Search - Joan Armatrading :: Secrets Secrets

This one did it for me....

J. Bilby | Kingston, New Hampshire United States | 04/06/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This out of print (excellent collection) came out right
as MTV was hitting its stride during the middle 80's and people got
to see the electric Joan Armatrading really emerging. I think A&M records
were really hoping to break Joan out to a larger market. Her much respected music
style, similar to thes likes of Joni Mitchell and Bonnie Raitt to name a few
of my favorites with similar appeal had a hard time finding any kind of
niche for themselves during this period in music. Lets face
it music was not responding to love songs (cold period in music). Joan's song "Temptation" came pretty
close through the video age to transport Joan out of her
cult following. She went on over the next several years producing herself and exploring new music but she has always
come back to the basic guitar/paino approach which in my opinion
is her greatest strength. Great collection of under appreciated
rock music with her trademark great songwriting. Hopefully one of these
days they will re-release a remastered SECRETS SECRETS."