SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

No. I didn't mean it that way.

But I don't know if it's the best way to get into her. It's by FAR her most challenging listen. Maybe her most rewarding too.

As awesome as "Angels with Dirty Faces" is, it would never be the first thing I'd recommend to somebody wanting to get into Tricky.

I'd probably say the same thing with Tori about "Choirgirl". The reason I thought it'd be a good place for you to start is because of your other musical faves. I knew how much you loved those difficult, freaky '98 albums and it fits right in. Plus, you always seem to be up to a good challenge.

But for some people, I wouldn't want to scare them away before they've started.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Nope, she's not off my radar. I know who she is but never bothered to listen. Meanwhile, I have a lot of Beth Orton.

GangstaFam said:

Great album!

VoicesCarry said:

She's definitely no Beth Orton

MikeMatronik said:

OMG! Not quite the same angels

sextonseven said:

My first introduction to her was 2 Bring U My Love A co-worker of mine asked me if I knew who she was and when I said no she handed me that disc and told me she thought I'd like it

Well I was so astounded by it I went out an bought Rid of Me and Dry and I was simply hooked. But I was really really ready for this album when it dropped. Dancehall is between 2 Bring U My Love and Desire but I didn't get that album until after I had listened to Desire so Desire was an even larger departure for me. I classify Dance Hall as the bridge between her old work and her new work.

You can clearly hear the evolution happening there and I think Desire just took it to the next natural and logical level. Having been into Tricky and Bjork, it wasn't really hard for me to accept the electronic nature of this album. I thought it to be a breath of fresh air. She could have put out yet another rock album but she didn't and I loved that she was comfortable enough to do something that surely she knew many fans wouldn't be receptive to and that made me love it all the more.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

How so?

VoicesCarry said:

Well PJ's vocal range is sometimes scary Check out the last "love" in To Bring You My Love. If you're not convinced of her conviction then nothing else will Beth is quite light and airy to PJs richly dark intensity.

How so?

VoicesCarry said:

Well PJ's vocal range is sometimes scary Check out the last "love" in To Bring You My Love. If you're not convinced of her conviction then nothing else will Beth is quite light and airy to PJs richly dark intensity.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

I know what you're saying. I was just bein a boob Strangely, Angels was an INSTANT hit with me And it's hilarious how hard and long I slept on Choirgirl cuz that shit is crazy amazing

Great album!

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Nothing from '98 was an instant hit for me other than "Ray of Light". Everything else I had to work at. It was a strange year.

MikeMatronik said:

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

On her earlier albums, PJ sometimes sounds like her head is spinning around.

MikeMatronik said:

She's more like PJ x 10.

I latched onto everything but choirgirl. How strange is that?

sextonseven said:

I've heard her early voice described as an opera singer who swallowed a drum kit.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Choirgirl came late for me too. Desire even later. Angels was the first one I cracked about a month after it came out.

GangstaFam said:

Tricky cleans up really well don't he?

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

GangstaFam said:

Everytime I see your signature I get PJ hot flashes

I have always thought of her as an opera diva gone mad

Her newest stuff is probably the most palatable and refined.

INTERVIEWER: But you're the angry vagina of rock!

PJ: [laughs] Yes, I have a very hot and angry vagina.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Nothing from '98 was an instant hit for me other than "Ray of Light". Everything else I had to work at. It was a strange year.

Can't wait to read this!