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    Posted: January 10 2008 at 07:54
In the beginning
Back in nineteen fifty-five
Man didn't know about a rock 'n' roll show
And all that jive
The white man had the smoltz
The black man had the blues
No one knew what they was gonna do
But Tchaikovsky had the news
He said -
"Let there be sound", and there was sound
"Let there be light", and there was light
"Let there be drums", and there was drums
"Let there be guitars", and there was guitars
"Let there be rock"
And it came to pass
That rock 'n' roll was born
All across the land every rockin' band
Was blowing up a storm
And the guitarman got famous
The businessman got rich
And in every bar there was a super star
With a seven year itch
There were fifteen million fingers
Learning how to play
And you could hear the fingers picking
And this is what they had to say
"Let there be light"
"Sound"
"Drums"
"Guitar"
"Let there be rock"
One night in a club called `The Shaking Hand'
There was a ninety-two decibel rocking band
The music was good and the music was loud
And the singer turned and he said to the crowd -
"Let there be rock"
 
 
 
Ridin' down the highway
Goin' to a show
Stop in all the by-ways
Playin' rock 'n' roll
Gettin' robbed
Gettin' stoned
Gettin' beat up
Broken boned
Gettin' had
Gettin' took
I tell you folks
It's harder than it looks
It's a long way to the top
If you wanna rock 'n' roll
If you think it's easy doin' one night stands
Try playin' in a rock roll band
It's a long way to the top
If you wanna rock 'n' roll
Hotel, motel
Make you wanna cry
Lady do the hard sell
Know the reason why
Gettin' old
Gettin' grey
Gettin' ripped off
Under-paid
Gettin' sold
Second hand
That's how it goes
Playin' in a band
It's a long way to the top
If you wanna rock 'n' roll

If you wanna be a star of stage and screen
Look out it's rough and mean
It's a long way to the top
If you wanna rock 'n' roll
 
 
C'mon - Bon was a genius Wink
The important thing is not to stop questioning.
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Prog poll?

AC/DC have the best lyrics, as they're just fun.

Nickelback are appalling. I cant stand their sound. That singer really gets my back up. They've got this dreadful single out in the UK right now, something about everyone wanting to be a rock star. It's total sh!t. I'm sorry, but it's among the most annoying songs I've heard in the last few years.
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Haha, as much as I love Ayreon...the lyrics are lacking at times.
 
I still voted for them, though. Arjen!


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atrocious is this poll!
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Ayreon!

the options you put in the poll are really sad!!!!!!! what the hell is doing LINKIN PARK in a prog rock forum!?!??!?!?!?!

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holy crap, the lyrics of the new Ayreon album are terrible. If sang with those 'dramatic' and 'operatic' vocals, it will be a tremendous turn off (and a turn on for the ones who love cheesiness)

I got these from a lyrics site:

Web of Lies:

[Simone Simons]:
Dear PX, I feel you are the one
What's your name? Where are you from?
I'm in love, though we never met
Looking for clues, i search the net

Dear PX, I'm waiting for your name
Check every hour, to no avail
Been up all night, couldn't get to sleep
No way out, I'm in too deep

Dear PX, It's been 11 days
I'm kind of lost within the maze
Are you there? Give me but a sign
Are you at home? Are you on-line?

[Phideaux Xavier]:
Dear Simone, I'm sorry for the wait
I've seen your pics, you're looking great
I'm all alone, dying for a date
I think we match, it must be fate

[Simone Simons]:
Dear oh well, I feel you are the one
what's your name? where are you from?
I'm in love, though we never met
Looking for clues, I search the net




This may be our last chance if we want man to survive
A mirror reflection
Show them our world as it dies
Cut through the barrier and do what no one has dared
Let's break the equation
E=MC2!



Oh no  :( Those cheesy musical dialogues:

[Anneke & Jorn]:
No need to feel desire
(but I need you with me)
No need to feel so small
(but I need to feel secure)
No need to feel the fire
(but I need to feel free)
No need to feel at all
(but I need to know for sure)



part of "connect the dots"

I checked the web and left it on over night
Downloading all the latest files
Fear, revere, the torrent flows into my lap
And I disconnect

[Chorus:]
We all know no need to remind us
We all know we won't connect the dots
We all know locked away inside us
We are dying for tomorrow
We are living for today

I rushed back home to my family
I got my son a brand new game
No need to cook, I picked up fast food on the way
And it's finger-licking good

Have you seen little Steve today?
Guess he's still up there in his room
But if he comes down to
I'll be right here just staring at the tune
Playing his game


atrocious LOL
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Originally posted by ClassicRocker ClassicRocker wrote:


Oh, c'mon, "Big Balls" is absolute poetry! LOL


Exactly! LOLLOLLOL


And I said "AC/DC"...
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Originally posted by b_olariu b_olariu wrote:

Ha, Ha, Ha, HaLOLShockedLOL, what a poll is this, how do you choose the bands pal, with what criteria?????. Anyway a strange one for me, no vote here.Dead


I tend to agree. There is really no measuring stick for deciding which band has the better lyrics. Metal styles vary so much that what one may consider good lyrics maybe bad in another. I believe if you want to base this thread on lyrics it should be how well the bands lyrics projects their message. Just my two cents...
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Originally posted by Zitro Zitro wrote:

Originally posted by Zitro

Originally posted by ProgBagel

They're all terrible...Ayreon just has more creative ones.


Creative ways to write in an embarrasing way LOL

btw, a new song is titled "E=MC2" It wouldn't surprise me if I hear hair metal singing "The Equation is E Equals MC squared" during the choruses
I doubt he could do worse than Landscape's Einstein A-Go-Go:
 
You better watch out you, better beware,
Albert said that E equals M C squared
 
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From reading a forum, the chorus is:

"We have to break the equation, E=MC Squared"Dead

and "web of Lies" is apparently a online-dating song, with lyrics such as "I've seen your pix, you look so good"


those two lines of lyrics just sealed Mr. Lucassen another customer for this album Big%20smile


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AC/DC, at least when Bon Scott was the singer/lyricist. It's harder to write and deliver that kind of material than you'd think; Bon Scott always sounded convincing and his single entendres blended with the music perfectly. Whitesnake tried a similar formula and just sounded sad and embarassing, as has just about every other pretender to the throne since Bon departed for the great gig in the sky.
 
 
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Originally posted by b_olariu b_olariu wrote:

Ha, Ha, Ha, HaLOLShockedLOL, what a poll is this, how do you choose the bands pal, with what criteria?????. Anyway a strange one for me, no vote here.Dead


Because they all have bad lyrics and suck... except AC/DC! Vote for them you fools!
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Originally posted by jimmy_row jimmy_row wrote:

AC/DC on the strength of their Big Balls. 


oh yes....  a true genius of rock lyricism there...  LOLLOL
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Originally posted by Zitro

Originally posted by ProgBagel

They're all terrible...Ayreon just has more creative ones.


Creative ways to write in an embarrasing way LOL

btw, a new song is titled "E=MC2" It wouldn't surprise me if I hear hair metal singing "The Equation is E Equals MC squared" during the choruses
I doubt he could do worse than Landscape's Einstein A-Go-Go:
 
You better watch out you, better beware,
Albert said that E equals M C squared
 
Wink


From reading a forum, the chorus is:

"We have to break the equation, E=MC Squared"Dead

and "web of Lies" is apparently a online-dating song, with lyrics such as "I've seen your pix, you look so good"
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Ha, Ha, Ha, HaLOLShockedLOL, what a poll is this, how do you choose the bands pal, with what criteria?????. Anyway a strange one for me, no vote here.Dead
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AC/DC on the strength of their Big Balls.  You just know that the music patrol fascists (the same one's who were all over Styx, ELO, The Eagles, etc.) were going insane over the airplay those songs were given.
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Originally posted by Zitro Zitro wrote:

Originally posted by ProgBagel ProgBagel wrote:

They're all terrible...Ayreon just has more creative ones.


Creative ways to write in an embarrasing way LOL

btw, a new song is titled "E=MC2" It wouldn't surprise me if I hear hair metal singing "The Equation is E Equals MC squared" during the choruses
I doubt he could do worse than Landscape's Einstein A-Go-Go:
 
You better watch out you, better beware,
Albert said that E equals M C squared
 
Wink
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Originally posted by ProgBagel ProgBagel wrote:

They're all terrible...Ayreon just has more creative ones.


Creative ways to write in an embarrasing way LOL

btw, a new song is titled "E=MC2" It wouldn't surprise me if I hear hair metal singing "The Equation is E Equals MC squared" during the choruses


Edited by Zitro - December 08 2007 at 14:26
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They're all terrible...Ayreon just has more creative ones.
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oh AC/DC.... Whole Lotta Rosie spoke to way in a way that Peter Gabriel never could LOL
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