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In the late 1980s,
Kathryn Dawn Lang, raised in rural Canada, became one of the most original
voices in the history of country music.
In 1982 she formed the Re-clines, which recorded
Friday Dance Promenade (Bumstead, 1983) and
A Truly Western Experience (Bumstead, 1984).
An androgynous look, an outspoken lesbian sexuality and a rock-tinged sound
turned her into a household name, via Angel With A Lariat (Sire, 1987),
with Watch Your Step Polka, Tune Into My Wave,
Got The Bull By The Horns and Diet of Strange Places,
that offered a brilliant blend of country, pop, rockabilly, blues, honky tonk,
Shadowland (Sire, 1988), a tribute to the Nashville sound of Patsy Cline,
and Absolute Torch and Twang (1989), the album that marks a transition
towards the old-fashioned ballad with
Full Moon of Love,
Pullin' Back the Reins,
Trail Of Broken Hearts,
Nowhere To Stand,
Walkin' In And Out Of Your Arms.
Lang wisely abandoned the sterile world of country music with
Ingenue (1992), that includes some of her most famous songs:
Save Me,
Constant Craving,
Miss Chatelaine.
The (mostly instrumental) soundtrack for
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993) showed that
she could write music that is evocative and not only narrative.
Lang perfected her mellow and sensual style on All You Can Eat (1995),
that features If I Were You, Sexuality and
World Of Love.
Drag (1997) is another collection of covers.
Invincible Summer (2000) absorbs bossanova and surf.
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(Translation by/ Tradotto da Elio Manco)
Nell'ultimo periodo degli anni '80, Kathryn Dawn Lang, cresciuta nel Canada rurale è divenuta una delle voci più originali nella storia della musica country. Nel 1982 lei formò i Re-clines che incisero Friday Dance Promenade (Bumstead, 1983) e A Truly Western Experience (Bumstead, 1984).
Un look androgino, una sessualità lesbica dichiarata ed una sonorità rock la trasformarono in un nome comune, Angel With A Lariat (Sire, 1987), con Watch Your Step Polka, Tune Into My Wave, Got The Bull By The Horns e Diet of Strange Places, che presentano una miscela brillante di country, pop, rockabilly, blues, honky tonk, Shadowland (Sire, 1988), un tributo a Patsy Cline e Absolute Torch and Twang (1989), l'album che marca una transizione verso ballate vecchio stile con Full Moon of Love, Pullin' Back the Reins, Trail Of Broken Hearts, Nowhere To Stand, Walkin' In And Out Of Your Arms.
Lang abbandonò saggiamente il mondo sterile della musica country con Ingenue (1992), che include alcune delle sue canzoni più famose: Save Me, Constant Craving, Miss Chatelaine. La (quasi sempre strumentale) colonna sonora per Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993) dimostrò che fosse capace di scrivere musica che evocativa e non solo narrativa.
Lang perfezionò stile pacato e sensuale su All You Can Eat (1995), che caratterizza If I Were You, Sexuality e World Of Love.
Drag (1997) è un'altra raccolta di covers.
Invincible Summer (2000) assorbe bossanova e il surf.
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