I just got done watching the DVD I got for Christmas, Patty Griffin: Live from the Artists Den. It reminded me of how much I love this woman's music.
This woman, if you're not familiar, is Patty Griffin. If you don't love Patty, you haven't heard Patty. If a) you have heard Patty AND b) you don't love Patty, then c) you are a rock. She has the most amazingly powerful reedy voice that any human being has ever possessed. Her voice is more than just the sound emanating from her mouth, it is the incredible message resonating from her soul.
I won't go on forever, although I could. I'll say only that I saw her live, and the experience was borderline miraculous. She is a very small woman, but she nearly tore the Vic Theatre down with an auditory explosion of heart-piercing, earth-shaking grandeur. Today, she shook my living room.
You should really check her out. Her genre is best stated as genuine music. Maybe not best stated, but that's how I'll state it right here. Happy Boxing Day.
Paddock vs. Petty: If You Had to Pick One
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I’ll declare at the outset that what I’m about to propose is a false
dichotomy. This world is not divided into Tom Pettys and Stephen Paddocks.
But I’m goi...
7 years ago
Ok, so if I were to get just one of her albums to start out, what should it be?
ReplyDeleteSteph
For you, Steph, I'd suggest Impossible Dream to start off with. You really can't go wrong with any of them, but that one might be the most your style.
ReplyDeleteOh thanks. I am going to check her out.
ReplyDeleteSteph