I realize that art is subjective and all, but...
 

what the fuck is wrong with Joanna Newsom's fans? Seriously. :(

Come on, I don't like her, but that's like saying "what's with Tom Waits' fans" (I love Tom Waits).
Voices are not everything, she still has beautiful music.

I enjoy Tom Waits as well.

I'm sure I would enjoy her tunes if they literally took her voice out of the music.

i feel the same way about Robert Plant, I'm sure that Led Zeppelin would have been fantastic if they just took out Robert Plant's voice.

I can actually see where you're coming from ^

Joanna Newsom is fucking fantastic. You're the void of taste.

I love her voice!

I think generic voices are worse than anything.

Umm...people say the same thing about Kim.

Haha, it is more true of Kim that it is of Joanna Newsom.

It isn't Newsom's voice that puts me off her music. In fact, her singing at times reminds me of Kristin Hersh (whom I am a big fan of).

Instead, I'm just not a fan of folk that has no message and no rock or blues influence. It bores me. Like something I would listen to for the sake of a girlfriend or something and tell her that I love it just so I could get some action.

Anyway, is it just me or is there some vocal pitch modification at the beginning of Sawdust & Diamonds?

The new album is so beautiful and full of heart. Sawdust and Diamonds could make you cry. I saw her live and it was one of the best shows I've seen.

i can't hear any pitch correction on any of the album. she is a story teller lyricist like nick cave but she is more in the vain of jethro tull. she is my favourite musical artist at this point in time, i think she is brilliant.

Now that I think about it, it isn't the music that is rubbing me the wrong way. The vocals and the harp are beautiful it's just... the lyrics. The fairy tale-esque storytelling lyrics test my patience like if it were a prog rock album. Also, there is just too much of it. Any and all chances for a beautifully epic harp solo is cut short.

Green, I'm not sure I get it. Are you criticizing her fans, or her?

I think he's going after both of them.

Which came first?

egg

:)!

Hahaha. Mike Patton is such a douche.

yes he is

yeah but that clip on youtube where he lays into wolfmother is hilarious, you can really feel his pain.