Sonic Youth Gossip - View Single Post - Linda Sharrock's "singing" on 'Black Woman'

batreleaser · 01.08.2009, 12:42 PM

I don't "dislike" her, I just think Black Woman should have been all instrumental. But yeah, Sharrock is a massive influence on my guitar playing. If there were three dudes who really influenced my style it goes Hendrix (duh, no one can listen to him when you're 7 and not have your life changed), Greg Ginn, and Sharrock, in that order.

But I've never dug that Yoko-style of singing. Like on John and Yoko's "Two Virgins", i hear John doing this incredible Piano Noise and Droning sounds that really are quite impressive, but then her singing comes in and its ok at first, but then she really juse overdoes it, and im forced to turn the shit off. I never turn off "Black Woman", but Linda gives me a similar feeling.

01.08.2009, 12:42 PM	#4
batreleaser invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 5,155	I don't "dislike" her, I just think Black Woman should have been all instrumental. But yeah, Sharrock is a massive influence on my guitar playing. If there were three dudes who really influenced my style it goes Hendrix (duh, no one can listen to him when you're 7 and not have your life changed), Greg Ginn, and Sharrock, in that order. But I've never dug that Yoko-style of singing. Like on John and Yoko's "Two Virgins", i hear John doing this incredible Piano Noise and Droning sounds that really are quite impressive, but then her singing comes in and its ok at first, but then she really juse overdoes it, and im forced to turn the shit off. I never turn off "Black Woman", but Linda gives me a similar feeling.
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