> I'm looking through the Rock Snob website, and, upon perusing >the Burt
Bacharach entry, thinking -- is there any songwriter out >there whose body
of material is BOTH as metrically and >melodically unorthodox AND as
supremely catchy as Burt's?  >Of course there are writers that surpass BB in
one or two
>of these categories, but all three?  I can't think of one.  >Comments, >
anyone?
>

I'd give my nod to Brian Wilson c.Pet Sounds. There's some really strange
key signature stuff going on in there (like the weird, staccato break in the
middle of "God Only Knows.").
But The more terrifying thing about the rock snob site is the sheer number
of entries I was able to identify. Confirms my worst fears about myself!

john.