re: 100 Greatest Songwriters: Rolling Stone Magazine

Posted by saint amant steve

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Posted on 8/14/15 at 9:06 am to LuckySo-n-So

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100 Greatest Songwriters: Rolling Stone Magazine

This list really fricking hates non-Top 40 musicians.

When Kurt Cobain is the heaviest musician on this sort of list something is wrong.

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4.) Chuck Berry

I have never understood the infatuation with this man. I understand how influential he is, but for anyone to say that he is a better songwriter than all of the folk musicians of the '60s and '70s sans Dylan is ludicrous.

Speaking of folk, where the frick are David Crosby, Graham Nash, and Stephen Stills?! They have other duos on this list.

Posted by PJinAtl

Atlanta

Member since Nov 2007

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Posted on 8/14/15 at 9:09 am to LuckySo-n-So

Hank Willliams should be in the top 10 - he influenced several generations of country musicians.

Also can't believe that RS wouldn't know how Hank died - it wasn't a car wreck.

Posted by EZE Tiger Fan

Member since Jul 2004

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Posted on 8/14/15 at 9:12 am to LuckySo-n-So

Since it is Rolling Stone, I refuse to click the link.

I didn't see Prince in the top 10. Where did he rank? He should be top 10 easily.

Posted by madmaxvol

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Posted on 8/14/15 at 9:22 am to LuckySo-n-So

Too low on:

99. Tom T. Hall
94. John Prine
87. Kris Kristofferson
86. Sam Cooke
82. Marvin Gaye
79. Lucinda Williams
77. Allen Toussaint

Posted by Baloo

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Posted on 8/14/15 at 9:52 am to Freauxzen

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Pretty the much the safest list possible. Hard to argue with most of the inclusions, but the way they're ranked...

You mean Rolling Stone made an incredibly safe, stodgy list that leans way too heavily on 60s and 70s icons? That seems so unlike them.

I'm not even going to look to see how poorly Paul Westerberg is ranked. To say nothing of D Boon.

Posted by Pettifogger

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Posted on 8/14/15 at 10:13 am to Tigris

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Not top 100 - Townes Van Zandt

Seriously? I mean I know it's Rolling Stone but that is bizarre

Posted by cgrand

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Posted on 8/14/15 at 10:37 am to SirWinston

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no Chris Martin? No Noel Gallagher? No Damon Alborn? No John Mellebcamp? No John Mayer? No Beck?

if none of those are on the list, then it sounds to me like they got it pretty right

Posted by Poodlebrain

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Posted on 8/14/15 at 10:44 am to LuckySo-n-So

Anytime Rolling Stone makes a list of Greatest anything I translate it to Favorite. And I don't care who the editorial staff of Rolling Stone's Favorites are.

Posted by madmaxvol

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Posted on 8/14/15 at 11:34 am to quail man

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Allen Toussaint at 77

A Certain Girl

ETA...also in above link...Elvis Costello, Richard Thompson and Levon Helm...

This post was edited on 8/14/15 at 11:36 am

Posted by lsuprof

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Member since Dec 2008

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Posted on 8/14/15 at 12:37 pm to LuckySo-n-So

A top 100 list of songwriters that does not include Warren Zevon on it is just about worthless.

Posted by HempHead

Big Sky Country

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Posted on 8/14/15 at 12:55 pm to lsuprof

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A top 100 list of songwriters that does not include Warren Zevon on it is just about worthless.

shite, I didn't even notice that. Zevon was a brilliant songwriter and arranger.

Posted by DirklasDaDirk

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Posted on 8/14/15 at 1:49 pm to Mountainhead

Holland 1945 is better written than any Bob Dylan song; and I'm not even a fan of shoegaze hipster music... show Ruston some respect Rolling Stone!

Posted by Marciano1

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Member since Jun 2009

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Posted on 8/14/15 at 3:06 pm to LuckySo-n-So

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1.) Bob Dylan
2.) Paul McCartney
3.) John Lennon

This right here

Posted by DyeHardDylan

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Posted on 8/14/15 at 3:58 pm to LuckySo-n-So

Where's Robert Plant or Neil Young?

Posted by Zappas Stache

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Posted on 8/14/15 at 4:34 pm to HempHead

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LITERALLY NO TOWNES. WHAT THE frick

Posted by Freauxzen

Washington

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Posted on 8/14/15 at 4:53 pm to Baloo

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You mean Rolling Stone made an incredibly safe, stodgy list that leans way too heavily on 60s and 70s icons? That seems so unlike them.

Posted by Jim Rockford

Member since May 2011

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Posted on 8/14/15 at 4:53 pm to LuckySo-n-So

Scrolled through the whole list. Some are legit, some are fricking ridiculous. Taylor Swift? Kanye?

And the list should be named 100 greatest pop/country/soul songwriters since the mid sixties, cuz there are some outstanding ones from earlier eras and different genres who were left off that would be on a comprehensive list.

Posted by DyeHardDylan

Member since Nov 2011

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Posted on 8/14/15 at 4:57 pm to Jim Rockford

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Taylor Swift

No doubt she's a great songwriter. I don't care for her music and I don't think she can sing very well, but her songs with the exception of Bad Blood, have great writing. Kanye, on the other hand, not talented in any way as far as I'm concerned.