[Rick and Roll]

Although I don't mind simple words (see my post earlier), and lyrics really don't sway whether I like it, I like the Fugazi Fish because of the content. The greatness of Misplaced and Straws are the simplicity. Fish gets even more simple (and a bit more preachy) on his solo efforts.

An example of the Thesaurus issue is some of Iron Maiden's plagaristic stories.

Your comment also got me thinking about lyrics that are not that good. This may start a firestorm, but I find Spock's Beard lyrics (up to Snow) very run of the mill. I love the music, but the words are very ABC-like.