Monday 8 November 2021

Barbara O' Meara - Punchin' Judy

Barbara O'Meara was the singer of the UK glam band Punchin' Judy. The band had a very short existence and only released one album and tow singles. This English band was born in London in 1972. Its particularity was to count in its ranks a singer whose intonations were not without reminding the late Janis Joplin.

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

In 1973, they released what remains to this day its only record: an eponymous album. Their sound was swimming in the waters of Hard Rock, Glam-Rock and Boogie-Rock. This band was more or less in tune with the times and was trying to make its mark. 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

A track that sums up all the musical styles mentioned above is 'Settle Down': this mid-tempo song skilfully mixes Hard Rock, Glam and Boogie and is carried by Barbara O' Meara's vocal performance, which does not leave anyone indifferent. What's more, a few discreet piano notes brighten up this track which, in the end, turns out to be deliciously catchy. 

 


The band only lasted for two years, they formed in 1972, released one LP in 1973 and two singles the next year and were over by 1974.