Regarding the Nazareth cover of "This Flight Tonight," I heard it on the radio once and the announcer said afterwards, "When Joni Mitchell sang it, it sucked. These guys gave it balls." Why does all rock music need balls? Just a rhetorical question... There is a hard-rock station here in Ottawa and the only female voices you'll hear on that station are Alanis Morrisette and Garbage. And it's been that way for about two years now. Sad. Kate Bennett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:on the topic of whether critics are tough on joni because she is female & has excelled in a basically male business...i would never underestimate the undercurrent of sexism that runs through the music biz & as an example here is a very common scenario that was recently expressed by a male who is very supportive of female artists):
>>In 1988/89, I worked at a major San Francisco radio station, as a volunteer, mostly to learn what I could about the radio biz. I was shocked to learn that the station had a formal policy which *prohibited* playing two women artists in-a-row... it was a rude awakening to the music business' dismissive policy toward women musicians, a policy some of you know well.<< ******************************************** Kate Bennett: www.katebennett.com Sponsored by Polysonics/Atlantis Sound Labs Over the Moon- "bringing the melancholy world of twilight to life almost like magic" All Music Guide ******************************************** Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now
