Favorite DT Lyricist
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Topic: Favorite DT Lyricist
Posted By: WaywardSon
Subject: Favorite DT Lyricist
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 10:25
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Who do you think writes the best lyrics?
For me it´s Myung, followed by Portnoy (especially for Change of Seasons)
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Posted By: Ty1020
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 11:45
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Myung, just because he's the only one who hasn't written anything I
haven't liked yet (I'm aware he only wrote the lyrics to a few songs,
but still, I can't get over most of Six Degrees :P)... I wish he'd
write more songs though.
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Posted By: coffeeintheface
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 11:45
Myung's lyrics are great, especially "Learning to Live"There was no time for pain ------------- OBQM: www.soundcloud.com/onebigquestionmark (solo project) nQuixote: www.soundcloud.com/n-quixote (ambient + various musical ideas) |
Posted By: JayDee
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 11:52
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Kevin Moore
John Myung ------------- 
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Posted By: MajesterX
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 13:19
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1. Kevin Moore 2. John Petrucci 3. John Myung 4. Mike Portnoy 5. James Labrie 1. Kevin is an awesome lyricist and penned some fantastic lyrics- Pull me under, Space-dye vest, Only a matter of time. 2. John's early lyrics are some of DT's best. He wrote full on fantasy (though suprisingly non-cheesy) lyrics like Metropolis and the Killing Hand (some of my favorite lyrics) and more thoughtful but just as good lyrics such as Scarred and Lines in the sand. I'm not a big fan of his recent lyrics though. 3. All of JM's lyrics are very well-thought out with tons of metephors and intricate language. He does lack a sense of true rhythm, however and sometimes the lyrics don't fit all that well with the melody. 4. Mike is a fair lyricist. His great stuff is A Change of Seasons and The Glass Prison. But he fails to paint a picture or use language the way the above ones do. It's like he writes one line and continues, with only a small idea of what he's writng about. 5. James is probably on par with mike. He doesn't use alot of metephors and most of his lyrics are very simple and able to comprehend right from the beginning. ------------- 
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Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 13:24
Definitely John Myung! 
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 15:04
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I dont think DT lyrics are really bad...but truth be said, I think Petrucci should write a little less hehehe Still, nothing I have read from them has surprised me...I leave that job to Hammill and Keenan I supouse  ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: heyitsthatguy
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 15:32
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I went for Petrucci, with Myung very very closely behind (they should let him write again). Portnoy is both a great and disasterous lyricist, while ACOS being some brilliant and thought provoking writing, at the same time, he wrote 'Honor thy Father', which seems a bit immature most of the time
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Posted By: proglil49
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 17:02
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Petrucci for me mostley because of A Change of Seasons ------------- I want to be an astronaut |
Posted By: Fusionman
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 17:02
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Kevin Moore. Then the rest are all amateurs. ------------- 
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 19:49
You mean Portnoy.
I voted John Myung, the few songs he has written have all been masterful lyrically. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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proglil49 wrote:Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 19:51
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It's all good for me. ------------- |
Posted By: Yito
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 20:18
I vote for Portnoy, only for "A Change Of Seasons" and "The Glass Prison". ------------- Psalm 96 1 Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth. |
Posted By: Dr4Wazo
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 21:32
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Since I just read that Kevin Moore wrote lyrics for Space-Dye Vest, he defenitly his the best lyricist DT ever had.
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Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 23:52
I'll qualify, the rest are amateurs except Petrucci who wrote some solid stuff before Awake, and then he just fell apart.
I enjoyed LaBrie's lyrics for Sacrificed Sons but that's probably only due to my patrioticism. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: Open-Mind
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 02:25
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John Myung, brilliant lyricist
------------- "I'm on a roll, I'm on a roll this time, I feel my luck could change.. " |
Posted By: Norbert
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 08:01
| I would vote for Kevin Moore if he was on the list. |
Posted By: BiGi
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 08:50
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Mike Portnoy for me! ------------- A flower? 
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Posted By: AtLossForWords
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 11:05
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Definately John Myung, quality over quantity. Kevin Moore is good too.
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Posted By: Melomaniac
Date Posted: August 31 2006 at 10:29
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Myung most definitely. He didn't write many, but he never gets cheesy like Porntoy or Petrucci. ------------- "One likes to believe in the freedom of Music" - Neil Peart, The Spirit of Radio |