Warm Love; Warm Music
Joan Armatrading is a European artist whose fame peaked during the 1970’s. The soul and emotion she puts into her songs is exceptional; notice “her songs.” Unlike most contemporary music artists, who don’t write (and probably don’t sing) the music they play, but make money from their physical appearances, Joan Armatrading kept it real. She sang and wrote about good stuff; things like love and companionship. The production of her songs is also great. All the components seem to fit perfectly in their positions, whether it is in the middle, when she is expressing a phrase, or the grace notes she uses to emphasize her melodies. This to me is great music, not just for listening but for the soul. And thats exactly what I classify this music as, soul music. I chose to show this video because it included a collage of her personal photos accompanied by one of her soothing songs “Warm Love:” this way you can get a taste of her personality, by her pictures, and musically, by the song.
February 28, 2008 at 7:45 pm
Man this is great! Music artists from the 70’s are some of my favorite. I had no idea about this artist.. do you have any cds I could borrow of hers?
February 29, 2008 at 5:51 pm
I’ve never heard of Joan Armatrading, but after hearing her music, she does have a very soulful voice. Her music is probably something I wouldnt listen to on a regular basis, but then you never know, maybe if I heard more of her music it would grow on me. I agree with what you said about contemporary music, and how a number of famous musicians today, are’nt as vocally talented as they once were, its a lot about buisness and marketability. She does have a very smooth, almost soothing voice, and I like the title of the song.