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The Forgotten Musical Career of Milla Jovovich
05.11.2010
01:45 am
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Before she became the International Nerd Goddess in “The Fifth Element,” Milla Jovovich was a minorly-famous alt rock diva whose 1994 album “The Divine Comedy,” released simply as “Milla,” weirded the hell out of the MTV 120 Minutes crowd. They used to play her songs after midnight, for the most part, largely because clips like “The Gentleman Who Fell,” the first one below—a haunting tribute to Maya Deren’s “The Meshes of the Afternoon” combined with a lyrical invocation of the Gnostic Lucifer—were a lot more Kate Bush than Bush, and certainly not the flavor du jour. I’ve spent the last couple of days digging out her album and playing ad infinitum, and remembering that, for the most part, it was Really, Really Good, a lost gem from the labyrinth of 1990s alternative radio. The album was released in 1994, but the bulk of the songs, including the ones below, were recorded when she was only 16. Now that is a formidable talent and one I wish we’d seen more of. How many action stars can you point to who could beat This Mortal Coil at their own game? Only one, my dears.

(Wiki on “The Divine Comedy”)

(Milla: The Divine Comedy)

Posted by Jason Louv
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05.11.2010
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