Midnight Oil

[Powderworks] Lyrical prowess

Mark Sira msira@calis.com
Mon, 24 Jun 2002 23:19:53 -0700


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One of my all time favorites for lyrics is Tod A. (aka Todd Ashley).  =
He's ex of the late 80's early 90's band Cop Shoot Cop and currently =
fronting the band Firewater. =20

Excellent lyricist...you can tell alot of his songs started with a poem =
written first, music after.  Tod's lyrics and music have a way of =
evoking the essence of a place (in this case NYC) in the same strong =
manner that the Oils lyrics do.




  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Serandipitey@aol.com=20
  To: powderworks@cs.colorado.edu=20
  Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 8:05 AM
  Subject: [Powderworks] Lyrical prowess


  Hi,=20
  It's that time again...time to recommend your favorite bands to other =
Workers.=20

  I love music with good lyrics - intelligent, soulful, original, =
relevent, creative poetic lyrics. Unfortunately I know very few bands =
who live up to these standards. (namely MO and New Model Army...maybe a =
couple of others) Can anyone recommend something? Of course, the music =
itself has to be good too, not just the lyrics, or it's pointless.=20

  Happy first day of summer to those in the Northern part of our planet, =
and happy first day of winter to those inhabitants of the Southern =
regions. :)=20

  Thanks,=20

  Varina=20

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>One of my all time favorites for lyrics =
is Tod A.=20
(aka Todd Ashley).&nbsp; He's ex of the late 80's early 90's band Cop =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Excellent lyricist...you can tell alot =
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started with a poem written first, music after.&nbsp; Tod's lyrics and =
music=20
have a way of evoking the essence of a place (in this case NYC) in the =
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  <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT size=3D2>Hi, =
<BR>It's that time=20
  again...time to recommend your favorite bands to other Workers. =
<BR><BR>I love=20
  music with good lyrics - intelligent, soulful, original, relevent, =
creative=20
  poetic lyrics. Unfortunately I know very few bands who live up to =
these=20
  standards. (namely MO and New Model Army...maybe a couple of others) =
Can=20
  anyone recommend something? Of course, the music itself has to be good =
too,=20
  not just the lyrics, or it's pointless. <BR><BR>Happy first day of =
summer to=20
  those in the Northern part of our planet, and happy first day of =
winter to=20
  those inhabitants of the Southern regions. :) <BR><BR>Thanks,=20
  <BR><BR>Varina</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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