06/06/06: Luke99 - kwillis5150
Here's the winners...DON HENLEY, GLENN FREY, AND JOE WALSH. WINNER! Especially Henley's "The End of the Innocence"...poetry lyrics and themes. Hard to beat. All their solo stuff is basically EAGLES style anyway, so count them too.

22/04/06: Lakrits - rayomanager@hotmail.com
Sullivan and Peterik, no doubt

26/03/06: phyllis - blueskies966@yahoo.com
No contest; Steve Perry rules

28/01/06: Robert - robertanneijes@wanadoo.nl
The best are Perry/Cain/Schon

30/12/05: Lula - lulageorgine@peoplepc.co,
STEVE PERRY & JONATHAN CAIN (best ever)

29/12/05: Dorian - dkasimati@myself.com
Perry & Cain
Sullivan & Peterik

27/12/05: lello - lellon1@libero.it
Jon Bon Jovi - Desmond Child - Richie Sambora
Steve Perry - Neal Schon - Johnathan Cain
Darren Warren
Bryan Adams - Jim Vallance
Mutt Lange
Mick Jones
Bob Marlette
Steinberg - Kelly
Jack Blades - Tommy Show
Mark Spiro

21/12/05: shakes - ifgower@hotmail.com
Joey Tempest, especially with Kee Marcello

18/12/05: nnonirvguns@hotmail.com - nnonirvguns@hotmail.com
Nuno Bettencourt..of course

30/11/05: Razor - Thijs_Razor@hotmail.com
Definitly counting:
Jonathan Cain/Neal Schon/Steve Perry
John Waite
Jack Blades
Diane Warren
Joey Tempest

21/11/05: john - daly22_john@yahoo.ie
Paul Stanley
Paul Sabu
N Schon / Perry
M JONES / L graham
F Sullivan / J PETERIK

23/10/05: erlando henriquez - erlando_ah@yahoo.com
1. Jon Bon Jovi / Richie Sambora
2. Desmond Child (in Bon Jovi and Aerosmith)
3. Robert John Mutt Lange (in Def Leppard and Bryan adam)

30/09/05: Jack - cryptblood1986@hotmail.com
Jim Peterik (survivor)

Tesla (the whole crew)

Michael Bormann (ex. Jaded Heart) I can't believe no one mentioned him :(

Jamie Rowe (Adriangale)

Stan Bush

Mike Slammer

Ted Poley (Danger Danger)

They're all extremely talented but I'd have to say Michael Bormann's my all time favorite.

05/09/05: Mike - mhiner14@charter.net
Perry/Schon/Cain
Hugo
Dan Huff
Peterik/Sullivan
Mike Slammer
Michael Bolton

21/07/05: Miika - miikav78@msn.com
all toto crew,diane warren&desmond child!

27/06/05: mikeman - mikeman20052@yahoo.com
1- Andersson/Ulvaeus (Abba)
2- Lennon/McCartney (Beatles)
3- Bono/the Edge (U2)
4- Nacho Cano (Mecano)

04/06/05: OH - hoffman@rulletemusic.cz
David Paich is the best(TOTO!!!!!!!!!)

24/05/05: Steve Antipas - steve_a7969@yahoo.com
Rick Springfield,Jim Peterik & Frankie Sullivan,Kevin Cronin,Journey,Dennis Deyoung

24/04/05: mauro simon - maurosim@hotmail.com
PLEASE....MR. JONH WETTON...THEN...mr. GREG LAKE.....then....mr. RAY WILSON..thanks..

12/04/05: Blue Turk - blueturk@nccray.net
Jim Steinman
Desmond Child

09/01/05: MIKA - erkkonen8@hotmail.com
JON BON JOVI/RICHIE SAMBORA/DESMOND CHILD/JACK PONTI/VIC PEPE/MARK SLAMER AND MANY MORE

03/01/05: Cyndi J - jungkuntz@aol.com
Nobody does it like Jim Peterik can!

11/12/04: aorjocke - j_liffner@hotmail.com
Steve Overland/Chris Overland (FM), Judithe Randall/Robin Randall, Frankie Sullivan/ Jim Peterik (Survivor),Desmond Child.

18/11/04: JEFF OLSZEWSKI - HEAVYMETAL532@YAHOO.COM
STEVE PERRY/JONATHAN CAIN
HUGO
FRONTLINE
KEVIN CHALFANT/THE STORM
JIM JAMISON/SURVIVOR
DON DOKKEN
ALIAS
ANN/NANCY WILSON/HEART
JACK RUSSELL/GREAT WHITE
BONFIRE
EUROPE
FIREHOUSE
BON JOVI

10/11/04: josh - jaffa_inc@hotmail.com
Definitly Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain, and Neal Schon no doubt about it.

07/10/04: zedd - andrelebau@yahoo.it
Mark Mangold

25/09/04: Mark Uricheck - uricheck@aol.com
There are a few greats like Bon Jovi/Sambora/Child, and Perry/Cain, but definitely the most underrated team ever is The Hooters writing team of Eric Bazilian/Rob Hyman/Rick Chertoff. Bazilian is truly a brilliant songwriter.

16/09/04: julito - dinamitedam@eresmas.com
From The Spain:

1º Perry/Schon/Cain (JOURNEY)
2º Clarkin/catley (MAGNUM)
3º Wetton/Downes/Payne (ASIA)
4º Champlin/Lamm/Scheff/Foster/Cetera (CHICAGO)
5º Jones/Gramm (FOREIGNER)
... AND MUCH MORE ...

Stanbush, Dann Huff, Jim peterik, Mark Spyro, Richard Marx

In Spain...
El Fary, Los Chichos, Bisbal, Chenoa, Sergio Dalma, Arlequin, Dantes, Tamara, Formula V, Las Sex Bomb, Bustamante, Camela, Sabina, Mojinos Escozios. etc...

The Best

31/08/04: MrMusic - mrmusic1971@yahoo.com
Jack Blades

27/08/04: Jonathan - jonathan07@interfree.it
it's so simple!!!!
JON BON JOVI and RICHIE SAMBORA
the best duo ever!!!

23/08/04: Dean - derbydeano@yahoo.com
Steve Perry, Neal Schon, and Jon Cain....Easy
Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, Keith Scott

22/08/04: Darren Preece - dpreece@btdigitaltv.com
Darren WhartonJack BladesCain/Perry/SchonTommy ShawMick JonesJim Petrik Dan HuffGlen BurtnickByron/Box wrote some 70s classics along with Ken Hensley

08/08/04: Fred - stryker_tigerfox@hotmail.com
The "Frendly Stranger" Jim Peterik
and his old writing partner "Kid Dynamite" Frankie Sullivan
From SURVIVOR!!!

05/08/04: davo - mdavvid@yahoo.com
Paul McCartney was the greatest composer of the 20th century. He was the most prolific beatle and wrote the best melodies and even had the best solo career

16/07/04: Chris Eaton - cpeaton@hotmail.com
Perry, Cain & Schon
Mark Mangold (except the last DSS release)

07/07/04: elvis - elvisjonta@hotmail.com
Joey Tempest

22/06/04: Chris - AOR - Zarogianni@hotmail.com
Neal Schon & Jonathan Cain(Journey,Bad English)
Jim Peteric (Survivor)
Gary Hughes (Ten)
Jon Bon Jovi
And Joey Tempest....

11/06/04: Rich - dustyrkp@yahoo.com
Michael Sweet-"STRYPER"
Rob Rock-former"Impellitteri"
Dan Huff-"Giant"
John Sykes-"whitesnake" & "Blue Murder"
Neal Schon-"Journey" & "Hardline"
Jack Blades-"NightRanger"
Ken Tamplin-"Shout"
John Elefante-"Mastedon" & "Kansas"
Johnny Gioeli-"Hardline" & "Axel Rudi Pell"
C.J. Snare & Bill Leverty-"FireHouse"
Don Dokken
Van Halen

07/06/04: Richard Anderson - breakfree@rocketmail.com
Jim Steinman...no contest, the man is a madman and a genius all roll into one.

followed by:
Desmond Child, Diane Warren, Jon Bon Jovi/Richie Sambora, Gary Cherone/Nuno Bettencourt.

But the best songwriter of alltime no matter what style (coz he was hard to pen).....Freddie Mercury....also best vocalist :)

30/05/04: Morten Lauridsen - morten_lauridsen@yahoo.com.au
Best AOR/West Coast songwriters in my opinion:

David Paich
Steve Lukather
David Garfield
David Foster
Richard Marx
Diane Warren
Paul Gilbert
Jim Peterik/Frankie Sullivan
Jon Bon Jovi/Richie Sambora
Van Halen (with both Sammy Hagar & David Lee Roth)
Steve Perry/Neal Schon/Jonathan Cain
Neal Morse
Peter Cetera
Bill Champlin


Best songwriters of the 20th century in my opinion:

Billy Joel
Lennon/McCartney
Andersson/Ulvaeus
Cole Porter
Irving Berlin
Richard Rodgers
Burt Bacharach

.....I have probably forgotten someone....

17/05/04: Kenneth DeRosa - kderosa@pacbell.net
Mark Spiro
Desmond Child
Diane Warren
Jack Ponti
Mutt Lange
Greg Fulkerson
Jeff Paris
Russ Ballard
Hess/Lesperance
Jon Bon Jovi/Sambora
Sullivan/Peterik

17/05/04: Brian - synthdude@hotmail.com
John Wetton & Geoffrey Downes team.

14/05/04: Duncan - duncan.nicol1@ntlworld.com
Too many to pick just one, so here's a few
Desmond Child
Diane Warren
Peterick/Sullivan
Michael Bolton
Cain/Perry/Schon
Mitch Malloy

11/05/04: Anthony - motorfish27@yahoo.com
1. Geoff Tate/Chris DeGarmo
2. Steve Perry/Neal Schon/Jonathan Cain
3. Ozzy/Randy Rhoads

07/04/04: ADIS - aphasiaa@interia.pl
Joey Tempest for "TFC", "Out of this World" & his solo albums - just awesome!!!

24/02/04: Kostas Kyriakidis - kzkyriakidis@yahoo.gr
RAW SILK

21/02/04: Chris - rycheage@si.rr.com
I would have to say Jim Peterik and Mike Slamer. Those Journey guys are pretty good too.

11/01/04: Paul - pgborden@hotmail.com
Jim Steinman- Meat Loaf's Bat Out Of Hell albums

04/01/04: Jenny - Jenybear89@aol.com
Steve Perry, Neal Schon, and John Cain! enough said!

02/01/04: Marcus Bengtson - marcus.bengtsson2@comhem.se
Mike Slamer....No Q's!!!!

31/12/03: STephanie & Gerry - lilstecvie122@yahoo.com
STEVE PERRY,NEAL SCHON,JONATHAN CAIN....NUFF SAID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

29/12/03: Ed Banner - edbanner@aol.com
Perry-Cain-Schon!!!!

28/12/03: Gina - StvPrryRlz@netscape.net
Steve Perry

24/12/03: Matute - matutedevit@hotmail.com
Desmond Child, Diane Warren, Mutt Lange, Mark Spiro, Juditthe Randall, and many more...

17/12/03: Marty Timliun - btimmi1@optonline.net
Billy Falcon is one of the finest songwriters
in rock.His lyrics capture the day to day struggles we all face to some degree.How he has
not been more successful is a mystery to me.

09/12/03: Dan - dan_mac62@hotmail.com
Without a doubt-Steve Perry & Johnathan Cain

24/11/03: Almir - milenium@sili.com.br
Harry Hess & Peter Lesperance, followed closely by Gary Hughes

06/11/03: Graham - graham.dalton@interbrew.co.uk
Easy - Tom Scholz

25/10/03: Brian - Gamepro38@yahoo.com
This one is really tough...but here goes
(in no particular order, cause they're all
great)
1.Kevin Gilbert & Patrick Leonard...These guys created one of the best albums ever-Toy Matinee!
2.Harry Hess & Pete Lesperance...They continue to roll out some of the best Melodic Rock ever!
3.Mike Slamer...Wow!!! Take a listen to 'Find What We're Looking For' off the Slaves of the New World album, if that isn't one of the best song's you've ever heard then you need to pull yourself out of the commercial rock ring and get an opinion of your own...the rest of the songs rock too!
4.Jude Cole...He might be one of the best songwriters you've never heard of!
5.Dann Huff, Neal Schon, Steve Lukather...etc.

02/10/03: Sami H - coltrane@luukku.com
Steve Perry/Jonathan Cain (81-86).
Journey was the best AOR band ever. Those three
albums are classics. Steve Perry was/is one ofthe best singers in the world.

03/09/03: Jonelle - specularis@yahoo.com
Jonn Sykes - Blue Murder/Whitesnake
Neal Schon/Jonathan Cain - Journey
Kip Winger/Reb Beach - Winger
Dan Huff - Giant
Clyde Holly - Biloxi

I like to hear songs written by the musicians who play them.

20/08/03: JACKY - giacomo.detomasi@virgilio.it
1) Desmond Child
2) Paul Stanley
3) Jani Lane
4) Diane Warren
5) Holly Night

22/06/03: Mary - squirt1@fuse.net
Perry/Cain for the ballads add Neal Schon with the rock part.10-12albums of solid material.Then consider most of those were really written from 77-83 then another in '86 and then another in '96.

08/06/03: Aaron Johnston - aaronbradley@excite.com
Rick Springfield, John Waite!

19/05/03: Paul Mason - kissarmy01@hotmail.com
it's got to be the journey boys.

05/05/03: Theo - cybersmooth2003@hotmail.com
Neal Schon,JS Soto,Johny & Joey Gioeli, Reb Beach, Dann Huff, George Lynch.

03/05/03: Pedro Puello - pello20@yahoo.com
Steve Perry, Cain y Schon (Journey)
Joey Tempest (Europe)
David Coverdale, Bernie Marsden (Whitesnake)
Jim Vallance, Bryan Adams, "Mutt" Lange, Diane Warren, JOn Bon Jovi y Richie Sambora, Mick Jones and Lou Gramm (Foreigner)

01/05/03: Eugenio - eper@fastwebnet.it
Obviously ----> Michael Morales

30/04/03: John Weghorst - simphlw27@yahoo.com
Russ Ballard

25/04/03: Thomas - tlhs@mail.bip.net
Tony Clarkin of Magnum -there is no doubt about that!!

15/04/03: DjA - stiknside@hotmail.com
AOR-I guess I would have to go with the Journey guys in AOR:Schon, Perry, Cain etc..Just look at their greatest hits and that says enough.

01/04/03: didi - pieterse48@zonnet.nl
jim peterik is the numero uno

12/03/03: koester - custer9@online.no
Steve Perry & Jonathan Cain
Desmond Child..

07/03/03: Daymond - quigoncain@hotmail.com
Steve Perry and Jonathan Cain circa 81-86
Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora

27/02/03: James Eckstein - wheelinthesky500@hotmail.com
Perry, Schon, and Cain TOGETHER
Tom Scholz
Jim Peterik

07/02/03: springfield - nimmoj@anz.com
R. Springfield

19/01/03: John J. - jjmoore859@hotmail.com
Mr. Steve Perry and Jonathan Cain for Journey,
Mick Jones and Lou Gramm for Foreigner.
My favourite new songwriting duo as a new AOR,
taking the lead into 2003 is Rob Moratti and
Mladen Haze for Final Frontier.

07/01/03: Dave - huber31@aol.com
I have to case my vote for Desmond Child. Worked the best of Bon Jovi and his solo album as well...

04/01/03: john ruggiero - js.ruggiero@btinternet.com
It has to be Steve Perry. I would imagine that many,like me are desperate for him to do something soon. Cheers JR.

30/12/02: Teo_3 - teo_3@hotmail.com
Jeff Paris the ultimate songwriter

30/12/02: carlos - carfercas2002@yahoo.es
obviously Jon Bon Jovi/Richie Sambora . I consider them the best songwriters ever followed by Peterik/Sullivan and Desmond Child

27/12/02: G. FDEZ - metalkris2alien77.com
Desmond Child, Gary Hughes, Joey Tempest, Steve Perry, there are so many... I could never end

25/12/02: Jerker - jerker.andreasson@bolina.hsb.se
Chris Ousey and Steve Morris from the most forgotten and underrated band:Heartland!

16/12/02: Tommi T - tommi.turkulainen@welho.com
JOURNEY

09/12/02: Fredrik - fdg99001@student.mdh.se
Mark Spiro and Dan Huff, THAT'S IT!!!

06/12/02: Tomas - humanimal@telia.com
Desmond Child, Jonathan Cain, Jim Peterik, Diane Warren

30/11/02: Nick Clarkson - nicholas.clarkson@ntlworld.com
John Waite...'nuff said

07/11/02: steve cooper - calland17@hotmail.com
lessman/ziller,if just for fireworks

07/11/02: Irwin - irwin_van_outen@hotmail.com
All right, but what about Roger Waters?

30/10/02: neil rogers - rogersba32qb@aol.com
What about MIKE SLAMER . fantastic songs , fantastic productions and fantastic guitars

30/10/02: DrFrankie - drfrankie@freemail.hu
Gary Hughes ofcourse!

29/10/02: Filipe Almendra - metalian@mail.pt
Best AOR sonwriter: David Coverdale and Gary Hughes (from Ten)

28/10/02: Roger/Barcelona - rogermm@mixmail.com
John Wetton, Perry/Cain/Schon, Jim Peterik, Tom Scholz

26/10/02: Richard H. - dr.hall01@hotmail.com
Cain,Schon & Perry,Mark Spiro,Holly Knight,Lisa Dalbello,Hess/Lesperance,Gramm/Jones,Sullivan/Peterik,Lukather/Goodrum,Russ Ballard,Martin Page,Dan Huff,Adams/Vallance & Kelly/Steinberg

22/10/02: Dennis - firehouse@everyday.com
Kip Winger

09/10/02: Steve - cresswell2@blueyonder.co.uk
Has to be the Giant guys for me, particularly when partnered with the legendary Mark Spiro! You could compile a double album of rock classics written by Mr. Spiro in no time at all methinks!
Hess and Lesperance definitely run them pretty close though. They written some incredible stuff!!

08/10/02: Richard - richami9@aol.com
Tony Clarkin of Magnum

04/10/02: Jose - joseluislopez@todito.com
S.Perry,N.Schon & J.Cain,John "Mutt" Lange,Jim Peterik, John Wetton,Diane Warren, Desmond Child, , Tom Sholtz, David Paich, Jim Vallance, Geoffrey Downes, L.Gramm & M.Jones, Gary Hughes, Tony Clarkin. "Anything this guys write is pure magic & Quality for sure"

02/10/02: stormbringer - friedritter@hotmail.com
Joey Tempest

22/09/02: Hanuk Baac - currently unavailable
Gary Hughes. What an underrated person...

19/09/02: jace - jace5150@aol.com
Diane Warren, Jonathan Cain, Desmond Child, Martin Page, David Paich, Derry Grehan, Tom Scholtz

18/09/02: paul stephenson - kinnyboy@hotmail.com
The only truly great AOR songstress (and not a performer-we can sometimes confuse great performance with great writing) is Diane Warren.

10/09/02: VFM - vfm@yahoo.com
Neil Peart

06/09/02: J C Lately - themightylord@lycos.com
Don Dokken

04/09/02: Carlos - tooboldny@aol.com
Desmond Child, Don Dokken & Mutt Lange.

04/09/02: manfred - werger@westbrabant.net
I suggest Frankie Sullivan / Jim Peterik and Tom Kelly / Billy Steinberg

03/09/02: James - James@rock.com
Dan Huff and Don Dokken.

02/09/02: Tom Wendel - twendel@telia.com
J CAIN , S PERRY, N SCHON

01/09/02: George - mrscary@freemail.hu
Jonathan Cain & Neal Schon (Journey)
Geoff Downes & John Payne (ASIA)
Harry Hess & Pete Lesperance (Harem Scarem)
Dann Huff (Giant)

26/08/02: Ty - rokkaholik@hotmail.com
Harry Hess/Pete Lesperance of Harem Scarem