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| John9 |
Posted - 06/07/2008 : 19:16:41
Mine would be:
Marty Balin - whose remarkable tenor vocals characterised much of the classic Jefferson Airplane sound. Later, he fronted the Oakland based band, Bodacious for one excellent album - before Paul Kantner and Grace Slick realised that they could not really afford to be without his songwriting and performing talent.
Sandy Denny - her beautifully ethereal voice graced ground breaking work by the Strawbs, Fairport Convention and her own band, Fotheringay. Several essential solo albums followed but her life was tragically cut short in 1978 when she was thirty-one. I think that my abiding memory of her, though is her haunting vocal on Led Zeppelin's 'Battle of Evermore'. |
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| lemonade kid |
Posted - 13/04/2009 : 20:42:52
Maybe my porch light is a bit dim, but I have my quirks.....Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos, is a personal favorite by a female artist. She started a more edgy female singer/songwriter trend and her songs, though a bit maudlin are beautiful.
Tell me if I need to get my taste checked at the door, but as I said, I have my quirks.   To paraphrase Arthur, "I can't be all good".
Well, anyway, I'm listening to Pink Moon right now....so let's be sure to get Nick Drake in at the top of my favorite male artist list.
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| jamieson |
Posted - 11/04/2009 : 10:31:55
for me Whitney Houston is a good singer, i have a lot of singers that i like but in general it is Whitney Houston..! 
i dont have fa male singer favorite!
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| lemonade kid |
Posted - 08/10/2008 : 19:15:40
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Originally posted by caryne
quote:
Originally posted by boombox
RT is still, I think, a bit of a cult figure or a musician's musician here in the UK, which is crazy, given he has written some beatiful songs over the years, both with and after Fairport, let alone all the guitar work he contributed to albums by people like Al Stewart and Nick Drake. Mainstream success (if he ever really wanted it!) has eluded him somewhat. It is a shame that someone who wrote songs like Genesis Hall, Beeswing, Walking On A Wire and the magnificent Meet On The Ledge should be less of a household name worldwide than over-rated acts like James Blunt or even Jeff Buckley, who although a competent singer-songwriter/musician was not a patch on his father, or indeed Mr Thompson.
Though I too agree Jeff is not a patch on Tim, I do find it unfair to mention him in the same breath as James Blunt, Blunt, surely, being one of the most annoying performers (for so many reasons) to appear for years.
Anyone here heard much Teddy Thompson? Caught him live a few years back, at a Leonard Cohen tribute event along with his Mother, and he seemed to have some promise.
He appeared with his mother at number of live shows over the years (& on a couple of her later LPs , I think). If he has even half the musical sensibilities of Linda, he will be quite
an artist to watch as he develops.
Richard Thompson has appeared at two recent free music fests on campus here, to rave reviews, and crowds of 20,000 that showed up specially for him, filling the campus green.
At least he gets his due some places in the world!!
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| caryne |
Posted - 08/10/2008 : 17:57:22
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Originally posted by boombox
RT is still, I think, a bit of a cult figure or a musician's musician here in the UK, which is crazy, given he has written some beatiful songs over the years, both with and after Fairport, let alone all the guitar work he contributed to albums by people like Al Stewart and Nick Drake. Mainstream success (if he ever really wanted it!) has eluded him somewhat. It is a shame that someone who wrote songs like Genesis Hall, Beeswing, Walking On A Wire and the magnificent Meet On The Ledge should be less of a household name worldwide than over-rated acts like James Blunt or even Jeff Buckley, who although a competent singer-songwriter/musician was not a patch on his father, or indeed Mr Thompson.
Though I too agree Jeff is not a patch on Tim, I do find it unfair to mention him in the same breath as James Blunt, Blunt, surely, being one of the most annoying performers (for so many reasons) to appear for years.
Anyone here heard much Teddy Thompson? Caught him live a few years back, at a Leonard Cohen tribute event along with his Mother, and he seemed to have some promise. |
| boombox |
Posted - 08/10/2008 : 13:02:01
RT is still, I think, a bit of a cult figure or a musician's musician here in the UK, which is crazy, given he has written some beatiful songs over the years, both with and after Fairport, let alone all the guitar work he contributed to albums by people like Al Stewart and Nick Drake. Mainstream success (if he ever really wanted it!) has eluded him somewhat. It is a shame that someone who wrote songs like Genesis Hall, Beeswing, Walking On A Wire and the magnificent Meet On The Ledge should be less of a household name worldwide than over-rated acts like James Blunt or even Jeff Buckley, who although a competent singer-songwriter/musician was not a patch on his father, or indeed Mr Thompson. |
| lemonade kid |
Posted - 07/10/2008 : 18:44:56
Have we mentioned Richard Thompson, as one of the top tier guitar players of all time?!
He and Linda put out some of the best LPs, too....Shoot Out The Lights for one.
Nice to get a twofer here...favorite male & female artists on one bill.
Shame on me for not mentioning Richard's unparalleled songwriting.
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| lemonade kid |
Posted - 01/10/2008 : 23:05:17
Speaking of Tom Rush.......he has a youtube video that has gotten 3.6 million views!!
Took him 40+ years to become an overnight sensation. See youtube post for the video....
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| lemonade kid |
Posted - 30/09/2008 : 17:31:32
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Originally posted by Allan
lemonade
Bonnie Raitt played quite often at a coffee house local to me in like 68/69. It was called The Main Point - a suburb of Philly - I think Bryn Mawr. Anyway, it was when she was first starting out and she had Freebo on Bass.
http://www.freebomusic.com/
The Main Point was spectacular. Seated about 300 and served coffee's, teas, and nice biscuits and breads. I must have seen Tom Rush there at least a dozen times
But the most memorable was seeing Capt'n Beefheart and his Magical Band there. It was a very cold Feb night, either '68 or '69-maybe '70? I was at the 2nd show. I waited an extra 45 minutes in that freezing cold because he gave the first show an extra 1/2 hour. He gave the 2nd show an extra 45 minutes. One of the most amazing concerts I ever saw.
I remember him singing 'I love you, big dummy" 
Allan
Ya, that was after she left Boston to pursue her career. What a time. Didn't get to
see Bonnie back then.
And Tom Rush is another favorite.
Must have been something to see Beefheart! in such a great environment!
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| Allan |
Posted - 30/09/2008 : 16:04:27
lemonade
Bonnie Raitt played quite often at a coffee house local to me in like 68/69. It was called The Main Point - a suburb of Philly - I think Bryn Mawr.
http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/09/12/guest-blogger-remembering-the-main-point-1964-1981/
Click on the list of performances-it's quite amazing
Anyway, it was when she was first starting out and she had Freebo on Bass.
http://www.freebomusic.com/
The Main Point was spectacular. Seated about 300 and served coffee's, teas, and nice biscuits and breads. I must have seen Tom Rush there at least a dozen times
But the most memorable was seeing Capt'n Beefheart and his Magical Band there. It was a very cold Feb night in 71. I was at the 2nd show. I waited an extra 45 minutes in that freezing cold because he gave the first show an extra 1/2 hour. He gave the 2nd show an extra 45 minutes. One of the most amazing concerts I ever saw.
I remember him singing 'I love you, big dummy"
Allan |
| lemonade kid |
Posted - 30/09/2008 : 02:09:05
I believe (I don't see her anywhere) we left out Bonnie Raitt!
So good---- back to her first release in 1971 right up to now. A great blues interpreter, song
writer, singer & bottle neck guitar player.....an acclaimed guitar player long before women were
accepted as actually being good at mastering such a "male oriented" instrument.
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| lemonade kid |
Posted - 25/09/2008 : 16:53:12
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Originally posted by bob f.
Al Kooper and Janis Ian
...what the world needs now...
I Stand Alone....bob.
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| bob f. |
Posted - 25/09/2008 : 15:52:13
Roy Orbison
...what the world needs now... |
| bob f. |
Posted - 24/09/2008 : 21:54:55
Al Kooper and Janis Ian
...what the world needs now... |
| lemonade kid |
Posted - 24/09/2008 : 16:54:58
It's true, I think that Nyro's most intimate moments are her best, j9......just Laura & her piano......
her energy, depth & talent was amazing live. Many of the artist's we LoVE had some control
issues...... for sure , caryne. I had a feeling your info was first hand  but we tend to
forgive those great talents their idiosyncrasities.!! Best regards caryne, lk.
That's ok about Steve Forbert, caryne. We all have soft spots for an artist that others just can't get into. I could only find that track online & one song from a 30 year career is a poor way to
be introduced to such a varied artist as Forbert.
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| John9 |
Posted - 24/09/2008 : 12:05:00
I remember during the early 1980s when I first became a Laura Nyro devotee, all her albums had been deleted here in the UK for some years. Ironically of course, nearly her entire back catalogue is now readily available. From the time of her difficult reception at Monterey in '67 right up until her posthumously issued recordings, her standards never slipped once - she was ever the consummate professional and would never allow her vision to be in any way compromised. This could well have made her difficult to work with - but then the most gifted talents in music quite often are. I think that her best live albums were those like Spread Your Wings And Fly for which she was entirely on her own. |
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