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POLL - The WEAKEST LINK of FEMALE FRONTED BANDS - ROUND 4

MedozKMedozK Posts: 9,209
edited January 2022 in Other Music
Hope everyone is having fun with these WEAKEST LINK polls. With the new poll we will decide the best "Female Fronted Band". Now I decided to not include all girl bands like The Bangles or Go Go's, and wanted to stay away from bands with the singer's name in the band name like Blondie or Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.

So with this one I came up with 10 for us to debate about and choose from.

Disclaimer: I know there are thousands of great bands with female leads, I could not include them all and I want to be the first to say I am sorry for not including your favorite. These are just the ones that came to my mind.

Remember you are going to pick the band that you think is the "Weakest Link" after 2 days I remove the two (2) bands with the most votes. We will then move on to the Championship.

Thanks again for playing, and Happy Holidays!

Eurythmics
No Doubt - Eliminated Round 3
Evanescence - Eliminated Round 2
Garbage - Eliminated Round 3
The Pretenders
The Cranberries
The Dead Weather - Eliminated Round 2
Heart
Hole - Eliminated Round 1
Paramore - Eliminated Round 1

POLL - The WEAKEST LINK of FEMALE FRONTED BANDS - ROUND 4 43 votes

Eurythmics
41%
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The Pretenders
13%
YefaerebusKearn5yDW139059andrew681ThoughtKnown 6 votes
The Cranberries
39%
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Heart
4%
brianluxOffSheGoes35 2 votes
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  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,355
    The Cranberries
    How the Eurythmics can lose I just don't get it...
  • hihobibohihobibo Posts: 1,092
    Eurythmics
    tempo_n_groove said:
    How the Eurythmics can lose I just don't get it...
    Because I will vote for them. I bet they and Cranberries get knocked out this round, but the Cranberries have a decent catalog of good songs that I like.

    Heart is definitely taking home the trophy.


  • Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Posts: 11,600
    Eurythmics
    I couldn't make it through a Eurythmics album.

    I love the Cranberries the most but I'd have a hard time making an argument they are the best group here.
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  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,355
    The Cranberries
    hihobibo said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    How the Eurythmics can lose I just don't get it...
    Because I will vote for them. I bet they and Cranberries get knocked out this round, but the Cranberries have a decent catalog of good songs that I like.

    Heart is definitely taking home the trophy.


    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    I couldn't make it through a Eurythmics album.

    I love the Cranberries the most but I'd have a hard time making an argument they are the best group here.
    Pretenders and Heart are at the bottom of the barrel for me.

    Yeah yeah yeahs would have been a good one for this!
  • Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Posts: 11,600
    Eurythmics
    Yeah, also Mazzy Star, Beach House, Joan Jett/Blackhearts...
    Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; WF Center 10/21/13; WF Center 10/22/13; Baltimore 10/27/13;
    WF Center 4/28/16; WF Center 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22;
    Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; WF Center 9/7/24; WF Center 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24

    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,355
    The Cranberries
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    Yeah, also Mazzy Star, Beach House, Joan Jett/Blackhearts...
    No Joan Jett.  No names of the person in the band or you'd have a ton more.

    Mazzy Star?  meh...
  • Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Posts: 11,600
    Eurythmics
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    Yeah, also Mazzy Star, Beach House, Joan Jett/Blackhearts...
    No Joan Jett.  No names of the person in the band or you'd have a ton more.

    Mazzy Star?  meh...
    Sounds like someone who hasn't spun a Mazzy Star album all the way through.
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    WF Center 4/28/16; WF Center 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22;
    Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; WF Center 9/7/24; WF Center 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24

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  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,355
    The Cranberries
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    Yeah, also Mazzy Star, Beach House, Joan Jett/Blackhearts...
    No Joan Jett.  No names of the person in the band or you'd have a ton more.

    Mazzy Star?  meh...
    Sounds like someone who hasn't spun a Mazzy Star album all the way through.
    25 years ago yeah.
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,675
    The Cranberries
    I think the Mac is the clear and obvious greatest female fronted band, but I get that there's an asterisk because there were multiple iterations of the group and Buckingham sang quite a bit, along with McVie and NIcks.  But their songwriting and craftmanship is unrivaled by anyone in this poll, and is up there with any group in rock history.  Rumours is a monster, right up there with Dark Side and Thriller. 
  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,355
    The Cranberries
    mrussel1 said:
    I think the Mac is the clear and obvious greatest female fronted band, but I get that there's an asterisk because there were multiple iterations of the group and Buckingham sang quite a bit, along with McVie and NIcks.  But their songwriting and craftmanship is unrivaled by anyone in this poll, and is up there with any group in rock history.  Rumours is a monster, right up there with Dark Side and Thriller. 
    Was Jefferson Airplane mentioned to why they weren't on here?  Grace Slick should fit that mold I thought?
  • MedozKMedozK Posts: 9,209
    tempo_n_groove said:
    mrussel1 said:
    I think the Mac is the clear and obvious greatest female fronted band, but I get that there's an asterisk because there were multiple iterations of the group and Buckingham sang quite a bit, along with McVie and NIcks.  But their songwriting and craftmanship is unrivaled by anyone in this poll, and is up there with any group in rock history.  Rumours is a monster, right up there with Dark Side and Thriller. 
    Was Jefferson Airplane mentioned to why they weren't on here?  Grace Slick should fit that mold I thought?
    I did think of them, but really just tried to keep the list more contemporary.
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,675
    The Cranberries
    tempo_n_groove said:
    mrussel1 said:
    I think the Mac is the clear and obvious greatest female fronted band, but I get that there's an asterisk because there were multiple iterations of the group and Buckingham sang quite a bit, along with McVie and NIcks.  But their songwriting and craftmanship is unrivaled by anyone in this poll, and is up there with any group in rock history.  Rumours is a monster, right up there with Dark Side and Thriller. 
    Was Jefferson Airplane mentioned to why they weren't on here?  Grace Slick should fit that mold I thought?
    Too many names.. Starship might be the greatest rock group EVER. 
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,027
    Heart
    MedozK said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    mrussel1 said:
    I think the Mac is the clear and obvious greatest female fronted band, but I get that there's an asterisk because there were multiple iterations of the group and Buckingham sang quite a bit, along with McVie and NIcks.  But their songwriting and craftmanship is unrivaled by anyone in this poll, and is up there with any group in rock history.  Rumours is a monster, right up there with Dark Side and Thriller. 
    Was Jefferson Airplane mentioned to why they weren't on here?  Grace Slick should fit that mold I thought?
    I did think of them, but really just tried to keep the list more contemporary.

    I think you chose well.  Besides, much as admire Grace Slick (both as a singer and as a music spokesperson with a wealth of knowledge on the subject), she was not an original member.  The band was founded by Marty Balin and Paul Kantner.  Grace Slick replaced their first female singer and both women were co-lead singers. 
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  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,355
    The Cranberries
    brianlux said:
    MedozK said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    mrussel1 said:
    I think the Mac is the clear and obvious greatest female fronted band, but I get that there's an asterisk because there were multiple iterations of the group and Buckingham sang quite a bit, along with McVie and NIcks.  But their songwriting and craftmanship is unrivaled by anyone in this poll, and is up there with any group in rock history.  Rumours is a monster, right up there with Dark Side and Thriller. 
    Was Jefferson Airplane mentioned to why they weren't on here?  Grace Slick should fit that mold I thought?
    I did think of them, but really just tried to keep the list more contemporary.

    I think you chose well.  Besides, much as admire Grace Slick (both as a singer and as a music spokesperson with a wealth of knowledge on the subject), she was not an original member.  The band was founded by Marty Balin and Paul Kantner.  Grace Slick replaced their first female singer and both women were co-lead singers. 
    Agreed.  I was sure there was a reasoning for it.
  • HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Posts: 36,976
    The Cranberries
    tempo_n_groove said:
    hihobibo said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    How the Eurythmics can lose I just don't get it...
    Because I will vote for them. I bet they and Cranberries get knocked out this round, but the Cranberries have a decent catalog of good songs that I like.

    Heart is definitely taking home the trophy.


    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    I couldn't make it through a Eurythmics album.

    I love the Cranberries the most but I'd have a hard time making an argument they are the best group here.
    Pretenders and Heart are at the bottom of the barrel for me.

    Yeah yeah yeahs would have been a good one for this!
    oh, yeah, absolutely. great call. 
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  • PoncierPoncier Posts: 16,921
    Eurythmics
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    Yeah, also Mazzy Star, Beach House, Joan Jett/Blackhearts...

    https://youtu.be/WnOXYcO4zjg


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  • Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Posts: 11,600
    Eurythmics
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    Yeah, also Mazzy Star, Beach House, Joan Jett/Blackhearts...
    No Joan Jett.  No names of the person in the band or you'd have a ton more.

    Mazzy Star?  meh...
    Sounds like someone who hasn't spun a Mazzy Star album all the way through.
    25 years ago yeah.
    That's, like, all the music we talk about here...
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    WF Center 4/28/16; WF Center 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22;
    Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; WF Center 9/7/24; WF Center 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24

    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,355
    The Cranberries
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    Yeah, also Mazzy Star, Beach House, Joan Jett/Blackhearts...
    No Joan Jett.  No names of the person in the band or you'd have a ton more.

    Mazzy Star?  meh...
    Sounds like someone who hasn't spun a Mazzy Star album all the way through.
    25 years ago yeah.
    That's, like, all the music we talk about here...
    I did mention the Yeah yeah yeahs.  Karen O rocks.  I listen to a bunch of newer bands.
  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,446
    Eurythmics
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    Yeah, also Mazzy Star, Beach House, Joan Jett/Blackhearts...
    No Joan Jett.  No names of the person in the band or you'd have a ton more.

    Mazzy Star?  meh...
    Sounds like someone who hasn't spun a Mazzy Star album all the way through.
    25 years ago yeah.
    That's, like, all the music we talk about here...
    I did mention the Yeah yeah yeahs.  Karen O rocks.  I listen to a bunch of newer bands.
    Awesome band. I've also mentioned Heartless Bastards, Kills, Dead Weather....lots of great stuff out there.
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  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,675
    The Cranberries
    mfc2006 said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    Yeah, also Mazzy Star, Beach House, Joan Jett/Blackhearts...
    No Joan Jett.  No names of the person in the band or you'd have a ton more.

    Mazzy Star?  meh...
    Sounds like someone who hasn't spun a Mazzy Star album all the way through.
    25 years ago yeah.
    That's, like, all the music we talk about here...
    I did mention the Yeah yeah yeahs.  Karen O rocks.  I listen to a bunch of newer bands.
    Awesome band. I've also mentioned Heartless Bastards, Kills, Dead Weather....lots of great stuff out there.
    Alabama Shakes (although I think it's just Brittany on her own now) and Florence and the Machine are both excellent as well.

    I saw Florence open before Pearl Jam in Atlanta in 2012.  She was exceptional.  I was a fan, but boy did she have some super fans.  There were weeping high school and college girls all over the place.  It looked like a Beatles show in the mid-60s or Johnny Ray or something. 
  • HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Posts: 36,976
    The Cranberries
    I know her band is also her namesake, but I've always been a big fan of Melissa Auf der Maur's solo work. She's got 2 albums out, the first one had a few cowrites with Josh Homme, and her second (a concept record with a cd, movie, and comic book) had a rare duet with Glenn Danzig. 
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  • MedozKMedozK Posts: 9,209
    mrussel1 said:
    mfc2006 said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    Yeah, also Mazzy Star, Beach House, Joan Jett/Blackhearts...
    No Joan Jett.  No names of the person in the band or you'd have a ton more.

    Mazzy Star?  meh...
    Sounds like someone who hasn't spun a Mazzy Star album all the way through.
    25 years ago yeah.
    That's, like, all the music we talk about here...
    I did mention the Yeah yeah yeahs.  Karen O rocks.  I listen to a bunch of newer bands.
    Awesome band. I've also mentioned Heartless Bastards, Kills, Dead Weather....lots of great stuff out there.
    Alabama Shakes (although I think it's just Brittany on her own now) and Florence and the Machine are both excellent as well.

    I saw Florence open before Pearl Jam in Atlanta in 2012.  She was exceptional.  I was a fan, but boy did she have some super fans.  There were weeping high school and college girls all over the place.  It looked like a Beatles show in the mid-60s or Johnny Ray or something. 
    Yea, that was a good day. I enjoyed Garbage that day also.
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,675
    The Cranberries
    MedozK said:
    mrussel1 said:
    mfc2006 said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    Yeah, also Mazzy Star, Beach House, Joan Jett/Blackhearts...
    No Joan Jett.  No names of the person in the band or you'd have a ton more.

    Mazzy Star?  meh...
    Sounds like someone who hasn't spun a Mazzy Star album all the way through.
    25 years ago yeah.
    That's, like, all the music we talk about here...
    I did mention the Yeah yeah yeahs.  Karen O rocks.  I listen to a bunch of newer bands.
    Awesome band. I've also mentioned Heartless Bastards, Kills, Dead Weather....lots of great stuff out there.
    Alabama Shakes (although I think it's just Brittany on her own now) and Florence and the Machine are both excellent as well.

    I saw Florence open before Pearl Jam in Atlanta in 2012.  She was exceptional.  I was a fan, but boy did she have some super fans.  There were weeping high school and college girls all over the place.  It looked like a Beatles show in the mid-60s or Johnny Ray or something. 
    Yea, that was a good day. I enjoyed Garbage that day also.
    Nice!  Didn't know you were there.  I think that was the Ludicrous day as well, where he spent the whole show telling us how he traveled the world and did this and did that.  It was a good set other than him, who I didn't think was all that great.  

    Foos the night before were great, especially brining Joan Jett up on stage as well.  I don't like festivals but hat was a good one.  
  • Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Posts: 11,600
    Eurythmics
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    Yeah, also Mazzy Star, Beach House, Joan Jett/Blackhearts...
    No Joan Jett.  No names of the person in the band or you'd have a ton more.

    Mazzy Star?  meh...
    Sounds like someone who hasn't spun a Mazzy Star album all the way through.
    25 years ago yeah.
    That's, like, all the music we talk about here...
    I did mention the Yeah yeah yeahs.  Karen O rocks.  I listen to a bunch of newer bands.
    Same here but these contests have been mostly stuff that's pretty old. It's fine, we are old and our common band is old...
    Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; WF Center 10/21/13; WF Center 10/22/13; Baltimore 10/27/13;
    WF Center 4/28/16; WF Center 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22;
    Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; WF Center 9/7/24; WF Center 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24

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  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,355
    The Cranberries
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    Yeah, also Mazzy Star, Beach House, Joan Jett/Blackhearts...
    No Joan Jett.  No names of the person in the band or you'd have a ton more.

    Mazzy Star?  meh...
    Sounds like someone who hasn't spun a Mazzy Star album all the way through.
    25 years ago yeah.
    That's, like, all the music we talk about here...
    I did mention the Yeah yeah yeahs.  Karen O rocks.  I listen to a bunch of newer bands.
    Same here but these contests have been mostly stuff that's pretty old. It's fine, we are old and our common band is old...
    Well it is best all time.  Newer groups can't have the throne just yet.
  • 1ThoughtKnown1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    The Pretenders
    Glad the garbage was finally taken out. Was starting to reek in here. 

    Now to separate the contenders from the pretenders 👊

  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,675
    The Cranberries
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    Glad the garbage was finally taken out. Was starting to reek in here. 

    Now to separate the contenders from the pretenders 👊

    hissssssssss
  • 1ThoughtKnown1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    The Pretenders
    Lot of band names being thrown about. Some others I enjoy are Rough Trade (Carol Pope was a trailblazer), Belly, Siouxsie and the Banshees, L7, Concrete Blonde, 4 Non Blondes. 


  • pjhawkspjhawks Posts: 12,529
    Eurythmics
    10,000 Maniacs 
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,027
    Heart
    Heart is beating the Pretenders this round?  This place... :lol:
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