There's something sneakily subversive about Patty Griffin. Just when you think you've got her pegged as a lovesick naif, she'll plug in her Stratocaster and tear into a tough-as-nails rocker. Less a confessional songwriter than a terse portraitist, Griffin can be applauded for refusing to conform to the female singer/songwriter stereotype.

Flaming Red - 1998 Living With Ghosts - 1996

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