'been writing songs since I wuz fifteen. That's 17 years of bad penmenship and forced rhymes.

BK'S Favourite Songwriter List:

1) Lennon/Mccartney
2) John Hiatt
3) Fagen/Becker
4) Van Halen/Roth
5) Elvis Costello
6) Pete Townshend
7) Gerry Rafferty
8) Tim Finn/Neil Finn (Split Enz, Crowded House)

ummm..more later add yours, discuss?

Robert Plant, in Zeppelin and with Robbie Blunt later on.

Mark Knopfeller
the guys in RUSH
David Byrne
John Fogerty
Sammy Hagar
Stevie Nicks
The Boss
Osborne/Rhoades
Lennon/McCartney
Paul Stanley
Debbrah Gibson

Ty Tabor/Doug Pinnick

Van Halen with Roth and Hagar
Waters & Gilmour
Jagger & Richards
Townshend
Springsteen
Neil Young
Sting
Tom Petty
Mellencamp
Becker & Fagen (Steely Dan)

Cool to see Gerry Rafferty get a mention. I'm not familiar with all of his material but love "Right Down the Line."

John/Paul
Paul Simon is a great writer
Mick/Keith
Eddie/Dave
the Robinson brothers
Jim Croce(sp?)
Hunter/Garcia
The Dude of Life/Phish

[ August 22, 2002, 11:26 AM: Message edited by: hain23x ]

Of course VH tops my list, some of my other influences are, in no certain order:

Rush
Billy Joel
Neil Young
The Police
Crosby Stills & Nash
Satch

Sort of an odd mix I know but I really enjoy good, versitile songwriters. I also like downloading old AM gold stuff from the 70's, please don't kick my ass I can't help it, it brings back memories from my childhood ;)

Originally posted by oldno.7:
Van Halen with Roth and Hagar
Waters & Gilmour
Jagger & Richards
Townshend
Springsteen
Neil Young
Sting
Tom Petty
Mellencamp
Becker & Fagen (Steely Dan)

Cool to see Gerry Rafferty get a mention. I'm not familiar with all of his material but love "Right Down the Line."Geez man..good list, there are a lot of people I listen to there! I wouldn't be surprised if we have the same record collection!

Anyway, yes - Rafferty is hot. He really likes the Hammond organ & his arranging skills are top notch. I have a beautiful BEST OF by him.

bk

Originally posted by ericgtr:
I also like downloading old AM gold stuff from the 70's, please don't kick my ass I can't help it, it brings back memories from my childhood ;) LINDA PUT THE COFEE ON!

Hey I thought I as the only guy who downloaded AM GOLD stuff...LOL! graemlins/thumb.gif

BK

Originally posted by hain23x:
John/Paul
Paul Simon is a great writer
Mick/Keith
Eddie/Dave
the Robinson brothers
Jim Croce(sp?)
Hunter/Garcia
The Dude of Life/PhishI agree with you about Paul Simon!

I have been meaning to go down to Yonge street at the Masonic Temple - the stones are practicing there. According to the site STONESDOUG you can hear them from the street. I saw them live in '89 and spent mot of my childhood listening to their greatest hits...

bk

Originally posted by Diver Down NJ:
Robert Plant, in Zeppelin and with Robbie Blunt later on.Yeah - Robbie Blunt used that out-of-phase strat sound on a few of the Plant tunes. I really liked that.

Yesterday I downloaded Page and Plant doing Stairway accoustically on a Japanese TV program in 94. Even though I thought they would never do it again the truth is out there!

bk

How about Steve Harris of Iron Maiden?

HEY! What about Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley! graemlins/drunk.gif :D graemlins/scared.gif

I like most of the ones mentioned above.

It surprises me that no one has metioned James Taylor. I'd definately put him in the top 5 popular song writers of all time. He's in the same league as Paul Simon and Jim Croce IMO.

mine would definately be roth during his stint with the rest of vh.

something happened to his ability to write after he left tho.

*shrug*

John Lennon
Bono/U2
Eddie Van Halen
Sevendust
King's X
Gary Cherone
Raine from Our Lady Peace
Roger Waters/David Gilmour
Jimmy Page/Robert Plant
Matt Slocum of Sixpence (see their first two indio label albums)

The Young brothers of AC/DC fame?
Hetfield and Ulrich were good, at least until it came out that no one else in the band had any say!!!

Not Necessarily in order.
Lennon/McCartney
Harrison
Dylan (EVERYBODY MUST GET STOOONED!)
Hetfield/Ulrich
VanHalen/Diamond Dave music
Roger Waters/David Gilmour
Vedder/PearlJam
Plant/Zeppelin
VanHalen/Hagar
Kurt Cobain
Joni Mitchell
Chris Cornell
Jim Morrison
Tom Petty
10 is not enough guys! :D

[ October 25, 2002, 11:26 PM: Message edited by: VanHalenMetallica ]