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

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.

TheBig3 · 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.

Stone Birds · 06-27-2009, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

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.

that's actually natural for her though, but hey if she didn't take on this uniqueness someone else would and it'd no longer be unique so she went with it, and her songs are actually very good. it was less creepy after i watched her music vid for "Sprout and the Bean"

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".

TheBig3 · 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

hookers with machineguns · 03-29-2008, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by hookers with machineguns

I don't know if the voice will "grow on me".

It has.

She is the most amazing thing EVER.

zeppy111 · 06-12-2009, 02:10 PM

A revival to this thread.

I downloaded "Milk-eyed mender" a week or two back and it has already got a few run throughs. Joanna + Harp = Awesomeness

I just can't decide about that voice, sometimes I feel like hurting someone when hearing it and sometimes it is beautiful. Perplexed. Never the less, an album all should check out, if they have not previously.

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.

Sneer · 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.

05-17-2005, 06:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
Sweet Jane Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 546	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	#2 (permalink)
TheBig3 killedmyraindog Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 11,246	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. __________________ I've moved to a new address

05-17-2005, 10:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
hookers with machineguns Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,738	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". __________________ LASTFM

06-12-2009, 02:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
zeppy111 16, so? Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South Africa Posts: 630	A revival to this thread. I downloaded "Milk-eyed mender" a week or two back and it has already got a few run throughs. Joanna + Harp = Awesomeness I just can't decide about that voice, sometimes I feel like hurting someone when hearing it and sometimes it is beautiful. Perplexed. Never the less, an album all should check out, if they have not previously. __________________ My Blog (album of the day): http://musicfromthesouth.blogspot.com

07-18-2006, 09:25 AM	#8 (permalink)
MoonlitSunshine Dat's Der Bunny! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,097	It does. Or at least that's whiat I've found. Once you start listening to the actual lyrics it's crazy. __________________ "I found it eventually, at the bottom of a locker in a disused laboratory, with a sign on the door saying "Beware of the Leopard". Ever thought of going into Advertising?" - Arthur Dent

01-14-2007, 02:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
Strummer521 Pepper Emergency! Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 489	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	#10 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,397	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. __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show