so much to consider with this question...

[B]to beat people up to:[/B]

early metallica
any korn
clutch (bad bad men)

[B]to chill and consider the deeper meanings[/B]:

dave matthews first and foremost for modern lyricists he is master of metaphor imo
bob marley
bob dylan ALL TIME TOP PICK

[B]to party and cause ruckus:[/B]
misfits
sublime
ben folds

[B]to make it with the ladies[/B]

john mayer
dashboard confessional
brand new

little long but...

billie joe
 

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i would have to say ummmm...... here are a few some you may have not heard of but you should check them out.

fall out boy
name taken
armor for sleep
bayside
saves the day
vendetta red
the used
taking back sunday
all american rejects
the rasmus
HIM/HER
clash
ramones
beatles (trippy **** on some songs watch the yellow submarine stoned or on shrooms.)
the doors jim morrision was the fuc*ing man hands down no one can match him.
the vines
the hives
the strokes
good there is really to many people i like that have awesome fuc*king lyrics it is unreal.
if you read any of my songs you could tell. ilisten to a lot of stuff like these guys. well i would name more but i will stop with this last guy.

sean cole awesome guy sings folk music he is from nebraska check him out and the wedding good ****.

peace out

Um... why did so many ppl say Evanescence??? Dont get me wrong i think theyre music is good and Amy Lee has an AMAZING voice, and is an incredibly talented vocalist, but when it comes to lyrics, no... All the lyrics are like the same shyt. Theyre all pretty plain, and mostly all about the same thing. I dont mean to bash Evanescence at all cuz i love them, and if u can find anything off origin online, good for u. A friend of mine made a cd for me of a bunch of songs that weren't on fallen. Id have to say "breathe no more" is definitely one of my favorite songs (vocal-wise)

Linkin Park
Staind
The Cure
Blink 182 (people think they suck, but there lyrics are good and they do flow well on most songs)
Nirvana
AFI

[QUOTE=Blink_Fan315]Linkin Park
Blink 182 [/QUOTE]

Linkin Park have really shallow whiny lyrics and all their songs are about like the same thing. i can post quotes to prove you wrong if you want

and Blink 182 have the shallowest lyrics ive ever read. The blowjob song? my god, thats disgusting.

[QUOTE=trying]Um... why did so many ppl say Evanescence??? Dont get me wrong i think theyre music is good and Amy Lee has an AMAZING voice, and is an incredibly talented vocalist, but when it comes to lyrics, no... All the lyrics are like the same shyt. Theyre all pretty plain, and mostly all about the same thing. I dont mean to bash Evanescence at all cuz i love them, and if u can find anything off origin online, good for u. A friend of mine made a cd for me of a bunch of songs that weren't on fallen. Id have to say "breathe no more" is definitely one of my favorite songs (vocal-wise)[/QUOTE]

what the f[COLOR=White]u[/COLOR]ck is your problem? Amy Lee is lyrically amazing, if you've listened to all the non fallen tracks, listen to Give unto me, or Lies, or October. and you're saying "no" theyre about the same "shyt"...shut up

wait a minute, hold everything.
Where's Morrisey? I can't believe some of you are naming BLINK 182 without naming morrissey!

Morrisey
The Doors
Franz Ferdinand

The Beatles

not all of their songs have the best lyrics(especially some of the early stuff) but a lot of them do

dude you ppl are forgetting about great lyrics by Greenday, insane lyrics by Billy Talent and untouched lyrics by Linkin Park

wait the beatles suck and so does elvis he sings about "blue suede shoes" you might as well add nelly and his "air force ones" to the lyrical greatness list

[QUOTE=greenday_4lyfe]wait the beatles suck and so does elvis he sings about "blue suede shoes" you might as well add nelly and his "air force ones" to the lyrical greatness list[/QUOTE]

you've got a point...but LINKIN PARK?! their lyrics suck wicked hard anus, ill give you quotes if you'd like to be proven wrong. some of green day's are ALRIGHT but what about this [I]The cats caught in the dryer[/I]
comical yes, but not worthy of "the best lyricist"

um the doors like i said before no one can match jim on poetry or lyrics, just the way he put it all together i mean come on think about who is better then jim morrison, i really can't think of any except conner from bright eye's has some wicked lyrics. hate to say it but i like mansons lyrics a lot just cause they are awesome but not better then jim morrison.

bob dylan
dead kennedys

i think Slayer's lyrics are really good because they're funny as crap

.Beck is also good with his because it's always evolving like his music. He come a long way since Mellow Gold

Iron Maiden have great lyrics, Steve Harris is a very talented writer, along with Bruce, Dave, Adrian, Janick and Nicko.

Just read the lyrics to songs like 2 Minutes to Midnight, some of them are very deep.

for example:
Some blackened pride still burns inside
This shell of bloody treason

and

As the madmen play on words and make us all dance to their song,
To the tune of starving millions to make a better kind of gun.

Midnight was the military code for Nuclear War givin in WWII, the song is about how close we came to the end basically.

Morrissey

Iron Maiden
Dream Theater (Mostly Metropolis 2000)
Thrice
Tool
Chronic Future
The theme song to friends
Shania Twain
Hillary Duff
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The smiths have good lyrics, The Ramones have great lyrics, even though one of the longest songs on one of my albums lasts for 3 minutes

Pantera - Walk

Bright Eyes... Conor Oberst is a fu[size=2]c[/size]king amazing lyricist.

other great lyricists include:

Jesse Lacey (Brand New)
Adam Lazarra (TBS)
Geoff Rickley (Thursday)
Andrew I-cant-spell-his-last-name(something Corporate)
Matt Skiba (Alkaline Trio)
Dustin I-also-cant-spell-his (Thrice)

Those are just a few...

[QUOTE=BassPlayinChiaPet]123

and Incubus, and i'm the first person to say these guys, but i absolutely LOVE Red Hot Chili Peppers lyrics. Keidis is really poetic[/QUOTE]
I love RHCP as well and Kiedis is very poetic, but a bunch of RHCP's lyrics dont make sense. :upset:

Late Beatles
Nirvana
HIM
Led Zeppelin
Death Cab for Cutie
The Cure
The Vines ( alittle psycadelic, but that's what makes them good).
Modest Mouse ( can't go wrong with Satin in a Coffin)

chili peppers havta be onea the best( i dont meen ther crazy funk songs but songs like californication or fortune faded)then comes incubis, then audioslave, then of course led zepplin(robert plant is prolly the greatest lyrical riter of all time, didnt go first jest cuz ther not together anymor) and paul simon is also onea the best

Even though I said Iron Maiden earlier, i must admit that in actual fact Bob Dylan, is without a doubt, the greatest lyrical writer of all time!

elvis costello, listen to 'shipbuilding'. dont know if anyone listen to eels here, but E has some of the best lyrics i've ever heard..ever. i listen to bob dylan, and i agree that he had a way with words that no one has...but E is better, thats my opinion at least.

the guy from bright eyes and desaparecidos is a poet.. so's that one guy from dashboard confessional.. i like they guys' lyrics from at the drive-in better than mars volta. the guys from rage against the machine are good.. the guy from hum too...
i needa start learning some names...

^:thumb:

Conor Oberst is fu[size=2]c[/size]king amazing

Well, depends on what I'm looking for in the lyrics...The Used i can relate to, Brand New is very clevor, and AFI has amazing lyrics that are very poetic.

[QUOTE=Steerpike]Blind Guardian
Blue Oyster Cult
Iced Earth
Alice Cooper
Iron Maiden
Rush

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Rush is up there. Along with Pink Floyd.