Diamanda Galas & John Paul Jones, "Do You Take This Man"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPWCqMnYae4

Yummy jams from JPJ, kinda :scared: from Diamanda, as usual.

Something a little different for Saturday. (takes about half a minute to start)

(part 1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Knudkmkknq0&mode=related&search=
(part 2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3L1V4j75mQ&mode=related&search=

One of the most interesting people to listen to, always has something to say

from Zeppelin?

I must admit I had never heard of Diamanda. She is, well, uh, unique.

she says in one of those interviews that they found out that they had the same blues influences and decided to work together. The people producing the record wanted her to have guitar and she said no that she is a solo artist and didn't want to compete with a lead guitar, but his bass is amazing.

or maybe it's 'unnatural shrieking' that he is drawn to. That song is really pop for her. Most of her work is kind of, um, strange and scary.

Saint of the Pit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh34gUhE_Jk&mode=related&search=

She seems to like to tackle negativity and negative emotions in general...I don't know why, themes like genocide and insanity. She's originally a jazz pianist.

well, here is what wikipedia says:

"Diamanda Galás (born August 29, 1955) is an American-born avant-garde performance artist, vocalist, keyboardist and composer.

Known for her distinctive, operatic voice, which has a three and a half octave range, Galás has been described as "capable of the most unnerving vocal terror" <1>. Galás often shrieks, howls, and seems to imitate glossolalia in her performances. Her works largely concentrate on the topics of suffering, despair, condemnation, injustice and loss of dignity. Critic Robert Conroy has said that she is 'unquestionably one of the greatest singers America has ever produced', and comparisons are frequently made between her and another soprano of Greek origin, Maria Callas.

She has worked with many avant-garde composers including, Iannis Xenakis and Vinko Globokar. She made her performance debut at the Festival d'Avignon in France as the lead in Globokar's opera, Un Jour Comme Un Autre. The work was sponsored by Amnesty International. She also contributed her voice to Francis Ford Coppola's film Dracula (1992) and appeared on the film's soundtrack."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamanda_Gal%C3%A1s

If you watch those interviews she is laughing and upbeat and funny; I don't know how her themes don't overwhelm her...strong constitution I guess.