Joanna Newsom (lyrics, indie, itunes, springsteen, tunes)

Sweet Jane · 05-17-2005, 06:47 AM

Anyone like? She plays the harp and sings, it sounds really good, 'Sadie' 'En Gallop' 'Casseopeia' or anything else from The Milk-Eyed Mender is cool. She has the most unusual voice, I'm not sure if I love it or if it grates on me. It's bizarre.

TheBig3KilledMyRainDog · 05-17-2005, 07:45 AM

Yeah my friend sent me some of her stuff and I was sold on her playing a harp. However, when she started singing I honestly laughed out loud. She told me her voice grows on you, but its was just so comical I couldn't listen anymore. It reminds me of someone, sorta of like the NY underground indie acts that like to posture alot and make up stupid voices for themselves, but much much worse.

hookers with machineguns · 05-17-2005, 10:12 PM

The music is beautiful, the lyrics are pretty good, however the voice is unbareable. She keeps it at a reasonable tone for short periods of time, but not long enough. I don't know if the voice will "grow on me".

TheBig3KilledMyRainDog · 05-18-2005, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by hookers with machineguns

The music is beautiful, the lyrics are pretty good, however the voice is unbareable. She keeps it at a reasonable tone for short periods of time, but not long enough. I don't know if the voice will "grow on me".

amen

MoonlitSunshine · 07-18-2006, 09:25 AM

It does. Or at least that's whiat I've found. Once you start listening to the actual lyrics it's crazy.

Strummer521 · 01-14-2007, 02:08 PM

I think her voice is epic. It's child-like, and yet it navigates her complex melodic twists and turns with skill, and almost wisdom. Another thing I find interesting is how similar parts of "Emily" are to Springsteen's "Spirit in the Night" in terms of melody. I wonder if she's aware of this. I'm kind of disappointed to see there's no one around here that's as impressed with her as I am.

Also: If you have itunes...check out the podcast of NPR's All Songs Considered, in which Boileen interviews her and lets her choose some of the songs that are played. She's extremely articulate in a way that most muscians really aren't.

Stu · 01-14-2007, 04:29 PM

svetlana sucked lemons across from me, and i am progressing abominably

She does sound like a disabled child, YET its so alluring, im a fan, albeit of 4 songs ive heard.

**cardboard adolescent** · 01-14-2007, 04:48 PM

Ys=sex. Favorite album of 2006

Strummer521 · 01-14-2007, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by cardboard adolescent

Ys=sex. Favorite album of 2006

That must be some weird sex...but yeah great album.

Timorous Vince · 01-14-2007, 06:23 PM

I love her.

What a woman.

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05-17-2005, 06:47 AM
Sweet Jane Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 517	Joanna Newsom Anyone like? She plays the harp and sings, it sounds really good, 'Sadie' 'En Gallop' 'Casseopeia' or anything else from The Milk-Eyed Mender is cool. She has the most unusual voice, I'm not sure if I love it or if it grates on me. It's bizarre. __________________ Calvin: "Do you believe in the devil? You know, a supreme evil being dedicated to the temptation, corruption, and destruction of man?" Hobbes: "I'm not sure that man needs the help."

05-17-2005, 07:45 AM
TheBig3KilledMyRainDog is Killing the Blues Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bostonia Posts: 3,747	Yeah my friend sent me some of her stuff and I was sold on her playing a harp. However, when she started singing I honestly laughed out loud. She told me her voice grows on you, but its was just so comical I couldn't listen anymore. It reminds me of someone, sorta of like the NY underground indie acts that like to posture alot and make up stupid voices for themselves, but much much worse. __________________ “The night falls gracefully for those who have a love to call their own. But alas, for those to whom love has turned a blind eye – love, it falls like a guillotine” “No more waiting for fate to befall me, no. I have my dreamboat, and together we will find our destiny, choose our ladder to the sky” - Markus Pierson

05-17-2005, 10:12 PM
hookers with machineguns Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,756	The music is beautiful, the lyrics are pretty good, however the voice is unbareable. She keeps it at a reasonable tone for short periods of time, but not long enough. I don't know if the voice will "grow on me". __________________ last.fm

07-18-2006, 09:25 AM
MoonlitSunshine Dat's Der Bunny! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 605	It does. Or at least that's whiat I've found. Once you start listening to the actual lyrics it's crazy. __________________ "You're Never Alone With a Rubber Duck" - Captain of the 3rd Ark

01-14-2007, 02:08 PM
Strummer521 Pepper Emergency! Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 438	I think her voice is epic. It's child-like, and yet it navigates her complex melodic twists and turns with skill, and almost wisdom. Another thing I find interesting is how similar parts of "Emily" are to Springsteen's "Spirit in the Night" in terms of melody. I wonder if she's aware of this. I'm kind of disappointed to see there's no one around here that's as impressed with her as I am. Also: If you have itunes...check out the podcast of NPR's All Songs Considered, in which Boileen interviews her and lets her choose some of the songs that are played. She's extremely articulate in a way that most muscians really aren't.

01-14-2007, 04:29 PM
Stu Be like a squirrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: London, England Posts: 3,134	svetlana sucked lemons across from me, and i am progressing abominably She does sound like a disabled child, YET its so alluring, im a fan, albeit of 4 songs ive heard. __________________ This is me. http://www.myspace.com/limbodwelling Good evening i unzipped my skin thankfully unscrewed my head exactly as i always do when i prepare myself for bed and while i slept this co-co came as naked as could be he put on the skin and screwed on the head that once belonged to me

01-14-2007, 04:48 PM
cardboard adolescent time isn't on my side Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,309	Ys=sex. Favorite album of 2006 __________________ The thread you've all been avoiding My blog The Ocean Will Have Us All

01-14-2007, 06:23 PM
Timorous Vince Skin That Smokewagon! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 114	I love her. What a woman. __________________ me him her God