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#14 - 1980's Sounds - Til Tuesday Til Tuesday was a band close to home, like Aerosmith. I think New Hampshire likes to claim Areosmith, but honestly, I think the band put in their hard work down in Boston, MA during the 1970's. Til Tuesday came out of Boston, MA in the 1980's. They won WBCN Rock and Rumble in 1983 and where signed to EPIC records. In 1985, their first album came out - Voices Carry. Of course I first saw the song and band on MTV, but honestly, Boston MA is just a stone's throw from NH. Mind you my ability to go to a concert was non existent, but it was a nice feeling knowing a band close to home made MTV. Til Tuesday's song, "Voices Carry" captured just about high and low I was going through right before I joined the Army. Aimee's range (Aimee Mann, the lead singer) is 2.6 octaves going from contralto, mezzo-soprano, and soprano. When I was singing I was a 1st Alto - so in the same range as Aimee. When Voices Carry came out, it was one of the rare songs I could sing and be on pitch. It's been said her voice is intimate with a natural tone and a narrower range which allows her to add emotional depth and authenticity to her songs and I would have to agree. I bought the the Voice Carry album and LOVED IT. The songs were a bit more on the gritter sing, but honest and emotional. I could feel the authenticity as she sang. And the video to Voices Carry had just the right emotional touch for my teenage self. I was that rebel the way Aimee was in that video, but did I have the courage? Yes, I could relate to Til Tuesday. Sadly, the band broke up in 1989 and Aimee went solo. I have the 1st and 2nd albums of the band and every so often when I'm alone in the car, I pull out Til Tuesday and just sing at the top of my lungs - right on pitch. Aimee Mann could relate to me. She could sing like me. She tapped into emotions and wore them on her sleeve. And she let me know it was okay to express yourself in the face of conformity. That's what Til Tuesday gave me then and reminds me of today. TIL TUESDAY Voices Carry |
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