Fuck Yeah 小野洋子
Check it. Some good shit from Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band. You can't tell where John's guitar ends and Yoko's voice begins:
And before you go "LOL YOKO broke up teh Beetles hurrrrrrrr lol tryhard betch cant sing durrrr" I suggest you read the following:
Time, of course, has been very good to Yoko Ono. Ono's manic, shrieking vocals on "Why"-a piercing, sirenlike wail derived from hetai, a technique used in Kabuki theater-presaged all sorts of extreme female singing that would emerge during the postpunk era. It's hard to think of a single female new-wave singer, from Lene Lovich to Kate Pierson to the vocalist in just about every early Rough Trade band, who didn't sound like she was swiping from Ono-albeit with relatively palatable and pop-friendly results. [NOTE: The B-52s openly admit to being influenced by/lifting from Ono's voice work.]
Ono's performance is astounding, but it wouldn't have the same power without Lennon's nasty, slashing guitar and the monster groove carved out by Ringo Starr and bassist Klaus Voormann. "Why" remains one of the most visceral rock songs of all time.
Listen to this one with the lights off.
And before you go "LOL YOKO broke up teh Beetles hurrrrrrrr lol tryhard betch cant sing durrrr" I suggest you read the following:
Time, of course, has been very good to Yoko Ono. Ono's manic, shrieking vocals on "Why"-a piercing, sirenlike wail derived from hetai, a technique used in Kabuki theater-presaged all sorts of extreme female singing that would emerge during the postpunk era. It's hard to think of a single female new-wave singer, from Lene Lovich to Kate Pierson to the vocalist in just about every early Rough Trade band, who didn't sound like she was swiping from Ono-albeit with relatively palatable and pop-friendly results. [NOTE: The B-52s openly admit to being influenced by/lifting from Ono's voice work.]
Ono's performance is astounding, but it wouldn't have the same power without Lennon's nasty, slashing guitar and the monster groove carved out by Ringo Starr and bassist Klaus Voormann. "Why" remains one of the most visceral rock songs of all time.
Listen to this one with the lights off.