Pretty much all of them? Especially around these parts.
But I'll say Kathleen Edwards and Gillian Welch. They're my two favorite female musicians, but I rarely see them mentioned outside of the "alt-country" realm.
Edit: What am I saying, "favorite female musicians"? There two of my favorite musicians - period.
Kathleen Edwards is really cool. I need to get more of her stuff. Saw her open for MMJ a few years ago it was a great show.
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I know people say that Kurt wrote most of the album but frankly, if he did, he was a moron for giving the songs away
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Nina Simone. Loretta Lynn. I suppose they are both well known, but still never seem to be properly credited/acclaimed. although i suppose loretta has been. nina definitely has not been. i want to put my all time favorite female vocalist, Billie Holiday, on here, but i know she is acclaimed, at least nowadays.
I'm going to agree and say Ani. She's probably the most talented and passionate writer out there on the female side of the fence and it's a damn shame more people don't listen to her. She's very much like a Dylan in her writing, she's extremely talented on the guitar and she can sing much better. Few writers have the ability to draw me into the narrative of their songs like she does. Now having said all that, I absolutely hate it when she introduces brass instruments (horns, etc.) into her music.
Neko Case. I have never been a big fan of female singers but, MY GOD, this womans voice is one of the most beautiful voices in the history of music. Her voice always puts me in a better mood.
I'm confused by some people's interpretation of the word "underrated". I mean, Bjork?! PJ Harvey?! Patti Smith?!?!
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although i would agree that she has made a couple of naff albums, oyster & storm are so fucking good it's ridiculous. her voice is like the 5th freakin element
well... hes dead and who was around when he died... she gets the music... too bad she has no clue what to do with it but pull it from her crotch...
Well presumably if he wrote songs like Doll Parts, he wrote them FOR Courtney, rather than just left them behind and she stole them, unless you can picture Kurt singing "I want to be the girl with the most cake"
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Well presumably if he wrote songs like Doll Parts, he wrote them FOR Courtney, rather than just left them behind and she stole them, unless you can picture Kurt singing "I want to be the girl with the most cake"
Yah... but she never learned from them how to create her own music... like I said she only kows how to pull from her crotch... another poser
maybe theyre underrated because 75% of them all sound IDENTICAL! and i dont just mean the current indie wave... every decade theres a pattern... i havent been all that interested in a female musician in awhile.... thats not to say that i havent given them a chance...
my friend just gave me some stuff from a band called "duke spirit" thats ive been digging so far... but i guess thats it
This really is a curious thread, in that people are listing all of the most highly praised female musicians of recent times rather than underrated ones
"I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
This really is a curious thread, in that people are listing all of the most highly praised female musicians of recent times rather than underrated ones
PJ Harvey in no way gets the the same level of recognition that males would get if they produced the same pieces of music.
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I was gonna say her too. She's the first that popped into the old noggin. Maybe not necessarily the most underrated except to those of us that really like her, but hey, I never claimed to not be biased. Is she still touring?
PJ Harvey in no way gets the the same level of recognition that males would get if they produced the same pieces of music.
Maybe she doesn't get the same commercial success but she gets a shitload of critical recognition. I'd say she's one of the most highly (and relatively widely in comparison to other musicians of her ilk) praised female artists of the last 20 years.
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Also - I'm kinda surprised no one has mentioned her yet - Beth Hart is amazing.
Sarah Harmer...
And whoever said the girls from Lucious Jackson, I totally agree!
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Honestly.
I know people say that Kurt wrote most of the album but frankly, if he did, he was a moron for giving the songs away
Sarah Slean is amazing
PJ Harvey is pretty badass too.
has been the most underated singer in the universe
although i would agree that she has made a couple of naff albums, oyster & storm are so fucking good it's ridiculous. her voice is like the 5th freakin element
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well... hes dead and who was around when he died... she gets the music... too bad she has no clue what to do with it but pull it from her crotch...
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Yah... but she never learned from them how to create her own music... like I said she only kows how to pull from her crotch... another poser
my friend just gave me some stuff from a band called "duke spirit" thats ive been digging so far... but i guess thats it
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Also, Amanda Palmer of the Dresden Dolls.
PJ Harvey in no way gets the the same level of recognition that males would get if they produced the same pieces of music.
I was gonna say her too. She's the first that popped into the old noggin. Maybe not necessarily the most underrated except to those of us that really like her, but hey, I never claimed to not be biased. Is she still touring?