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C O U R S E L E C T U R E Female Singer-Songwriters of the 1990s Notes taken on May 21, 2018 by Edward Tanguay |
1990s important for female singer-songwriters
the singers are talking directly to you
the instruments shouldn't get in the way
usually an acoustic guitar or piano
there's an organic element to the communication
Madonna and Janet Jackson established a model for women who were in control of their own musical careers and all the dimensions of it
came together at the end of the 1980s
women writing songs about issues that are important to women, or perhaps that it interests mostly other women
gains a kind of independence from other performers
trained as a classical pianist
had an unsuccessful album, "Why Tori can't read"
1991 Little Earthquakes
the interesting thing about Tori Amos' music is how much of the classic training you can hear in what is going on in the music, of course, there are people who are interested in other elements of what she is doing as well, but there's a lot to listen for in Tori Amos' music depending on your interests
more guitar oriented that Tori Amos
1993 Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
1997-1999 Lilith Fair Festival
about women singer-song-writers
Who Will Save Your Soul
1995 Jagged Little Pill
for years, one of the top selling albums in the 1990s
Indie Female Singer Song-Writers
creating her music on her own label called Righteous Babe
1998 Little Plastic Castle
importance of feminist issues