The Melodic Resistance of : Analyzing Mary Coughlan’s 2002 Landmark
Highlights the interplay between her vocals and Visser's intricate guitar work. "The Ice Cream Man" Mary Coughlan - Red Blues -2002-
(a personal favorite of Coughlan's, which she associates with powerful childhood memories) Black Coffee Pull Up to the Bumper She's Got a Way With Men One for My Baby Strange Fruit Music Republic Magazine Key Personnel & Credits The album was produced by Petra Hanisch and recorded/mixed by Rolf Kirschbaum . Notable musicians on the record include: Peter O'Brien Saxophone: Frank Mead (Alto, Tenor, and Soprano) The Melodic Resistance of : Analyzing Mary Coughlan’s
The Background
1. "I’d Rather Go Blind" The album opens not with an original, but with a cover of the Etta James classic. This is a bold, almost arrogant move. Covering Etta James is like trying to wrestle a hurricane. But Coughlan does not imitate; she inhabits. Where James’ version is a powerful, soulful roar of betrayal, Coughlan’s is a quiet, terrified whisper of someone watching their world end in slow motion. She sounds less like a woman scorned and more like a woman anesthetized. It sets the tone perfectly. "I’d Rather Go Blind" The album opens not
Report: “Red Blues” – Mary Coughlan (2002)