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Dyan Diamond
12+ albums
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Dyan Diamond is an amazing singer who seemed like a female Elvis Presley in her style. In fact her rendition of Elvis's Heartbreak Hotel is classic and rivals that of the version that Tanya Tucker did. She was considered to be "alternative rock" circa 1976. Since I was living in the Los Angeles area at the time I appreciated her song, Western Avenue, with the lyric of, "It's a human zoo". She was associated with Punk Rock at the time because of being alternative. She became the object of criticism because her producer was Kim Fowley who was the last producer of The Byrds. Kim Fowley changed the sound of the Byrds and it was the end of that band. Kim Fowley was, also, the producer of The Runaways, a rock band with underage, teenage girls that included Joan Jett and Lita Ford. Dyan Diamond was accused of just being another Kim Fowley creation. In fact Dyan Diamond had a crack rythmn and blues band whose front musician was an excellent blues harmonica player. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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# Why Dyan Diamond Merits Closer Listening This work captures a pivotal moment when rock music was fragmenting into competing aesthetics—glam, punk, and country-inflected rock all colliding. Diamond's voice channels classic rock power through a distinctly contemporary lens, evident in her interpretations of standards and original material alike. What distinguishes her output is the tension between structural tradition and lyrical modernism: songs that sound rooted in 1950s vocal drama while addressing urban alienation and social observation with 1970s skepticism. Her collaboration with producer Kim Fowley, despite its controversial dimensions, created a distinctive sonic palette that resists easy categorization. For listeners curious about how alternative
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albums
In The Dark
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Los Angeles Post-Punk, Vol 16
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Tributes or not Tributes Vol 9
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The Blog Gems Volume 6 (1973-1986)
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The Blog Gems Vol 6 (1973-1986)
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In The Dark (LP)
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Lapenny
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In the Dark (Dyan Diamond)
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Mystery Dance
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Los Angeles Post-Punk Vol. 16
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Fidelity - A Random Selection of Pop Gems (1972-79)
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The Blog Gems, Vol. 6 (1973-1986)