The 90's Part 2A: Solo Women

Ongoing History of New Music

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Music History, History, Music, Music Interviews, Music Commentary

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🗓️ 18 February 2018

⏱️ 23 minutes

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In a less-enlightened time, women were barely tolerated by the rock’n’roll establishment…they could sing, shake a tambourine and look pretty…but that’s about it…in retrospect, the sexism and misogyny was unbelievable…but back in the day, it was business as usual… Some strong women who broke through…Joan Baez, Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Carole King, Janis Joplin…but they were the exceptions… Sexism continued through the early- and mid-seventies…the prevailing “wisdom” was that women just couldn’t rock…it was a biological impossibility, apparently… But then along came punk rock and a sense of egalitarism…the central tennet of being a punk was that anyone with anything to say should be allowed to say it, regardless of musical ability, class, race, religion—or sex… The punk rock of the 70s opened musical doors for women more than any other era in musical history…this doesn’t mean that sexism and misogyny and abuse was over…but it did mean way more strong, powerful female musicians… Slow, steady progress was made in through the 80s…and yes, there were setbacks…but by the time we got into the next decade, the music world was flooded with women who, in many ways, set the agenda for all rock music… This is part 2 of our series on the 1990s… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Alan, and I just wanted to let you know that you can now listen to the ongoing
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0:09.3	Ever wondered what power is.
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0:19.2	Power is enjoying your morning coffee,
0:21.7	knowing you created the energy to make it.
0:25.4	Well, you and the colossal ball of fire in the sky.
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0:32.3	Hive, know your power.
0:34.3	May not cover all electricity usage, roof and weather dependent,
0:36.9	paid for surplus requires
0:37.9	eligible SEC tariff. In a less enlightened time, women were barely tolerated by the rock and roll
0:43.5	establishment. Oh, they could sing, shake a tambourine and look pretty, but that was about it.
0:49.3	In retrospect, the sexism and misogyny was unbelievable, but back in the day, that was business as usual.
0:57.0	Some strong women did break through. Joan Baez, Aritha Franklin, Diana Ross, Carol King, Janice Joplin, but they were the exceptions.
1:05.0	This sexism continued through the early and mid-70s. The prevailing wisdom that women just couldn't rock.
1:11.8	It was a biological impossibility, apparently. But then along came punk rock and a sense of
1:19.0	egalitarianism. The central tenet of being a punk was that anyone with anything to say should be
1:26.5	allowed to say it, regardless of musical ability,
1:29.9	class, race, religion, or gender.
1:34.1	The punk rock of the 70s opened musical doors for women more than any other era in musical history.
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