From Loudersound.
Joan Armatrading, the pioneering singer-songwriter behind such hits as Love And Affection, Me Myself I and Drop The Pilot, has revealed that she’d like to make a heavy metal album.
Armatrading made the surprise announcement in an interview with The Guardian to celebrate her winning the lifetime achievement prize in this year’s Woman Of The Year Awards.
The Grammy-nominated Armatrading has experimented with various styles over the years. 1983’s The Key featured King Crimson and David Bowie guitarist Adrian Belew and lent towards hard rock, while in 2007 she released the first in a trio of albums exploring different genres. Into The Blues was a blues album, while 2010’s This Charming Life was rooted in “guitar based rock” and 2012’s Starlight was a pure jazz album.
Now she wants to go further. “I love hard rock!” she tells The Guardian. “I always tell myself, ‘One day I’ll make a heavy metal album.’ With lots of guitar shredding! And I will.”
Armatrading’s epiphany comes in the wake of news that pop star Miley Cyrus is working on an album of Metallica covers, and recent revelations that Mariah Carey secretly recorded a grunge album back in 1995.
If we’re completely honest, life hasn’t been this exciting at the pop/rock interface since Back Street Boys made a hair metal video back in 2005. Although, to be fair, it wasn’t very good.
Below, you can watch footage of Armatrading receiving her lifetime achievement award.
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- Joan Armatrading - Show Some Emotion - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $12.90, €11.90 (New Item) (arrived 24-Jul-2024 12:40)on July 27, 2024 at 1:27 am
JOAN ARMATRADING Show Some Emotion (1977 UK 10-track LP, which finds the songstress joined by guitar ace Jerry Donahue & Georgie Fame on electric piano. The glossy picture sleeve & vinyl remain in excellent condition AMLH68433)
- Joan Armatrading - Rosie - UK - 7" vinyl - £6.99, $9.02, €8.32 (New Item) (arrived 31-Jan-2024 17:11)on July 27, 2024 at 1:27 am
JOAN ARMATRADING Rosie (1980 UK 7" vinyl single, also includes How Cruel, picture sleeve with lyrics to both songs on reverse AMS7506)
- Joan Armatrading - Temptation - UK - 12" vinyl - £8.00, $10.32, €9.52 (New Item) (arrived 27-Nov-2023 10:25)on July 27, 2024 at 1:27 am
JOAN ARMATRADING Temptation (1985 UK 3-track 12" vinyl single, also includes Spanking Brand New & Talking To The Wall, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows light wear whilst the vinyl shows just faint signs of play AMY738)
- Joan Armatrading - Secret Secrets - UK - vinyl LP - £8.00, $10.32, €9.52 (New Item) (arrived 12-Dec-2023 09:51)on July 27, 2024 at 1:27 am
JOAN ARMATRADING Secret Secrets (1985 UK 10-track vinyl LP, the ninth studio album from the British singer / songwriter including the singles Temptation and Thinking Man. glossy picture sleeve with lyric inner. The sleeve shows light wear witha sticker mark, while the vinyl remains in excellent condition AMA5040)
- Joan Armatrading - How Cruel - Dutch - 12" vinyl - £8.00, $10.32, €9.52 (New Item) (arrived 16-Jan-2024 11:45)on July 27, 2024 at 1:27 am
JOAN ARMATRADING How Cruel (1979 Dutch 4-track single-sided 12" vinyl single, also featuring Rosie, He Wants Her & I Really Must Be Going, picture sleeve with lyrics on reverse. The vinyl and sleeve are in excellent condition AMLE63302)
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