Oh dear. I just drank 2 Mountain Dew's. You know what that means. I'm gonna be revved up all night writing. Or goofing off. Or both. I have something I'd like to rant about. My love for female grunge artists. For example, Megan McCauley, Kerli, Amy Lee. Sure some of these are technically "gothic rock" but they all have something about them that I really like.
Megan McCauley has a deep voice. I seriously love her voice. She has very good control and sounds great live. I only recently discovered her music. Unfortunately, she only had one album released in 2007 and is now hiatus. Like any other great grunge singer, she had trouble with drug abuse. It's terrible, but going through all of that gave her the reputation as a musical genius. I admire her. I don't have much to say about her because I'm still learning about her. There isn't much on the internet about her personal life or career. All I know is that she started modeling and singing around the age of five and she had so much pressure put on her by her mother. Now they have a bad relationship on something. They were on Dr. Phil talking about it in 07 when her album came out. That's really all I know. Regardless, she's an amazing singer.
I think we should have a chat about Amy Lee. There are a few things I like about her. But overall, I don't think she's all that great. Don't get me wrong, I think she is an amazing singer. She has a great voice and uses it well. But it doesn't make up for her attitude. Before she recorded Broken with Seether, Megan McCauley was originally asked to record with them. She didn't get the gig because Amy Lee was dating Shaun Morgan (Seether, lead singer) at the time. Lee got all mad and made a huge deal about not being asked to perform with them. I guess Morgan gave in and was like, "Yeah well I'm kinda dating this woman. I guess I should let her sing with us. Even though I like McCauley better and so does the band. But ya know, my lady friend might get a little PO'd. Should probably try to please her." Ugh come on Shaun. I don't like Lee simply because of her actions. Her voice is nice though.I tried looking for a good picture of her that really shows all of her facial features. But every picture I find of her is very high contrast like this one. I think she's going for a ghostly type look. Maybe she thinks she's a ghost.
There's something about Taylor Momsen that is just... Ugh. She's so great. She has that deep voice that sounds like she sings while she's high. I wouldn't be surprised. I really like her band, The Pretty Reckless. My favorite song that they did was Zombie. Oh my goodness, it's such a good song. It describes how I feel about everyone at my old school. There's seriously too much to say about Momsen. I am so jealous of her hair. I know they're extensions, but I would love to have hair that long. Everything about her is just wonderful. Except for her recent nose job. I don't like it. She kinda looks weird. This is her before the nose job and without extensions. And also without all the make up that actually makes her look like a zombie. She might be a little crazy, but I still like her. Ain't she perty?
Alright, let's talk about Dolores O'Riordan. Technically she's not a grunge singer, but I think her old look could put her there. I believe that she has one of the most unique voices on Earth (aside from Paula Cole). If you don't know who she is, you might know her band, the Cranberries. They also have a song called Zombie, but it's very different from The Pretty Reckless' song. In fact, I think it might be better than theirs. Just my own opinion. This picture is back from the 90's I do believe. Back when she was cool. I think sometime in the last five years she left the band and started a solo career. I could be wrong. She might still be with the band. I really don't know. I don't actually pay attention to them. I just really like their music.
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