Bands With the Best Lyrics!

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  • wbgolden
    wbgolden Posts: 2,071 Member
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    GUYS. LISTEN TO THIS.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZFDRmd3C64

    I've played it over and over and over and over. I'm so obsessed.
    I like that a really lot. Going to check more. Thank you :)
  • quitmakingexcuses
    quitmakingexcuses Posts: 906 Member
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    Ahhhh......the Decemberists too.

    Anyone familiar with The Swell Season or The Frames?

    Yes and yes.

    Elvis Perkins in Dearland anyone? SO GOOD. The Antlers (not really lyrically, but in general). Fleet Foxes!! The Shins (yes, cliche, but they do have some good lyrics..).
  • quitmakingexcuses
    quitmakingexcuses Posts: 906 Member
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    Ahhhh......the Decemberists too.

    Anyone familiar with The Swell Season or The Frames?

    YES! Glan Hangard or however you spell it anchors both. LOVE. If you haven't seen "Once" you really should :)

    OOOH MYYY GODDDD!! I love him!
  • _David_
    _David_ Posts: 476 Member
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    I have never heard of any of these band, I will have to look them up for sure. My vote is Five Finger Death Punch, absolutely love that band
  • wbgolden
    wbgolden Posts: 2,071 Member
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    Ahhhh......the Decemberists too.

    Anyone familiar with The Swell Season or The Frames?

    Yes and yes.

    Elvis Perkins in Dearland anyone? SO GOOD. The Antlers (not really lyrically, but in general). Fleet Foxes!! The Shins (yes, cliche, but they do have some good lyrics..).

    YES! and Radical Face!

    I love this thread :)

    And love the Shins....
  • quitmakingexcuses
    quitmakingexcuses Posts: 906 Member
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    I have never heard of any of these band, I will have to look them up for sure. My vote is Five Finger Death Punch, absolutely love that band

    All of these bands are great. I highly suggest looking them all up :)
  • _LDM_
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    Ahhhh......the Decemberists too.

    Anyone familiar with The Swell Season or The Frames?

    YES! Glan Hangard or however you spell it anchors both. LOVE. If you haven't seen "Once" you really should :)

    Glen Hansard, yes! I've seen him twice. Once w/ 'Iron and Wine' (also amazing), and once as 'The Swell Season', but his band mates from 'The Frames' were also there. So very good!

    And yes, I've definitely seen 'Once'!
  • wbgolden
    wbgolden Posts: 2,071 Member
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    Another absolute favorite I've been listening to a lot lately is Lightning Dust. Infinite Light is a fantastic CD start to finish.
  • quitmakingexcuses
    quitmakingexcuses Posts: 906 Member
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    Andrew Bird! (I just saw him in concert two nights ago! :)) Iron and Wine (duh.)

    Anybody ever heard of Seabear or Wye Oak? Love them.. And Beirut! The Doves. Carla Bruni. RADIOHEAD!
  • Elzecat
    Elzecat Posts: 2,916 Member
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    Band of Horses!

    LOVE them!!

    agreed!
  • mar109
    mar109 Posts: 101 Member
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    The Beatles, Bob Dylan (not a band, but he needs to be here), Pink Floyd

    Totally agree!!! I gotta throw Radiohead and Brand New out there!
  • wbgolden
    wbgolden Posts: 2,071 Member
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    I spent my last long road trip (22 hours total) listening to nothing but NPR's Tiny Desk Concert Podcasts. I'm not an NPR fan, but damn they have the same taste in music as I do.

    My favorite three finds were Fanfarlo, Lightning Dust and the Avett Brothers. I could listen to them nonstop.
  • lifeismoto
    lifeismoto Posts: 245
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    Rage and RadioHead
  • quitmakingexcuses
    quitmakingexcuses Posts: 906 Member
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    Also, check out voiceproject.org. It's a bunch of covers by bands/singers of other bands/singers. That's where I found that Cameron Hull cover :)
  • mandeiko
    mandeiko Posts: 1,657 Member
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    GUYS. LISTEN TO THIS.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZFDRmd3C64

    I've played it over and over and over and over. I'm so obsessed.

    Holy crap! Love!

    Okay... repeat.
  • Elzecat
    Elzecat Posts: 2,916 Member
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    Ahhhh......the Decemberists too.

    Anyone familiar with The Swell Season or The Frames?

    Was introduced to both The Swell Season and The Frames by a friend a couple years ago and had the opportunity to see The Swell Season in concert...absolutely FABULOUS :)
  • quitmakingexcuses
    quitmakingexcuses Posts: 906 Member
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    GUYS. LISTEN TO THIS.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZFDRmd3C64

    I've played it over and over and over and over. I'm so obsessed.

    Holy crap! Love!

    Okay... repeat.

    I've listened to it 20 times today and I'm totally not over exaggerating. I'm on my fifth in a row for right now.... :blushing:
  • Elzecat
    Elzecat Posts: 2,916 Member
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    I spent my last long road trip (22 hours total) listening to nothing but NPR's Tiny Desk Concert Podcasts. I'm not an NPR fan, but damn they have the same taste in music as I do.

    My favorite three finds were Fanfarlo, Lightning Dust and the Avett Brothers. I could listen to them nonstop.

    I'm not familiar w/the first two bands, but I love The Avett Brothers.

    I have a friend from high school who plays bass in a band called The Wood Brothers...similar kinda sound.
  • jlnk
    jlnk Posts: 188 Member
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    Muse
    Maroon 5
    The Doors
  • quitmakingexcuses
    quitmakingexcuses Posts: 906 Member
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    Uh, just listened to Lightning Dust. And I'm usually not into women singers (with a few exceptions), but I'm so into her voice.

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