Best Ever Albums

Re: Women's History Month Listening Project (Second Annual)

baystateoftheart — Mon, 1 Apr 2019 10:12:33 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 04/01/2019 14:12

Made my final update to the first post. 61 albums listened and so many great discoveries.

Thanks everyone for participating! 😄

Re: Women's History Month Listening Project (Second Annual)

RoundTheBend — Sun, 24 Mar 2019 17:40:19 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 03/24/2019 21:40

Reminds me of:
Elizabeth Cotten

Re: Women's History Month Listening Project (Second Annual)

Fischman — Sun, 24 Mar 2019 11:05:12 GMT

Author: Fischman

Posted: 03/24/2019 15:05

Just discovered this little historical gem:

From the liner notes:
Etta Baker of Morganton, NC, was born in 1913 and has played the guitar since the age of three. She was the premier female Piedmont blues guitar instrumentalist, played the guitar everyday and was constantly working on new arrangements. Etta maintained a beautiful yard and garden, and was matriarch of 108 members in her immediate family.

Re: Women's History Month Listening Project (Second Annual)

Fischman — Sat, 23 Mar 2019 12:44:51 GMT

Author: Fischman

Posted: 03/23/2019 16:44

My most recent, and much appreciated discovery this month: Melody Gardot

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Re: Women's History Month Listening Project (Second Annual)

baystateoftheart — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 16:14:43 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 03/17/2019 20:14

What was your favorite discovery over the last week? Here's mine:

baystateoftheart wrote:

Caught Up by Millie Jackson

This is really cool. A narrative soul concept album about the dissolution of a marriage through infidelity. Jackson plays the mistress in the first half and the wife in the second half. The songwriting is good, while her deep and rich voice is mesmerizing. Great record.

Re: Women's History Month Listening Project (Second Annual)

RoundTheBend — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 00:04:25 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 03/13/2019 04:04

Also these ladies need some representation in this thread: (started out with a smaller list and couldn't stop... sorry... not sorry... but eventually did stop...)

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Re: Women's History Month Listening Project (Second Annual)

RoundTheBend — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 23:52:55 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 03/13/2019 03:52

Oh also if anyone is serious about getting into the big H.v.B., I'd strongly recommend this album and reading more about it.

https://open.spotify.com/album/1RM2nW2WbT2cNiaawnOTz1?si=-z3pSs0kQgKwbtTm5DZMgQ

Hildegard Von Bingen: Ordo Virtutum by Sequentia

Re: Women's History Month Listening Project (Second Annual)

Fischman — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 00:06:16 GMT

Author: Fischman

Posted: 03/12/2019 04:06

sethmadsen wrote:

Possibly the earliest recorded female artist of all time:

I really like these interpretations (spotify link, but I'm sure you can find it in other places too).
https://open.spotify.com/album/7Jz3ClPZBe4EfY86fgLcog?si=XzXnWZQBQ9mhal2L0a1DcQ

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Beautiful. Thanks for the links.

Re: Women's History Month Listening Project (Second Annual)

RoundTheBend — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 23:17:16 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 03/12/2019 03:17

🤣

Re: Women's History Month Listening Project (Second Annual)

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 23:13:27 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/12/2019 03:13

Sir, this is an Arby's. It's a roast beef fest.

ayyy

Re: Women's History Month Listening Project (Second Annual)

RoundTheBend — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 22:49:55 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 03/12/2019 02:49

baystateoftheart wrote:

sethmadsen wrote:

It's not music but...
https://www.secplicity.org/2019/03/08/seven-rad-women-in-cyber-security/

Sir, this is an Arby's a music thread.

I quickly repented of my sins. Plus celebration of women's history month for an industry that's sadly mostly a sausage fest. But I shall refrain next time.

Re: Women's History Month Listening Project (Second Annual)

baystateoftheart — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 22:45:32 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 03/12/2019 02:45

sethmadsen wrote:

It's not music but...
https://www.secplicity.org/2019/03/08/seven-rad-women-in-cyber-security/

Sir, this is an Arby's a music thread.

Re: Women's History Month Listening Project (Second Annual)

RoundTheBend — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 22:42:44 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 03/12/2019 02:42

Possibly the earliest recorded female artist of all time:

I really like these interpretations (spotify link, but I'm sure you can find it in other places too).
https://open.spotify.com/album/7Jz3ClPZBe4EfY86fgLcog?si=XzXnWZQBQ9mhal2L0a1DcQ

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Re: Women's History Month Listening Project (Second Annual)

RoundTheBend — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 22:28:17 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 03/12/2019 02:28

It's not music but...
https://www.secplicity.org/2019/03/08/seven-rad-women-in-cyber-security/

Re: Women's History Month Listening Project (Second Annual)

baystateoftheart — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 22:25:23 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 03/12/2019 02:25

Updated the first page to reflect last week's listening. And then today I heard this live album, one of the best I've ever experienced. Sides one and four have a jazz fusion backing band, while sides two and three are acoustic folk. Fantastic setlist and fantastic performances. Check it out if you like Joni Mitchell. I'm kicking myself for putting it off.

Miles Of Aisles by Joni Mitchell

Re: Women's History Month Listening Project (Second Annual)

FelipeBoorkes — Fri, 8 Mar 2019 22:29:50 GMT

Author: FelipeBoorkes

Posted: 03/09/2019 03:29

I don't know if I'm posting this correctly, but I created a playlist with 100 songs made by women. Check it out:

https://open.spotify.com/user/121014122...pEprYEOxmg

Re: Mexican frontwomen

baystateoftheart — Wed, 6 Mar 2019 21:10:52 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 03/07/2019 02:10

FelipeBoorkes wrote:

¡Hello there!
I just registered to BestEverAlbums 'cause I noticed that the community lacks Latinamerican representation. Later, my girlfriend pointed out how weird it is that in the first 50 top albums there's no women. So I'll do my job and recommend music through those criteria.

Thinking of Mexico I would say you should check these albums and bands:

- Rita Guerrero's band, Santa Sabina. Start with the MTV Unplugged and go to El Mar Abierto en la Sangre album.
- Julieta Venegas has one of the best albums in mexican rock history called Bueninvento. After that album, she went to pop music and her production decreased in quality.
-More into mexican folk, you have Natalia Lafourcade with her albums Musas vol.1 and vol. 2.
- In the same genre, Lila Downs is a great artist that goes from traditional indigenous songs --she speaks Zapotec-- to jazz variations. La Sanduga was her debut album.

Everything is here and in Spotify.

Cool, thanks! Also, welcome! I really enjoy Natalia Lafourcade's music, so I'll have to check out the other artists here whom I don't know.

Mexican frontwomen

FelipeBoorkes — Mon, 4 Mar 2019 13:07:12 GMT

Author: FelipeBoorkes

Posted: 03/04/2019 18:07

¡Hello there!
I just registered to BestEverAlbums 'cause I noticed that the community lacks Latinamerican representation. Later, my girlfriend pointed out how weird it is that in the first 50 top albums there's no women. So I'll do my job and recommend music through those criteria.

Thinking of Mexico I would say you should check these albums and bands:

- Rita Guerrero's band, Santa Sabina. Start with the MTV Unplugged and go to El Mar Abierto en la Sangre album.
- Julieta Venegas has one of the best albums in mexican rock history called Bueninvento. After that album, she went to pop music and her production decreased in quality.
-More into mexican folk, you have Natalia Lafourcade with her albums Musas vol.1 and vol. 2.
- In the same genre, Lila Downs is a great artist that goes from traditional indigenous songs --she speaks Zapotec-- to jazz variations. La Sanduga was her debut album.

Everything is here and in Spotify.

Re: Women's History Month Listening Project (Second Annual)

Anonymous — Sun, 3 Mar 2019 22:46:59 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/04/2019 03:46

Without this being an orchestrated thing, been listening to a lot of the women of the Tri-Centric (Katie Young (bassoon), Jessica Pavone (viola), Erica Dicker (violin), Ingrid Laubrock (Reeds), Kyoko Kitamura (voice), Anne Rhodes (voice)) and Splitter (Magda Mayas (keys), Andrea Neumann (keys), Anthea Caddy (cello), Liz Albee (trumpet), Biliana Voutchkova (violin)) Orchestras and their various projects. Antichamber Music and In The Action are two such releases from this year and, also from 2019, I've been listening to Columbia Icefield quite a bit, which features excellent work from Mary Halvorson (guitar) and Susan Alcorn (steel pedal). And speaking of Alcorn, perhaps my most anticipated release of this year is a trio with her, Mcphee, and Vandermark as well as a duo with Joelle Leandre (bass) and Damon Smith. This month, freejazzblog should be posting my reviews on Marilyn Crispell's (piano) three excellent albums from 2018, and I'll begin writing my review for Antichamber Music later this month. That's after I come back from Big Ears, at which the aforementioned Columbia Icefield quartet, Nicole Mitchell (flute), Tomeka Reid (cello), Mary Halvorson's Thumbscrew, Jlin (elec.), Susie Ibarra (percussion), and perhaps Carla Bley (piano), Meredith Monk (voice), and Rachel Grimes (piano) are all on my schedule. And then of course here's some all time greats that are always on my mind (examples here but everything they do is A+)...

Solo Violin Improvisations by Polly Bradfield

Have One On Me by Joanna Newsom

Music For Church Cleaners Vol. I And II by Áine O'Dwyer

Spirit Music by Marilyn Crispell

Joelle Leandre Project by Joelle Leandre

Re: Women's History Month Listening Project (Second Annual)

RoundTheBend — Sun, 3 Mar 2019 19:28:04 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 03/04/2019 00:28

Tha1ChiefRocka wrote:

Old Hildegard is pretty cool. Scientist, composer, and visionary are some impressive credentials.

Indeed.

Also Wendy Carlos deserves a shout out:

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