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The Coolist Female Voices in Rock and Roll

February 6, 2009 by Lucy.Gray Leave a Comment

femaleWhat makes raspy, nicotine stained female voices so appealing?  Well, I’ll tell you. …for some reason the raunchy, lewd,  and seductive power behind them makes us (women) feel empowered.  When I hear Lucinda Williams sing the lyrics…”when you run your hand all up and run it back down my leg, get excited and bite my neck”, it sends chills up my spine.  The way she vocalizes those lyrics makes that very salacious song sound sort of classy.  There’s not a music producer on earth that could manipulate the arrangement of  “Gypsy”,  and it produce the same effect it has when Stevie Nicks sings it.  The incapable ability to recreate the distinctive power of these womens voices are invaluable.

If your a fan of the “Friends” sitcom, you might remember Phoebe coming down with a cold.  Suddenly, all those flaky empty-headed songs she sang in the coffee shop became hits.  She continued throughout the episode to re-contract the illness, so that her rough, husky voice would come back.  It’s a great representation of what women would do to have that seductive voice that so few possess.

I have compiled a playlist of my 20 favorite raspy voiced females, all of which at one time or another gave me the empowerment and strength needed to get through the day.  It was very difficult to pick just one song by each artist, but these are the songs that I feel portray the strength and uniqueness of each individual artist.  I’m sure I’ve left someone out, so please take the liberty to correct my mistake……..

Listen to LuCy GrAys Playlist

Filed Under: Playlists Tagged With: 4 non blonds, Alanis Morissette, Amie Miriello, Bangles, Cowboy Junkies, Cyndi Lauper, Fleetwood Mac, heart, Indigo Girls, Joan Osborne, lucinda williams, Natalie Imbruglia, natalie merchant, P!nk, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Nicks

Rhapsody Playlist

May 3, 2007 by wicked Leave a Comment

I have really been getting into my Rhapsody subscription lately. I have the $15 or so a month plan that lets me listen to 3.5 million songs on my computer or copy them to my MP3 Player. Needless to say I haven’t run out of things to listen to. Tonight I am in a laid back kinda folksy mood so lets bring out some acoustical tracks. These are all available on rhapsody.com

  1. Babylon II – David Gray
  2. Pirate Looks At 40 – Jack Johnson
  3. Blood And Fire – Indigo Girls
  4. Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper
  5. American Pie – Don McLean
  6. Airport Song – Guster
  7. All Along The Watchtower – Bob Dylan
  8. That Was A Crazy Game Of Poker (Album Version) – O.A.R.
  9. Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd
  10. Friend Of The Devil – Counting Crows 12pt”>

Filed Under: Playlists Tagged With: Bob Dylan, Counting Crows, Cyndi Lauper, David gray, Don McLean, Guster, Indigo Girls, Jack johnson, O.A.R, Pink Floyd

Voodoo Playlist

September 2, 2006 by wicked Leave a Comment

Ok, if I were making a movie in New Orleans that had Vampires, Zombies, and Nagins staff, this would be it.  That line is kinda funny, but it does not do justice to some of the songs in this playlist.  Some of these songs transcend anything I could come up with as descriptive.  The only common theme they all have is, They feel dark to me and I love them.

I got 3 on this List and became stumped.  I am gonna put more work into this and come back with it. This is what I have so far.

  1. “Sea Lion Woman” By Katherine and Christine Shipp
  2. “Black Betty” Ram Jam
  3. “Sinnerman” by Nina Simone

I will have more to follow.  And email me or post comments if you have some good music.  I see a tone of you reading the blog and I know all of you have some great music to contribute so lets hear it.

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A Playlist in Honor of Fall

August 27, 2006 by wicked 1 Comment

This is a playlist that has some 90’s and newer songs that are perfect for those overcast Fall days. Some songs are just perfect for those cool rainy days.

  1. Bush - Sixteen Stone - Glycerine “Glycerine” By Bush
  2. Rusted Root - When I Woke - Send Me on My Way “Send Me On My Way” By Rusted Root
  3. The Cranberries - The Cranberries: Stars - The Best of 1992-2002 - Zombie “Zombie” by The Cranberries
  4. AFI - Sing the Sorrow - The Leaving Song “The Leaving Song” by AFI
  5. Smashing Pumpkins - Smashing Pumpkins: Greatest Hits - 1979 “1979” by The Smashing Pumpkins
  6. Hole - Live Through This - Doll Parts “Doll Parts” by Hole
  7. PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love - Down by the Water “Down by The Water” by PJ Harvey
  8. Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Session - Sweet Jane “Sweet Jane” by Cowboy Junkies

Filed Under: Playlists Tagged With: AFI, Bush, Cowboy Junkies, Cranberries, Hole, PJ Harvey, Rusted Root, The Smashing Pumpkins

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