Favorite Female Vocalists

[member2013]

What, female vocalists, top the list as being your favorites?

Here are my choices: Siouxsie Sioux (Siouxsie and the Banshees), Kate Pearson (The B-52's).

 

[Iamforever]

Cristina Scabbia! :bowdown:

angela from arch enemy

 

[Ax3C]

Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac)

Deborah Harry (Blondie)

Janis Joplin

Shirley Manson

 

[ckjedi66]

Amy Lee from Evanessence
Kelly Clarkson
Christina Aguliera
Pat Benatar

 

[sputnikgirl]

Bjork (my all-time favorite)
Nellie McKay
Karen Oh from The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Nico from The Velvet Underground
the lead singer of The Long Blondes (don't know her name)

 

[McRocket]

Any female that sings well and actually writes EVERYTHING she sings qualifies. Or 95% of it. And writes music that is deep and a bit different. The emphasis being on deep.

Amy Lee pops into my mind.

Obviously there are many, many more out there.

 

[member006]

Billie Holiday
Etta James
Janis Joplin
Millie Jackson
Norah Jones
Joss Stone
Amy Lee

Many more, but this is the meat of it.

LL

 

[member2013]

I've heard two-vocalists from both the, 'Sisters of Mercy,' and 'The Pretenders,' that I enjoyed, a lot. I don't know their-names, or if they were mainstays with the band(s), although. I like Shirley Manson, (Garbage) but not enough to include on this list.

If anyone mentions Amy Lee, (Evanescence) or Annie Lennox: (Eurythmics) I must say that I find them to be vastly-overrated. I don’t even need to begin on, ‘soul-music,’ as I believe it is defined: Christina Aguilera, and company.

 

[Ax3C]

I've heard two-vocalists from both the, 'Sisters of Mercy,' and the 'Pretenders,' that I enjoyed, a lot. I don't know their-names, or if they were mainstays with the band(s), although. I like Shirley Manson, (Garbage) but not enough to include on this list.

If anyone mentions Amy Lee, (Evanescence) or Annie Lennox: (Eurhythmics) I must say that I find them to be vastly-overrated. I don’t even need to begin on, ‘soul-music,’ as I believe it is defined: Christina Aguilera, and company.

Lead singer for The Pretenders was/is: Chrissie Hynde. :hatsoff: :thumbsup:

 

[McRocket]

I've heard two-vocalists from both the, 'Sisters of Mercy,' and the 'Pretenders,' that I enjoyed, a lot. I don't know their-names, or if they were mainstays with the band(s), although. I like Shirley Manson, (Garbage) but not enough to include on this list.

If anyone mentions Amy Lee, (Evanescence) or Annie Lennox: (Eurhythmics) I must say that I find them to be vastly-overrated. I don’t even need to begin on, ‘soul-music,’ as I believe it is defined: Christina Aguilera, and company.

I don't know that many Evanescence songs (even though I have one CD). But I like her opera/dramatic style mixed in with main stream music. It's refreshing. Even her look is refreshing.
Anything that gets the music bean counters away from diva crap is good to me.

 

[MADIronMaiden]

angela from arch enemy

Lol indeed! Very feminin vocals!

 

[Iamforever]

I don't know that many Evanescence songs (even though I have one CD). But I like her opera/dramatic style mixed in with main stream music. It's refreshing. Even her look is refreshing.
Anything that gets the music bean counters away from diva crap is good to me.

if you like that, check out lacuna coil. :thumbsup:

 

[Iamforever]

Lol indeed! Very feminin vocals!

the question wasnt about femininity. it just said female. :1orglaugh


combine please.

 

[member2013]

if you like that, check out lacuna coil. :thumbsup:

If I had a dime for every time someone has said, 'check out Lacuna Coil,' on the Internet...

 

[Iamforever]

If I had a dime for every time someone has said, 'check out Lacuna Coil,' on the Internet...

whats your point?

 

[member2013]

whats your point?

What the fuck is so amazing, about that band?

 

[Iamforever]

What the fuck is so amazing, about that band?

did i say they were amazing? no, i said if you like dramatic voices, check out lacuna coil.

 

[Ax3C]

What the fuck is so amazing, about that band?

Merely opinions, man. You asked for 'em ... and they're pouring in, obviously.

 

[member2013]

I don't know that many Evanescence songs (even though I have one CD). But I like her opera/dramatic style mixed in with main stream music. It's refreshing. Even her look is refreshing.
Anything that gets the music bean counters away from diva crap is good to me.

I humbly-respect her for her courage in broadcasting herself in front of so many, and her ability to make a living off of something like singing. This is all up to subjective-tastes, and prejudices: and I realize that, firmly. I, personally, cannot sing ‘better’ than her – so she is certainly, ‘better,’ than me at her niche in this existence.

The, 'soul-music,' that I mentioned: seems to have its roots, creation, and popularization from African women. Out of any of the rap-music that I have ever found to be catchy, danceable, cold, or street-smart: it has always been from the main source – African men. I don’t know if people like Christina Aguilera, and those that cross over into a whole different culture can really hold a candle to the originators. I am not saying that they can't, but I see a lot crossing over.

 

[Sinder]

Madonna
Avril Lavigne
Edie Brickell
Christina