For those of you unfamiliar with her, Aimee's been around the block, so to speak. Originally a solo artist with a punkish vibe, she was ready to drop her first album, I'd Start a Revolution if I Could Get Up in the Morning (Free Zip Download Here), with tracks produced by Mark Ronson, in 2003 on the Elektra label. She had a music video for the title track and was even doing a promotional tour of Universities for a music network (This is how I came across her, thank you Western Illinois University), if this were any other industry, things would have seemed to be starting off great.
Too bad she got into the music business.
Elektra goes bust, her album gets shelved, and she, for arguments sake, drops of the face of the earth (Actually, she was acting, scoring a part on MTV's Undressed), probably never to be heard from again. Thankfully, she found love.
That came in the form of Scott Russo of Unwritten Law fame, and their often turbulent love affair produced one of my favorite albums, Scott & Aimee's, Sitting in a Tree. Here we still see signs of Aimee's rock and rebellious side, sometimes even turned up a notch with the addition of Mr. Russo. But, some tracks showcase a mellow, more island feel to Aimee's repertoire, really letting her voice shine through and really adding to a much better album experience.
However, the album goes pretty much nowhere, but Aimee doesn't. Her song from her first album, Stripper Friends gets reworked by Tila Tequila for her God-awful dating show, and, on a brighter side, she gets a song, Cooties, on the soundtrack for the movie Hairspray.
And, then it gets worse.
While working on this new solo project, Aimee was assaulted in a random gang attack outside of an L.A. recording studio, putting what seemed like a permanent halt to the record. But, not for this girl.
She completely reevaluates her life completely changes her sound, producing an acoustic guitar driven, reggae inspired album that includes some old songs reworked, some brand new ones, and a fantastic cover of Sublime's Santeria. (Available for listen via her MySpace)
Regardless of the success of this album, the story behind it should be more than enough for people to stand up and take listen. So, you. Yeah. You. Take listen, you shouldn't be disappointed.
Too bad she got into the music business.
Elektra goes bust, her album gets shelved, and she, for arguments sake, drops of the face of the earth (Actually, she was acting, scoring a part on MTV's Undressed), probably never to be heard from again. Thankfully, she found love.
That came in the form of Scott Russo of Unwritten Law fame, and their often turbulent love affair produced one of my favorite albums, Scott & Aimee's, Sitting in a Tree. Here we still see signs of Aimee's rock and rebellious side, sometimes even turned up a notch with the addition of Mr. Russo. But, some tracks showcase a mellow, more island feel to Aimee's repertoire, really letting her voice shine through and really adding to a much better album experience.
However, the album goes pretty much nowhere, but Aimee doesn't. Her song from her first album, Stripper Friends gets reworked by Tila Tequila for her God-awful dating show, and, on a brighter side, she gets a song, Cooties, on the soundtrack for the movie Hairspray.
And, then it gets worse.
While working on this new solo project, Aimee was assaulted in a random gang attack outside of an L.A. recording studio, putting what seemed like a permanent halt to the record. But, not for this girl.
She completely reevaluates her life completely changes her sound, producing an acoustic guitar driven, reggae inspired album that includes some old songs reworked, some brand new ones, and a fantastic cover of Sublime's Santeria. (Available for listen via her MySpace)
Regardless of the success of this album, the story behind it should be more than enough for people to stand up and take listen. So, you. Yeah. You. Take listen, you shouldn't be disappointed.
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