IF pearl jam got a female backup singer

SOLAT319

pj.uw.laura wrote:

I do have to say that I LOVE Ed signing "Helpless" with EJ. I think her voice sounds great with him, at least on that song.

Yeah, good point. That was plain gorgeous! I guess EJ would be the exception to the rule.

SOLAT319

DewieCox wrote:

No. Female singers suck singing rock music, for the most part, imo. They have plenty of other things goin on in their music. They shouldn't try to ruin it.

Uhm..There are so many, but here are a few:
Heart
Crissie Hynde (Pretenders)
Fleetwood Mac (Stevie)
Joan Jett
Jefferson Airplane (Grace Slick)
Sleater-Kinney (as long as they stuck to their own stuff, they were pretty good)
Patti Fuckin Smith!!!!
JANIS JOPLIN!
And finally, thousands and thousands of girl bands everywhere rocking it out at small clubs, bars every day!!!

And this is just a tiny tiny list. So, I would say open your eyes and have some respect

U R A Crazy Breed

SOLAT319 wrote:

Uhm..There are so many, but here are a few:
Heart
Crissie Hynde (Pretenders)
Fleetwood Mac (Stevie)
Joan Jett
Jefferson Airplane (Grace Slick)
Sleater-Kinney (as long as they stuck to their own stuff, they were pretty good)
Patti Fuckin Smith!!!!
JANIS JOPLIN!
And finally, thousands and thousands of girl bands everywhere rocking it out at small clubs, bars every day!!!

And this is just a tiny tiny list. So, I would say open your eyes and have some respect

Word!! much respect for the ladies! Heart was bad ass and would give any male rockers a run for their money!

Grace Slick in the early days of JA..awesome!

Janis Joplin...nuff said!

Stevie Nicks??...not what I'd call "rock" but very nice none the less!


and i HATED those back up singers @ MSG...i was there and seeing it was just as bad as hearing it!

demetrios

Danimal wrote:

12345AGNST1 wrote:

DewieCox wrote:

No. Female singers suck singing rock music, for the most part, imo. They have plenty of other things goin on in their music. They shouldn't try to ruin it.

I agree 100% They suck at rock music. I dont think there is one female rock singer I like.

Ummm what about Cyndi Lauper?

:shock:

mrbako

I'd puke. I understand that bands evolve but I hope pearl jam does not go in this direction. For a vast majority of their songs, it just does not make sense. I might be able to tolerate it for a couple songs. Maybe.

justam

I don't really like it when there are so many people on stage that it looks & sounds like a three-ring circus, but maybe some people like that?! :geek:

soclose

U R A Crazy Breed wrote:

If she had really big boobs and didn't speak..just jumped up and down for the duration of the show...i might be on board with that!

DewieCox wrote:

No. Female singers suck singing rock music, for the most part, imo. They have plenty of other things goin on in their music. They shouldn't try to ruin it.

Sometimes I don't know why I bother reading this message board. I can't believe that people get away with statements like these.

For the record, I'm not interesting in seeing PJ add another singer, but statements like the ones above make me wish they'd invite the lady from Deerhoof to sing with the band . . .

SOLAT319

soclose wrote:

Sometimes I don't know why I bother reading this message board. I can't believe that people get away with statements like these.

For the record, I'm not interesting in seeing PJ add another singer, but statements like the ones above make me wish they'd invite the lady from Deerhoof to sing with the band . . .

They don't get away with it. See my response to his post on the previous page. Also, yeah, I don't like the idea of adding a female back up singer to Pearl Jam but this doesn't mean Female rockers don't deserve their place in "Rock World".
Never heard of a band named Deerhoof but I am guessing that chick's voice might be annoying.

5882300

.......I would be very angry.

demetrios

A Celine Dion & Eddie Vedder solo would be something worth checking out! :geek:

soclose

SOLAT319 wrote:

Never heard of a band named Deerhoof but I am guessing that chick's voice might be annoying.

Good call.

benjs

pj.uw.laura wrote:

soulsinging wrote:

pj.uw.laura wrote:

I do have to say that I LOVE Ed signing "Helpless" with EJ. I think her voice sounds great with him, at least on that song.

What is this? That's my fav Neil song... who is EJ?

EV solo Chicago Night 1.

Forgot to add- EJ Barnes, she sang with Liam Finn for the opening act.

It's such a shame about EJ Barnes. She has a pretty decent voice, however, her stage presence is just AWFUL, in my opinion. I'd be more than happy to hear either Cat Power or Chrissie Hynde for a few songs in a show, however. Could you picture Eddie and Cat doing Indifference, for example? Or Eddie and Chrissie alternating verses for Hitchhiker!?

battan1120

Only if they are African American Gospel Singers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYAqomtCsOs

Deadman

Zooey Deschanel. Her voice is like heaven.

JordyWordy

i loved the Cat Power songs that Ed sang on. If there was a female singer, she'd have to be someone who could actually sing - not image/front-woman focused (ie NOT Corin Tucker, etc). would need to be someone with a wide vocal range, and can do low range stuff to compliment Eds vocals would be great to hear: EJ Barnes did that pretty well too.

Camille O'Sullivan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NBP4kIFyVo (Nick Cave song)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7NZ5Sqg6Hk (anyone who's heard Croon Spoon with Susan Sarandon can appreciate this)

Natasha Khan (Bat For Lashes) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcrPewT3 ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1wnOUH2jk8

Shingai Shoniwa (The Noisettes) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akRHQJwt ... re=channel
Feist
Sia
Tori Amos
Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond)
Imelda May
Nina Persson (The Cardigans)
Belinda Butcher (My Bloody Valentine)
Helen Marnie (Ladytron)
Lisa Hannigan
Kianna Alarid & Neely Jenkins (Tilly & The Wall)
Candi Staton
Randy Crawford

tvismyfriend

Hell no, singing back-up is Stone and Matt's job.

U R A Crazy Breed

soclose wrote:

U R A Crazy Breed wrote:

If she had really big boobs and didn't speak..just jumped up and down for the duration of the show...i might be on board with that!

DewieCox wrote:

No. Female singers suck singing rock music, for the most part, imo. They have plenty of other things goin on in their music. They shouldn't try to ruin it.

Sometimes I don't know why I bother reading this message board. I can't believe that people get away with statements like these.

For the record, I'm not interesting in seeing PJ add another singer, but statements like the ones above make me wish they'd invite the lady from Deerhoof to sing with the band . . .

it's called a fucking joke! pull the stick out of your ass and lighten up.

soclose

U R A Crazy Breed wrote:

soclose wrote:

U R A Crazy Breed wrote:

If she had really big boobs and didn't speak..just jumped up and down for the duration of the show...i might be on board with that!

DewieCox wrote:

No. Female singers suck singing rock music, for the most part, imo. They have plenty of other things goin on in their music. They shouldn't try to ruin it.

Sometimes I don't know why I bother reading this message board. I can't believe that people get away with statements like these.

For the record, I'm not interesting in seeing PJ add another singer, but statements like the ones above make me wish they'd invite the lady from Deerhoof to sing with the band . . .

it's called a fucking joke! pull the stick out of your ass and lighten up.

There are some things you don't joke about.

DewieCox

It's not a sexism thing. It's a "I don't like female singers, singing over rock music" thing. I verified in another post that it's just not my thing. I like a few here and there, but as a whole, anything with a female lead singer I find to be pretty horrible.

Black Crowes and Pink Floyd are 2 of my favorite bands and there is plenty of female singin there.

I can't believe people can actually jump to conclusions in a display of such douchery. Don't be so fuckin judgemental.

soclose

DewieCox wrote:

It's not a sexism thing. It's a "I don't like female singers, singing over rock music" thing. I verified in another post that it's just not my thing. I like a few here and there, but as a whole, anything with a female lead singer I find to be pretty horrible.

Black Crowes and Pink Floyd are 2 of my favorite bands and there is plenty of female singin there.

I can't believe people can actually jump to conclusions in a display of such douchery. Don't be so fuckin judgemental.

I simply posted the logical conclusions I drew based on what I've read. I'm not interested in name calling or telling others to "pull the stick out of their asses." (Not your words of course, though "douchery" isn't much better)