Tom Waits.
  • FearTheBeardFearTheBeard Posts: 666
    Gregory Alan Isakov, I cant stop listening to The Stable Song!

    Ryan Adams and Damien Rice are two of my favorite artists ever! :D
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