Heart, Tina Turner, Joan Jett, Janis Joplin, The Breeders, The Pretenders, AC/DC, ABBA,
Led Zeppelin, Kirsty MacColl, Sonic Youth , Amy Allison, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, L7, Big Maybelle, REM, Patti Smith, Joan Armatrading, The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Nina Simone, The Who, X, Koko Taylor, Queen, Patsy Cline, Mountain, the Beatles, the Runaways,Cheap Trick, the Band, Aretha Franklin, the Replacements, Etta James, The Pixies
Olivia Cornell is a singer songwriter now living in Portland, ME. She lived in NYC for 10
years,
producing two albums, Young Soul City and Corolla, both engineered and co- produced by Danny Kadar(Chris Whitley, Iggy Pop). Olivia plays her own original style of soulful hard - folkin' rough grown rock. Her songs and lyrics show a respect for craft rarely seen in todays young artists. "...a huge voice capable of anything and a thrilling guitar painting pictures with only the essential lines. She's a compelling performer with a sharp eye for the ironies of a woman's life...like Joplin with her scraped raw heart" (M Bush, the Village Voice)."What would have happened if, in the early 70's, Joni Mitchell had taken a tip from her friend Neil Young and recorded an album with Crazy Horse?....a blast of sound and energy felt from the stage all the way to the back of the bar.Cornell is the kind of girl who, when she meets a guy who suits her fancy, might just throw him on the back of her motorcycle and ride off." (James Lien, CMJ) Her new band The Precious formed in 2007, has begun work on a new recording project at The Studio in Portland. Pat Seitz on drums, Davey Swill on bass, and Olivia on guitar and vocals with a fresh collection of songs!*****NEW WRITE UP*****"There's a new veteran voice on the Portland map: OLIVIA CORNELL, who's playing out with a backing band called THE PRECIOUS and plays a nice brand of girly rock, like The Breeders if they read lots of Tolkien. They played Geno's last weekend and they've already been in THE STUDIO with JIM BEGLEY, working on a full length. But this isn't Cornell's first rodeo. She's been in the NYC scene and released a pair
of discs there, working with DANNY KADAR (CHRIS WHITLEY, IGGY POP) and getting
written up in the Voice and CMJ. The "Sibilance" staff is highly in favor of more chicks in
town who rock out." - THE PORTLAND PHOENIX****************
The CD Release for FILTHY THINGS will be September 18th @ Geno's in Portland!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Filthy Things is fuckin Brilliiant!" - Tom Vick, author
hey girl, just wanted to say thanks for the add. you seem pretty cool and down to earth. I am similar and im in love with the 80's. I also have a myspace blog which I write from time to time (you can check it on my page and find out more about me). If there is anything else you want to know about me, just ask. anyways tell me more about you!
Just wanted to say that the record is fantastic. I hope you are proud of it, you have every reason to be: Good songs, good performances and good recording. Kudo's to you.....!!!!!!
W0W,3 albums of Rock n Roll delight coming my way!DUDEEEEEEE!
Now i know what ill be listening thru the summer,....and at fall,.....during the winter...in the spring....in the summer,lol.
Im so glad that now i get to hear the whole thing youve done.
I was totally blown away when i heard Favorite Bar,few years ago,maybe even 3-4 years ago. That was it for me.Now i get to hear the whole story.Sweeet!
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