Originally posted by SlayI never said they were. All I said was that I relate to GD's lyrics, and Tool's less so, nothing about who is the better lyricist. I even said I thought Tool have written some of the best songs of the last 20 years.
True, but it's not like someone is a brilliant lyricist because you relate to the lyrics. If you write lyrics there's bound to be someone who can relate to them on a personal level, whether they're juvenile crap or cryptic lyrics.
Originally posted by The Grey Fox
I never said they were. All I said was that I relate to GD's lyrics, and Tool's less so, nothing about who is the better lyricist. I even said I thought Tool have written some of the best songs of the last 20 years.
Because, as I said, if you write lyrics there's bound to be someone who relates to them.
Originally posted by SlayNearly got me there, but that's not what I said. I said anyone can write socially critical lyrics, and that I didn't really care for that in AI's songs. But that the songs did relate to me on a personal basis regardless. You've mostly extrapolated what you thought I meant.
Nah, but you did say, that it's easier to write political, theological or socially critical lyrics than lyrics one can relate to. Which is, you know, not true.Because, as I said, if you write lyrics there's bound to be someone who relates to them.