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Lewian 
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Out of competition because probably too well known, I post two of my Suzanne Vega favourites. |
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mathman0806
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Posted: November 15 2020 at 06:17 |
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Good to see people enjoying Angelica Garcia and Adia Victoria. Both relatively new artists with two full albums to date. I mentioned earlier they had songs on Barrack Obama's 2019 songs of the year playlist, so (out of competition) here they are.
Angelica Garcia - Jícama Adia Victoria - Different Kind of Love
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Posted: November 15 2020 at 07:14 |
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Second part...
Cristi: LP, I think this was a (minor?) hit here in France, a couple of years ago. It is nice, but it is quite poppy and her singing is not what I prefer. I prefer your other two suggestions, which are in my ears much more original. TCat: Mindy Smith is more sweet pop indeed; it is nice (as is her singing), but it doesn't stand out for me compared to the others. Nice production, though. Nina Simone is of course one of the Great and she has many strong and beautiful songs on her name. Because of its siginificance it is good to put it up here. There's a nice grow in intensity in this song, but musically speaking I don't think it is her most convincing. Mathman: Taylor Swift, now you dare... I actually only know her from what comes by on the radio every once in a while and generally I'm not impressed. This is a nice song however. Good singing, nice - but rather conventional - composition. Good choice. Jicama by Angelica Garcia is a nice song again, a bit more compact and
less elaborate than her the first one, that I prefer. Adia Victoria's
Different Kind of Love on the other hand is maybe the one of the three
from her that I prefer it sounds a bit more refreshing, spontaneous, and
quite rock! jamesbaldwin: Francesca Lago brings us more rock, with some very nice cello playing and noises interwoven with her voice; great and captivating song. Carmen Consoli came by in an earlier poll, if I'm not mistaken. More rock here, with distorted guitars (and voice, sometimes) and a solid drum; a very tight song but her singing is a bit overwhelmed by the rest but the energy pours over. With Cristina Donà we're in other territories: starts with piano then joined by a watery electric guitar and her vocals and it creates overall a nice melancholic atmosphere, intriguing. Difficult to choose between her and Francesca Lago... Lewian: This Ani DiFranco song incites less to share a bottle of red wine, but it has something intriguing, unsettling. She adapts her voice to the theme of the song, which si not a complete succes for me. Will have to listen to it again... Barbara Morgenstenr on the other hand is an instant succes with me: beautiful song and instrumentation, very poetic and touching lyrics. At first I thought the choir to be a bit overdone, but at the end it gives that emotional power to the song and all the meaning to the lyrics. A contender for me. Suzanne Vega always remains a great and captivating artist... |
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Posted: November 15 2020 at 07:25 |
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And now we're talking about women, let's talk about women: Composed in memory of Digna Ochoa who dared to stand up and defend women's rights in Mexico and was assassinated for that... Lila Downes - Dignificada: Edit: translated lyrics can be found here.
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Snicolette
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Posted: November 15 2020 at 11:12 |
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Some info on the women artists I chose for your perusal. Every single one of
them displays more than the one side I presented to you here, if I selected a
serious song, they also have a great catalogue of humourous songs and vice
versa. They are all quite capable of
appearing solo with little instrumentation or with a full band backing
them. Every one is also known for their
stellar and engaging live performances. Eliza Gilkyson is an Austin-based musician, daughter of folk musician Terry Gilkyson and sister of Tony Gilkyson, who played with Lone Justice and X. She’s released 24 albums through her career and frequently tours the US. She began her long career singing backup vocals with her father in the 1960s. Cheryl Wheeler is based in New England, also a frequent touring musician in the US. She’s released 13 very fine albums and EPs. She is not afraid of controversy and frequently visits political themes, including “If It Were Up To Me,” a rap-styled anti-gun song, which garnered a lot of attention after the Columbine shootings. Dar Williams is originally from New York and became known in the Boston area singer/songwriter scene of the early 90’s (along with a couple of the male singer/songwriters, John Gorka and Richard Shindell, that I featured in that poll). She’s released 21 albums and EPs, and also frequently tours the US. Jano Brindisi is a native of Chicago, who now resides in New Orleans. She’s recorded 3 albums, all spaced fairly far apart time-wise during her lifetime. She also is not afraid of controversy, penning songs often about people on the losing end of life, but also has uplifting pieces, songs of recovery from drug and alcohol abuse. Heather Nova is from Bermuda and burst on the scene with her 1994 sophomore release, “Oyster,” which had a minor hit with “Walk This World,” in the days of MTV actually having music videos. She’s released 20 albums and EPs, including 2019’s “Pearl.” |
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Snicolette
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Posted: November 15 2020 at 11:47 |
So glad you enjoyed them, suitkees. I was inspired to write a bit more about them (on the next page), as I realized from your post that I didn't give much information about them.
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Nevermind
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Posted: November 15 2020 at 12:00 |
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My dear late dad loved this btw is Tracy Chapman elligible for this poll?
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Posted: November 15 2020 at 12:04 |
Since we've had Suzanne Vega in, I would like to say OK, as she is superb, but please maybe not one of the big hits.
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Posted: November 15 2020 at 12:20 |
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Tracy's superb indeed but then this instead (I guess she's less well known but may be wrong) |
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Posted: November 15 2020 at 12:28 |
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This one certainly more obscure, hope you like her |
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Posted: November 15 2020 at 14:05 |
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Annika Aakjær, by the way, later recorded an album whose cover looks like this. As you can see, she pays homage to many of these "worst album covers" you will find on the internet.  |
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Posted: November 15 2020 at 14:18 |
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I still don't feel as if I have a grasp on these "interactive polls"--plus my computer hasn't wanted to sync up with PA for a while--but I'll give it a(nother) go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-FyGJFH2kU&ab_channel=JaneSiberry-Topic Nina Hagen - "Naturträne" (1978) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weIkm62xZvo&ab_channel=lizzybabe666 Tracey Thorn - "Too Happy" (1982) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npr2DNYkdCs&ab_channel=EcstasyWine Julia Holter - "Words I Heard" (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaaWJ2P4oDg&ab_channel=KEXP Shen Teh (Lara Reidel) - "The Blue Café" (2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8Aia-8qHAk&ab_channel=ShenTeh-Topic |
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Posted: November 15 2020 at 14:18 |
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First listen, pages 2 and 3, lots of additions and a couple of new posters:
Lorenzo: Francesca Lago “Bring the Noise” Dark electric guitar opens, joined by
Francesca’s dark, confessional voice, then cello (?). I wouldn’t mess with
her. I like this one a lot, she creates
a perfect atmosphere. Interesting end
choice, with the children singing the chorus.
Carmen Consoli “Geisha” Another dark, heavy intro, with an intense
vocalization, great feeling of irony and contempt here in the lyrics. Ginevra Di Marco “Terra Blu” Spare guitar and a very soaring voice, I
can’t find a translation (Blue Earth, obviously), but I like the feeling of
wonder in the song, without knowing the details. Deep strings bolster her clear vocals here
and piano as well. Beautifully done,
light and delicate production. I like
this the best of the 3 this time, but am still intrigued with the other two as
well. Nevermind: Welcome to these polls. 😊 Annette Peacock “Too Much in the Skies” Very laid-back-cool jazz style here. Soaring voice, beautiful love song. I see she collaborated with Bill Bruford, extra points with me for that. Rickie Lee Jones “A Lucky Guy,” not her big hit (“Chuck E’s In Love,” about Hollywood local, Chuck E Weiss, front man for the “The Goddamned Liars,” played small clubs there for years). She is just so very recognizable, immediately on hearing. This one is in her style, all the way, about making a mistake and losing the guy. Simply dressed in some light percussion, and piano, when she does her scat thing in the middle, some tasteful guitar kicks in. Produced with class. Mafalda Veiga “Olha Como A Vida E Boa” Nice live in studio setting, love the dog!!!! Portuguese is such a pretty language. Back to the music, full band kicks in with her after the first minute, where she sets the stage for telling the story. A wistful feel to the song. I have a feeling she can really belt out a song, even though she doesn’t do that here, this one requires more delicacy. Thank you for the introduction. George: Adia Victoria “South Gotta Change” A more classic sort of piece, definitely enjoyed the vibe, and seeing the images of the south (lived in Nashville for 9 years). Great message and well done. I will be looking up more of her music, as well as Angelica’s. Taylor Swift “Seven” I’ll go for her being here, she stepped outside of her country/pop world and went more acoustic for this release. I do like this a lot, a visitation of childhood and simplicity. I will even explore more of the recording because of it, even though her usual style is way outside of what I tend to listen to. Angelica Garcia “Jicama” Here in a more rap-style, a song about claiming one’s heritage for oneself and be “seen,” by those who ignore their contributions to America. Loved hearing her use her beautiful singing voice here and there. Adia Victoria “Different Kind Of Love” Here more of a rock setting, with full band and live. She’s got a great stage presence and no wonder this song was so popular with our President of Good Taste. 😊 suitkees: Rozi Plain “Inner Circle” Kind of a walking
guitar line and some squiggly guitar and horns start the piece off. Soft
voice, a very “interior” sort of piece (fittingly with the title),
self-examination and examination of others as well. The guitars and horns all dance around each
other some more, swaying and bending, as the piece closes, with a hint of a jig
thrown in before the end. Lila Downes
“Dignificada” Fairly spare production
with a rap portion, love hearing the Spanish and enjoyed learning about Digna
Ochoa (who I looked up and read about a bit), if one can say one “enjoyed,”
such a tragic end for a person of such courage. Cristi: LP “Lost On You” I
have seen this person bandied about, definitely intriguing performer. Such a great delivery on this sort of bluesy
piece, lots of passion in her vocals. My
favourite of your three. Mike: Mindy Smith “One Moment More” Such a pretty,
pretty voice. Lovely, yearning love
song, perfectly sung. Nina Simone “Four
Women” I did not know that I knew this song, but I do (perhaps because I never
knew the title). Absolute classic,
chillingly sung as only someone like Nina Simone could do with this. Stunning
and you said it, powerful. Lewian: Ani DiFranco “Pixie”
Clipped vocals and staccato keys and drums behind her soft vocals. She often also speaks of the disenfranchised,
as in a way she does here again, with a person determined to enjoy herself
despite the world she finds herself in.
Barbara Morgenstern “Angel’s Whisper” Definitely striking atmospheric
performance video all in “concert black,” with the choir clapping and singing
in a ghostly/angelic way. Her
accompaniment on the piano is minimal, yet perfect for the piece, the sax (and
a little bit of electronic keyboard) perfectly underscores the music in just
the right places to the crescendo ending.
Two from Suzanne Vega “Small Blue Thing” and “Wooden Horse” As noted, I know of her very much for my
voting purposes, but she is fantastic and I enjoyed revisiting her here, you
picked two great songs to showcase her. |
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Posted: November 15 2020 at 14:20 |
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Posted: November 15 2020 at 14:24 |
Good to see you back! You did some some special mentions for your entries in the last one. Normally, you come back and "nominate" one of your pieces/songs for final voting, then we vote on them. Sorry your computer was recalcitrant. Looking forward to hearing your selections.
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Posted: November 15 2020 at 15:40 |
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@ Snicolette Thank YOU for your kind, wise comments all around (and for what I understand the bearer of broad, tasteful musical preferences) Glad to interact with you, cheers.
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Posted: November 15 2020 at 16:27 |
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Awwwwww, shucks. Thank you. *curtseys*
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Posted: November 15 2020 at 16:43 |
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Hahahaha - and a true lady, alriiiight !
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Posted: November 15 2020 at 17:31 |
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Fixed the embedding.
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Posted: November 15 2020 at 17:33 |
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Thank you for your technical assist, George!
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