Female singers

area51_for_psx · 16 Jan 2006 at 01:33

Well thats the rest of my years listening sorted

Cheers guys

Doohickey · 16 Jan 2006 at 01:50

Oops, quick addition, Kimya Dawson, formerly of The Moldy Peaches. I love her voice.

unclelonghair · 16 Jan 2006 at 06:19

Can't believe no-one has mentioned Chantal Kreviazuk, Heather Nova or Paula Cole.

SexyGreyFox · 16 Jan 2006 at 07:18

I can't think of any girls in rock bands - doesn't exist.
However Karen Carpenters voice does it for me.

Sic · 16 Jan 2006 at 10:37

unclelonghair said:
Can't believe no-one has mentioned Chantal Kreviazuk, Heather Nova or Paula Cole.

i would've mentioned them but i've never heard of them. so i didnt.

Gareth Keenan · 16 Jan 2006 at 11:49

Sia
Norah Jones
Roisin Murphy

I can't believe someone beat me to put down Gemma Hayes to the list. She's immense! I would like to marry her. If not, then just stalk her. Imogen Heap's pretty cool as well.

Spud21 · 16 Jan 2006 at 13:55

Sic said:
she might well be, but i believe she's the singer in Melissa Auf Der Maur (ex Hole bassist iirc, though)

And smashing pumpkins, did the bass on either the machina album, or just the tour, she's in the vid for everlasting gaze.

Sic · 16 Jan 2006 at 13:57

Spud21 said:
And smashing pumpkins, did the bass on either the machina album, or just the tour, she's in the vid for everlasting gaze.

alright, what're you, her boyfriend?!?!

_Jimlad_ · 16 Jan 2006 at 14:20

i'm a big Jewel fan, no better voice IMO

marktime · 16 Jan 2006 at 15:20

Two more not mentioned yet:

Emiliana Torrini
Leslie Feist

unclelonghair · 16 Jan 2006 at 16:09

j00ni said:
Aimee Mann is by far my favourite female vocalist, although not fronting a band per se she is awesome.

She did front a band at the start of her career - Til Tuesday.

Very different from her latest solo stuff, but if you listen to all her albums in chronological order you can really see how her sound has evolved without there ever being a huge change in sound from album to album.

Had the good fortune to meet her a couple of times, and she's a really nice person as well.

HangTime · 16 Jan 2006 at 16:36

Jewel is very very good at what she does, although her modern stuff is a bit too overproduced, poppy and mainstream.

Sarah Mclachlan has a good voice - there's more to her than the sample on "silence" by Delerium. "Sweet Surrender" is a beautiful track.

A lot of people like Tori Amos - again, "Professional Widow" is not a good indication of the stuff she normally does

Oh, and I'm not a big fan of her style of music, but Mariah Carey has an undeniably excellent voice.

Roberta · 16 Jan 2006 at 16:51

I'll go along with Hangtime's Tori Amos and add Kate Bush.

Someone mentioned Kim Deal earlier and I'd also recommend The Breeders.

Big Kev · 16 Jan 2006 at 17:51

dmpoole said:
I can't think of any girls in rock bands - doesn't exist.

What about Girlschool, I always liked them and my favourite female singer, Pat Benatar.

BoomAM · 16 Jan 2006 at 19:33

I havnt heard her CDs, but Gemma Haze is good live, (she was a support act for Athlete).

Gareth Keenan · 17 Jan 2006 at 01:21

BoomAM said:
I havnt heard her CDs, but Gemma Haze is good live, (she was a support act for Athlete).

It's Hayes. Yeah she's great live & on record and such a beauty! Her latest album's very accesible and showcases her voice whereas her first album is very disjoint and a lot darker in a great way.

Arcade Fire · 17 Jan 2006 at 01:49

chrisd said:
Stars (a personal favourite)
Sleater-Kinney

How true.