Who Are Your Favorite Female Rock Performers?

[arwalden]

Annie Lennox and Tina Turner are at the top of my list. What about you?

[SunDrop23]

1. Three off the top of my head...

Melissa Etheridge
Sarah Maclachlan
Joss Stone

[Eric J in MN]

2. I'm listiening to Janis Joplin right now.

"Legacy" 3 cd set.

[KitchenWitch]

3. Sheryl Crow

Bonnie Raitt
Melissa Etheridge
Annie Lennox
Sinead O'Connor
The Cranberries (lead singer, forgot her name)

[benny05]

21. I'd add to that list (others not yet mentioned)

Linda Ronstadt (when she rocked)
Pat Benatar
Marcia Ball (she's got the longest legs..)
Bette Midler
Joan Jett
Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders
Carly Simon (when she rocked)
Shawn Colvin --Steady On!
and Sarah McLauchlan

there are more...those are at the top of my head...

[sendero]

4. The most fantastic vocal goddess..

... ever placed on this watery marble... Elizabeth Fraser



Honorable mentions to: Lateatia Sadier of Stereolab, Beth Gibbons of Portishead.

[progmom]

5. Tina and Annie, for sure!

Somewhere around here I have a picture of me with Tina Turner. :loveya:

Also Kirsty MacColl, Sam Phillips, Rickie Lee Jones, Joni Mitchell.

[tarkus]

6. She may not have "classic" status yet... but I'm a huge Tori Amos fan

And the other day I saw a shirt that said "Ani FUCKING DiFranco", which made me really happy. I'm not a huge Ani fan, but I like "Superhero".

[Rising Phoenix]

40. I love Tori, too

[Fenris]

7. Pauline Murray

Criminally underrated punk vocalist. Snarling, high pitched, and powerful.

[Tom Kitten]

19. ah yes

I still have the Penetration and Invisible Girls albums, yes too bad she is so obscure...

I was always a big Lora Logic fan myself...

[chknltl]

25. This looks to be something I might like a lot.....

I would very much like to hear her and her band, are there any downloads?

[mitchum]

8. Patti Smith and Patti Smith and Patti Smith

[6000eliot]

30. I love me some Patti, too.

"Radio Ethiopia" and "Easter" are my favorites.

[jpgray]

9. Tina Weymouth has played some neat basslines (nt)

[KitchenWitch]

11. oh HELL yeah!

[benny05]

22. Tina is a strange chick

Her stage outfits were not provocative, but her moves to the basslines as played were. She had every guy so hot under the belt line when the Talking Heads finished their final set. I remember my boyfriend in college was one of those eager pups, so to speak.

Then 10 years later, one of my housemates, a male, also saw her perform, but I think without David Bryne. Anyway, he had the same reaction, so gathering from a couple of comments her, the feeling must have been universal.

[sundog]

17. wOOt

heads head here

[WCGreen]

10. Right now....

I'd have to say Liz Phar....

She fucking rocks.....

Most of my favorite female singers are more Americana .....

Dixie Chicks, Kasey Chambers, Iris Dement, Lone Justice, Toni Price, Lucinda Williams, Tift Merritt, Dar Williams......



Oh and I forgot Kitchen Witch... In her rock and punk days... The legand continues

[youthere]

12. Bonnie Rait

Taylor Dayne
Alanis Morrisette
Sophie B Hawkins.
Jewel
Annie Lennox
K.D. Lange
Sheryl Crowe
Alanah Myles
Cher

[Zomby Woof]

50. Bonnie is my favorite too

And a helluva slide player.

[blue neen]

13. Heart

Anne and Nancy Wilson. Great vocalist and great guitarist.

[mestup]

31. Totally agree. MTV destroyed them.

I remember their videos, when the camera tried to "hide" Ann's weight gain. And overnight Nancy sprouted "boobs."

In our "look-at-me-I'm-perfect" world, their talent got hijacked by rabid visual consumerism.

Too bad.

[ghostsofgiants]

14. Tegan and Sara, Karen O and Kathleen Hanna

[WCGreen]

24. Come on Tegan and Sara.....

They are so gimicky.....

[ghostsofgiants]

26. Their music is great

When I first heard of them I thought the same thing, but once I actually started listening to their music, I fell in love with it.

[WCGreen]

29. I'll give it more time.....

[sundog]

15. aimee mann

i don't care what y'all say

:nuke: :bounce: :nuke:

[MissMillie]

38. No argument from me

I think she's the bomb.

[RagingInMiami]

16. And as always, I will say Shakira

[bettyellen]

18. i love it when she yodels.....

[WCGreen]

28. I forgot her

[Beware the Beast Man]

33. Yum...double yum...

triple yum...

:9


You get the picture.

[Bobby_Miller]

20. Kind of old school...

Susan Ballion of Siouxsie and the Banshees and Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders.

[chknltl]

23. Sabrina Rockarena from Cookie

West coast punk/power-rock/country trio. Yes you heard me right...go look and listen fer yerselves: I recommend "Mr. President" and "Voodoo Doll" and "Your good Girls gonna go Bad" http://www.giantradio.com/cookie.html and I especially recommend "Black and Blue for You" over at: http://www.cookiefactory.com/listen.htm
well that's my not so humble opinion, I do hope y'all check it out though. Pity that they never broke through to the big leagues.

[Tikki]

27. Exene Cervenka....and also...

Joan Jett..
Suzi Quatro...
among others....


Tikki

[Syrinx]

36. I was going to say Exene

And I thought it would be a pretty original choice. Then my eyes fell to your message. ;)

I saw X once in a small auditorium and it was a great show. What's she up to these days? And while we're at it, what ever happened to Suzi Quatro... post-Happy Days?

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

43. You guys know she's Viggo Mortensen's ex-wife, right?

Excene (or whatever her name is)

[Syrinx]

75. nope

And who is Viggo Mortensen, by the way. I guess I'm not as hip as I once was (or was I?). ;)

[Robeson]

32. Beth Orton, Margo Timmins, and Skye (formerly with Morcheeba)...

Beth...
http://varsity.utoronto.ca:16080/archives/118/nov11/review/Beth.jpg

Margo...


Skye...

[NMMNG]

34. Mazzy Star and Julee Cruise

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[maveric]

35. Joni Mitchell

[Magrittes Pipe]

37. I haven't seen anyone mention Lydia Lunch yet.

Also Exene Cervenka, Wanda Jackson, Chrissy Hynde, Pauline Murray (good call, Fen), Suzi Quatro, Fay Fife, Lorrie Collins, The Runaways (though Joan's and Lita's later careers left something to be desired), Kim Deal laid down some interesting bass lines, Tina Weymouth laid down better bass lines (than just about anybody), Moe Tucker gets honorable mention, Lorna Doom has to take some credit for her name alone, the list goes on and on....

And Yoko rules. Fuck all y'all haters.

[tigereye]

46. huh

now I don't really have to make a list! Thanks Al! :thumbsup:

Yoko still rules!

[GOPisEvil]

39. Sleater-Kinney

All three of 'em! :headbang:

[LaraMN]

41. PJ Harvey.

Love her. I generally don't care for high-pitched women singers. I can't stand Tori Amos. A girl in my art class used to habitually croon TA songs during work time. She was totally in love with the sound of her own voice and I just wanted to smack her. Ruined Tori for me forever.

[MN ChimpH8R]

42. I always liked Chrissie Hynde as a performer and writer

though everything I've heard about her indicates that she's a royal pain in the ass off stage. Also, Siouxsie Sioux (she looks like a suburban mum now, which is really jarring), Debbie Harry, Patti Smith, Joni Mitchell, Nancy Wilson from Heart, Annie Haslam of Renaissance, and doubtless some worthies I am forgetting.

For today's pure pop confectionary, the wonderful girls of J/K-technopoppers Sugar:

[Crazy Guggenheim]

44. Pat Benatar and Joan Jett.

[Tom Kitten]

45. I like Ann Magnuson

specially when she was in Bongwater.
She is like a goddess to me.

[WeRQ4U]

47. Kim Deal... Liz Phair aint' bad...

That's a couple them. I can't really think this morning.

[tigereye]

48. Patti Smith!

Scrawl( when they were all female)
Kristen Hirsch
Tanya Donnelly
Exene
Joan Jett
Poison Ivy
Patricia Necroman (Horror Pops)
http://www.aversion.com/bands/reviews.cfm?f_id=1496
The Bangles
The Slits
The Go Gos -esp. the guitarist and drummer.

[LaraMN]

49. Oh! Oh! Brody Dalle from the Distillers!

She's like Courtney Love only GOOD!

[mvd]

51. Here are a few

I won't bother to make a list.. I love tons of female rock performers.

Janis Joplin
Annie Lennox
Joan Jett
Courtney Love
Bonnie McKee
Shirley Manson
Alanis Morissette
Patti Smith
Chrissie Hynde (tend to forget about her)
early Heart (influenced many today)
Kay Hanley
Penelope Houston
Thea Gilmore
Kathy Fisher
Indigo Girls
Sheryl Crow
Aimee Mann
Tori Amos
Abra Moore
Liz Phair
Megan Slankard
Tegan And Sara
Anna Nalick
Cindy Alexander
Sleater-Kinney
The Donnas
Tuuli
New band called The Like is very promising

Joni Mitchell, if you include her as rock. Avril and Michelle Branch, if you include them. Some of my loves are more pop/rock or singer/songwriter.

[mvd]

55. How could I forget Debbie Harry, The Bangles, Go-Gos

They need to be mentioned, regardless of if it's a full list or not.

[shugh514]

52. Kim Gordon

of Sonic Youth

[no name no slogan]

53. Liz Fraser and Lisa Gerrard

[LynneSin]

54. Sign me up for Annie Lennox - she has the best voice!!

I love her music too!

[Zenlitened]

56. Chrissie Hynde. Saw her in a little club a few years ago...

... that girl can ROCK! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[flvegan]

57. Bif Naked

Nice voice, heavy on the tats. What's not to love?

[StraightMaleNurse]

58. No love for Syd Straw?

"Not the Toughest Girl" alone should ensure her a slot here.

And I am STUNNED that Ani D. is not on here.

[Bridget Burke]

59. Historically speaking: Grace Slick

I liked her better than Janis back in the day.

Classics: Chrissie Hynde, Debbie Harry, Annie Lenox, Patti Smith.

And Bonnie Raitt--even though I still think of her as a blues player.

Lots of new names to check out!

[SlavesandBulldozers]

60. PJ Harvey

probably my single favorite rocker


sade. smooth as silk.


sinead o'connor. get some sinead o'connor live - she's an often overlooked, or forgotten, amazing rock singer.



miho hatori.

[mvd]

61. Sinead and PJ.. great choices

They could go on my above list. I like Grace Slick, but haven't heard much.

I don't think I've seen Stevie Nicks - she's a great one.

[mvd]

62. I guess..

Sarah McLachlan is as rock as many of the ones I mentioned.. I'll include her.

[mvd]

63. Kick

I agree with a lot more here than on the other female rocker board.

[jandrok]

64. Kate Bush

Not really rock, though. More like a genre unto herself.

[Beaverhausen]

69. She has a new album coming out in november- finally!

she is a genre all to herself. she is so amazing.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

76. Thank you.

[HuskerDU]

65. My favorite is Joan Jett.

She played a show for free in my nowheresville town that blew me away. I hope that people will remember her place in RnR history. She was in the original 'Queens of Noise,' The Runaways. She hung with the Sex Pistols in the 70's, had a massive mainstream hit in the early 80's, and when the mainstream ignored her subsequently, she rocked clubs and small auditoriums anyway.

To me, Joan Jett is what RnR is all about.

[Jamastiene]

82. She's the greatest rocker, period. I second your statement and add

that she has also performed with the Ramones and Blondie. And she is the most welcoming, friendly musician (to her fans) that I have met also.

[sundog]

66. alicia bridges

[Spirochete]

67. I always liked

Martha Davis. Annie Lennox is very good too. I also like Johnette Napolitano, for some reason I haven't figured out yet. :)

[Beaverhausen]

68. No one mentioned Janis Joplin yet? Shame on you!!!

[mvd]

70. I did

See my prior post. She's the first mentioned.

[Beaverhausen]

71. ok sorry I missed that

I see you are from Philly - have you heard Lauren Hart?

want to find a ton of great indie female artists?

go to
http://www.indiegrrl.com

[mvd]

74. No, haven't heard of her. Thanks for the link!

Always looking for new music. :hi:

[redqueen]

72. Janis!

Laurie Anderson
Joan Jett
Joni Mitchell (is she rock?)
Melissa Etheridge
Beth Gibbons
Indigo Girls
Ani DiFranco
more than I'm not thinking of now...

See? I forgot:

Sarah McLachlan (just mentioned her on another thread too... how's that for a duh moment?)

[Ron Mexico]

73. Lee Aaron, Girlschool (n.t)

[2bfree]

77. Stevie Nicks!

Rock On Gold Dust Woman :)

[ronnykmarshall]

78. I just saw here last month.

I loves me some Stevie!

[taterguy]

79. Sara Romweber n/t

[Mrs.Matcom]

80. It's gotta be

Melissa Ethridge!

[Jamastiene]

81. Joan Jett and Deborah Harry top my list, but it doesn't stop there.

I also like Lennox and Turner as well. Plus there is Chrissie Hynde, Cyndi Lauper, Courtney Love (I'm ducking already, but I still love her music), Traci Chapman, Sarah McGlaughlan (spelling is wrong, I know), Anne Murray and Patti Smith. I could name many more, but those are the ones I think of right away.

[mac56]

83. No love for Natalie Merchant?!