Well I figured I might as well start one. One of the most underrated and overlooked artists of all time IMO. I wrote about her here http://t.co/xxJIlCcvrO

She is and her death was just tragic.

So what's the main idea with the Amy Thread?

No real point except just to gush about Amy. Sad its so inactive. I was hoping to see more people here.

Ah, Amy, so sublime and talented. A true one off.

I saw her live a couple of times before she hit the big time. First time was in 2004 at the Cockpit in Leeds when she was touring Frank. I remember watching her, curvy, beautiful, funny and in a skin tight orange Lycra dress, thinking she was amazing and would be huge one day.

Second time was a couple of weeks before she released Rehab, at a tiny jazz club in Leeds. Couldn't have been more than 250 people there. My lovely boyfriend bought me the tickets to cheer me up when I had flu.

And then she released Rehab and we all know the story after that.

Here's a reminder of why she was so damn good.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MV4ytI0ZgHc

I'm probably in a minority, but I preferred Frank ever so slightly to Back To Black. Don't get me wrong BTB was exquisite, but Frank was just such a warm and fuzzy listen, if that makes sense. Very good storytelling in the lyrics with plenty of humour in Stronger Than Me and F*** Me Pumps. The guitar riff in October Song gets me every time, so bloody perfect.