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Reply #180 posted 06/10/10 1:59pm

BobGeorge909

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MendesCity said:

Haven't really had the time to give it a whole listen through yet - and the first tracks I heard I was kind of "eh" on. But this morning, Mushrooms & Roses came on when I was on the train, and I was blown away. eek

She straight-up schooled Prince on some Lotus-flower-style psych-rock.

it's my fave track on the album. The lyrics on it r great and whoever managedc to massage the strings on that guitar definately has some calouses.

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Reply #181 posted 06/10/10 7:51pm

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This woman is the REAL DEAL. Love her work.

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Reply #182 posted 06/11/10 5:52pm

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I just got the album and haven't listened to it enough to have an opinion but did anyone else notice the similarties between "Locked Inside" and Stevie Wonder's "Golden Lady?" The similarities are fairly obvious. The drum beat is similar as are the vocal melodies, particularly the part that starts "and when I look into the future I see danger in it's eyes." In the booklet it says the song was "Inspired by the collage in Stevie Wonder's mirrored sunglasses (see the Music of My Mind LP)" so I'm sure the similarities are intentional but still if I was Stevie (or Stevie's lawyers) I'd be looking for a piece of the song. I wonder if it was cleared with him before it was released?

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