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| From | Rickipop@aol.com |
| Subject | Re: Artists you must hear |
| Date | Mon, 12 Apr 2004 14:59:47 EDT |
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Mike V. wrote:
<<Question for you today:
I know there are a lot of knowledgeable pop people on this list. I'd be
curious how you answer these questions:>>
<<One pop artist from the 60s or 70s that you might not know of but who you
must hear is:>>
Judee Sill - Her two albums, Judee Sill ('71) and Heart Food ('73) were
re-released on Rhino Handmade last year, and are both extremely good. To me, she
sounds like a cross between Brian Wilson and Gram Parsons. Many bonus tracks on
both.
<<One pop artist from today that you might not know of but who you must hear
is:>>
Nellie McKay 'Get Away From Me' (Columbia) - This album continues to blow my
mind with every listen. She's a genius songwriter in the style of Randy
Newman, Frank Zappa, Rickie Lee Jones, Elvis Costello, etc. and she's only 19 years
old. Wise beyond her years, she has a few '40s style torchy numbers in the
Peggy Lee/Doris Day fashion, also a bit of hip hop and Alanis/Fiona type angst-y
songs as well, but with much better lyrics. She has an intellectual wit
umatched by any artist today. It's produced and engineered by Geoff Emerick, so it
has a little Beatle magic too. Check it out.
Rick G.
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