Great female singers.........

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  • Drop The Leash 10
    Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
    Hayley Williams.(Paramore)

    her voice is made for singing
    I will be what i could be
    Once I get out of this town


    9/29/04;6/27/08;6/30/08;8/23/09;08/24/09;5/17/10
  • knitted
    knitted Posts: 244
    Marbles wrote:
    I'd have to say Hayley Westenra[/url]

    kia ora!

    lucinda williams. maybe it's not her voice so much, but what she's singing...genius.
    http://www.sublime-retro.net

    when my ears ring, my heart beats
  • Mine
    Mine Posts: 556
    lisam wrote:
    Nope.. JANIS is the ultimate, just listen to 'piece of my heart' and that proves it
    Summertime, Ball&Chain, Work me lord, Try, Cry Baby etc. That girl could sing for real.
    I knew who I was before other people started telling me who I was. J.Joplin
  • Obi Once
    Obi Once Posts: 918
    What I don't get is how there's a number of women with a great voice, but I have such a limited number of women in my collection. Compared to male singers they seem hugely outnumbered..
    your light's reflected now
  • soclose
    soclose Posts: 629
    I want to add Gillian Welch one more time because I'm on a bit of a kick lately.

    I'd also like to remind people that it's only talent that matters. I don't recall seeing Rihanna praised in this thread . . .
  • Blind3
    Blind3 Posts: 1,149
    Mia Zapata ...my alltime favorite. Only saw The Gits once , but that voice and that stage presence...HOLY FUCK is all I can say. Quoting The Gits movie ," it was like a fucking bomb going off " . I was really taken by the shy , reserved ,and very nice Mia when I talked with her after seeing the Gits in 91. I found it difficult to believe someone who was that shy was also that dynamic. I listen to The Gits like I listen to PJ , every single day.

    Other faves:
    Kathleen Hanna
    Feist
    Natalie Merchant, esp. on 10000 Maniacs unplugged
    Both Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein from S-K
    Cat Power
    Exene Cervenka
    Penelope Houston (The Avengers)
    "Buy the ticket,take the ride"
    Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

    "If I wanted you to understand, I would have explained it better"
    Johan Cruijff
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Chan Marshall

    The way she sings this in Maybe Not is amazing:

    "We can all be free
    Maybe not in words
    Maybe not with a look
    But with your mind"
    "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"
  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    Beth Ditto is an awesome singer, The Gossip were amazing at Reading last year:

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=vxgla2CESXk
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    facepollution wrote:
    Beth Ditto is an awesome singer, The Gossip were amazing at Reading last year:

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=vxgla2CESXk
    I thoroughly disconcur. Shite singer (oooh wooohhh wooohooowoohhhh. Calm down there Aretha), shite band, shite attitude. She makes out like she's some martyr for women, lesbians and morbidly obese people, and just wants to be treated the same as everyone else and yet SHE is the one that never shuts up about it. How is heart disease and joint problems a good role model for the kids? Christ... few people upset me like Beth Ditto :D

    Of course this is just my opinion.
    Chan Marshall would kick her ass in a fight too, I betcha ;)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vj_tR4p184
    "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"
  • lucylespian
    lucylespian Posts: 2,403
    Holy crap, this thread is still going.

    Pink is cool. Pop, but cool.
    Music is not a competetion.
  • Blyss
    Blyss Posts: 166
    I had to sit through Pink live on tv once i have to say by far the most overrated and talentless person i've seen. What is wrong she with people that sells out stadiums?

    Did anyone mention M.I.A? i forget this thread has gone on so long.
  • JDE-PJ
    JDE-PJ Posts: 721
    Not one person mentioned Harriet Wheeler from the Sundays, she is my favorite female singer.
    I know someday you will have a beautiful Life


    Jason
  • boroff89
    boroff89 Posts: 786
    If you like singer-songwriter types, check out Jenn Grinels. She is still unsigned, but I can't imagine that remaining the case for too long. Absolutely incredible voice. Good lyricist and guitar player. You can listen to some of her stuff at http://www.myspace.com/jenngrinels.
    It makes much more sense to live in the present tense.
  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    I thoroughly disconcur. Shite singer (oooh wooohhh wooohooowoohhhh. Calm down there Aretha), shite band, shite attitude. She makes out like she's some martyr for women, lesbians and morbidly obese people, and just wants to be treated the same as everyone else and yet SHE is the one that never shuts up about it. How is heart disease and joint problems a good role model for the kids? Christ... few people upset me like Beth Ditto :D

    Of course this is just my opinion.
    Chan Marshall would kick her ass in a fight too, I betcha ;)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vj_tR4p184

    Well obviously I disagree with you about HER SINGING. She has an incredibly powerful and soulful voice.

    I totally agree about her weight thing though, so many fat people miss the point. I couldn't care less what it looks like from an aesthetic point of view, but being that heavy is an appalling way to treat your body.
  • Obi Once
    Obi Once Posts: 918
    Kate Nash

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=R8l4dfwIgtE
    your light's reflected now
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Obi Once wrote:
    Kate Nash

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=R8l4dfwIgtE
    Y'know, I really don't like Kate Nash's voice (clearly put on. she is not a cockney) but damn, I think I love her :D She's cuter than a box of baby polar bears.

    http://liveatleeds.underconstruction.org.uk/uploads/images/artists/KateNash.jpg
    "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"
  • satur9
    satur9 Posts: 10
    Just three words:

    Anneke Van Giersbergen from the Gathering. Best female singer I've ever heard.

    http://www.myspace.com/gatheringofficial

    http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=107141585

    http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=80545931
  • Fahka
    Fahka Posts: 3,187
    Someone mentioned Mia Zapata , right?
  • Strangest Tribe
    Strangest Tribe Posts: 2,502
    Beth Gibbons of Portishead is brilliant
    the Minions
  • kcherub
    kcherub Posts: 961
    she's completely f*cked up at this point in her life, but she has a great voice.

    I am not sure if she writes her own songs (any of them, some of them), but they are pretty damn catchy.

    Take care,
    I still want you all to "take care"--I am just damn tired of typing it.

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