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When I'm 64 - The Beatles

Where the streets have no name - U2

Going Mobile - The Who yeah, that one's a stretch...

Why, Krispy Kreme of course!

It's art! It's subjective! If your struggles are what inspire you, then write about them. However, if you're not satisfied with your lyrics, then I recommend that you visit the lyric critique forum.

Yeah, trying to solve a dungeon with a giant face-moon falling on the earth isn't the most subtle thing! Also, Nobuo Uematsu all the way.

I totally agree, Lemon. Some of my favorite music EVER has come from games like Zelda (try the song of healing) Anyone who thinks that a video games aren't an art form needs to play Final Fantasy 6.

I usually finger it to suit my sound, but in some situations I find picks to be useful. What are your thoughts?

My Fender Jaguar has served me really well

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Man, sounds fun! Though if I were you I might succumb to my devious side and make them all the size of a grape with each side sloping outward.

Like, you make those acryllic holds for indoor walls?

I think we need a bit more information, friend.

I can't choose! So I'll let you guys choose for me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuDipDU0jCQ For a brother And as for Sigur Ros, Gangleri... And just for the sake of having a lyrical one!

More often than not it comes to me in the shower, which I think has proved to be songwriting's most useful tool.

Sort of like Pboaz said, some really great tracks sound absolutely ridiculous outside of the context of the music. What I feel makes a great piece of music are lyrics that fit well with the music behind it. If the instrumental portion of the song doesn't really go together with the lyrics, then they stand out as really strange and pretty crappy. However, when the lyrics really FIT the music, the cohesion between the two really makes for an overall better song. For instance, it's usually better to write happy music to accompany happy lyrics, or sad music to sad lyrics. Not to say that happy lyrics CAN'T fit to sad music, sometimes it just works, there's really no exact science to it.

Woah, THAT is what is called a good answer

Let's hear the instrumental side of things!

How high on the charts artists get does NOT determine how good they are. Rock does have a future, but it's shifted over to the indie scene, where some really great bands are pushing it to new heights. As far as guitar companies going out of business, that's not happening soon either, even those who listen to, say, rap or hip hop still enjoy guitar playing, and the industry is far from dead.

Number 1 is Number 1, but anything after is just kind of in there somewhere, in whatever order I remember them. #1 - MONO - Hymn to the Immortal Wind Oh good Lord this album is PERFECT. I'm a huge fan of instrumental music, and this is the kingpin. Not only is the music astoundingly beautiful, but the art that goes along with it is fantastic and the story written alongside perfectly puts the album into words. It's the perfect combination of the three main art-forms. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs This album is a grand, slightly dark piece that really encapsulates the feeling of a suburban raising, and I love it. The Who - Quadrophenia The Who did some awesome, solid rock before this, but this album is a huge cohesive monster with an atmosphere that no album has replicated since. The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band There were good albums before this, but this was the first GREAT album. It's just great all the way through, and the fact that no other albums might have existed without this album helps as well. Explosions in the Sky - All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone I can't even explain it, I just love it. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven Simple GEN!US. Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea If anything can be said about this album it's that it's simply interesting. It has great instrumentation and the lyrics are astoundingly cryptic and strange, but it just paints this big, beautiful picture and creates its own world. I doubt there will ever be an album like this again. The Allman Brothers' Band - Eat a Peach There's something magical about this album. This list is filled with big, loud, serious albums, but this album just reminds me that sometimes simpler is better. You can tell the band had fun with this one, and the final track is among my favorite songs ever, for reasons I may post about at a later date. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues I just love this album, it's full of interesting rhythm and mature lyrics, plus a fair bit of experimentation that really sets them ahead of their contemporaries (i.e. The Shrine/ An Argument). Explosions in the Sky - The Rescue EitS is my favorite band, so it makes sense that they're the only band with two albums on the list, but this last one isn't an album, it's an EP. This piece was spontaneously written and recorded in eight days, and the short incubation period somehow resulted in some really great stuff. Just by chance they came up with some of their best almost on the spot, with highlights being tracks five and six. Really this album is just casual. Honorable mentions: Bon Iver - Bon Iver Pink Floyd - Animals Arcade Fire - Funeral The National - High Violet Zammuto - Zammuto This Will Destroy you - Young Mountain The Beatles - Abbey Road RadioHead - Ok Computer

I find it's the best form of venting! It just makes me feel alive, and it's a great deal of fun with friends. It's the universal language man.

Thanks! Well, since music is among the most subjective things out there, I guess just personal opinion. What do you guys like better?

Hey everyone, I have a bit of a discussion question. Before I begin I'd like to say that what I am going to try to say is EXTREMELY hard to describe, so this might be a bit confusing, please ask questions if I don't do a satisfactory job explaining it. So the Question I ask is whether or not you think it is better to write very personal music, or write music that is very general, making a broader, perhaps completely impersonal, statement? For example, (and forgive me if you are not familiar with indie rock or any of it's more famous works) Neutral Milk Hotel's In the Aeroplane Over the Sea is an album whose lyrics are generally about very broad subjects that are not really about personal problems, but rather wider subjects such as general human qualities or real events. Conversely, an album like Arcade Fire's Funeral is more specifically themed, mainly dealing with the songwriter Win Butler's Emotions or personal problems. The difference between these two albums to me, is that the former type more interests me and invokes thought, whereas the latter type is one I simply relate to. Initially I would enjoy the more relateable album more, but as my life goes on I might change, and relate to that album less and less, but I would still retain as much interest in the former type of album. So really what I;m trying to say is that I enjoy personal albums more, but I enjoy impersonal ones longer, and my question is which lyrical style you prefer or which you think is better to write? Once again I apologize if I didn't convey the information very well, so please ask questions, I hope this is a good discussion!

Man! It really just depends. Sometimes I get a melody and add lyrics that fit its mood, but sometimes its the other way around. Sometimes they come at the same time. I would say that most often I know what I want to write about, so I attempt to get a fitting tune first.