How Does It Feel
Forget the over-discussed topic of "women in rock."Frank's daughter was the single biggest threat to the '60s female status quo: with her melt-in-the-mouth blonde charm and undeniably decadent underside, hits like the outrageously kinky "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" and the enchanting "Some Velvet Morning" predatedBlondieby a good decade. Working alongside collaboratorsLee HazlewoodandBilly Strange, she melted many a teenage boy's heart with her ice-cool, world-weary voice.How Does It Feel?is a great starting point for new fans.  A collection of passed-over gems and smooth covers, it includes a deliriously funky, laid-back "Like a Rolling Stone," a suitably sleazy "Walk on the Wild Side" (no, not that one!), and a lascivious showtime reading of "You're Gonna Make Love to Me." "Sweet Talkin' Candy Man," meanwhile, is pureNilsson.How Does It Feel?is the perfect companion piece to the series of Hazlewood reissues onSonic Youthdrummer Steve Shelley's Smells Like Records.--Everett True