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Tag Archives: Women in rock
Lauryn Hill – War in the Mind or Freedom Time
Ms. Hill missed the Grammys, but we've got her here.
21 Jul 2001
Hop Along – Waitress
I've been enjoying these guys lately. That voice, man...
2015
Mitski – Townie
It really wouldn't have been a WGOM mix without a little bit o' Mitski.
Bonnie Raitt – Love Me Like A Man
Will stick with the blues for another day longer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff01WofC128
1976
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Natalie Prass – Why Don’t You Believe In Me
So, I was trying to think of a worthy and momentous way to close out this (truthfully) spontaneous celebration of women in music, but I eventually came to the conclusion that I'd like to think we do a pretty good job on a daily basis exposing the several people that listen to many females of past, present, and future. That said, these past few weeks have still been a lot of fun, and a well deserved showcase.
Somehow, we've yet to feature Ms. Prass. In all truthfulness, I've loved her debut, but something is still lacking that I can't quite put my finger on. I'm stingy with my stars, but I'd still give it at least an 8/10. Here she is just recently down in Austin playing a stipped down number from her new one.
2015; like 2 weeks ago
EDIT: holy crap, I thought her guitarist was playing a right handed guitar with the strings reversed, like you do, but no, he's just playing it upside down. who does that!?
Liz Phair – Cinco de Mayo
Love me some Liz.
1994
Unfortunately, there weren't too many videos from back in the day that captured her as she deserved (audio is pretty crappy all around too). Here's one more classic (with better audio, and a little less wooden performance) that we obviously couldn't lead with, but deserves mention all the same.
Tina Turner – Proud Mary/I Wanna Take You Higher
We could keep this up for a long time, but we'll drop this bomb before we hand the reins over to Zack.
1978
Kim Gordon/Nirvana – Aneurysm
I haven't followed Kim Gordon very closely, but I'm intrigued by her new book. And there's no question she knows how to rock.
httpv://youtu.be/5cLijVT-j_0
In this 2014 performance, she plays with members of Nirvana at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Ani DiFranco – Shameless
I honestly cannot push a Women in Rock week without Ani. Seriously, homegirl kills the guitar, and is a ridiculously good songwriter to boot. Going further back in the catalog here, but it's all good.
1996
To be sure, I'm not sure why she skipped the heart of the bridge, but oh well.