Too Much Pressure
The Selecter
1980/2001: Captain Mod MODSKA CD17
Pauline Black’s voice here sounds like the midpoint of the spectrum between Grace Jones and Dale Bozzio, especially on “On My Radio” (which was my introduction to The Selecter a mere 25 years after that oddball ska hit was a hit (in the U.K.)). That’s not at all a negative comment, especially considering that this vocal sound of hers predated those of both post-Disco-era Jones and Missing-Persons-era Bozzio…I just mention by way of description, not judgement.
Comments © 2005 Mark Ellis Walker, except as noted, and no claim is made to the images and quoted lyrics.