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Greatest female rock band singer
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^^^ Good call
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Someone put this Stevie Nicks performance up years ago. Still amazing 40 years on…
https://youtu.be/H1kF5HsUw84 |
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Mr Slicer -
I've got the first four Motels albums but the 2nd one (Careful) is far and away the best. Days Are Ok and Who's Problem Am I? are the best tracks they did imho, along with Total Control from the eponymous debut album. Only The Lonely and Take the L Out Of Lover (And It's Over) were also two of their better efforts I guess you know that Martha had a cameo role as one of the three deities in Bill & Ted Excellent Adventure, along with Fee Waybill and the legend that was Clarence Clemons? All the best, Mad. |
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A lot mentioned are better known as solo artists. Dusty WAS in a group early on and Janis was for a bit longer.
Linda Ronstadt is the best for me for her sheer versatility,and she was in The Stone Poneys before her career took off so she qualifies as much as Bonnie Raitt for example. Chaka Khan is another one nobody seems to have mentioned. Started with the rock band Rufus. |
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I agree with you 100% on the tunes you mention Mr Madhatter. Thank you for reminding me of Martha's roles in the movies. I hate to be a pain, (I don't really), but it's DOCTOR Slicer. I didn't spend 26 years at university just to be called Mister. Best wishes to you too. btw- what a wealth of knowledge exists on these forums thanks to old timers like Mr Spray, Mr Madhatter, many others & of course myself. Having lived in the times of the best music ever is a distinct advantage.
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Not the greatest Female rock band singer by any means but she had her moment at the end of the eighties early nineties
Wendy James https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEzl16L4998 |
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Grace Slick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Is2OeUZ6Sg |
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Llamedos
I saw Transvision Vamp at Cambridge Corn Exchange  And, talking of great female singers, I also saw Eddie Reader & Fairground Attraction at the same venue - admittedly not rock though! |
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Dr Slicer,
We have been lucky to have lived through the '60's revolution and then Glam Rock, Prog Rock, Punk, New Wave, Indie and Brit Pop. Can't quite remember the Sixties really (born in 58) but I do have a fine retrospective collection of Who, Stones, Kinks, CCR and Free albums...and even the odd Beatles one or two. Grew up listening to E John, T Rex, R Music, Rod+Faces, then discovered Waits, Springsteen & Skynyrd - my all time fav band (but not in their resurrected form). Punk shook it all up and I was listening to the Pistols, The Undertones, Stranglers, Pogues and SLFingers. Then Joe Jackson (third best concert I ever went to at Leicester De Montfort Hall), Wah! and all things Julian Cope, Orange Juice/E Collins. Next would be Oasis, Dinosaur Jr, Stone Roses, Razorlight, Concretes. Have really struggled with the music of the last 20 years or so but absolutely love David Ford (ex Easyworld) as a singer/songwriter - a better (but less rich!) version of Ed Sheeran, who has given the two finest concerts i have ever been to (seen him five times!) at Roadmenders (cellar) and Luton Top Hat, both times without his band, just him with all the instruments and a loop machine - brilliant stuff. Five albums, first two wonderful, second two very good, last one not so much so. Cheers, Mad (BSc) |
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Well Mr Mad (BSc), I'm a lot older than you. I was a teenager when the great Alan Freed coined the phrase rock n roll.Although the music of the 60s, mainly early 60s, is my fave period, I like to think I can see (hear) some merit in the later stuff. Certainly like some Glam stuff, particulary T Rex cos its so easy for me to play on my Fender Stradivarius Telecaster. Ferry was an icon of cool, & Roxy did some great album tracks once they grew out of Eno's experimental stage. I even have the Stranglers first album. I was whistling Never had a girl like you before by E. Collins for many months & like some of O Juice tunes. I can even see some merit (although only a little ) in the Ramones Swallow my pride & Pinhead. Although a soul, Motown, disco of the 70s fan I can't stand most of the music from the turn of the century. Most Rap should have a C in front of it. Indeed, I'm such an oldie that apart from Ed The Redhead, I've not heard of any of those mentioned in your last paragraph. So set in my ways these days, I hope you forgive me if I say I'm not even going to give them a chance. My future is behind me & I'm grateful for that regarding music & everything else.
I hope you prosper. Sir Epicure- White Rabbit with Jeff Airplane was very good. She sold out by forming Jeff Starship. But her best ever is a ballad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv98M7iZwAI Best wishes. |
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Not a rock singer, but surely the best female voice ever is Shirley Bassey
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IMHO SB's voice too harsh & sings without feeling!
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Sounds as though I am in between in age. I really got into pop/rock around 1962/3 though I vaguely remember earlier stuff. I've always been more into American stuff than British. In early 63 me and a mate tried to get tickets to see our hero Roy Orbison but a band called Gerry and the Pacemakers were 3rd on the bill and an even more obscure lot called the Beetles (or something like that ) were 2nd. They had sold out
 .I suppose if you are looking for a female singer who was both definitely rock and almost invariably sang with a proper band as opposed to a backing band Grace Slick probably IS the answer though whilst she sang both of JA's best tunes and a few other good ones she also was responsible even in those days for some pretentious garbage. What is rap please ? |
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I might be about the same age as you Doctor but for me the late 50s with coming of Elvis, Eddie Cochran, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly etc. was the best era. For the first time youngsters had their own music rather than having to put up with their parents stuff including crooners and all the rest of it. Exciting times.
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Not many 50s female rock stars then but Wanda Jackson was very good.
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The one thing i can tell you, is that the music of the 60s/70s and especially 80s are a million miles better than todays garbage, i couldn't tell you any song thats been no1
in the last 25 years. |
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I always preferred the 3 chord wonder that was Eddie Cochrane. Most female singers of the late 50s sang with bands. Brenda Lee, Doris Day, Ottilie Patterson, Lita Roza, Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, Connie Francis, Sara Vaughan- Frankie Vaughan's aunt. to name but a few.
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Not many of them women could be called rock stars doc although all very good.
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I agree. Just mentioned a few female singers from the 50s. This thread turning into the Reminisces of Old Codgers!
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Well I haven't even heard of some of the performers posters have mentioned so thats my excuse.
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Annie Lennox is my favourite with or without the Eurythmics.
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You forgot Alma Cogan, Slicer
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Mr Dambuster- I could NEVER forget Alma Cogan (the singer with the laughing voice). The Beatles were her support act at times. She was famous for her parties. She died too young & I've actually visited her grave at Bushey Cemetary,
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I'll throw in Patti Page.
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Posh Spice.....
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Welcome back to the forum.
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Lita Ford
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With regard to Posh Spice Mr Raylayle, it does say singer you know!
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Also Dr.S. Victoria Beckham was born in Harlow, Essex.
Now call me picky if you will but I've been to Harlow and I didn't think it was very posh at all I must say.  |
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Janice Joplin
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Janice Joplin
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Mr SlippyBlue, I know you're correct. However I do happen to know that Spice does usually come from the East, so Harlow Essex qualifies on that count!
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Kristin Hersh, Laetitia Sadier, Kim Deal, P J Harvey
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Yes, the Stone Poneys did a couple of good ones, but weren't around for that long.
Just throw in Carla Torgerson of The Walkabouts and Chris and Carla fame. Hugely underrated band. |
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Just to add as they got few mentions I have got a few Motels records as well. Haven't played them for a while but I liked Shame, Suddenly Last Summer, Tables Turned and Isle Of You.
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Different Drum should certainly know about the Stone Poneys
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Obviously none of you have heard of Brittany Howard and Alabama Shakes, a real ROCK singer. Listen and learn!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a99fUbOrqLk |
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m people what a powerfull voice
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Chrissie Hynde....born Chrissie Hynd with the 'E' added as a flourish. From Akron in Ohio survived plenty bad times to make her break-through. A wonderful voice. Came to our shores a long time ago and fell in love with good old England and adopted it as her home. She adored London. Chrissie once went out and bought some new shirts for her man. Returned to her apartment and proceeded to have a small falling out with her man friend. This led to Chrissie tossing the new shirts out of her window down onto the street and she watched as homeless man picked them up and strode off with his bounty. A mention also to Suzi Quatro great singer.
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