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C O U R S E 
History of Rock, 1970-Present
John Covach, University of Rochester
https://www.coursera.org/course/historyofrock2
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Female Singer-Songwriters of the 1990s
Notes taken on May 21, 2018 by Edward Tanguay
1990s important for female singer-songwriters
develops in the 1960s
Dylan
Beatles
Paul McCartney
Elton John
Paul Simon
characteristics
sincerity
about your experiences
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
Carole King
in the 1970s
"You've got a Friend"
Joni Mitchell
Both Sides Now
Carly Simon
You're so Vain
Kate Bush
Running Up That Hill
Tracy Chapman
Fast Car
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
Tori Amos (1963-)
trained as a classical pianist
heads out to LA
had an unsuccessful album, "Why Tori can't read"
1991 Little Earthquakes
Crucify
1994 Under the Pink
1996 Boys for Pele
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
The Indigo Girls
Atlanta, Georgia
Amy Ray
rock oriented
Emily Saliers
folk oriented
more guitar oriented that Tori Amos
1989 Closer to Fine
1994 Swamp Ophelia
Sara McLachlan
Nova Scotia, Canada
1993 Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
1997 surfacing
Adia
Angel
Building a Mystery
1997-1999 Lilith Fair Festival
about women singer-song-writers
Jewel
1996 Pieces of You
You Were Meant for Me
Who Will Save Your Soul
Alanis Morissette
Ottowa
1995 Jagged Little Pill
for years, one of the top selling albums in the 1990s
"You Oughta Know"
"Ironic"
"You Learn"
"Head Over Feet"
Indie Female Singer Song-Writers
Liz Phair
Girly Sound
1993 Exile in Guyville
1994 Whip Smart
Ani DiFranco
New York, New York
creating her music on her own label called Righteous Babe
1995 Not a Pretty Girl
1998 Little Plastic Castle
importance of feminist issues
Sleater-Kinney
Riot grrrl movement
1996 Call the Doctor
1997 Dig Me Out
Bikini Kill
Rebel Girl
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