Hello Hugues
Nice to read some good, put together comments, I've got to admit my
main avenue of music still remains the likes of Dylan and a lot of
old hippy stuff,blues, jazz and west coast etc. But I gotta say since
hearing Kaseys 'the Captain' on the Sopranos soundtrack I've become a
big fan and probably also turned me on to other female singers where
I wouldn't have listened to before including the previously mentioned
Neko Case and a singer I got to see a couple of months ago, Tift
Merrett. I do having a liking for 'live' music so will be hoping
Kasey may visit the UK before long AND I get a chance to see her. Has
anyone got any comments about Kaseys live performances, I've known so
many disappoint when it comes to doing a live gig. I somehow don't
think Kasey would fail
Enjoy
Brian


- In kaseychambers@y..., "hugues" <o.hugues@w...> wrote:
>
> Hi Brian,
>
> The last Neko Case album is wonderful. We can be surprised at first
by the sound of her record, with much echo, but we are used to after
several listens. Her voice is fantastic. But she's really different
from Kasey Chambers. Kasey is amazing and I her fans should
appreciate Dolly Parton as well (the same kind of voice), the more so
as I'm sure the last Dolly's albums are great from the few songs I
have heard ("Hungry Again", "The Grass Is Blue", "Little Sparrow").
>
> Back to Neko: "Blacklisted" is to me one of the records of the
year. She wrote and sang better than ever. For the lyrics (not
printed in the booklet), you can read them on the fans site:
http://porchlight.viachicago.org
>
> What Neko makes is so special and personal... I don't have a
country culture (since I'm french) and don't know some musical
references I have read - Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn - but I really
doubt that the kind of music she does has been done before. What she
makes sound rather fresh and new to my ears, even if we hear some
(tasty) influences. I really love her voice. It's more crystalline
than before, and totally haunting.
>
> Kasey is far more traditional musically, but I love her music as
much, in another way. I doubt we'll find many female performers as
good in the genre.
>
> It's curious to compare different musics we love as much. Laura
Cantrell makes another kind of music, very traditional too; she
hasn't a strong voice, but I'd say she has the best songs (3/4 of
them being covers - Joe Flood, Dan Prater, Amy Rigby, Amy Allison,
etc - Amy Rigby and Amy Allison are two other great female artists!)
>
> Laura Cantrell's "When The Roses Bloom Again" is, to me, also one
of the records of the year... (very similar to her first, "Not The
Tremblin' Kind").
>
> Mary Gauthier is great! Her best record remains "Drag Queens In
Limousines" to me.
>
> Sorry for the chat, when I speak about music, I sometimes can't
stop :o)
>
> Cheers,
> Hugues