Re: (TV) OT : Milk-Eyed Mender

[robin dunn <rdunnrn@yahoo.com>]

--- Rex Broome <rexbroome@gmail.com> wrote:
> It's definitely interesting... my jury is still out,
> but it's
> compelling enough to keep wrestling with, and
> transcends my original
> impression of "Whoa, it's like a more fucked up
> version of Victoria
> Williams".  

my initial reaction was that it was "too vic" -- the
vocals are startling match, for better or worse -- but
the lyrics are so different (more jeff mangum than vic
williams), and the harp / electric piano / harpsichord
combo makes it something else altogether.  now when i
listen to it i don't even hear vic.  i like the album
a lot.

but you know what?  i love "bad" voices.  it inspires
me that people who "can't sing" get up and do it
anyway, and make stuff i enjoy hearing.  think about
it -- we're talking tom verlaine, bob dylan, patti
smith, vic williams, joey ramone -- these are my
favorite people.  i'm inspired by their voices the
same way i'm inspired by punk guitar.  

patti once said, "anyone can do what i'm doing. 
anyone can get up on stage and sing."  i take daily
inspiration from the attitude.


> What's weird is that I just found out
> that I've seen
> Newsom perform live, as one of two keyboard players
> in the
> Strokes-like band The Like, who opened for the
> Church last year.  She
> struck me at the time as somebody's undertalented
> girlfriend stuck
> into the lineup as eye-candy and because "anyone can
> play keys"...
> never would have expected the heavy art-vibe and
> virtuoso harp-playing
> from that chick!

well, surprise, then.

r
 


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