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Matty
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| I never knew who Minnie was until The Riches (well, I'd heard of her, but never bothered about her) I heard some of her music, and think it is great. Ruby Adeline is one of my favorite songs right now.
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Steve
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| Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 6:35 am Post subject: |
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Maybe I am the only one, but I have absolutely no taste for her music. I agree that she has a good voice, but put some drums a base and a lead guitar in the mix and let her rock out a little harder and we have an excellent band 
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Matty
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| Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 12:09 pm Post subject: |
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That would be interesting, even though I like her folk music. But anyway, you couldnt make Ozzy Osbourne do country, or make Eminem sing the blues, I have a feeling that you can't make Minnie Driver do hard rock. 
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Steve
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Well, I am a fan of crossover style music.
One of my all time favorites used to be the first album of Theatre of Tragedy (the later ones really weren't good). But the thing they did really well is mix a female opera style voice, thick and heavy guitars and a very dark male voice together. It was one of the most inspirational masterpieces of music. From then on their style became worse and worse.
Another interesting mix is Nightwish (female Opera voice + heavy metal band = takes some getting used to).
Those two bands don't make the female singer sing any different, but they accentuate excellent female voice with heavy instrument play in a way that makes em different from todays pabulum.
Now imagine how good Eminem would sound with some rockin' guitars. He wouldn't even have to change his singing style 
His style would go excellent with rhythmically hammering metal beats.
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Dahling
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| Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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Steve: Interesting ideas; I actually think that it would work well with her voice.
In any case, I just checked her webpage(s) again and saw that her new album "Seastories" will be out on July 17th (not July 10th as previously reported). I for one am planning on getting it when it comes out.
Minnie also posted upcoming tour dates on her myspace page.
Looks like the tour will start on the West Coast. She'll be in L.A. on July 17th for the release of her album and then have shows in California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia during August. More details here .
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Dahling
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| Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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I also found some more information on Minnie's new film, "Take":
According to the Hollywood Reporter, it's "a grueling, hard-to-take drama that is well worth the viewer's effort." And another critic states that "...it’s Minnie Driver who walks away with the film."
There's also an official webpage for the movie. Check it out if you're interested; it offers quite a bit of info, including a trailer, interviews, photos, and much more.
I just wonder when and where one can actually watch it.
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Dahling
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| Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 6:54 pm Post subject: Q&A on TvGuide.Com |
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There's a new Q&A with Minnie on TvGuide.com.
Also, in case you didn't know, Minnie has her own block on MySpace. Obviously, she doesn't have time to post every day, but every now and then she talks to her fans. Check it out here, if you are interested.
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Dahling
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| Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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Just found this little piece online written by Minnie Driver: 10 Things You Don't Know About Women. I got a good laugh out of it and thought some of you might enjoy it. BTW - a lot of it is totally true.
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Dahling
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| Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Minnie has added more dates to her tour promoting her new album., including some on the East Coast in VA, MD, MA, and NY. More info here.
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Glenski
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 10:42 am Post subject: |
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Hi there
I've been a quiet fan of Minnie's for some time now and think that she is a very talented young lady...
My cousin has sent me the Riche$ episodes for me to watch finally 
I'm also a huge fan of her music and have her albums 'Everything I've Got In My Pocket' and also a promo of her new album 'Seastories' which i must say is fantastic... so much so that i decided to create a fan forum for her
Once I've watched a few of these episodes, I'll pay another visit and leave my comments.
Thanks
Glenn from the UK
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Dahling
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Glenski wrote: | Hi there
I've been a quiet fan of Minnie's for some time now and think that she is a very talented young lady...
Once I've watched a few of these episodes, I'll pay another visit and leave my comments.
Thanks
Glenn from the UK |
Hi Glenn,
And welcome. Glad to see another Minnie Driver fan has joined us. Can't wait to hear what you think of her performance in the show.
Dahling
P.S. I also enjoy her music a lot.
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ChasM
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Matty
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| Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 8:20 am Post subject: |
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| Ooh, is Se Stories out? I'll have to get that. Loved her first album.
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Steve
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| Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 7:22 am Post subject: |
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| ChasM wrote: |
Now, I am a fan of both Zina Saunders and Minnie Driver. |
Wow. Pretty good. Somehow reminds me of the drawings they make in court.
I really like it.
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Dahling
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| Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 4:05 am Post subject: |
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| Matty wrote: | | Ooh, is Sea Stories out? I'll have to get that. Loved her first album. |
Yup, it came out on the 17th. You can actually order it through Minnie's webpage.
Also have some great news: Minnie was nominated for an Emmy today!!! "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series" for Dahlia. Keep your fingers crossed.
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