help would be appreciated
dScott
this is off the top of my head and granted these bands range from being on
indie labels to commercial...so good luck!!
jim
and then there are all the female solo artists...lois maffeo, liz phair, mary
lou lord...
god i love music.
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DISCLAIMER: I know I've left off a lot, and before any flames come my way,
I've just provided a list, and not my judgements, about the more accessible
groups around which might serve as a good starting point for someone jumping
into female-led bands. In fact, I do not particularly care for some of the
bands I have listed, but people have found those bands to be to their own
liking, so I listed them anyway (Sorry, but I just don't want to start yet
another "Band X SUCKS!!!!!" thread)
10,000 maniacs, the muffs, patti smith, velvet underground and nico, magnapop,
concrete blonde, hammerbox, hugo largo, sugarcubes, sonic youth
> i was wondering, can anyone recomend some good bands with female lead
> singers. hopefully with good voices, and kick ass music backing them up
> but if not that's OK too.
well, I'd plug the Sundays again even though someone's already mentioned
them. Dunno what you mean by 'kick ass music', but Sonic Youth has the
occasional female vocal from Kim Gordon.
Also, if anyone has the chance, check out Troy, NY locals TINA WARD AND THE
MATTERBABIES. If I had to describe them, I'd say it was a folksy blend
of the Judybats and 10000 Maniacs.
Henry
jay
- Juliana Hatfield Three
- Blake Babies
- Lunachicks
- Babes in Toyland
- Salad
- Chicas del Rock
- Angela and the Rude
- Phantom Blue
- Vixen
- Breeders
- Belly
That was what I could think of right now. Hope it helps out.
Erik.
- 'scuse me, while I kiss the sky
-Jimi
- Ladies let me tell you, about myself. I've got a dick for a brain...
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(someone else said...he listed some others too, but these are the ones I
know of)
>- Juliana Hatfield Three
>- Blake Babies
>- Breeders
>- Belly
Also,
the Cranberries
Curve
Eve's Plum
Lush
the Sundays
Good voices...I wouldn't call their music (except Curve and Eve's Plum)
"kick ass", but very nice...
Kill Rock Stars kicks ass! >:^9
Calamity Jane
Heroin
Adickdid
Tribe 8
Getaway Car
Huggy Bear
Blood Sausage
-AJ
oh, and like everyone else is quick to add, there are plenty of great people
left off these lists. . .
-ed.
rp6...@american.edu
1. The Sugarcubes
Bjork, the Icelandic Goddess, ruler of humankind, sings on the
Sugarcubes 3 brilliant albums. She also has a solo album out now, called
"Debut." All four are brilliant. Start with "Life's Too Good."
2. The Sundays
Led by the incredible voice of Harriet Wheeler, the Sundays two
albums, "reading, writing and arithmetic" and "Blind" are both
incredible. Start with "reading." You'll LOVE IT.
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>Also,
Nobody's said NATALIE MERCHANT/10000 maniacs
or am i just blind
Ac
Of whom X-Ray Spex made one of the greatest albums ever, Germ-Free Adolescents.
And while I'm on the subject, I heard that there is now a LiLiPUT CD available.
Anyone know how I can get It?
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After reading at least 20 responses to this question, I think I saw half
of my favorite bands go by......however, I saw no mention of the Darling
Buds, so I figured I'd throw them out, too.
-Stefan Amshey
sram...@ucdavis.edu
> Also, if anyone has the chance, check out Troy, NY locals TINA WARD AND THE
> MATTERBABIES. If I had to describe them, I'd say it was a folksy blend
> of the Judybats and 10000 Maniacs.
Tom Marker writes a-back:
> Sounds cool. Too bad I live in Dayton, Ohio. Are they signed yet?
> Unfortunately, no one like that is from or around Dayton. No, that's
> not fair. Have you heard of Over the Rhine? there a band from
> Cinncinatti with a more REM type of sound. The female vocals are an
> added plus.
I like the Matterbabies a lot. Unfortunately, they're still local
and only have one EP out, and one forthcoming...but if you want to
be on their mailing list, or a copy of the cassette, drop me an enote
and I'll see what I can do.
Henry / cha...@rpi.edu
(ps Haven't heard of Over the Rhine, but I'd be interested in more info!)
In a previous article, TOM.M...@midi-matrix.com (tom marker) says:
> Sounds cool. Too bad I live in Dayton, Ohio. Are they signed yet?
>Unfortunately, no one like that is from or around Dayton. No, that's
>not fair. Have you heard of Over the Rhine? there a band from
>Cinncinatti with a more REM type of sound. The female vocals are an
>added plus.
Being a fellow Daytonian (sucks, don't it?), I think it's not fair
to say we don't have any cool bands starting up around here.
The Breeders are a homegrown group... Brainiac is awesome, and
just about to make it big (unfortunately), IMO... Guided by Voices
ain't bad, either. And look out for Barabbas (formerly Blue Kid)
in the months to come...
It's not much, but it's OK. Usually I can find one band every weekend
that I want to see.
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Tom Marker
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I'd be interested in seeing Over The Rhine again.. does anyone know if their
still touring? and dates? And does anyone know what's happened to The
Innocence Mission?
....and i love you!
but you forgot heavenly.
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>1. The Sugarcubes
> Bjork, the Icelandic Goddess, ruler of humankind, sings on the
>Sugarcubes 3 brilliant albums. She also has a solo album out now, called
>"Debut." All four are brilliant. Start with "Life's Too Good."
Apparently, Bj›rk recorded an album when she was a kid (some kind of
child star thing). Does anybody know anything about this? Please E-mail me
(as well as posting to this group, if you wish) - I don't read this very
often....
You should go about 45 minutes west on I-70 to Richmond, IN the home of
Tom Raper. There's durn good music there- a hardcore country band called
Beertruck. (Sorry, no female vocals there, though).
These are the best, take em or leave em, Of course there is always Bjork,
Harriet, Caroline, Mikki, Emma, Belinda, Tanya, Kim, Seana, Liz, and Rebecca.
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siouxsie and the banshees
thas all i can add now
MRB>1. The Sugarcubes
MRB>2. The Sundays
As much as I like those two I'd have to add these before them:
1. L7 (Four very beautiful women :) )
2. Juliana Hatfield 3 (she hates that name BTW)
3. the Breeders (you gotta love women that wash their hair once a month)
later...
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>>Also,
>Ac
how could we forget natalie?
Last night I attended an acoustic benefit concert at the Northrup Aud. in
Minneapolis featuring Soul Asylum and Bonnie Raght (Sp.) but I was really
impressed with a female vocalist named Anne Reed. You should check her out
Yeah, I heard that too. What I want to know is, if she hates it, why are
they named that?
>3. the Breeders (you gotta love women that wash their hair once a month)
...and who use shoe polish/black markers (I've heard both) to cover up
gray hairs...
I definitely agree with these two, and I'd add the Blake Babies (does this
count?) and Eve's Plum (who I will have the good fortune of seeing in
about 4 or 5 hours). I'd also add Lush, and perhaps Curve as well.
Allen
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all this talk about female lead singers and no mention of Kat Bjelland?
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How about Shonen Knife?
(or have they been mentioned already?)
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Lollyshop
Delicate Vomit (amazingly good band)
Skinned Teen
Mambo Taxi
Sister George
Frantic Spiders
Linus
Bleed
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I haven't seen anybody mention the following bands with female
leads. This are 2 of my favorite bands.
L7
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Just my $0.02.
Beth
The early releases of Siouxsie & the Banshees are the best ("The Scream" is
one of my favorites, followed by the 1st compilation album "Once Upon a Time"
and "Tinderbox" and Kaleidoscope")
Also worth tracking down (all on CD):
Australian "indie" bands - may be hard to get overseas:
Falling Joys
Clouds (not exactly "kick-ass" but good indie rock)
The Plums (only 2 EPs so far)
Splinter (1 off EP - "Strange Parade")
Scarecrow Tiggy (hard to get - but pretty cheap CD @ AUS$20!)
The Catherine Wheel (not to be confused with the UK? band of the same name)
Overseas:
Belly (probably mentioned many times already - great music!)
The Darling Buds
Juliana Hatfield (and The Juliana Hatfield Three)
Fuzzbox ("Boston Steve Austin" is the best - "Big Band!" is too ordinary)
In a softer vein are the following:
Cocteau Twins (my all time favourite band)
The Sundays
Single Gun Theory (from Australia)
Frente! (from Australia)
The Cranberries
Swallow (on the 4AD label - CDs "Blow" and "Blowback" (temporary release))
Enya
That's about all I've got...
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blast off country style
juliana experience (performance art but she played w/ holy rollers a bit)
geek (now defunct)
buckdancer
damn near red
courtney love
lois
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> Swallow (on the 4AD label - CDs "Blow" and "Blowback" (temporary release))
> Enya
> That's about all I've got...
Well, if you're going to bring up Enya, what about Clannad? There's also
a band out of Boston called Come (I think) fronted by a female.
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It depends upon your definition of "kick ass". :o)
One of my favourites is New Zealand's "Headless Chickens", they have male and
female vocalists, depending upon the song.
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I recommend the Breeders, Concrete Blonde, Belly, L7, X, and Bjork.
All have great singers with different variations of Kick Ass music to
go with.
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Shelleyan Orphan
Sundays (these two bands have a spunky young-sounding vocals, very pretty)
Moon Seven Times (soothing, like Cowboy Junkies with more voice than throat)
Cocteau Twins (this singer is DEXTROUS...very creative!!)
Opium Den (spooky sometimes soaring, sometimes whispering)
Mazzy Star (amazing voice, very emotional...or not)
His Name Is Alive (sweet vocals accompanied by strange, but not entirely
unconventional music)
Dead Can Dance (very scary lyrics, sometimes old medieval songs)
Those are my faves, at any rate...and if anyone else has recommendations,
please, post 'em! I'm a sucker for female singers.
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and i recommend eve's plum, angelfish, babes in toyland, and pj harvey.
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and I recommend Bjork, The Sugarcubes (with Bjork), Belly, The
Cranberries, Eleven, Melissa Etheridge, Juliana Hatfield, Blake
Babies, Indigo Girls, Sass Jordan, Cocteau Twins, Sinead O'Connor,
Sonic Youth, Sunscreem, This Mortal Coil, and Hazel O'Connor. I am
sure that some of these are repeated but I jsut took them from my CD
rack. Anyways, just some thoughts.
Peace,
Jackal
> and I recommend Bjork, The Sugarcubes (with Bjork), Belly, The
Hey Jackal, speaking of Bjork, where is she from? And what's the matter with
her? Have you guys seen her in her last video on that truck cruising the
city... there's something in her eyes when she looks away, towards the end
of the video... like she's really messed up in the head or something, but
not from drugs or anything... makes you wonder. She still sings and looks
adorable, though.
> Peace,
>
> Jackal
Peace 2,
Manolo