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Originally Posted by kutulu
What defines good songwriting? Mass appeal, mood setting, ability to transition through different themes, seamless fusion of lyical content, vocal sounds, and musical tones? All those things are part of it but it's often used as an easy out for justifying talentless musicians that are somehow popular (Nirvana, Pearl Jam?). Additionally, there are different standards for every genre. Personally I think Led Zepplin sucks hairy donkey balls and is the most overrated rock band ever but if you listen to albums like Ride the Lightning (Metallica), Amok (Sentenced), Sound of Perseverence (Death), and NOLA (Down) you can see that there is just so much to those albums those albums rival the best ever made.
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Good songwriting is completely subjective, but it's far more than just who can play the fastest or loudest. Now you're just nuts. To say Zeppelin is pure shit, but then list Ride the Lightning as a best album ever made, even James Hetfield would probably say he was just banging on a guitar. Now if you had said And Justice for all, then you might be on to something.
Everybody is a music snob at heart who thinks the established bands suck whereas their band that no one's ever heard of is the greatest ever, but few have tried to use Ride the Lightning in that way since like 1985.