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C O U R S E
History of Rock, 1970-Present
John Covach, University of Rochester
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C O U R S E L E C T U R E Female Singer-Songwriters of the 1990s Notes taken on May 21, 2018 by Edward Tanguay |
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1990s important for female singer-songwriters
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develops in the 1960s
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Dylan
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Beatles
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Paul McCartney
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Elton John
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Paul Simon
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characteristics
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sincerity
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about your experiences
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the singers are talking directly to you
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the instruments shouldn't get in the way
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usually an acoustic guitar or piano
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there's an organic element to the communication
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Carole King
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in the 1970s
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"You've got a Friend"
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Joni Mitchell
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Both Sides Now
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Carly Simon
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You're so Vain
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Kate Bush
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Running Up That Hill
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Tracy Chapman
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Fast Car
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Madonna and Janet Jackson established a model for women who were in control of their own musical careers and all the dimensions of it
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came together at the end of the 1980s
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women writing songs about issues that are important to women, or perhaps that it interests mostly other women
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gains a kind of independence from other performers
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Tori Amos (1963-)
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trained as a classical pianist
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heads out to LA
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had an unsuccessful album, "Why Tori can't read"
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1991 Little Earthquakes
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Crucify
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1994 Under the Pink
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1996 Boys for Pele
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the interesting thing about Tori Amos' music is how much of the classic training you can hear in what is going on in the music, of course, there are people who are interested in other elements of what she is doing as well, but there's a lot to listen for in Tori Amos' music depending on your interests
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The Indigo Girls
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Atlanta, Georgia
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Amy Ray
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rock oriented
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Emily Saliers
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folk oriented
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more guitar oriented that Tori Amos
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1989 Closer to Fine
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1994 Swamp Ophelia
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Sara McLachlan
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Nova Scotia, Canada
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1993 Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
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1997 surfacing
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Adia
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Angel
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Building a Mystery
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1997-1999 Lilith Fair Festival
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about women singer-song-writers
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Jewel
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1996 Pieces of You
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You Were Meant for Me
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Who Will Save Your Soul
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Alanis Morissette
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Ottowa
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1995 Jagged Little Pill
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for years, one of the top selling albums in the 1990s
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"You Oughta Know"
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"Ironic"
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"You Learn"
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"Head Over Feet"
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Indie Female Singer Song-Writers
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Liz Phair
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Girly Sound
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1993 Exile in Guyville
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1994 Whip Smart
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Ani DiFranco
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New York, New York
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creating her music on her own label called Righteous Babe
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1995 Not a Pretty Girl
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1998 Little Plastic Castle
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importance of feminist issues
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Sleater-Kinney
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Riot grrrl movement
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1996 Call the Doctor
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1997 Dig Me Out
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Bikini Kill
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Rebel Girl
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