Because of this, and other odd incidents here and there (onstage crash & burns, an 88 word title for her second CD, crazy award acceptance speeches) she got the "batshit crazy' tag, whcih probably is not without some solid reasoning.
(My favorite part? When she starts really going off on her "This world is shit" part, some fans are still "Wooooo!"ing, but a little less as the speech goes on until finally there is confused,awkward applause at the end.)
So, yeah, she goes away for a while and returns with "Extaordinary Machine", which has a pretty interesting , Wilco-ish story about it. Her label refused to release it, but she refused to change it. Word got out and her fans raised hell about it on the internet, until finally there was enough pressure on the label to release it after all. And you know what? That's a pretty good album, I'm not gonna lie.
Bryan's favorite bath, white zin and scented candle album
Back to "Sleep to Dream". First of all, the English teacher in me appreciates the fact that she cribbed her title from Hamlet's immortal "To be or not to be" soliloquy. That speech is basically Hamlet wrestling with the question of suicide, the problem being, as he sees it, that though you "sleep" when you die, there's a chance of a "dream" (the afterlife). I don't think it's coincidental that she chose such a title, as this song has dark, angry, aggressive music and lyrics.
It all starts with an awesome drum part with some deep bass drum kicks. The instrumentation throughout the song is incredibly sparse, with just the drum parts and some orchestral flourishes thrown in (kind of a trademark of her and her producers). The girl has an incredible voice, though - it's tough, deep and sounds like it should be comingn from someone twice her age and size. The song seems to be a kiss off to a no good dude, and she seems to mean it too.
As I mentioned earlier, this is an interesting choice for your first song on your debut album. No doubt she was sending a message with this one. And the gist of the message? "I'm not to be fucked with, yo"
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"Criminal" is supposed to be disturbing? Damn. I guess I didn't get it. People try so hard to put a negative vibe on the whole wood paneling homemade juvenile porn thing. That is what I find disturbing.
I like Fiona so much more after that speech. Good for her.
Merk, it was really all about the wood paneling and shag carpet
Perchance.
The video is a precursor to Rooms To Go. It's about the furnishings.
I'm a poser when it comes to Fiona Apple. I bought her album (actually, I think it was more like b.'s story, the wife bought it and I listened to it) just because she was popular. I was not too interested in her bat-shit crazy antics. I'll still listen to her from time to time, but for female edginess I prefer Liz Phair.
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I've been lighting candles before I hit the play button for a while now in hopes that itunes will bless me with a Liz Phair selection.
Strange, but I've been doing this for almost a year, and some of the artists that make up a good percentage of my itunes haven't come up yet: Rush. Liz, Superchunk, Suede, Fishbone, Metallica, nd Bruce Springsteen for goodness sale
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