POLL - The WEAKEST LINK of FEMALE FRONTED BANDS - ROUND 1

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  • Posts: 11,432
    edited December 2021
    Evanescence
    No Fleetwood Mac?
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    Garbage


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  • Posts: 3,517
    Evanescence
    JPPJ84 said:
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    I took your advice 
    The dart knows all.
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    Spiritual_Chaos said:
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    They really evolved from that. If you listen to their later albums before breaking up... or stopping at least. 

    Nina Persson did some solo stuff afterwards under the namn "A camp", like this Neil Young coveeeeeeeer. 

    Where's our Ace of Base update?
  • this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,924
    Hole
    tempo_n_groove said:
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    Too poppy 'for' me.  That Misery Business song is just dreadful.  I thought it was Avril Lavigne the first time I heard it.
    I don't share your opinion.
    Just listened to Misery Business again and I dig it.  Yes, there is a woman singing....yes, she is singing about revenge on another chick.  If you take out the singing and just listen to the music?
    (I like the singing ...that gal can sing the shit out of it, she has go be in the top tier of voices I like.). 

    That music is badass. 
    It rocks.
      I can easily say I like the music from Misery Business more than almost every song on Gigaton, as much as I love Pearl Jam.  

    S'ok, different strokes for different folks.
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • New York, NY Posts: 12,230
    edited December 2021
    Paramore
    Was Jefferson Airplane ever considered for this poll? They have a few good classic songs that everyone seems to know.
  • Tennessee Posts: 9,212
    GlowGirl said:
    Was Jefferson Airplane ever considered for this poll? They have a few good classic songs that everyone seems to know.
    Yea, they were on my short list, just wanted to stay a little more current with the groups.
  • Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,713
    Evanescence
    I would not include Fleetwood Mac because they started out as an all male band led by Peter Green and later led by Mick Fleetwood.
    Jefferson Airplane was started by Marty Balin and Paul Kantner and had two female singers, Signe Toly Anderson and Gace Slick, both of whom were considered co-lead singers with Balin, so it would be a stretch to refer to them as a female led band.
    Two "all-girl" bands, The Bangles and Go Go's would for sure fit the category.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

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    Evanescence
    MedozK said:
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    Yea, they were on my short list, just wanted to stay a little more current with the groups.
    I think you're going to have to cough up the long list this time, MedozK. Give us a list of every female band, every genre, every country...so we know that you were thorough in your consideration. Thank you in advance.
  • Posts: 3,517
    edited December 2021
    Evanescence
    Don't forget Jem and The Holograms or Josie and The Pussycats either. 
  • Tennessee Posts: 9,212
    OffSheGoes35 said:
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    I think you're going to have to cough up the long list this time, MedozK. Give us a list of every female band, every genre, every country...so we know that you were thorough in your consideration. Thank you in advance.

  • Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,713
    Evanescence
    OffSheGoes35 said:
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    I think you're going to have to cough up the long list this time, MedozK. Give us a list of every female band, every genre, every country...so we know that you were thorough in your consideration. Thank you in advance.

    Only problem is, this forum format only allows so many options for poll.  And MK's knowledge of music is about as vast as anyone we've seen on these forums.

    I will say though, for fun it would have been interesting to include the often unjustly maligned The Shaggs.  Rolling Stone described them as sounding like "lobotomized Trapp Family singers".  Years later, they  "rediscovered" by Frank Zappa and others who saw their music as being far more complex with "melodic lines and structures to the freed jazz compositions of Ornette Coleman".  Interesting stuff worth checking out!

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Hamburg, Germany Posts: 3,464
    The Dead Weather
    dankind said:
    The Sounds are a good Swedish one, too. 

    Their first two albums are great! (I don’t have any beyond that.)
    dankind said:
    The Sounds are a good Swedish one, too. 

    Their first two albums are great! (I don’t have any beyond that.)
    Oh I loved the sounds! Saw them at a festival in Germany 15 years ago or so 
  • Posts: 3,517
    Evanescence
    MedozK said:
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    :lol:
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    F Me In The Brain said:
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    I don't share your opinion.
    Just listened to Misery Business again and I dig it.  Yes, there is a woman singing....yes, she is singing about revenge on another chick.  If you take out the singing and just listen to the music?
    (I like the singing ...that gal can sing the shit out of it, she has go be in the top tier of voices I like.). 

    That music is badass. 
    It rocks.
      I can easily say I like the music from Misery Business more than almost every song on Gigaton, as much as I love Pearl Jam.  

    S'ok, different strokes for different folks.
    Gigaton is a steamy pile to me as well as Misery business...  That era of pop punk metal, whatever you call it was not my thing at all.  I went two ways, harder and indy.  Bands like LCD, Matt & Kim, Dillinger, Killswitch were on heavy rotation.  That whole EMO movement was just bad to me.  Fall Out Boy, All American Rejects and Panic at the Disco being the outliers for me.  Those bands moved the needle.

    You mention the music.  Some of the bands had their moments and parts of songs had awesome music.  Not everything though.  
  • Posts: 3,517
    Evanescence
    brianlux said:
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    Only problem is, this forum format only allows so many options for poll.  And MK's knowledge of music is about as vast as anyone we've seen on these forums.

    I will say though, for fun it would have been interesting to include the often unjustly maligned The Shaggs.  Rolling Stone described them as sounding like "lobotomized Trapp Family singers".  Years later, they  "rediscovered" by Frank Zappa and others who saw their music as being far more complex with "melodic lines and structures to the freed jazz compositions of Ornette Coleman".  Interesting stuff worth checking out!

    I've been feeling shitty lately, so I've been sticking with my comfort bands/artists lately. Today, it's Tori Amos. Maybe when I feel more experimental I will give them a try.  :)
  • New York, NY Posts: 12,230
    Paramore
    OffSheGoes35 said:
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    I've been feeling shitty lately, so I've been sticking with my comfort bands/artists lately. Today, it's Tori Amos. Maybe when I feel more experimental I will give them a try.  :)
    Sorry to hear that @OffSheGoes35. I hope you feel better soon. I know I also have bands that make me feel better when I listen to them. BTW - Tori Amos is awesome!!

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    Paramore
    OffSheGoes35 said:
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    I've been feeling shitty lately, so I've been sticking with my comfort bands/artists lately. Today, it's Tori Amos. Maybe when I feel more experimental I will give them a try.  :)
    Bells for her.  My go to Tori song.
  • Posts: 30,955
    Hole
    What I'm going to love about this poll is that the Pretenders are destined to win.  First, they're awesome.  Second, Chrissy is from Cleveland.  Third, and most importantly, she is literally the female Tom Petty, who is fresh off his US win.  Perfect transition by Kev.  





  • Posts: 3,517
    Evanescence
    GlowGirl said:
    Sorry to hear that @OffSheGoes35. I hope you feel better soon. I know I also have bands that make me feel better when I listen to them. BTW - Tori Amos is awesome!!

    tempo_n_groove said:
    Bells for her.  My go to Tori song.
    Thank you both. :rose: :rose:
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