[BotRH] What are you listening to?

Shad_ · July 19, 2017

Shad_ · July 20, 2017

Shad_ · July 20, 2017

July 20, 2017

Someone MADE me listen to this :

Shad_ · July 23, 2017

Chae there needs to be a new Band rule just so you can be spotfined for sharing that with us. ;_;

Edited July 23, 2017 by Shad_

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Krakalakachkn · July 25, 2017

NPR just published their list of the 150 Greatest Albums Made by Women.

That's gonna keep me busy for a while.

Shad_ · July 25, 2017

At a quick skim they don't seem to have much of a consistent standard. I see a lot of acts that have a woman as one of multiple creative minds, but if that's the criteria they could have been significantly more inclusive.

Shad_ · July 25, 2017

I mean not many publications ever produce a top whatever that doesn't leave me feeling like I just wasted two minutes of my life scrolling through it, I just can't help but think if you can make room for Britney Spears you better be covering the dozens of top tier indie and post-rock acts of the early 2000s that had women writing as much of the music as men.

In general I think the predominance of music written 100% by men and handed to a woman to sing and stick her name on is kind of insulting when they could have dug a bit deeper and presented a lot of actually talented musicians.

Krakalakachkn · July 25, 2017

Well I thought the top 10 were pretty spot on and browsing quickly through the rest there seemed to be a fair amount of variety.

Krakalakachkn · July 25, 2017

I mean, Joni Mitchell, Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin make that top list 10/10 times.

Amy Winehouse brought an entire style back into vogue, Missy Elliot broke up the boys club and slayed, idk about Beyonce bc I've never been a huge fan, Lauryn Hill yes please - that album is yuge.

Edited July 25, 2017 by Krakalakachkn

Krakalakachkn · July 25, 2017

I mean not many publications ever produce a top whatever that doesn't leave me feeling like I just wasted two minutes of my life scrolling through it, I just can't help but think if you can make room for Britney Spears you better be covering the dozens of top tier indie and post-rock acts of the early 2000s that had women writing as much of the music as men.

In general I think the predominance of music written 100% by men and handed to a woman to sing and stick her name on is kind of insulting when they could have dug a bit deeper and presented a lot of actually talented musicians.

I agree with the "written by a man" argument, but I think a lot of what they looked at was influence.