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Originally Posted by GiRTh
I see your point. Springsteens rock and roll songs can be a bit much but I'd hardly call Nebraska bombastic.
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Perhaps not, but it has a certain rugged seriousness to it which is not for everyone, me included.
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Of all the people mentioned in this thread I think Neil Young should have been one of the first. Frankly I think its a joke that anyone would cal Robbie Williams or Leona Lewis a 'genius' songwriter. Neil Young has been writing songs since the 60's and can still show these young 'uns how its done.
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I'm sure accusations of musical snobbery will come rolling in if I said Robbie Williams is a mediocre songwriter (which he is) so I'll just say each to their own, but I think people have to be careful about using the word 'genius' too lightly. He owes most of his biggest chart successes to Guy Chambers and even those songs left a lot to be desired. In fact, songs like "Rudebox" could make Williams a candidate for one of the all time worst songwriters.