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el böthy 
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Posted: October 10 2005 at 21:15 |
Well...there you go, Im sure I forgot some...please tell me if your fav is not here.
As for me, Ill say Waters and Hammill must be the best songwriters not only in prog but also in music in general.
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Cygnus X-2
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Posted: October 10 2005 at 21:17 |
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From the look of the thread title, I thought you meant overall greatest songwriter of all genre's. Regardless, I would have to go with Pete Townshend, hands down.
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stonebeard
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Posted: October 10 2005 at 21:24 |
Silly Who-fanatic! 
Of those up there, Ian Anderson.
Of all songwriters: Maybe Bach or Tchaiovsky or Beethoven. 
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Yanns
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Posted: October 10 2005 at 21:26 |
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Sinfield wrote lyrics, not really music. Do you mean lyricist?
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Posted: October 10 2005 at 21:26 |
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Philrod
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Posted: October 10 2005 at 21:29 |
Lyrically, Roger waters would be my choice
Musically, frank Zappa would be my choice
And as a whole, Peter Hammil is definitely my choice!
But then, nobody will ever beat the Beatles! but hey! they are not prog!
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BePinkTheater
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Posted: October 10 2005 at 22:22 |
John fu cking Lennon....
What the hell is wrong with you people?
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I can strangle a canary in a tin can and it would be really original, but that wouldn't save it from sounding like utter sh*t.
-Stone Beard
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Philrod
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Posted: October 10 2005 at 22:42 |
 BePinkTheater wrote:
John fu cking Lennon....
What the hell is wrong with you people?
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Do you really think what you just said?
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tanis573
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Posted: October 10 2005 at 23:15 |
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Mike Oldfield
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fender101
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Posted: October 10 2005 at 23:52 |
tanis573 wrote:
Mike Oldfield |
Seriously now who's your real favourite? No jokes in this thread please
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Well McGarnical Billy is dead! They slit his throat from ear to ear!
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The Miracle
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Posted: October 11 2005 at 00:52 |
Ian Anderson, what a genius.... 
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lunaticviolist
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Posted: October 11 2005 at 01:18 |
Not only could he write great epics, but he could also write SONGS.
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iguana
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Posted: October 11 2005 at 01:50 |
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where is burt bacharach??????
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eduardossc
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Posted: October 11 2005 at 08:27 |
From those in the list, IAN Anderson. But you missed the duo Rutherford-Banks.
I don´t think Waters was an outstanding songwriter. He might have writen some curious lyrics, but his real talent to write songs is shown in The Wall and The final cut, where music was quite scarse.
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Fraja
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Posted: October 11 2005 at 08:40 |
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FREDDIE MERCURY AND LATIMER
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Progcupine
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Posted: October 11 2005 at 09:35 |
BePinkTheater wrote:
John fu cking Lennon....
What the hell is wrong with you people?
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my six-year-old brother writes better songs than "imagine". Lennon is not a good songwriter!!!
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..You´re not alone...
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chopper
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Posted: October 11 2005 at 10:37 |
Progcupine wrote:
BePinkTheater wrote:
John fu cking Lennon....
What the hell is wrong with you people?
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my six-year-old brother writes better songs than "imagine". Lennon is not a good songwriter!!!
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 This would be the "Imagine" regularly found at the top of "best song" polls (along with Bo Rap and Angels). Your brother must be very talented!
Edited by chopper
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Under
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Posted: October 11 2005 at 10:49 |
Hmm, I must have misread the question.
I thought the greatest lyricswriter. That must be Fish.
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Syzygy
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Posted: October 11 2005 at 10:56 |
From that list, Ian Anderson or Peter Hammill.
But what about Robert Wyatt?
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'Like so many of you
I've got my doubts about how much to contribute
to the already rich among us...'
Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom
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Yams
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Posted: October 11 2005 at 16:30 |
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Ian Anderson for lyrics AND music. Roger Waters and Peter Gabriel for lyrics. Robert Fripp, Mike Oldfied, and Steve Hackett for music.
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