Jerry, don't get your knickers in a twist. I think "singer song-whiners" is pretty good. Obviously you and me and anyone else can list a few zappy, amusing, hard-hitting, wonderful etc etc song-writers: but a glance round the scene does reveal a large faintly pulsating mass of songwriters whose main modus operandi is mixing self-absorption with moaning about things. And while it's a free country and I defend anybody's write to self-expression, I also defend my own right to do something else with my time,rather than listening.