Anyone else fans of fiona apple? I am absolutely in love with her music. She is a big inspiration to me musicaly.

she's an odd fish!
i do like attention-whorish remark she made at the mtv awards.
she does have an alright voice. but her visual ascept makes me think of that little sister who is acting real tough.

her live show is intense. i'm a fan.

I have all her albums. Great voice.

heh heh... words to live by

I think she's kinda cute

sextonseven said:

All???


She only made 2 right??

Her rendition of Costello's I Want You is chilling as it gets

May i add she looks like one of the Olsen twins here

LOVE her, have all her albums. Like the first 2 the most... have yet to see her live but I'd love to, her energy/intensity is awesome

She's a genius, and her work with Jon Brion was some of the most potent mastery to be released in our time.

At the risk of hyperbole (oops! Too late!) I'd put her as one of the most important, most original artists to surface in recent years. Can't think of many other artists who today could get people petitioning her label (albeit wrongly) to release a shelved project.

Her voice is an important one.

Reject false idols like Fiona. Choose the real stuff: KATE BUSH

I was on a major When the Pawn... binge this weekend. Bigtime fan here.

Love her, she's highly original! Extraordinary Machine is her masterpiece to me.

funkpill said:

three (four if you count both versions of Extraordinary Machine)

BT11 said:

Completely. I was kind of on the fence with her until that album. I definitely prefer the unreleased one, though.

I love me some Fiona. Listening 2 her growth from 'Tidal' through 'Extraordinary Machine' is amazing. I also think that history will look back on 'When the Pawn' as a masterpiece. Don't get me wrong, she's a couple pickles short of a Whopper and redefines the term 'frightening' on a live stage, but I could not deny her talent. She is a BRILLIANT lyricist.

npgmaverick said:

You got that right! Did you cath the Elvis Costello concert that VH1 aired a few months ago? She did a duet with E. Costello and looked really really ...how do you say...possesed and evil the whole time. The song kicked ass, but she looked like an extra from Girl Interupted or something.


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"When the Pawn" is my favorite...and her voice is extraordinary...her lyrics are honest and cutting...

I let the beast in too soon, i don't know how to live
Without my hand on his throat; i fight him always & still
O darling, it's so sweet, you think you know how crazy
-how crazy i am
You say you don't spook easy, you won't go, but i know
And i pray that you will
-fast as you can, baby run-free yourself of me
Fast as you can
I may be soft in your palm but i'll soon grow
Hungry for a fight, and i will not let you win
My pretty mouth will frame the phrases that will
Disprove your faith in man
So if you catch me trying to find my way into your
Heart from under your skin
-fast as you can, baby scratch me out, free yourself
Fast as you can
Fast as you can, baby scratch me out, free yourself
Fast as you can
Sometimes my mind don't shake and shift
But most of the time, it does
And i get to the place where i'm begging for a lift
Or i'll drown in the wonders and the was
And i'll be your girl, if you say it's a gift
And you give me some more of your drugs
Yeah, i'll be your pet, if you just tell me it's a gift
Cuz i'm tired of whys, choking on whys,
Just need a little because, because
I let the beast in and then;
I even tried forgiving him, but it's too soon
So i'll fight again, again, again, again, again.
And for a little while more, i'll soar the
Uneven wind, complain and blame
The sterile land
But if you're getting any bright ideas, quiet dear
I'm blooming within
Fast as you can, baby wait watch me, i'll be out
Fast as i can, maybe late but at least about
Fast as you can leave me, let this thing
Run its route
Fast as you can (repeat 4 times)





but, she ain't no Kate Bush...

BeatsPerMinute said:

I am a huge Fiona Apple fan. Musically, she's been very influential to me. Her music is highly original and her voice is incredibly soulful. I've performed "Never Is A Promise" live a few times. (It's my favorite song from her.)

She's shown a tremendous amount of artistic growth in her work up until now. She still utilizes all her strengths but has not been afraid to take risks and boldy go into different musical territory. I thought it was wise of her to go with Mike Elizondo on Extraordinary Machine. Don't get me wrong. I love her work with Jon Brion, but it was a necessary step towards establishing her own artistic autonomy.

In any case, yes, Fiona Rocks!! I agree completely with Threadbare. I think many years from now, in the grand scheme of things, she will be one of the ones who really mattered.

sextonseven said:

a great artist and she's kinda' cute,too.the dvd side of her last album has that funny video and some live performances which I think are just fantastic.

sosgemini said:

I was wondering that no one would post a Tori reference...

I LOVE FIONA!!!!!

She's the shit. "Tidal" made me a fan; "When the Pawn" made me a loyalist, I will buy anything and everything she puts out.


BUT...


"Extraordinary Machine" was a letdown. I can see why she didn't really want to release it in the first place. Save for "Get Him Back," "O Sailor," and "Tymps"...it really wasn't a great record at all. IMHO as always. But a bad Fiona record is like a bad orgasm.

Stopping with the Tori/Kate stuff...

Lyrically Fiona is a genius. When the pawn...is a marvellous record.

PricelessHo said:

Sweet Lord yes!!! I spent days trying to find someone online that I could download it from! It's just SOOO good!

I too, love Fiona! I only wish she'd release more often.
Tidal, was my soundtrack for a while

unkemptpueblo said:

I didn't see it, but I bought the live recording off itunes and she sounds completely unhinged and dangerous. Good stuff!

despite what I feel was a production disaster (Extraordinary Machine), Fiona is probably the greatest thing I've heard in the last 10 years. Tidal is still on constant repeat in my player - 'Pale September' really moves me

I love the Jon Brion work but I feel her first producer, Andy Slater, is very overlooked. Between them she had two mind-blowing records. The last guy...not so much

I Love her, she's awesome her shows are great. Last show i went to at The Mohegan Sun, she had one her famous spats. Where she just went kinda crazy.... It was a good show though.