Chan Marshall — Cat Power on stage — has always been more interpreter than propagator of her own creations. But the signature of his voice is so strongly etched in each note, his manner so singular that we are in his world. For his Covers of 2022, she cast a wide net without getting lost, a striking demonstration. Here’s the opposite exercise: delving into a specific moment in the history of popular music, in this case Dylan’s legendary half-acoustic, half-electric show in 1966 with The Hawks at the Royal Albert Hall. The famous time of the cry of a married disciple? No, it is in Manchester that the “Judas!” » history. Whatever. Cat Power singing Just Like A Woman, it is also an affirmation. All the songs seem to be reborn from her. Visions of Johanna, She Belongs To Me, I Don’t Believe You,even Like A Rolling Stone: you would think that Dylan wrote them for this woman who was both strong and painful. Able to dig through the melodies to tell the truth.
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