Your FAVOURITE ALBUM by a female?

Pevenseagull · Feb 10, 2014

Buzzer said:
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 · Feb 10, 2014

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The Modfather said:
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 · Feb 10, 2014

Beth Orton-trailer park

Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo! · Feb 10, 2014

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

dougdeep said:
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 · Feb 10, 2014

Smithy said:
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 · Feb 10, 2014

Joni Mitchell / Blue

spring hall convert · Feb 10, 2014

CorgiRegisteredFriend said:
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 · Feb 10, 2014

Central Reservation - Beth Orton

BAck to Black - Amy Winehouse

Mr Icicle Boots · Feb 10, 2014

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

Seagulls Downunder · Feb 10, 2014

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 · Feb 10, 2014

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

dougdeep · Feb 10, 2014

spring hall convert said:
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 · Feb 10, 2014

spring hall convert said:
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 · Feb 10, 2014

Icy Gull said:
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 · Feb 10, 2014

Tricky Dicky said:
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 · Feb 10, 2014

maltaseagull said:
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 · Feb 10, 2014

dougdeep said:
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 · Feb 10, 2014

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 · Feb 10, 2014

Guinness Boy said:
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 · Feb 10, 2014

Guinness Boy said:
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?

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