Scene: A South London pub this afternoon, over several beers.
Cast: Yours truly, two musicians, (female), A PA monitor engineer, and a recording studio tape op, (both male)
Proposition: We buy albums from male singer songwriters for the quality of their lyrics, and albums from female singer songwriters for the quality of their voice. True or false?
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Cast: Yours truly, two musicians, (female), A PA monitor engineer, and a recording studio tape op, (both male)
Proposition: We buy albums from male singer songwriters for the quality of their lyrics, and albums from female singer songwriters for the quality of their voice. True or false?
😉
can't entirely agree
to borrow a thought from another thread, Paul McCartney is a male singer song writer, and who buys his albums for the lyrics (or would admit to buying them at all?) I picked up his recent release "Memory almost full", based on printed review somewhere - a huge disappoinment to say the least, as was for that matter the much ballyhooed Robert Plant/Alison Krauss collaboration.
OTOH, one of my recent favorites for both reference testing and listening pleasure is/are the under appreciated Canadian folkie group the Wailin Jenny's, and in addition to meltingly beautiful vocal solos and harmonies, the lyrics can stand alone as poetry. I've seen these gals perform live twice in a small venue (former church), and they never fail to satisfy.
http://www.thewailinjennys.com/
to borrow a thought from another thread, Paul McCartney is a male singer song writer, and who buys his albums for the lyrics (or would admit to buying them at all?) I picked up his recent release "Memory almost full", based on printed review somewhere - a huge disappoinment to say the least, as was for that matter the much ballyhooed Robert Plant/Alison Krauss collaboration.
OTOH, one of my recent favorites for both reference testing and listening pleasure is/are the under appreciated Canadian folkie group the Wailin Jenny's, and in addition to meltingly beautiful vocal solos and harmonies, the lyrics can stand alone as poetry. I've seen these gals perform live twice in a small venue (former church), and they never fail to satisfy.
http://www.thewailinjennys.com/
Not generally true- I buy kd lang and Tony Rice for their voices, Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen for their lyrics. (OK, Joni for her voice, too)
pinkmouse said:We buy albums from male singer songwriters for the quality of their lyrics, and albums from female singer songwriters for the quality of their..😉
...album covers. Someone had to be honest.
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IIRC, there was no female vocalist on the Blind Faith album, but with the "airplane" cover photo probably sold a few bazillion copies to pubescent teenage boys who couldn't find their dad's Playboy stash
rdf said:
...album covers. Someone had to be honest.
panomaniac said:
Indeed...
IIRC, there was no female vocalist on the Blind Faith album, but with the "airplane" cover photo probably sold a few bazillion copies to pubescent teenage boys who couldn't find their dad's Playboy stash

If we includes me, then it's the voice for male or female. I know the words to maybe three songs.
"Should old acquaintance be forgot..........." Don't know that either😀

"Should old acquaintance be forgot..........." Don't know that either😀
My music purchases lean disproportionately over towards female vocalists.
Some of these, significantly Mylène Farmer, sing in languages I don't comprehend.
Also, Dead Can Dance, who sing in a language no-one comprehends (she makes it up as she goes along)
So that pretty much gives the game away as far as it concerns my tastes.
Some of these, significantly Mylène Farmer, sing in languages I don't comprehend.
Also, Dead Can Dance, who sing in a language no-one comprehends (she makes it up as she goes along)
So that pretty much gives the game away as far as it concerns my tastes.
Have to agree with sy (is he a canuck?)
Let me add elena ledda - a voice to die for, bod dylan for the lyrics ( a voice to die of), the bulgarian national radio womens choir for the sheer raw power womens voices are able to convey, and tom waits for both lyrics and a voice to die from and of.
Let me add elena ledda - a voice to die for, bod dylan for the lyrics ( a voice to die of), the bulgarian national radio womens choir for the sheer raw power womens voices are able to convey, and tom waits for both lyrics and a voice to die from and of.
Canada does seem to produce a disproportionate share of great songwriters and musicians. Must be those long, solitary winters.
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Chris, re: your sig: are you reading the book??
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Jan didden
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Chris, re: your sig: are you reading the book??
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Jan didden
Sounds like a generalization. Generalizations do nobody justice.
I think you need to listen to TOOL. 😉
I think you need to listen to TOOL. 😉
I very rarely buy anything based on lyrics. Mostly on overall sound, voice, quality of sound (in that order). I'll admit to liking some lyrics after the fact ("Baby's on Fire" by Brian Eno), but mostly it doesn't come into it for first purchase.
Well... I disagree with the original post. My personal preference is female singer songwriters for the lyrics, and male for vocals and quality.
Quality and overall sound like with Cloth Ears, comes first above all.
Quality and overall sound like with Cloth Ears, comes first above all.
Quality and overall sound
True. You don't have to be a great vocalist to make a great recording.
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