14-11-2014, 18:06
I've always loved Laura Nyro. She was Jazz, Folk, Soul, Rock ..all blended into one. She had a very unique voice and she sounded impeccable on piano. Her songwriting was based on a very melodic "dark" soundscape of chord voicings that she created as a backing to the story she told in her lyrics. Todd Rundgren was deeply influenced by the music of Laura Nyro and it's truly evident on many of his releases. It's masked with his own originality, but many of the chord progressions are based on Laura Nyro's creations. She was a very sensitive artist and very misunderstood. She is also a true innovator who created various chord structures to later be added into "Pop Music", mainstream Jazz, Folk and Rock.
