kirsty maccoll

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Larry Spence asks:
>I've seen mention of Kirsty MacColl here before, but never really had much
>idea of what she sounded like.  However, I liked the "Walking Down Madison"
>track enough to buy the CD-single.
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>Anyway, now I'm in the position of wondering if the rest of the new album
>sounds utterly unlike the single, or what?

as me and others have said, _electric ladyland_ is a smattering of
everything from folk-rock tunes to latin to anything else that kirsty
can think of. i was surprised at the breadth of the styles that she
does touch on, but i do feel that she has managed to come off well
in spite of that wandering amongst the genres (an erland wet dream
perhaps?).

>I haven't heard _Kite_ or anything else she's done, either.

i bet you have heard "they don't know" (the song that tracy ullman
made famous). kirsty originally wrote and recorded it. i like her
version much better actually.

as for _kite_, it is much more consistant stylistically - more akin
to "walking down madison" than the rest of _electric ladyland_ i would
say as well. good stuff - i'd recommend it.

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