Neither gender has a monopoly on being an asshole. Men have had control for a few millennia. I'm not saying women wouldn't manage to screw things up in 2,000 years.
There aren't words to do this justice. Prepare your favorite beverage, block out an hour and embrace the gift that is PJ Harvey. Long live Polly Jean..
I know the sort of format you mean: Billy Joel, Chicago, Journey, Elton John, Bob Seger, CCR, etc... When stations like that play a female artist, it's usually Bonnie Tyler, Bonnie Raitt, or a Motown or Atlantic soul performer.
Exactly. Stevie Nicks is popular, every once in awhile Joni, Heart, maybe a few others. Motown women like the Supremes and Aretha.
No, they play the "hits" of the 60s, 70s, and 80s. The music isn't bad for the most part, I mostly like the songs they play, except that they play Journey and Billy Joel at least 2x/day. Kind of Classic Rock Lite with some 60s Motown thrown in. It could be worse, no Celine thank gods.
I know the sort of format you mean: Billy Joel, Chicago, Journey, Elton John, Bob Seger, CCR, etc... When stations like that play a female artist, it's usually Bonnie Tyler, Bonnie Raitt, or a Motown or Atlantic soul performer.
You mean, you don't listen to that 24/7 Anne Murray internet station?
No, they play the "hits" of the 60s, 70s, and 80s. The music isn't bad for the most part, I mostly like the songs they play, except that they play Journey and Billy Joel at least 2x/day. Kind of Classic Rock Lite with some 60s Motown thrown in. It could be worse, no Celine thank gods.
Unfortunately I am forced to listen to it at work.
Maybe we should do something like they do in Canada...mandate that 40%(I think?!) of music over the airwaves be of Canadian female content?! No, I don't think so either.
You mean, you don't listen to that 24/7 Anne Murray internet station?
Unfortunately I am forced to listen to it at work.
"Classic Rock" I take it?! You poor thing! Maybe we should do something like they do in Canada...mandate that 40%(I think?!) of music over the airwaves be of Canadian female content?! No, I don't think so either.
Great initiative... The generalisms make sense on average ;) Uh, which top 100? I think more recently female artists have been somewhat discovered/promoted in various categories... incl. Bjork, Amos, PJ Harvey for some, but also Elastica, Stereolab and many others (see also RP's lib female songwriters). Even in pop people like Madonna etc. have their share... and all the way back to the great ladies of Jazz that have been around... In bands men still seem to be in the majority... And what to make of Abba?
Huh. I come to RP 9 years ago and discover: Vienna Teng Grey Eyes Glancing Jem PJ Harvey Beth Orton Lucinda Williams Michelle Shocked Poe KT tunstall ...and that's just from 30 seconds of thought. Oh look!...Imogene Heap right now! Hardly any other women get played?! Hell, I come here to hear them!!!
I wasn't talking about here, I was talking about terrestrial radio.
And how about Tori Amos? I have seen a few regular posters post "Ugh! Enough female singers!"
Aside from the Pretenders, hardly any other women get played, although it has improved just slightly.
And women's music gets qualified as "pop" not rock, like women can't rock hard enough to qualify.
Huh. I come to RP 9 years ago and discover:
Vienna Teng
Grey Eyes Glancing
Jem
PJ Harvey
Beth Orton
Lucinda Williams
Michelle Shocked
Poe
KT tunstall
...and that's just from 30 seconds of thought. Oh look!...Imogene Heap right now!
Hardly any other women get played?! Hell, I come here to hear them!!!
