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 - Steppin' Out - UK - vinyl LP - £12.00, $16.32, €13.44 (New Item) (arrived 07-Apr-2021 15:03)on April 22, 2021 at 12:28 pm
JOAN ARMATRADING Steppin' Out (1979 UK A&M 9-track vinyl LP recorded 'live' in North America, including Love And Affection, housed in a gatefold picture sleeve with photography by Annie Leibovitz including a sublime stage silhouette on the reverse cover. The picture sleeve shows some light scuffing and pinchmarks around the outer edges but is otherwise excellent and the vinyl is in barely played condition! AMLH64789)
- Joan Armatrading - Show Some Emotion - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $13.60, €11.20 (Back In Stock) (arrived 02-Mar-2021 14:49)on April 22, 2021 at 12:28 pm
JOAN ARMATRADING Show Some Emotion (1977 UK 10-track vinyl LP which finds the songstress joined by guitar ace Jerry Donahue and Georgie Fame on electric piano, complete with illustrated lyric inner, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows only minoredgewear and the vinyl remains in superb, barely played condition AMLH68433)
- Joan Armatrading - Show Some Emotion - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $13.60, €11.20 (New Item) (arrived 26-Feb-2021 17:05)on April 22, 2021 at 12:28 pm
JOAN ARMATRADING Show Some Emotion (1977 UK 10-track vinyl LP which finds the songstress joined by guitar ace Jerry Donahue and Georgie Fame on electric piano, complete with illustrated lyric inner, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows only minoredgewear and the vinyl remains in superb, barely played condition AMLH68433)
- Joan Armatrading - Track Record - UK - vinyl LP - £8.00, $10.88, €8.96 (New Item) (arrived 26-Feb-2021 17:07)on April 22, 2021 at 12:28 pm
JOAN ARMATRADING Track Record (1983 UK 13-track vinyl LP compilation, including Love & Affection, Drop The Pilot, Me Myself I, Willow & more, glossy picture sleeve with portrait / discography inner. The sleeve has some corner wear and the vinyl looks seldom played JA2001)
- Joan Armatrading - The Shouting Stage - UK - vinyl LP - £8.00, $10.88, €8.96 (New Item) (arrived 26-Feb-2021 17:10)on April 22, 2021 at 12:28 pm
JOAN ARMATRADING The Shouting Stage (1988 UK 10-track LP, including the singles The Shouting Stage & Living For You, picture sleeve with lyric inner. The sleeve shows only minor wear & the vinyl is Excellent with minimal play AMA5211)
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