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Who do Ramones think they are, Melvins?

The Newsoms: Joey Newsom - Vocals Johnny Newsom - Lead Harp Dee Dee Newsom - Bass Harp Tommy Newsom - Drums

Fair point. My reasoning behind those sort of comparisons is that some lines need a music and melody to lift them from being just meaningless or banal. For example, I love Bowie and I don't think he's low brow by any means but equally I don't think most of his lyrics stand up on their own...

I honestly can't tell if you're serious or trolling. I was convinced by your post before this that you were dismissing poetry entirely by presuming no one would read poetry except as part of their leaving cert but you claim to care about poetry without being able to acknowledge the intertwined...

Double post.

Not all singers are poets and not all poems are without music. The word lyric goes back to the lyre, which was used to accompany poets as they recited their works. Poems are often broken down into cantos (songs) and some songs work without any kind of musical accompaniment or recital. If you...

Sorry @egg_, wasn't intentional. I was in foul form and wasn't going back through the thread to list everyone. @scutter is a proxy for all Joanna Newsom fans.

And if I can be married to someone who actively hates Neil Young, I can survive people on the internet not liking the same music as me.

It's more the "I've listened to a minute of this. It's shite." mentality or giving out because it's five songs across an hour as opposed to 12 songs across an hour. What's the point in listening to new stuff if you're just going to dismiss it outright for not being something you already know and...

Tough crowd. I'm fairly certain this was on my list. It's my favourite album of the past 15 years and I honestly think it is one of the most unique albums I'll ever hear. I can get how it might be off-putting but it is a bit depressing that everyone here apart from @scutter seems to hate it...