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 - Me Myself I - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $12.50, €11.70 (New Item) (arrived 06-May-2024 12:03)on May 7, 2024 at 3:37 am
JOAN ARMATRADING Me Myself I (1980 UK 10-track vinyl LP, picture sleeve with lyrics on the reverse & picture inner. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & foxing, whilst the vinyl remains in Excellent condition showing few signs of play AMLH64809)
- Joan Armatrading - Rosie - UK - 7" vinyl - £6.99, $8.74, €8.18 (New Item) (arrived 31-Jan-2024 09:35)on May 7, 2024 at 3:37 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 - To The Limit - UK - vinyl LP - £12.00, $15.00, €14.04 (New Item) (arrived 12-Oct-2023 12:30)on May 7, 2024 at 3:37 am
JOAN ARMATRADING To The Limit (1978 UK 10-track LP including Barefoot & Pregnant & Taking My Baby Up Town, picture sleeve with lyric inner. The sleeve shows light wear & the vinyl appears barely played AMLH64732)
- Joan Armatrading - Temptation - UK - 12" vinyl - £8.00, $10.00, €9.36 (New Item) (arrived 27-Nov-2023 10:25)on May 7, 2024 at 3:37 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 - Back To The Night - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $12.50, €11.70 (New Item) (arrived 28-Nov-2023 11:26)on May 7, 2024 at 3:37 am
JOAN ARMATRADING Back To The Night (1984 UK re-issue 11-track LP including Stepping Out, Dry Land and Come When You Need Me, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows a notable corner crease but otherwise displays minor shelfwear, the vinyl grades NearMint with no spindlewear SHM3153)
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