The Weakness in Me is so good. Her voice as she sings “make me lie” and when she sings “I mean to hold you / tightly”. Wow.
― that's not my post, Wednesday, 5 May 2021 01:36 (two years ago) link
an interesting tidbit from that review:
Joan Armatrading was still adoringly received: It went gold within a year, remained on the U.S. charts for 27 weeks, and the UK music paper Sounds named it the album of the year over Bob Dylan’s Desire and Joni Mitchell’s Hejira.
no idea she that kind of impact in the uk. i always just figured she was a cult figure everywhere.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 17:02 (two years ago) link
looking up that list... and Sounds were right on the money that year, because another album is in front of Desire too
1. Joan Armatrading - Joan Armatrading2. Hejira - Joni Mitchell3. Royal Scam - Steely Dan
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 17:08 (two years ago) link
(yes, the review is great btw)
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 17:08 (two years ago) link
she was huge in England through the mid '80s.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 17:17 (two years ago) link
i was in single digits then, so my memory's hazy.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 17:21 (two years ago) link
new album's out, curious if the whole thing will be as earworm-y as the singles -- only heard them once but they still run through my head at random times. didn't love the first one but "Like" is kinda rad.
― swing out sister: live in new donk city (geoffreyess), Friday, 18 June 2021 17:03 (two years ago) link
Rob Sheffield interviewed her for Rolling Stone.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 18 June 2021 17:43 (two years ago) link