Tuesday, 17 July 2012

- G - Gossip

USA band Gossip started in 1999. After watching them live I picked up the back catalogue. The best intro is Standing In The Way Of Control Beth Ditto is probably not the stereotypical lead singer but she has a powerful voice and equally strong stage presence. Stand out tracks are Standing in the Way of Control, and the less punky Listen Up . Debut Thats Not What I Heard is also well worth a listen in al its raw glory. Bones, Bring it on and Catfight are all lively tracks suitably bellowed out.

The Live in Liverpool set is an excellent slice of Gossip live with the added benefit of a dvd, if you want a bit more of their live sound then Undead in NYC offers a fine example of a young Gossip.

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