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Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: DeanS on October 05, 2007, 12:44:30 PM
To start the ball rolling......................

Curved Air-Sonja Kristina- had a big teenage crush on her
Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on October 05, 2007, 02:01:41 PM
Vixen

Pat Benatar

Girlschool

Warlock/solo DORO

Ignitor

Vainglory

Chastain

Heart

Fleetwood Mac
Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: Crazy_Joe on October 05, 2007, 02:18:53 PM
Twilight Odyssey of course! :D
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Post by: WezV on October 05, 2007, 02:29:44 PM
Hole  

PJ HARVEY!!!

Howling Bells
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Post by: TwilightOdyssey on October 05, 2007, 02:30:39 PM
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Hole  

Hmmm ... Does Love belong in the pantheon of great front women?!!
Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: Sailor Charon on October 05, 2007, 02:43:07 PM
Probably a wholebuncha Japanese bands...
Show Ya, Princess Princess, and if we count solo artists, Nanase Aikawa...

[And, with a great deal of hope and optimism as I look in my Crystal Ball...
Gal Force :) That's the plan at least... :)]
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Post by: kevincurtis on October 05, 2007, 02:45:27 PM
Lee Aaron - amazing voice... does more Jazz influenced material now apparently.
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Post by: WezV on October 05, 2007, 03:30:21 PM
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Hole  

Hmmm ... Does Love belong in the pantheon of great front women?!!


i knew someone would say that

I dont particularly like the woman but the songs are good and i like her scream.  Shame she cant write her own songs but she definately has stage presence
Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: Philly Q on October 05, 2007, 03:39:31 PM
The Mother Station (Susan Marshall and guitarist Gwin Spencer)
Headpins (Darby Mills)
Sass Jordan (solo artist, but what a voice)
Baby Animals (Suze DeMarchi)
Saraya (Sandi Saraya)
Toronto (Holly Woods)
Arch Enemy (Angela Gossow, although I actually can't stand her "singing")
Fairport Convention (Sandy Denny)

and...

Evanescence (Amy Lee.  Sorry if you all hate 'em, but I'm a fan)
Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on October 05, 2007, 04:20:10 PM
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Fairport Convention (Sandy Denny)

Forgot about Sandy Denny!
Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: maverickf1jockey on October 05, 2007, 04:29:21 PM
Quote from: TwilightOdyssey
Vixen

Pat Benatar

Girlschool

Warlock/solo DORO

Ignitor

Vainglory

Chastain

Heart

Fleetwood Mac

Fleetwood Mac went to shite when Peter Green went crazy and left. I cannot permit myself to stay quiet on the subject as they went from a competent blues band into a folky pop band :x
Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: indysmith on October 05, 2007, 04:54:21 PM
Rilo Kiley - Jenny Lewis is a goddess.
oo and The Distillers - Brody Dalle owns
Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: mecca777 on October 05, 2007, 04:59:25 PM
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Warlock/solo DORO

This was the very first thought that entered my head, along with Heart.

A few from my playlist:

Siouxsie and the Banshees
Cocteau Twins
Lush
Arch Enemy
Giant Drag (Annie Hardy totally rocks)
The Gathering
Mazzy Star
The Bangles
Elysian Fields (Jennifer Charles = most seductive voice in rock)
Acid King
Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: bucketshred on October 05, 2007, 05:03:49 PM
McQueen
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Post by: WezV on October 05, 2007, 05:37:13 PM
glad someone mentioned giant drag!
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Post by: plastercaster on October 05, 2007, 06:11:17 PM
Patti smith.
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Post by: blue on October 05, 2007, 06:39:47 PM
Mother's Finest

and i have to mention Juliette and the Licks!
Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on October 05, 2007, 07:09:15 PM
I liked:
Lita Ford
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (paid £1.20 to see them in 1985 at the Marquee)
Fiona
Pat Benatar
Lee Aaron
Warlock with Doro
Saraya
Planet of Women
Evanescence
HEART
Fleetwood Mac
Suzi Quattro
Robin Beck
Girlschool
No Doubt
Rock Goddess
Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: ilÿti on October 05, 2007, 07:16:44 PM
Stream of Passion (Marcela Bovio. The great Lori Lindsruth certainly put her mark on the band aswell, but sadly not anymore)

Mostly Autumn (Heather Findlay)

Jeniffer Batten
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Post by: Muso on October 05, 2007, 10:53:38 PM
Stevie nicks fleetwood mac and  her solo stuff, very unique original voice probably the best

Tarja in Nightwish was awesome also

An older more rare one would be Grace Slick, she had some pretty original stuff going on

Chicks don't tend to like rock so much really its a very male dominated music area sadly!
Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: ChrisB619 on October 05, 2007, 11:30:09 PM
Evanescence - Amy Lee

Nighwish - Tarja Turunen (Not so sure on the new singer)

No Doubt - Gwen Stefani

Jennifer Batten

Paramore - Hayley Williams, who is probably the only singer i've ever heard sing live as good as she sounds on the albums. Such a great range.
Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: HTH AMPS on October 06, 2007, 12:35:24 AM
These are on the lighter side of what you could consider 'rock', but here goes...

* Aimee Mann
* Juliana Hatfield
* Garbage

 :twisted:
Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: 38thBeatle on October 06, 2007, 12:35:47 AM
Am I allowed to say Bonnie Raitt. Joni Mitchell though both ladies didn't front name bands or have I missed the point of this thread having just got in from a Friday night gig.
Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: Philly Q on October 06, 2007, 12:52:16 AM
Oh God how did I forget...

Veruca Salt.
Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on October 06, 2007, 12:58:46 AM
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Oh God how did I forget...

Veruca Salt.


And I thought you were going to say Lisa Dominique (or Gypsy Queen)
Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: HTH AMPS on October 06, 2007, 01:00:42 AM
Daisy Chainsaw
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Post by: FELINEGUITARS on October 06, 2007, 01:06:30 AM
Bitch ( with Betsy)
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Post by: FELINEGUITARS on October 06, 2007, 01:13:43 AM
Classic Lee Aaron
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n6WjXWc-Fw

It's like a Manowar video - great stuff!
I still have the album on vinyl
Saw her support Bon Jovi at the Dominion Theatre (7800 tour)


Looks like she had Ron Jeremy on guitar - thats a real porn star moustache!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyrZW3kkkoc

Prefer this song....also from Metal Queen album
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Post by: Philly Q on October 06, 2007, 01:15:45 AM
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Oh God how did I forget...

Veruca Salt.


And I thought you were going to say Lisa Dominique (or Gypsy Queen)

Oh no, now you've got me thinking about Marino The Band.  Dreadful cack.  At least those sisters in Gypsy Queen were cute.

And now I've remembered Madam X with Maxine and Roxy Petrucci (could they be related to... ? Nah.)

And The Great Kat.  :(

Nooooo.................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: Philly Q on October 06, 2007, 01:21:23 AM
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I still have the album on vinyl

Ditto.
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Saw her support Bon Jovi at the Dominion Theatre (7800 tour)

Ditto.  :lol:

I'm pretty sure I saw her headlining at the Marquee as well, but my memory may be failing there...
Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: noodleplugerine on October 06, 2007, 01:22:44 AM
Errrrrrrrrrrrrrr.....

Blondie - Debby Harry!

How can she not be mentioned within the first page :S
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Post by: FELINEGUITARS on October 06, 2007, 01:25:16 AM
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Oh no, now you've got me thinking about Marino The Band.  Dreadful cack.  At least those sisters in Gypsy Queen were cute.

And now I've remembered Madam X with Maxine and Roxy Petrucci (could they be related to... ? Nah.)

And The Great Kat.  :(

Nooooo.................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Yeah - have memories of always running into Lisa D at the Marquee bar
Wasn't keen on her music though no matter how much Kerrang promoted it

Madam X did feature the 2 Petrucci  sisters - Roxy ended up in Vixen.
No relation to Dream Theatre though
Amazing how many Canadian bands are Female fronted.....
Madam X's original singer was Sebastian Bach!

Click here for blackmail corner - too funny (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSqMqOySD94)
Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: mecca777 on October 06, 2007, 08:24:46 AM
A few names that I forgot:

Human Waste Project
The Go-Gos
Jucifer
The Moon Seven Times
Blonde Redhead
The Slits

(...and while we're strolling down the section of Memory Lane dedicated to the 80s:)

Smashed Gladys - my ex-wife had some LPs by this band and my goodness am I glad (no pun intended) that she got custody of them. :)
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Post by: WezV on October 06, 2007, 10:07:16 AM
and no one has even mentioned fluffly yet
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Post by: Philly Q on October 06, 2007, 10:08:09 AM
Oh, and the Tairrie B bands:

Manhole/Tura Satana/My Ruin
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Post by: blue on October 06, 2007, 12:38:43 PM
only a new band, so hardly classic yet, but Noisettes aren't bad.
Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: blue on October 06, 2007, 12:39:09 PM
and of course there's Poison, Warrant, Pretty Boy Floyd, Motley Crue... :wink:  (hey, i like glam, i'm allowed to take the piss!)

 :D
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Post by: plastercaster on October 06, 2007, 02:36:02 PM
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only a new band, so hardly classic yet, but Noisettes aren't bad.

was going to mention, but everybody seems to hate the Noisettes.

I, on the other hand, have seen them three times. (two of them were accidental, promise!)
Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: blue on October 06, 2007, 08:15:25 PM
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only a new band, so hardly classic yet, but Noisettes aren't bad.

was going to mention, but everybody seems to hate the Noisettes.

I, on the other hand, have seen them three times. (two of them were accidental, promise!)


my first encounter with them was seeing them support Muse.  i was very impressed!  got their album and quite enjoyed it.
Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: Stevepage on October 06, 2007, 08:39:31 PM
Warlock
Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: HTH AMPS on October 06, 2007, 10:55:51 PM
Avril Lavinge  :roll:  :wink:

... I'll get my coat  :lol:
Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: noodleplugerine on October 07, 2007, 11:14:43 AM
The girl in Ciccone is great too =)
Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: plastercaster on October 07, 2007, 11:25:34 AM
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only a new band, so hardly classic yet, but Noisettes aren't bad.

was going to mention, but everybody seems to hate the Noisettes.

I, on the other hand, have seen them three times. (two of them were accidental, promise!)


my first encounter with them was seeing them support Muse.  i was very impressed!  got their album and quite enjoyed it.

Yeah, I first saw them at the NEC with muse, then I saw them at the zodiac (RIP, now the carling academy oxford), then I found them in one of the tents at reading. They were particularly impressive in the small environment of the Zodiac, but everyone on the muse and reading fest forums was slagging them off- I quite like them live and on album.
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Post by: PhilKing on October 07, 2007, 02:58:44 PM
I'm really amazed that no-one has mentioned Lacuna Coil - I think Cristina Scabbia is one of the best looking women in music.  Older bands that I have seen are:

Concrete Blonde - Johnette Napolitano
Fanny - the Millington sisters
Chicken Shack - the original lineup had Christine Perfect singing (before she married John McVie)
Renaissance - Annie Haslam has an amazing voice
All About Eve
Steeleye Span
Mamma Lion
Birtha
Pretenders
Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: noodleplugerine on October 07, 2007, 03:38:10 PM
Amanda Palmer - Dresden Dolls
Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: PhilKing on October 07, 2007, 03:53:07 PM
And from the punk days:

The Tourists
Siouxsie and the Banshees
X-Ray Specs
Plasmatics

Also in more of the pop world
Texas
Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: Ratrod on October 07, 2007, 05:29:52 PM
Chiming in a bit late so most bands have been added already but I'd like to add one more:

The Little Willies featuring Norah Jones.
Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: WezV on October 07, 2007, 07:14:13 PM
Quote from: noodleplugerine
Amanda Palmer - Dresden Dolls


i thought i had said that one - tuns out i missed it!!

I wasnt sure about the dresden dolls at first but it all worked brilliantly when i was standing in a tent at last years reading - really grown on me since!!
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Post by: noodleplugerine on October 07, 2007, 07:43:00 PM
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Amanda Palmer - Dresden Dolls


i thought i had said that one - tuns out i missed it!!

I wasnt sure about the dresden dolls at first but it all worked brilliantly when i was standing in a tent at last years reading - really grown on me since!!


I think they're brilliant actually.

Not usually into that sort of thing at all, but am a real fan of their stuff.

If anyone hasn't heard them:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Mlsg-QD6rI
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Post by: HTH AMPS on October 07, 2007, 08:51:53 PM
Eurythmics (Annie Lennox)

Bjork (not rock, but probably my favourite female artist)



 :twisted:
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Post by: Kilby on October 08, 2007, 07:10:41 PM
Quote from: PhilKing

Concrete Blonde - Johnette Napolitano
All About Eve
Pretenders


Phil, thanks for adding those it saved me bothering

All about Eve was Julianne Regan (I'm still in love with her)

You all forgot about Janis Joplin (even though I did't like her voice)
Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: WezV on October 08, 2007, 07:32:02 PM
skin - skunk anansie
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Post by: Johnny Mac on October 10, 2007, 06:43:11 PM
I saw a band called Meldrum supporting BLS, the singer had some seriously nice tits and they did a good cover of walk.

What about The Runaways? Joan Jett, Lita Ford and a few more.

Transvision Vamp-remember them?

So no one mentioned Rockbitch? Hmmm.... 18+ only to google this bunch of ott performers who are banned from doing their full act here!!
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Post by: psy on October 12, 2007, 04:09:45 PM
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So no one mentioned Rockbitch? Hmmm.... 18+ only to google this bunch of ott performers who are banned from doing their full act here!!


One of my old bands supprted Rockbitch once years ago.  Boy are they an awful band.

Has anyone heard the band Stolen Babies yet?  Or how about Emilie Autumn?  Both worth checking out  8)
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Post by: Crazy_Joe on October 12, 2007, 04:46:18 PM
ignore this post!
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Post by: Philly Q on October 12, 2007, 04:54:46 PM
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Stoner rock!!

like The Sword, Orange Goblin, Priestess, Kyuss etc.

Sorry Joe, but what's that got to do with front women?  :?
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Post by: Kepu on October 12, 2007, 05:31:24 PM
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Quote from: Crazy_Joe
Stoner rock!!

like The Sword, Orange Goblin, Priestess, Kyuss etc.

Sorry Joe, but what's that got to do with front women?  :?


I think he thought he was posting to "What are we all listening to at the moment." thread :lol:
Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: Crazy_Joe on October 12, 2007, 06:30:36 PM
LOL sorry!!

I thought that was the what are we listening to thread hahaha
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Post by: Johnny Mac on October 12, 2007, 06:36:21 PM
Quote from: psy
Quote from: Johnny Mac

So no one mentioned Rockbitch? Hmmm.... 18+ only to google this bunch of ott performers who are banned from doing their full act here!!


One of my old bands supprted Rockbitch once years ago.  Boy are they an awful band.

Has anyone heard the band Stolen Babies yet?  Or how about Emilie Autumn?  Both worth checking out  8)


Agreed, they are awful, interesting stage show though. I saw a docu' on a bbc freeveiw channel about them, the bass player could play ok though.
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Post by: LazyNinja on October 12, 2007, 10:53:16 PM
My band has a female singer, she's pretty good lot better than tonedeaf idiots that frequent the studios.
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Post by: Will on October 12, 2007, 11:08:43 PM
Yeah, my band too.

Its nice to actually have vocal range in a singer :)

Thanks Indy for recomending me btw, been meaning to say thanks for ages
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Post by: 38thBeatle on October 13, 2007, 09:12:15 AM
Talking of tone deaf idiots, the Spice Girls have an album out soon apparently. I can hardly wait.I am so excited that I will have to concentrate on cataloging my cotton reel collection to contain myself.
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Post by: Philly Q on October 13, 2007, 11:55:53 AM
Quote from: 38thBeatle
Talking of tone deaf idiots, the Spice Girls have an album out soon apparently. I can hardly wait.I am so excited that I will have to concentrate on cataloging my cotton reel collection to contain myself.

I think I have a few reels of Sylko in various colours if you're looking to plug any gaps in the collection, Steve.  All sensible offers considered.
Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: Antag on October 18, 2007, 05:42:25 PM
Quote from: Crazy_Joe
Twilight Odyssey of course! :D

+1 :lol:
Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: lulusg on October 20, 2007, 08:08:05 AM
... Patti Smith, The Donnas(That girl can really play)...
Title: Rock Bands with Great 'Front' Women
Post by: Dakine on November 02, 2007, 04:47:36 AM
Alannah Myles

Nashville Pussy :)

Anouk ?

Wendy O Williams

ORAL - Oral Sex (seriously :))
http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=125059