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Originally Posted by mr dave
I think a lot of the backlash comes from the fact that a lot of times (especially in rock music) a female vocalist is just being used as a sex symbol to draw attention to the band. She's living up to the classic rock stereotype while ignoring the subtle misogyny implied by her role (ie: women can't actually rock, they can only sing - for a band of men).
Janis Joplin is a very easy classic example. She had a great voice and ability to lead a crowd. But she started as the singer for Quicksilver Messenger Service, and as such, her job was to sing. That was it. SHUT UP and just do what the men tell you to do. It was only close to the end of her career and life that she split from that group and started getting her own act together, and it was apparently coming together nicely prior to her untimely end.
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That is what I love about this site you always learn something new, I knew Janis started with Big Brother and the Holding Company and ended with the Full Tilt Boogie Band but I didn't know Janis sang for Quicksilver Messenger Service.
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Originally Posted by mord
Actually, I like you a lot, Nea. That's why I treat you like ****. It's the MB way.
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