Your FAVOURITE ALBUM by a female?

[Pevenseagull]

Great call. Can't name a favourite but a few that I adore are:

Carole King - Tapestry
Michelle Shocked - Short, Sharp, Shocked
Beth Orton - Trailer Park

And anything by Hafdis Huld, Emiliana Torrini or Bjork. The Icelandics do it for me every time.

post #24 when Carole King turned up ................ Shame on you NSC

 

[Pevenseagull]

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Carole King's - Tapestry

Anyone who disagrees with this is:

1) wrong
2) a massive fan of Joni Mitchell
3) Big on Bjork
4) Crazy for Kate Bush
5) On an Aimee Mann- athon
6) PJ HARVEY O'Clocking
7) Got some Linda Ronstadt issues
8) Up to speed with her Dolly Parton
9) Knows 'Nina Plays Piano'
10) Loves a bit of Bush
11) Has heard Asha Bosle
12) Is independently minded

 

[bernster]

Beth Orton-trailer park

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

post #24 when Carole King turned up ................ Shame on you NSC

Either Pearl or Tapestry or perhaps Suicide Sal

A clue in post #6 though maybe.
Another vote here for Sandy Denny's North Star Grassman and the Ravens, and I've always liked Songs from the Acid Folk by Sonja Kristina.

 

[maltaseagull]

Don't know if I can pick a favourite so i'll pick a few:

Patti Smith - Horses
Joni Mitchell - Blue
PJ Harvey - Rid of Me
Janis Joplin - Pearl

A clear winner for me.

 

[n1 gull]

Joni Mitchell / Blue

 

[spring hall convert]

Julia Holter's Ekstasis has got to be up there too.

Loud City Song pips it for me - definately my favourite record of 2013.

The exciting thing with her is I don't think we've heard her masterpiece yet.

 

[BadFish]

Central Reservation - Beth Orton

BAck to Black - Amy Winehouse

 

[Mr Icicle Boots]

Maria McKee - Life Is Sweet
Aimee Mann - Lost In Space
Rickie Lee Jones - Pirates.

 

[Seagulls Downunder]

Lisa Stansfield-The Complete Collection
Joyce Sims- Come in to My Life
Sade- Diamond Life
Anita Baker- Sweet Love
Donna Summer- The Journey

 

[spring hall convert]

The number of nominations for Amy Winehouse just confirms to me what a tragic waste of a unique talent all that was.

 

[dougdeep]

The number of nominations for Amy Winehouse just confirms to me what a tragic waste of a unique talent all that was.

I loved Amy but I don't you can call any of her albums great. Each had a few make weights.

 

[Icy Gull]

The number of nominations for Amy Winehouse just confirms to me what a tragic waste of a unique talent all that was.

She joins Kurt Kobain, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin in the list of talents that probably never reached their full potential due to their excesses. All part of rock 'n roll unfortunately.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

She joins Kurt Kobain, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin in the list of talents that probably never reached their full potential due to their excesses. All part of rock 'n roll unfortunately.

A personal thing, but for me she doesn't belong on that list at all. I disliked her voice - I wouldn't have called her talented at all, a wasted life certainly, but there you go.

 

[Icy Gull]

A personal thing, but for me she doesn't belong on that list at all. I disliked her voice - I wouldn't have called her talented at all, a wasted life certainly, but there you go.

You are in a minority here I think but music is so personal I thought she was a great talent. There is a youtube of her performing a concert somewhere in a village church or suchlike in a small town in Ireland and she was just amazing....imo.

 

[Tony Towner's Fridge]

A clear winner for me.

Blue is good but not as good as Hejira though. A must have CD in a collection. IMHO.

TNBA

TTF

 

[spring hall convert]

I loved Amy but I don't you can call any of her albums great. Each had a few make weights.

Truthfully, I'm with you on that but this thread makes it look like we were in the minority. That record touched many hearts even before her sad, untimely passing.

 

[Guinness Boy]

I'm another who far prefers Frank when it comes to Amy Winehouse. It's a sublime, brilliant album, soulful, jazzy yet totally in yer face.

If just having a female singer is enough then Fox Base Alpha by St Etienne and Someone to Drive you Home by The Long Blondes are in my all time top 10.

 

[spring hall convert]

I'm another who far prefers Frank when it comes to Amy Winehouse. It's a sublime, brilliant album, soulful, jazzy yet totally in yer face.

If just having a female singer is enough then Fox Base Alpha by St Etienne and Someone to Drive you Home by The Long Blondes are in my all time top 10.

Pete Wiggs of St.Etienne is half of this rather good Radio Reverb show.

http://www.mixcloud.com/jamespapademetrie/

 

[spring hall convert]

Someone to Drive you Home by The Long Blondes are in my all time top 10.

I managed to maintain a half hour conversation with Kate Jackson at a Long Blondes aftershow 6 or 7 years ago. I have no idea how, I was utterly sh*tfaced. Lovely girl, what is she doing now?