What are some of your favorite female rock muscians?

[Swede]

Whether they sing,play an instrument,it's up to you.

I always liked the Wilson sisters of Heart.

[flvegan]

1. Bif Naked, Joan Jett, Avril, Alanis...

I lurves 'em all.

The chick from Guano Apes is pretty hot, too.

[Swede]

3. I like your picks.

Bif Naked is too cool!

[flvegan]

4. I've seen her boobs.

They were pretty cool, too.

[ghostsofgiants]

13. Me too...

*high five*

[flvegan]

27. *high five*

Thank you, meal with Chuck.

[HEyHEY]

76. Bif Naked is popular in the US?

Didn't know that.

[redqueen]

2. PJ Harvey!

:bounce:

And Jenny Lewis, Janis Joplin, Ani DiFranco (Shut up!), Fiona Apple, Alison from Goldfrapp...

[redqueen]

6. Ooh and I forgot that lady from the Pixies. Shit. I can't think of her name!

:blush:

[jonnyblitz]

46. kim deal. nt

[some guy]

5. Female.

:D

[Swede]

8. I hate when some guy think's he's funny.

:spank:

[some guy]

11. Ouch

Okay, then.

My favorite female rock musicians are:

older
younger
talented guitar players
talented keyboard players
talented singers

I'm not particularly aware of bass players or drummers.

:D

[Swede]

16. Now you're being obtuse.

:toast:

[some guy]

20. *whew*

at least I didn't get spanked for that answer.

In no particular order:

Joan Jett
Chrissie Hynde
Ann Wilson
Nancy Wilson
Janis Joplin (I should've included dead, in my prior response.)
Lucinda Williams
Annie Lennox
The Bangles (I don't know them by their individeual names :blush: )
Deborah Harry
Bonnie Raitt
Pat Benatar


I'm not sure how much they qualify as "rock":
Joni Mitchell (she is in the rock-n-roll HoF)
Dar Williams
Lydia Pense
Etta James
Annie Haslam
Emmylou Harris
k d lang
Tori Amos

:D

[Jamastiene]

7. Deborah Harry, Joan Jett, and Courtney Love are my most favorites.

I like lots of others as well, but those are the best, imho.

:)

[CreekDog]

9. Ann-Margrock

[Capn Sunshine]

60. I've seen her boobs

Look but don't touch she purred

[CreekDog]

72. They must be really firm (nt)

[DarkTirade]

10. I've always liked Sinéad O'Connor

Really interesting voice.

Also... Amy Lee. Mmmm... Amy Lee...

I'm sorry, my mind went elsewhere for a moment.

[DarkTirade]

42. Oh yeah, and Alanis.

Alanis is teh awesome.

[zingaro]

54. Now I was all set to second Sinead

and then I saw the Amy Lee and had a similar blank out.

But I'd second her too. Yes, I would. :)

[DarkTirade]

64. That sounds kinda dirty when you say it that way...

:P

[zingaro]

66. Oh good.

It was supposed to. :9

[ghostsofgiants]

12. Karen O (Yeah Yeah Yeahs), Andrea Zollo (Pretty Girls Make Graves), Exene Cervenka (X, of course)

Edited to add video goodness.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3zPbBMbnjI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe47QyAvC0A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYTbIOIXiyU

[Blue-Jay]

14. Crissy Hyne

[AlCzervik]

15. Chrissie Hynde, Janis Joplin, Regina Spektor.

[Forkboy]

17. Jarboe, hands down for me.

Most of the females in rock I listen to are involved with bands and not on their own, and there's a lot of them, but Jarboe is ALWAYS the most interesting.

[carly denise pt deux]

18. Joan Jett, Lita Ford, Janis Joplin, Heart

real rock chicks

Carly

[Flaxbee]

19. How about Johnette Napolitano from Concrete Blonde?

saw her live many times in L.A....

[stuntcat]

41. LOVE Johnette

I only saw her live once but it was from the front row! :headbang:

[hellbound-liberal]

21. This woman has got it all:

Talent, brains and a great liberal heart!

[Flaxbee]

23. yup, and a voice that can break your heart

I love Bonnie Raitt!

[hellbound-liberal]

25. And she's been doing it for thirty years! Check this out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14eIxVbd5AU

[GOPisEvil]

22. Neko Case and Sleater-Kinney

:)

[Oeditpus Rex]

24. Joan Jett, Katrina Leskanich, Dreamboat Annie Wilson, Bridgit Regan,

Janis Joplin, Grace Slick, Lydia Pense, Suzi Quatro, Lisa Loeb, Avril Lavigne... and that luscious blonde who was the diva on a couple of Therion albums.



Gah! How dare I forget Ronnie Spector?

[qwertyMike]

26. Mavis Staples n/t

[quip]

28. Susanna Hoffs

Chicks with Rics = Hubba. :loveya:

http://www.echobeachband.com.nyud.net:8090/sue_michael_calexpo.jpg

[Greyskye]

29. Fruit, Waifs, Laura Love,

Fruit - great band from down under. Three female lead singer/songwriters/instrumentalists. I've seen them a bunch of times live when they've toured the US. Here's an excellent quality clip from "Good Morning Australia" :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXLunb2yNgI

Waifs - another Aussie group. I've seen them a bunch of times on tour as well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADlAc-NsDng&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_emz0o638PQ&feature=related


Laura Love - simply amazing singer and bass player. Great to see live. http://flink.livedownloads.com/show.asp?show=765. Audio preview clips on the side.

[flvegan]

30. I saw Laura Love here live a couple years ago.

She was awesome.

It was a small venue, and I was in the second row. You could almost smell the talent.

[Greyskye]

32. Was she...

... solo, Laura Love Duo, or Laura Love Band? I've seen her all three ways. All were great, loved the sound of the full band.

[flvegan]

33. She was with someone else. The name escapes me.

But hot damn, the freak flag was flyin'.

[Greyskye]

38. She has a good time in concert

Always laughing - unless she's on a political rant. :evilgrin: She was calling for impeachment at a concert I saw 3 or 4 years ago I think. :thumbsup:

She was probably with Jen Todd - member of her full band that she tours with. Love that Afro-Celtic folk-funk music!

[flvegan]

73. Jen Todd, that's the one.

They were great. She went off politically a couple of times. Made it even better.

[some guy]

34. ooh - great pick

I forget about her. Must be because she is a bass player. :blush:

:D

[Greyskye]

39. Got something against bass players?

;) :evilgrin:

[some guy]

43. nope

they just weren't in my list at post 11, and I needed an excuse for having forgot Laura Love. :D

[mitchum]

31. Patti Smith, Polly Jean Harvey, Jarboe, Sara Lee, Xene Cervanka, Lucinda Williams

[dembotoz]

35. kate bush

just the best
period

[DeepBlueC]

51. oh yeah, love kate bush

[greendog]

36. Sandy Denny

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbpURBJA4uA&feature=related

[RainDog]

37. hard to fix some in a genre...

I like Neko Case, but like her solo stuff more than the NewPorn. I listened to her so much that I had to take a break. She's a great live performance.

I really like Jolie Holland - Escondito and Springtime Can Kill You.

Mad Tom of Bedlam - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Og-D0J2a1g
Crush In the Ghetto- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9Tz7IpyN0k

-she's certainly not the over-produced idea of any genre. She's sort of - a musical artist? I've been listening to her too much lately.

I like Cat Power, Susan Tedeschi, Big Momma Thornton, Etta James, Janis Jopln, Sometimes the Deal sisters, mostly Pacer when they were the Amps, or The Breeders. Lucinda Williams doesn't seem the "country" to me. Bjork sometimes, also Aimee Mann. (they're just sooooo much alike!) Someone just gave me great Mavis Stamples cd- We'll Never Turn Back.

But the female singer I REALLLLLLY like to listen to is Anita O'Day. If you watch some of her old performances on YouTube - her voice amazes me - her inflections and the way she can turn notes and keep going farther with it...

sorry, just got me going on this one.

[Greyskye]

40. Susan Tedeschi

Great choice! Saw her at a B.B. King Blues festival a few years back. :thumbsup:

[RainDog]

44. You would never believe who gave a great performance...

or maybe you would. Paula Cole has a great voice but I just o.ded on that Cowboys Song and whatever. But she was playing in my town a few years back and I saw the very last of her performance.

It was amazing.

This is the cover she did: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=T2M6yV6mueg

and it wuz good.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

48. Her version of Led Zep's "Rock & Roll" on the Double Trouble CD is un-frikkin'-believable.

[baldguy]

45. What's on my mp3 player?

Chrissie Hynde
Natalie Merchant
Aimee Mann
Bonnie Raitt
Annie Lennox
Janis Joplin
Stevie Nicks
Tracy Chapman

[LaraMN]

47. Brody Dalle- she's like Courtney Love without the suck.

[leeroysphitz]

49. I heart Sleater-Kinney.

Can't get enough even now.

[DeepBlueC]

50. Chrissy Hynde

without a doubt.

[Blue_In_AK]

58. Agreed.

[Orrex]

52. Ani DiFranco

Not sure if she counts as "rock," but holy moley if she doesn't kick ass.

[zingaro]

55. I totally think she counts.

:thumbsup:

[Bennyboy]

53. Carolyn Wonderland, Grace Potter, Laura Love, Ani.....

If you like Janis Joplin you will love Carolyn Wonderland. She is an angel.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm1WGJvhkdo A song for Molly Ivens

Grace Potter kills it. great player, fantastic voice adn the energy in the room goes up to here when she plays.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVddqalx9gg

[zingaro]

56. I would add Tracy Bonham to the list.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wETjQNMnVlc&feature=related

[NC_Nurse]

57. Shirley Manson, Tori Amos, Elizabeth Fraser, Jennifer Charles...

and lots of those already mentioned...

[Radical Activist]

59. Joan Jett, Betty Blowtorch, Garbage, Juliette & the Licks,

Jewel is great on the rare occasion that she decides to rock.

[Capn Sunshine]

61. Wendy O Williams

Everybody saw her boobs.

and much much more

[Capn Sunshine]

62. Cheryl Crow

Great player , great writer and GREAT Voice.
I was at a show she did back in her Tuesday Tight Music CLub days, and the power cut out , but she kept singing and you could hear her over the drums just a capella and it filled the room. very impressive.

[taterguy]

63. Sara Romweber

Mostly known for being in the original Let's Active but I really liked her when she was in Snatches of Pink in the mid-80s

[mitchum]

67. She rocks AND has great hair

[Arkansas Granny]

65. I've always loved Heart and they were the first to come to mind.

[SoxFan]

68. Maria McKee

Imagine Dolly Parton drinking a 24 pack of Red Bull and you get the basic idea
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyAATgzDg8c

Siouxie Sioux
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hMagNuhLkk

And, as others have mentioned, Sinead O'Connor, Exene Cervenka, the Bangles, Chrissy Hynde.

Not really sure if they qualify as rock, folk, country, Americana, or what, but I don't want to forget Mary-Chapin Carpenter and Eliza Gilkyson.

[SPKrazy]

69. I Like...

Alanis, Lita Ford, Fiona Apple, Wilson sisters, Stevie Nicks, Joan Jett, Pat Benetar, Belinda Carlisle and the Go Go's lol, Sheryl Crowe, and many others.

[elaineb]

70. Since nobody's mentioned her yet...Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth n/t

[mountainvue]

71. Stevie Nicks. n/t

[HEyHEY]

74. PATTI FUCKING SMITH

[flvegan]

75. How could I forget former Beastie Boy, Kate Schellenbach

who then went to Lucious Jackson.

[abq e streeter]

77. Ronnie Spector , Johnette Napolitano, Tina Turner, Janis Joplin, Cyndi Lauper

Exene too, although the only time I saw her (with Auntie Christ) she got a little obnoxious with her constant " I'm the queen of punk" stage patter. Except of course, that she IS, and as Dizzy Dean used to say;" it ain't braggin' if you can do it".