Listeners highlight Ann and Nancy Wilson as pioneering female rock musicians
3 Sep 20 7:36 PM · 3d ago · 5 comments · 1 source · development 3 of 4
Several commenters emphasized the album's significance for showing that women could be lead performers in hard rock, with one noting that Ann and Nancy Wilson and Suzi Quatro "showed little me that girls COULD be more than just a backup singer or keyboard player."
“Ann and Nancy, and Suzi Quatro showed little me that girls COULD be more than just a backup singer or keyboard player!”
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Kevin M. Kruse Music criticAnn Wilson Heart lead singerNancy Wilson Heart guitarist
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I bought it then (grad school, UT Austin), the same day I picked up a new pair of killer ADS speakers. The speakers have moved on, but that vinyl still gets played.
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They were played on repeat in U of W dorms, frats, and sororities in the mid 70's. Really enjoyed their cover of Stairway to Heaven, back when the Kennedy Center Honors was a good watch.
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Sophomore year, UCSB. This album was heard from every other dorm or apartment window.
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That one throwaway riff in “Magic Man” became a sick beat in Ice-T’s “Personal.”
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I always thought “Disco Duck” by Rick Dees was peak 70s.
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