Comments on: Thursday Memoir – Shirley Manson and My First Girlcrush http://badassmusicblog.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/thursday-memoir-shirley-manson-and-my-first-girlcrush/ Kicking ass and taking names while listening to my iPod Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:04:00 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: FiendLikeQueen http://badassmusicblog.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/thursday-memoir-shirley-manson-and-my-first-girlcrush/#comment-100 FiendLikeQueen Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:10:16 +0000 http://badassmusicblog.wordpress.com/?p=50#comment-100 I'm a big fan of Shirley, and more generally, female fronted bands. I got into Garbage around the "Bleed Like Me" era. But I then rather quickly went and purchased all their other albums (including the Best Of). Sure, they may have been a bit more "mainstream" or dare I say "popish" (I think they had the potential for so much more), but for me they (more importantly Shirley herself) taught me a great deal. I am eternally grateful to her, she opened my eyes to other strong female leads such as Amanda Palmer (The Dresden Dolls) and Katy Steele (Little Birdy). And she has helped me become who I am. I’m a big fan of Shirley, and more generally, female fronted bands.
I got into Garbage around the “Bleed Like Me” era. But I then rather quickly went and purchased all their other albums (including the Best Of). Sure, they may have been a bit more “mainstream” or dare I say “popish” (I think they had the potential for so much more), but for me they (more importantly Shirley herself) taught me a great deal. I am eternally grateful to her, she opened my eyes to other strong female leads such as Amanda Palmer (The Dresden Dolls) and Katy Steele (Little Birdy). And she has helped me become who I am.

]]> By: Blue Floppy Hat http://badassmusicblog.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/thursday-memoir-shirley-manson-and-my-first-girlcrush/#comment-75 Blue Floppy Hat Sat, 03 May 2008 03:53:40 +0000 http://badassmusicblog.wordpress.com/?p=50#comment-75 And this is where I let out a happy SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE of agreement....Shirley was and still is one of my greatest girl crushes. I remember the mid-90s as Britpop time (and I loved that music, still do in fact), but Stupid Girl, when my eleven-year-old self first heard it, blew my mind. And even today, half the songs set on constant repeat on my iPod are off Garbage's first two albums. I'm wondering what her solo album'll be like, too. And this is where I let out a happy SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE of agreement….Shirley was and still is one of my greatest girl crushes. I remember the mid-90s as Britpop time (and I loved that music, still do in fact), but Stupid Girl, when my eleven-year-old self first heard it, blew my mind. And even today, half the songs set on constant repeat on my iPod are off Garbage’s first two albums.
I’m wondering what her solo album’ll be like, too.

]]> By: badassmusicblog http://badassmusicblog.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/thursday-memoir-shirley-manson-and-my-first-girlcrush/#comment-58 badassmusicblog Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:09:06 +0000 http://badassmusicblog.wordpress.com/?p=50#comment-58 I LOVED Elastica too, actually. And Lush! Yay nostalgia! I LOVED Elastica too, actually. And Lush! Yay nostalgia!

]]> By: string bean jen http://badassmusicblog.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/thursday-memoir-shirley-manson-and-my-first-girlcrush/#comment-57 string bean jen Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:38:32 +0000 http://badassmusicblog.wordpress.com/?p=50#comment-57 Oh, I was thinking about this more and reminiscing. I love wallowing in nostalgia. In the mid-late 90s I was also in love with Justine Frischmann and really all of Elastica. To have these amazing, *hot*, talented, fierce women breaking through was really special in those pre-internet days. I remember being so utterly enraptured by them both. Ahhhhh! Oh, I was thinking about this more and reminiscing. I love wallowing in nostalgia. In the mid-late 90s I was also in love with Justine Frischmann and really all of Elastica. To have these amazing, *hot*, talented, fierce women breaking through was really special in those pre-internet days. I remember being so utterly enraptured by them both. Ahhhhh!

]]> By: string bean jen http://badassmusicblog.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/thursday-memoir-shirley-manson-and-my-first-girlcrush/#comment-45 string bean jen Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:34:19 +0000 http://badassmusicblog.wordpress.com/?p=50#comment-45 Fantastic! I was also obsessed with Shirley back in the day and I still think she's awesome whenever I come across a picture of her. I never bought that 2005 album, probably because the one before it, BeautifulGarbage, was pretty bad and stepping too close to overproduced shiny pop tart music where her voice often didn't sound like her own. I was lucky to see them twice (I think? I'll have to look at my tickets) and it's so true that she was just such a vision for my developing teenage quiet virgin eyes. My sister and I both adored her and wanted to be her. Oh, Shirley! <3 Fantastic! I was also obsessed with Shirley back in the day and I still think she’s awesome whenever I come across a picture of her. I never bought that 2005 album, probably because the one before it, BeautifulGarbage, was pretty bad and stepping too close to overproduced shiny pop tart music where her voice often didn’t sound like her own.

I was lucky to see them twice (I think? I’ll have to look at my tickets) and it’s so true that she was just such a vision for my developing teenage quiet virgin eyes. My sister and I both adored her and wanted to be her. Oh, Shirley! <3

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