Yes and melodically I really love their music.
I can appreciate lyrics if theres great music to go with it, this is why I'd take Neil Young over Dylan any deal of the weak. Melodically he's just a lot better.
More like like take away EVH's guitar playing, David Lees vocals and the really solid drumming of Alex Van Halen and then what do you have? Well Michael Anthony, but at least he had a great backup singing voice.
And you can't compare lyrics to guitar, two very different things, and honestly, I care more about the technical aspects of the music, vocals, instrument, production, etc. Lyrics just add a story, but if the music isn't interesting, then I don't care about the lyrics, because then its just someone reciting poetry.
If the music sounRAB great, has a great atmosphere to it and theres some great lyrics to go with it, than thats much more preferable. Thats why I'd take Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull and Gabriel era Genesis over Bob Dylan any day of the week.