One of the best things about The Muffs, besides Kim's great songwriting, was her scream. She didn't use it in every song, but she deployed it in a musical way. Part of the joy of rock and roll is the anticipation of the melody changing, the build up to a cathartic transcendent moment. Kim knew just the right instant to take her songs into overdrive, but she didn't need an amp that went to 11, her voice went to 11 and then some. Anyways, if you've got an hour or so today check out this fan posted video of a performance at the Earl in Atlanta in the year 1999. The sound isn't the best, but it's well shot with excellent close-up zooms. I especially like the tight filming of the Gretsch BST 1000 model guitar that Kim played. I would have loved to have been in the crowd that night, but this is the next best thing. RIP Kim, you were one in a million.
Saturday, October 19, 2019
The Muffs Live in 1999
A short list of some of the best screamers in rock and roll history: Little Richard, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Gerry Roslie, Sly Stone, Janis Joplin, Robert Plant, Prince, Henry Rollins, Joan Jett, and Kurt Cobain. That's a pretty great list, but the person who stands above them all ("screaming across new dimensions now" as a YouTube commentator wrote) is Kim Shattuck of The Muffs. She passed away on October 2 of ALS, but her memory and music live forever. An all new album finished before her death titled No Holiday was released October 18th by Omnivore Recordings. I'll probably put a review of it up after I'd had some time to listen to it.
One of the best things about The Muffs, besides Kim's great songwriting, was her scream. She didn't use it in every song, but she deployed it in a musical way. Part of the joy of rock and roll is the anticipation of the melody changing, the build up to a cathartic transcendent moment. Kim knew just the right instant to take her songs into overdrive, but she didn't need an amp that went to 11, her voice went to 11 and then some. Anyways, if you've got an hour or so today check out this fan posted video of a performance at the Earl in Atlanta in the year 1999. The sound isn't the best, but it's well shot with excellent close-up zooms. I especially like the tight filming of the Gretsch BST 1000 model guitar that Kim played. I would have loved to have been in the crowd that night, but this is the next best thing. RIP Kim, you were one in a million.
One of the best things about The Muffs, besides Kim's great songwriting, was her scream. She didn't use it in every song, but she deployed it in a musical way. Part of the joy of rock and roll is the anticipation of the melody changing, the build up to a cathartic transcendent moment. Kim knew just the right instant to take her songs into overdrive, but she didn't need an amp that went to 11, her voice went to 11 and then some. Anyways, if you've got an hour or so today check out this fan posted video of a performance at the Earl in Atlanta in the year 1999. The sound isn't the best, but it's well shot with excellent close-up zooms. I especially like the tight filming of the Gretsch BST 1000 model guitar that Kim played. I would have loved to have been in the crowd that night, but this is the next best thing. RIP Kim, you were one in a million.
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