Album Rating: 4.0

well to me they are less valid. i care more about how the vocalist sounds and the melody than what the lyrics are. not that i NEVER care about lyrics, but they're just pretty low on my priorities.

Album Rating: 5.0

Well it's tricky subject when it comes to debating lyrics. There's a good article by Jarvis Cocker (who's a stunning lyricist in my humble opinion) which basically says that lyrics are not vital to the enjoyment of the song.

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah basically what Yankee said. A song can have really really shitty lyrics, but if the song writing and instrumentation is good I can still enjoy it, but I can't say that works the other way around.

Album Rating: 5.0

the lyrics are what make this a classic so if you "don't care about lyrics" I don't know why the hell you'd listen to this

"What a beautiful face I have found in this place that is circling all round the sun. What a beautiful dream that could flash on the screen in a blink of an eye and be gone from me. Soft and sweet, let me hold it close and keep it here with me, with me.



And one day we will die and our ashes will fly from the aeroplane over the sea.

But for now we are young, let us lay in the sun and count every beautiful thing we can see. Love to be in the arms of all I'm keeping here with me, with me.



(...)



What a beautiful face I have found in this place that is circling all round the sun. And when we meet on a cloud, I'll be laughing out loud, I'll be laughing with everyone I see. Can't believe how strange it is to be anything at all"

Album Rating: 3.0

well like i said, it depends on the artist/genre. not too concerned with shoegaze lyrics since it's hardly the focus of the music. something like The Tallest Man On Earth, on the other hand, is extremely dependent on lyrical content

had this album for 4 years but never jammed it :/

Album Rating: 3.0

and yeah yeah it's been said a million times this album has some of the best lyrics ever written

Album Rating: 3.0

damn you've never heard this wtf

Album Rating: 4.0

to me good lyrics can def heighten a song and give it more depth, but a good song should still be good without understanding or caring about lyrics. i dont want to hear a guy recite nice poetry over mediocre music. the same way I dont want to hear a good rapper who has no flow over shitty beats.



but yea this is why im not a huge folk fan. luckily this has enough weirdness to it that I dig.

Album Rating: 5.0

Seriously one of the greatest albums ever made, what are you doing seriously i dont even.

i heard a couple of tracks and i think the vocals put me off a bit...then i completely forgot about it for all these years

Album Rating: 5.0

"but a good song should still be good without understanding or caring about lyrics."



dude this is completely misguided. be a "music over lyrics guy", that's fine, but saying that a good song should have musical merit separate from the lyrics is so dumb. people like different styles of music for different reasons, and liking this, The Mountain Goats, The Weakerthans, etc. etc. etc. is almost always entirely due to the lyrical content. The Mountain Goats have never written any brilliant music (arguable but let's go with it), but their lyrics are insanely brilliant, and they're my favourite band. Are you really saying they don't deserve this honour because the music isn't anything special? Don't be dumb.

Album Rating: 5.0

I could do the same kind of thing you're doing and dismiss all music without vocals (or with vocals too harsh to make out) as simply "not as good" as anything that has decipherable lyrics that are decent.

Album Rating: 4.0

well yea im not a huge fan of those bands. they're okay but we obviously have different tastes.

i like the mountain goat's music. simple, catchy...and brings out the lyrics (which aren't too important to me either...but they're a nice touch)

Album Rating: 5.0

yeah exactly. it's ok to not care that much about lyrics, but to actually try to shit on albums such as this one because "the music isn't that good" is really really stupid. accept that it's not your favourite style of music and go jam some Rush or whatever.

Album Rating: 5.0

the Mountain Goat's lyrics are a nice touch?



someone hold my purse this motherfucker is going down

Album Rating: 4.0

hey aids































































calm down

Album Rating: 5.0

He's hardly shitting on the album, he gave it a 4.

Album Rating: 3.0

new av rules iluv damn