monday's mandatory music (pt 6)

after a week off (it never happened remember) i wanted to do something different for this week's installment of MonManMu. i wanted to go for a thematic approach this week. with that idea running through my mind i was trying to come up with a suitable theme, and after much turmoil and deliberation i have decided to pick on of my favorite things in the world as this week's theme: women.

even as recent as a year ago i was a self proclaimed 'woman hater' when it came to music. let me explain for my female friends before they decide to feed me to the lions. female musicians simply didnt do it for me. there were none on my radar and none that i thought deserved a spot on my radar for that matter. you will all be happy to know that over the past 12 months there have been 5 albums that have helped reshape my musical radar and helped my cross the proverbial line at a middle school dance to embrace the fairer gender.

the 1st woman centered band that i want to introduce to you is
grace potter and the nocturnals and their august 2007 release entitled 'this is somewhere'. this chick can rock and this chick can sing! her voice is something else. it has these deep tones of the south (Even though she is from the north) it has this assertiveness to it but yet is still vulnerable.blues based rock and roll woman for sure and you can hear this in the politically charged track 'ah mary' and the album's 2nd track 'stop the bus'. her softer side can been found in the tracks 'apologies' and 'you may see me'

here's a little sample of grace potter



she's skilled at the art of deception and she knows it
she's got dirty money that she plays with all the time
she waters the garden but maybe she just likes the hoses
she puts herself just a notch above human kind

ah Mary
she'll bake you cookies then she'll burn your town
ah Mary
ashes Ashes but she won't fall down

she's the beat of my heart
she's the shot of a gun
she'll be the end of me and maybe everyone

yeah
she's the beat of my heart
she's the shot fo a gun
she'll be the end of me and maybe everyone

call her a bully she'll blow up your whole damn playground
pour her a drink and watch it go straight to her head
she'll take you so high she'll cover her eyes as you fall down
then in the morning, don't be surprised if you're dead

ah Mary
she'll bake you cookies then she'll burn your town
ah Mary
ashes Ashes but she won't fall down

she's the beat of my heart
she's the shot of a gun
she'll be the end of me and maybe everyone

she's the beat of my heart
she's the shot of a gun
she'll be the end of me and maybe everyone, ohh Mary