You favorite female artist

Robert Champion

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Aug 4, 2003, 2:13:53 PM8/4/03

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SSIA and why
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dig under rocks

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Alison Krauss....no explanation necessary.

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Robert Champion

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Aug 4, 2003, 2:21:59 PM8/4/03

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>Alison Krauss....no explanation necessary.

It is a tie between her and Ani Difranco...

Kitkat

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Aug 4, 2003, 2:23:33 PM8/4/03

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>Alison Krauss....no explanation necessary.<

Ani Di Franco...no explanation necessary either.

;-)

peace,
pam,
who just says ANI RAWKS!!!

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Phunkytown25

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Aug 4, 2003, 2:27:14 PM8/4/03

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ani difranco....lol
she sucks!!!!!!!!!!
she makes my ears bleed

Kitkat

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Aug 4, 2003, 2:36:21 PM8/4/03

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>ani difranco....lol
>she sucks!!!!!!!!!!
>she makes my ears bleed

then why do you listen to her, phunky?

lol indeed,
pam

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holdthehail

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Aug 4, 2003, 2:37:43 PM8/4/03

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captnper...@aol.com (Robert Champion) wrote in
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> SSIA and why

what a hard question...because 'artist' is so broad (no pun intended) and
there so many females whose work i love. right now my favorite female
artist would be sylvia plath. forget female, she may be my favorite poet
that I have ever read. one of my recent favorites is Carolyn Keene, the
author of the Nancy Drew books. recently i have been going to used book
stores and buying every nancy drew book they have. they are so incredibly
good I read about two of them a day.

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holdthehail

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phunky...@aol.com (Phunkytown25) wrote in
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> ani difranco....lol
> she sucks!!!!!!!!!!

yes that is worthy of a LOL...

Phunkytown25

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Aug 4, 2003, 2:40:46 PM8/4/03

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worst female artist ever

holdthehail

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Aug 4, 2003, 2:42:42 PM8/4/03

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phunky...@aol.com (Phunkytown25) wrote in
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> worst female artist ever

so who is your favorite?

holdthehail

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Aug 4, 2003, 2:45:55 PM8/4/03

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kitka...@aol.complex (Kitkat) wrote in
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>>Alison Krauss....no explanation necessary.<
>
> Ani Di Franco...no explanation necessary either.
>

ohh artist meant 'musician'.. ani is my favorite. though liz phair and
alison are close behind.

Glug420

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Aug 4, 2003, 2:48:22 PM8/4/03

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suzy greenburg of course.
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fee

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Aug 4, 2003, 2:46:02 PM8/4/03

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Britney Spears.

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Jonathan Powley

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Aug 4, 2003, 2:59:41 PM8/4/03

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I don't even have any of her albums, but i'm gonna give a nod to Bjork. Me and
my amigos think she's one of the only female artists that completely transcends
being a "female artist" and is just a great artist. Not that there's anything
wrong with say an Ani or an Alison Krauss, they're both incredible, but they
still make music that is decidedly female, it's who they are, but their
messages and music are still coming from IMHO a feminine perspective. But Bjork
manages to transcend gender or genre or whatever and just makes great music
that isn't afraid to be different, challenging, and confrontational. Hell,
Bjork kind of transcends being just a vocalist and is like her own unique
instument.

My 2 cents,
Jon
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Smylykaflwr

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Aug 4, 2003, 3:03:33 PM8/4/03

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Celine Deon

wayne

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Aug 4, 2003, 3:12:27 PM8/4/03

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gillian welch (with lots of help from david rawlings)

why? she has the secret unmentionable gift to make 'old timey' music.
this is something that's been in my mind way before oh brother came out
too...

her voice, her delivery, and her writing make her my favorite

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Will Scanlan

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Aug 4, 2003, 3:14:46 PM8/4/03

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Linda Lovelace

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UDFlufhead

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Aug 4, 2003, 3:16:24 PM8/4/03

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>Not that there's anything
>wrong with say an Ani or an Alison Krauss, they're both incredible, but they
>still make music that is decidedly female, it's who they are, but their
>messages and music are still coming from IMHO a feminine perspective.

you say this as if playing from a feminine perspective were a liability...in my
opinion, most (and i mean MOST, including phish) male artists play from a male
perspective, and yet this is not mentioned as being a liability to
THEM...interesting...with very few exception, music generated by female voices
are distinctly different than music generated by male voices, and vice
versa...you just don't notice the male voice, i think, because it is your
own...

peace, greg

myron

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"dig under rocks" <ryan_wi...@yahoo.com> wrote in news:erxXa.25651
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> Alison Krauss....no explanation necessary.

boom................

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Brett

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through with us."

MaggieMae229

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Aug 4, 2003, 3:34:49 PM8/4/03

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Ani DiFranco and Fiona Apple.

heart,
Maggie

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--Lillian Hellman

Mondaysblack

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Aug 4, 2003, 4:16:20 PM8/4/03

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billie holiday, sade, sarah mclachlan... there are maaaaany.

because they are the shit,

carrie

Jason Pike

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Aug 4, 2003, 4:39:04 PM8/4/03

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Joni Mitchell - hands down. What's wrong with you people?

Jonathan Powley

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Aug 4, 2003, 4:45:59 PM8/4/03

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>you say this as if playing from a feminine perspective were a liability...in
>my
>opinion, most (and i mean MOST, including phish) male artists play from a
>male
>perspective, and yet this is not mentioned as being a liability to
>THEM...

No, it's not a liability, there's nothing wrong with music that sounds more
feminine, or girls voices, anything like that, i'm not trying to bash female
artists. Ani and Alison and Bjork are all supremely talented artists. I'm just
more in favor of female artists that do their own thing completely. I just
think there's too much mediocrity in the female singer/songwriter genre, though
there's still PLENTY of great artists doing that style. However, i think too
many girls are inclined to pick up an acoustic guitar and do the
"singer/songwriter" thing than look past that and create different kinds of
music. I know there's women doing pretty much every kind of concievable music
out there, and doing it well. But generally when you hear a new female artist,
they're doing singer/songwriter or some mainstream pop thing. I just wish more
teenage girls would set their sites on playing full on rock, jazz, blues, punk,
metal, electronica, everything. I know some do, but i wish more did. And yes,
Liz Phair rules.

Paul D. Crittenden

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Aug 4, 2003, 4:57:12 PM8/4/03

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I don't know, man. Alison Krauss, Ani DiFranco, Michelle Shocked, Janis
Joplin, Billie Holliday, Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald... I refuse to
pick just one.

Kelly Mundell

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Aug 4, 2003, 5:22:42 PM8/4/03

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Susan Tedeschi

wayne

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kmun...@htshq.com (Kelly Mundell) wrote in
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> Susan Tedeschi

awesome choice

Robert Champion

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Aug 4, 2003, 5:30:29 PM8/4/03

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Joni Mitchell is a winner too....
And I am big on Lauryn Hill

Robert Champion

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Aug 4, 2003, 5:34:36 PM8/4/03

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I'm going to throw in Lucinda Williams....

brooke

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Aug 4, 2003, 5:40:24 PM8/4/03

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some phenominal womens....

carol king
nina simone
liz phair
p.j. harvey
allison krause
amiee man
bjork
ani

wayne

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> liz phair

i'm furious with liz over this new album of dogshit.

Paul D. Crittenden

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Oh yeah, I forgot Carole King. How dumb of me.

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UDFlufhead

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Aug 4, 2003, 6:29:37 PM8/4/03

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>However, i think too
>many girls are inclined to pick up an acoustic guitar and do the
>"singer/songwriter" thing than look past that and create different kinds of
>music. I know there's women doing pretty much every kind of concievable music
>out there, and doing it well. But generally when you hear a new female
>artist,
>they're doing singer/songwriter or some mainstream pop thing. I just wish
>more
>teenage girls would set their sites on playing full on rock, jazz, blues,
>punk,
>metal, electronica, everything. I know some do, but i wish more did.

understood...much appreciated...to continue the discussion, perhaps women as a
"group" are more inclined to this style...i.e. more soulful "this is me"
artistry? stripped, or whatever you want to call it...introspective...meek?
wrong choice of words...i guess my point is that if art is expression of truth,
perhaps this might explain the differences in choice of expression between men
and women...meaning, woman's true nature (collectively...and yes, there are
exceptions) is more truthfully expressed in, as you say, "singer/songwriter"
terms...just a thought...

a disclaimer: i LOVE women, and if my statements came across as sexist or
whatever, please believe me when i say that that is the OPPOSITE of what i was
intending, and forgive me...

--greg

Danielle & Barnabas

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Aug 4, 2003, 6:29:29 PM8/4/03

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No mention of Tori? I'm shocked.

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> >However, i think too
> >many girls are inclined to pick up an acoustic guitar and do the
> >"singer/songwriter" thing than look past that and create different kinds
of
> >music. I know there's women doing pretty much every kind of concievable
music
> >out there, and doing it well. But generally when you hear a new female
> >artist,
> >they're doing singer/songwriter or some mainstream pop thing. I just wish
> >more
> >teenage girls would set their sites on playing full on rock, jazz, blues,
> >punk,
> >metal, electronica, everything. I know some do, but i wish more did.
>
>
> understood...much appreciated...to continue the discussion, perhaps women
as a
> "group" are more inclined to this style...i.e. more soulful "this is me"
> artistry? stripped, or whatever you want to call
it...introspective...meek?
> wrong choice of words...

I think the word you're looking for is "confessional." Yeah, women tend to
write more confessional songs or poems or whatever than men do - who knows
why. I can certainly think of quite a few male "artists" who write
confessional songs, but people tend to think of it as a folksy feminine
sub-genre. They totally forget that Bob Dylan perfected the form.

Roberlyn

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Aug 4, 2003, 6:40:30 PM8/4/03

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ani
joni mitchell
tori amos
allison krauss
janis ian
sarah mclachlan

and i dig jen durkin... she rules and is super nice taboot.

peace,
robyn

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Aug 4, 2003, 6:47:54 PM8/4/03

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On Mon, 04 Aug 2003 18:13:53 +0000, Robert Champion wrote:

> SSIA and why

Sarah Slean, and you should listen yourselves.

-Dan

DrkStr76

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Aug 4, 2003, 7:41:21 PM8/4/03

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old Bonnie Raitt albums
Janis Joplin

j.dodd

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Aug 4, 2003, 7:43:41 PM8/4/03

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only two of you even mentioned joni mitchell - that seems quite absurd to me
hands down, joni mitchell is one of the greatest folk artists ever - nobody
can tell a story like she does and get away with it
i thought jewel was going to follow in joni's footsteps but we all know how
THAT turned out

-=- Josh -=-
jrd...@indiana.edu

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Aug 4, 2003, 8:13:26 PM8/4/03

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I am going to see Aimee Mann a week fro mFriday..I am psyched

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Ben Shirley

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Aug 4, 2003, 8:26:59 PM8/4/03

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Don't forget Gillian Welch people!

Ben

Robert Champion wrote:

>SSIA and why

senglim

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> Joni Mitchell - hands down. What's wrong with you people?

There ya go. Everyone please buy "Mingus." It' Joni's words to Charles
Mingus' songs, with Herbie Hancock on keys, Jaco Pastorius on Bass,
Wayne Shorter on Sax, and of course Joni singing and playing guitar.
It is beautiful, sublime music.

Nate C.

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Aug 5, 2003, 1:03:01 AM8/5/03

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Kate Bush.

why? Because she's great.

dig under rocks

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Aug 5, 2003, 9:20:24 AM8/5/03

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Oooo....good one.

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