Bands with Better Lyrics than Bob Dylan?

I find comfort in knowing that no one agrees with the writer of the articles, be it here or in the comments on his own articles.
 
I'm going to assume the banRAB you have heard of on that list are Radiohead and Oasis, considering that they're both ridiculously famous, but seriously, you've never heard of Pulp, or The Smiths? Wow.

As for whether he's right, no, probably not, not for all of them anyway, by a long shot. I might not be a particular fan of bob dylan as a musician, but he's a brilliant poet; his music is his lyrics. There are people whose lyrics I prefer, from a personal point of view, but certainly for being renowned for one particular thing, the only person who comes to mind immediately who is as well known for their lyrics as Dylan is, is Leonard Cohen.
 
Yeah, what they said.
8 of them, really?

The writer lost any credibility when they said Oasis have better lyrics than Bob Dylan.
Drunken nonsense rhyming fishes with dishes is better than thought provoking/philosophical/political lyrics. Yeah, okay.

The Smiths yes, maybe. But Dylan was a damn good lyricist.
What a dreadful list.
 
After 2-3 lists, I cease to believe that this guy can be serious, so I'll take my sanity back and just have a good laugh at this guy's expense.

No applause, though. This isn't even good trolling.
 
Radiohead-surrealist,stream of consciousness and oblique in the manner of David Byrne and Michael Stipe.I get the impression the music was written first on a lot of tracks.

The Verve and Oasis: pseudo-profound anthemity

ABC and The La's: One brilliant debut with very strong lyrics,but hardly a sustainable and enduring body of work open to infinite interpretation.

Pulp and The Smiths:Amongst the best songwriters of their respective generations, yes.But "Better Than Dylan" is a massive stretch.

The Thrills:
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I thought it was weird that none of the lyrics listed as examples were political......
Thats the biggest reason to respect Bob Dylan. He made music that forced people to think about the world around them.
 
"How many times do we hear this? How many times do we have to hear that Dylan is be all and end all of music? What is with all this idolization? And how come every time these Dylan idolizers are called out on why they like Dylan they give the same banal reasons for idolization like
 
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