#69

My friend gave me this album on a CD-R about 15 years ago but the CD was a bit dodgy and skipped a lot after the first few tracks so not sure I ever heard the full album. But she mainly wanted me to hear this opening track which was a stunner

#70

Tori Amos should be as famous and respected as Tom Waits or Nick Cave; there’s literally no way she’s not just as good, i won’t have it. She had a run of incredible records (arguably Little Earthquakes to …Choirgirl Hotel) that are as thrilling, inventive, tuneful, diverse and smart as anyone’s.

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#71

Tracey Thorn

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#72

Only just read this, that was my submission to Music League and agree with what you say. It’s a total belter of a song. The song really rocks and her voice is wonderful.

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#73

Only just seen this thread. I reviewed Charlotte Carpenter around 5 years back a few times. Always struck me should could really take off but it never happened. Not strictly meeting the tread criteria but hey, definitely worth a listen, songs with lovely charm and openly interpretable to your own depth. I like that.

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#74

Great call

The Geraldine Fibbers version of Fancy is something else

#75

Ewan Pearson did an amazing remix of the title track from that album, which is excellent in anyway. Sounds like a great lost Bjork song.

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#76

Thalia Zedek has had an incredible life in music and deserves way more attention, her 90s band Come (with Chris Brokaw) released four amazing albums, and her solo albums are always reliably beautiful/devastating

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#77

It’s Rose Elinor Dougall from now but has to be Toni Halliday from Curve. This band has entered my top 10 I think and it’s largely because of her smooth vocals.

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#78

Jo Bench from Bolt Thrower.

I think these days she probably does but to have held her own in the male heavy metal world of the late 80s onwards, whilst staying true to punk veggie diy spirit and all along laying down basslines which make the metal poseurs across the world tremble before her, is frankly incredible.

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#79

Production by Dr Dre, and (according to some) the reason he had the skills and money available to make Straight Outta Compton, but I hadn’t heard of this until I watched a documentary they were in (Hip Hop Evolution I think?). Such a fun record.

#80

Curve really did get fucked by the music press. :confused: They deserved better.

#81

Think Lydia Lunch falls into this category. I’m not that knowledgeable of her entire catalogue but everything I do hear is brilliant, like always really dark and evocative. The grit in her voice is super cool too.

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#82

I saw teenage Jesus and the jerks at an ATP. They were a lot of fun.

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#83

Not sure if this counts, as I think she may have got a fair bit of recognition/coverage at the time but i’ve recently discovered Iris and she’s amazing. Never heard of her before.

Been obsessed with this since P4K covered the album for its Sunday review.

#84

Oh wow that’s awesome! Lunch is meant to be quite an intense performer right? Wasn’t Thurston Moore also meant to be playing as part of that line up too?

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#85

He was. Jim white from the dirty 3 was on drums. It was a lot of fun

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#86

For all of the wonderful music she’s put out, you hardly hear anyone talking about Leila. I saw her DJ in Hastings with Graham Massey of 808 State a couple of years back.

#87

Supporting Lydia Lunch was one of the most exciting and terrifying things I’ve done in my musical ‘career’. I remember walking in during her soundcheck, she was obviously experiencing issues with the monitors and she said to the sound engineer “you’d better put the best goddamn part of your manhood right between these legs. Slice this lady in half and we’re good to go”. The sound engineer really didn’t know what to make of her :smiley:

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#88

:smiley: Woah that’s incredible! I bet there wasn’t any technical slip ups later on in the set then? I’d been terrified to make any sort of mistake! When did you support her?