Holly
McNarland
-
This
is
one
of
those
artists
that
I
would
have
never
found
if
it
wasn't
for
the
internet
and
shared
MP3's...
I
got
her
track "Water" off
of
my
friend's
computer
during
a
time
when
I
was
interested
in
any
new
that
was
female
coming
out...
although
I
found
several
duds
in
the
mix,
I
found
something
golden
in
Holly.
Her
music
showed
a
anger
and
forcefulness
that
rarely
is
found
in
female
rock
-
yet
a
softness
that
derives
a
deep
passion
from
her
listeners.
Directly
after
downloading
that
first
MP3,
I
asked
my
friend
to
encode
his
other
two
cd's
for
me...
knowing
that
I
couldn't
get
her
CD's
in
Alaska,
I
had
little
choice
without
a credit
card
that
I
was
willing
to
use.
But,
during
my
summer
stay
in
Oklahoma
and
a
trip
through
Canada,
I
picked
up
all
of
her
albums. I
purchased
her
most
recent
one
online
the
day
it
came
out...
I've
fallen
in
love
with
her
anger,
her
truthfulness,
her
soft
voice...
I
relate
to
some
of
her
songs
like I
never
have
with
any
other
artist.
I
cannot
relate
her
to
any
other
recent
popular
artist
because
artists
like
her
rarely
have
the
radio
play
they
deserve
-
she
strikes the
chords
that
few
do..
Heather
Nova - Probably one of the only artists that I've continued
to be so faithful to through their years of change is Heather
Nova. The best way to catagorize her is new-age folk crossed
with alternative angst... I suppose that that's not much
of a catagorization... but that is what she is. I've been
entraced by her music since 1994 when
I first saw her video on MTV. Once again, she recieved
only minimal video/radio play and yet, has a very loyal
fanbase. Just like Holly, she's provided some amazing
songs that I can relate to strongly. When I lost one
of my closest friends, her "Maybe an Angel" helped
greatly. Even without sorrow, her music continues to be
a force to reckon with - as with her newest album, South.
I used to have a entire site dedicated to her, (actually
one of the top rated ones) as it still remains online
to this day... in pieces at least. The time wasted on
just updating it and renovating it was too much for
me to waste. Maybe I'll put something up again that's
more complete than this is... who knows. I'm waiting
for her to announce a new release anyday, and will run
out to grab it. Thank you Heather for getting me through
some of the toughest years of my life.
Linkin
Park - Although more well known than the previous
two artists, Linkin Park shows, to me, a evolution
of popular music. The combination of hard rock
tones, dj scratches, and intelligent lyrical content
shows much more than most pop, rock, punk, or rap
music offers recently. If anything, I believe that
Linkin Park's work has given me a new respect for
Rap - one that shows that it's possible to still
tell true stories of life without a Parental Advisory
label. Don't get me wrong - I've got my share of
stickered CD's - but it is worth recognition that
Linkin Park has gained so much popularity without
them. Their songs have touched my memories like
few artists have, and each new album they release
finds new memories to remind me of.