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Best / favourite female performers / artists

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Started by Thefanthattriedtostrangleitslf in Other Bands & Artists

I’ve just realized only 2 (!) of the albums in my collection are albums with a female singer (I do listen to more bands with female singers but most of these albums are in my dad’s collection), so I thought where all the great names could come together :) My favourites are probably not new to anyone, in no particular order:

* Sandra Nasic (Guano Apes) - energy bomb on stage, great versatile voice. I like her rough voice best but she can switch between that and softer vocals really well. Even though the last Guano Apes album scares me she’s definitely up there.
* Sharleen Spiteri (Texas) - I just like everything she does (with Texas)… she makes it look simple, but it isn’t. Able to make pop music with soul.
* Shirley Manson (Garbage) - she’ll kill me if I don’t put her name here! Or was that someone else…? I pretty much just like Garbage as a whole immensely so I felt I couldn’t leave her out.
* Skin (Skunk Anansie) - another energy bomb and most of all great live performer, don’t really feel I should justify this choice any further :p

Posted on Tue, 5 June 2012 at 11:34

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Thefanthattriedtostrangleitslf wrote:

add ‘to make a thread’* , when are we getting an edit button? :p

Posted on Tue, 5 June 2012 at 11:35

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man-fish (Sean McLastname) wrote:

No idea on the names of the people, but there is/was a group from Manchester in the mid 90s called Bandit Queen who did that fuzzy grungey poppish thing quite nicely. Only man was the drummer.

Patti Smith is quite decent, although I’ve never really listened beyond the Horses album.

Shonen Knife are worth a mention. All-girl Japanese Ramonesy punk stuff. Incredibly intimidating in person too. Adorable, but I had seen the massive moshpit they stirred up.

There’s probably more somewhere…

Posted on Tue, 5 June 2012 at 12:07

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buffalo-boy wrote:

Kerrang! are currently hyping a band called Halestorm. They are pretty good in a heard-it-all-before-80’s rocktastic kind of way.

Posted on Tue, 5 June 2012 at 12:56

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Gav wrote:

PJ Harvey, I really like The Joy Formidable, The Naked & Famous, Kylesa, The Gathering (Anneke era), Blood Command, Blondie

Posted on Tue, 5 June 2012 at 15:26

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Cactus wrote:

Glancing through my ipod…

I’ll second the PJ Harvey vote.
Life Without Buildings were a great indiepop/alternative band with a really unique vocal style from Sue Tompkins.
Let’s not forget Ari Up of The Slits either.
Kristin Hersh from Throwing Muses/50ft Wave is a fantastic lyricist, vocalist/guitarist and performer.
Her cousin Tanya Donnelly was singer in Belly as well as solo stuff and is also very cool.
The Breeders are always fun.
Sleater-Kinney were a 3-woman guitar band, made some great albums ranging from furious screaming riot grrrl/punk angst to very inventive rock. Great drummer too. Two of them are in Wild Flag now who are also a great rock band.
Tegan and Sara are pop geniuses of the first order.
Kim Gordon from Sonic Youth is worth a mention.
There’s always Siouxie and the Banshees, I’m not a huge fan but they are of passing Therapy? interest cos Martin McCarrick played with them.

Posted on Tue, 5 June 2012 at 16:34

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KJC Dublin (Karl) wrote:

Would mention Angela Gossow from Arch Enemy - first time I heard them I didn’t realise it was a woman singing, she has the death metal thing down!

There would be Christina Scabbia from Lacuna Coil.

Probably loads more, but just thought they deserved a mention as woman making it in the Metal scene nowadays (are loads more probably)

Posted on Tue, 5 June 2012 at 20:49

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realityfuck (Jarlath) wrote:

Was listening to some Garbage today and reminded how impressive Shirley Manson is in concert. And on record, of course.
I’m not a huge The Gossip fan, but live Beth Ditto is amazing.
Saw Lily Allen at a festival once and was surprisingly impressed.
Nina Persson of The Cardigans has an effortless cool.
PJ Harvey (of course) is amazing.
Seen Belly live a couple of time, so must mention Tanya Donnelly.
Kat Bjelland from Babes in Toyland is a great front woman.
Sinead O’Connor has a bald head. And an amazing voice.
Stevie Nicks, fantastico.
Kim Gordon and Kim Deal. Sonic Youth and Pixies. Nuff said.
She might be everywhere, but Adele has a rare set of lungs on her.

Posted on Tue, 5 June 2012 at 20:59

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Cactus wrote:

There are also a load of cool punk bands old and new with some/all female singers - Kleenex, Mo-dettes, X-Ray Spex, Delta 5, A.C. Temple, Gramme, Rogers Sisters, Bratmobile…

There’s always Tarrie B., of My Ruin, not my cup of tea though I did see her old band Tura Satana once and they put on a damn fine show. Back in the grim days of nu-metal (urrgh) there was Human Waste Project too who were ok.

And no one’s mentioned Hole yet - Live Through This is still a great album.

Posted on Tue, 5 June 2012 at 21:11

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Cuchulain wrote:

Severed Heaven.

Posted on Wed, 6 June 2012 at 10:39

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Cuchulain wrote:

Let’s not forget Within Temptation either.

Posted on Wed, 6 June 2012 at 10:39

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realityfuck (Jarlath) wrote:

Cactus wrote:

And no one’s mentioned Hole yet - Live Through This is still a great album.

You are not wrong. A very album.

Posted on Wed, 6 June 2012 at 17:00 in reply to an earlier post

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buffalo-boy wrote:

Blood Red Shoes are great too!

Posted on Wed, 6 June 2012 at 17:22

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caffeinebomb (Caffeine Bomb) wrote:

I love Evanescence…

No I’m just messing with you. Nobody loves Evanescence.

Skunk Anansie are far and away the greatest female vocalist group ever.

Posted on Wed, 6 June 2012 at 21:51

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realityfuck (Jarlath) wrote:

Saw Evanescence live once. Really quite good.

Posted on Wed, 6 June 2012 at 22:14

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buffalo-boy wrote:

There’s The xx too. But they are absolute fucking shite! so dull i would rather sit through an entire episode of hollyoaks than listen to them. On a pos note, skin from skunk is AMAZING!

Posted on Wed, 6 June 2012 at 23:01

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MoldenWibe (James) wrote:

Amanda Palmer / Dresden Dolls…

Posted on Thu, 7 June 2012 at 10:16

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realityfuck (Jarlath) wrote:

Maja Ivarsson - The Sounds
Debbie Harry
Karen O

Posted on Thu, 7 June 2012 at 16:01

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hoochalobster (Sarah) Super Moderator wrote:

Jennifer Charles is amazing (band called Elysian Fields but has done spots with Mike Patton, Firewater, all the cool kids…)

Phoebe Kreutz “treads a fine balance between doe-eyed innocence and the kind of brittle, finely tuned sense of cynicism only an 80-year-old hooker should possess.”

Also love Black Box Recorder and L7.

Posted on Thu, 7 June 2012 at 17:37

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RoyBatty (Steve) wrote:

Drain STH rocked. Hot as all hell, too!

Posted on Thu, 7 June 2012 at 20:02

#20

Gav wrote:

Seconded.

The singer is Mrs Iommi now right?

Posted on Fri, 8 June 2012 at 07:55

#21

Gav wrote:

Actually, re Drain

First album was good
Second album was a piece of shit.

Posted on Fri, 8 June 2012 at 07:55

#22

Cuchulain wrote:

Dutch indie band Bettie Serveert have a really cool lead singer too , Carol van Dijk.

Just saying this as I once snogged her when she was stoned.

Posted on Fri, 8 June 2012 at 09:58

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realityfuck (Jarlath) wrote:

Had to google her. Good work my friend!

Posted on Fri, 8 June 2012 at 11:35

#24

buffalo-boy wrote:

We can’t forget Sugababes…

Posted on Fri, 8 June 2012 at 21:03

#25

ipo wrote:

Not everyones cup of tea but i’m partal to a bit of Bjork

Posted on Sat, 9 June 2012 at 00:26

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Shockperformanceof1978 wrote:

Shirley Manson from Garbage. Molly Harvey from The Residents. Of course Debbie Harry, Joan Jett and Lita ford. That’s all I can think of

Posted on Sat, 9 June 2012 at 03:21

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Gav wrote:

ipo wrote:

Not everyones cup of tea but i’m partal to a bit of Bjork

Yeah - I particularly like her first 2

Posted on Sat, 9 June 2012 at 12:19 in reply to an earlier post

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Thefanthattriedtostrangleitslf wrote:

Bjork! Indeed, very original music that.

How could I forget Kosheen. Haven’t had the luck to see her live but the albums are great, especially Damage.

Posted on Sat, 9 June 2012 at 13:38

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J wrote:

Rory Block
Bonnie Raitt
Angela & Doro
Lydia Lunch
Alanis Morissette
Die So Fluid
Sick Puppies
The Breeders
Kate (Acid)
Fiona Apple
Tori Amos
Karen Stever
Ellen Reid!
So many more..

Posted on Sat, 9 June 2012 at 20:04

#30

Thefanthattriedtostrangleitslf wrote:

Great job with the names people, this is becoming like an encyclopedia of awesome >:-) Perhaps we could further spice things up by putting some links to our favourite performances of these people.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HytyUD11AOQ&list=PL34A2C1328FE … plpp_video This is one of my favourite Guano Apes performances - very powerful delivery of one of their best and most emotional songs, especially towards the end :)

Posted on Sat, 9 June 2012 at 22:44

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