Ramblin’ (Wo)man

by Cat Power

on Jukebox

in Pop, Soul

Good God it's Cat Power and I didn't even know she was on the scene! "Ramblin' (Wo)man" took hold of me gently and I felt the spirit of Janis Joplin! Vocals have it all. The band , I believe, could use a "thicker" sound. A bit on the tin sound to me. But, then again, reminicent of my gal Janis! They compliment Cat's vocals and that's good. Add a dash of compression and BOOM. Also on, "New York", Cat Powers evokes the heavy side of NYC. I lived there on Bleecker and , at first, I thought she was off as far as the musicality and sound she chose. Then it began to all come back. Yeah...I remember times like that. I sampled 2, purchased 1 and in both, Cat Powers has that Janis Joplin heart in her vocals. Maybe channeling janis, I don't know. She's that good. have to come back and see if I can find an uptempo number ala ""Move Over". Get 'em I say. Cat Power...She's hot!