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From | "Stewart Mason" <craigtorso@verizon.net> |
Subject | Re: Lyrics - an afterthought |
Date | Thu, 19 May 2005 14:10:11 -0400 |
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----- Original Message -----
From: <bob_hutton@standardlife.com>
> Maybe with insanely great pop the lyrics really don't matter? In
> fact a
> corollary of this is maybe the lyrics only start to matter if the
> tunes
> ain't up to scratch.
I disagree. There are tons of power pop records that I can't stand to
listen to because the lyrics are so frickin' dumb and repetitive that
I can't enjoy the music. I don't expect "great" lyrics, I just prefer
that they not be boring cliches.
S
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