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Who are your all-time favorite female singers?
Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 9:08 pm
by Endymion9
My revised (edited) list in order
My list in order
1. Linda Ronstadt (pre 1985)
2. Karin Bergquist (Over the Rhine)
3. Lana Del Rey
4. Stevie Nicks
5. Nerina Pallot
6. Ann Wilson
7. Lisa Mitchell
8. Neko Case
9. Alanis Morissette
10. Aimee Mann
11. Leigh Nash (Sixpence None the Richer)
12. Grace Slick
13. Regina Spektor
14. Kelly Clarkson
15. Sarah McLachlan
16. Cat Power
17. Edie Brickell
18. Joni Mitchell (rating her singing only)
19. Joan Osbourne
20. Diane Birch
21. Natasha Beddingfield
22. Rickie Lee Jones
23. Tori Amos
Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 9:25 pm
by Rau Le Creuset
1. Leslie Feist: she's a Canadian singer songwriter guitarist.. she's pretty badass. if I was to recommend a song showing her skills as a singer and guitar player id say "anti-pioneer"
2. Corinne Bailey Rae: another really good singer she's got a cool style if you wanna listen to a tune try "Put your records on" a very fun song.
3. Nerina Pallot song the song Idaho on the show live at abbey road and hearing that was enough to make me put her on this list.
4. Lisa hannigan, she sings with Damien rice and does a lot of solo work.
sorry I went and put songs there but I feel like just naming some of these people isn't enough... just put em there if anyone wants to try something new
Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 9:42 pm
by rdhopeca
In no particular order, other than Ann at the top.
Ann Wilson
Melissa Etheridge
Amanda Marshall
Gretchen Wilson
Linda Ronstadt
Stevie Nicks
Regina Belle
Anita Baker
Alanis Morissette
Lana Del Rey
Lori Diamond
Grace Slick
Kelly Clarkson
Sarah McLachlan
Sass Jordan
Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 10:48 pm
by Endymion9
rdhopeca, Arrrg, I left Grace, Kelly and Sarah Mc off. Knew I was forgetting some.
Poliwrath, I like the three you named, just didn't have enough material from them to put them on my list. Had lots on the border of just not quite making it.
Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 12:44 am
by Cail
Ann Wilson
Christine McVie
Rindy Ross
Pat Benatar
Etta James
Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 4:10 pm
by Cagliostro
Hmm...In no particular order
Kate Bush
Jane Siberry
Kirsty MacColl
Jill Sobule
Regina Spektor
Kim Shattuck (of the Muffs)
Tori Amos
Shonen Knife (the ladies of...)
Natasha Beddingfield
Edie Brickell
Aimee Mann
Ani Difranco
Jenny Owen Youngs
Garrison Starr
P!nk (or at least starting to appreciate her)
Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 5:31 pm
by Vraith
I have a hard time deciding, cuz I keep wanting to separate what I think are great voices in more objective ways and those great in affective [for lack of better term in my head at the moment] ways...though it's difficult to keep the difference "pure," anyway.
Plus, just so damn many choices!
Ann Wilson qualifies in both I think.
Etta James, too.
Agree with lots of other folks choices...
[Thanks for reminder on Siberry, Cag]
Did I not see Joplin anywhere?? Obviously purely affective list in my world.
And, I just have this thing for Dolores O'Riordan [Cranberries singer], Annie Lennox, and Lisa Loeb. [I didn't notice them on other's lists]
Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 6:55 pm
by Menolly
Enya
Olivia Newton-John
Judy Garland
Karen Carpenter
Barbra Streisand
Donna Summer
Gloria Estefan
Lena Horne
Ella Fitzgerald
Cher
Joan Baez
Linda Ronstadt
Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 7:15 pm
by Wildling
Just off the top of my head ...
Melissa Etheridge
Amanda Marshall (really hope the rumours of a new album are based on truth)
Margo Timmins from Cowboy Junkies
Shirley Manson from Garbage
Erika Amato from Velvet Chain
Also, at the moment I'm getting into Paloma Faith
Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 7:20 pm
by Cail
Hell. I forgot Kate Bush.
Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 10:00 pm
by Hashi Lebwohl
An incomplete list in no particular order:
Harriet Wheeler
Bessie Smith
Patsy Cline
Lee Morse
Amy Winehouse (ignore that which was her personal life, her voice had amazing quality)
Mama Cass
Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 11:23 pm
by Menolly
Hashi Lebwohl wrote:Mama Cass
Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2013 1:01 am
by jelerak
I gotta drop a metal femme fatale in here...
Maria Breon of Holyhell
My absolute favorite.
Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2013 5:11 am
by sgt.null
Kristin Hersh - Throwing Muses, 50 Ft Wave, solo.
Tanya Donelly - Throwing Muses, Breeders, Belly, solo.
Kim Deal - Pixies, Breeders, the Amps.
Kelly Deal - Breeders, Kelly Deal 5000.
Natalie Merchant - 10,000 Maniacs, solo.
Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2013 2:27 am
by Menolly
I knew there was one more I wanted to throw in there, and my mind was drawing a blank.
Billie Holiday
Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2013 2:55 am
by Savor Dam
While there are many in this list I agree with (Cass Elliot, Grace Slick, Joni Mitchell, Ann Wilson, Karen Carpenter and others) I have to salute Cail for mentioning Rindy Ross.
The late-night in the fall of 1979 is is still crystal clear in my mind when I was in a dive bar in Bellingham WA and Seafood Mama (which became Quarterflash in a few years) took the stage and tried out what they said was a new song they had recently written.
Harden My Heart live for the first time was an apotheosis...absolutely incredible! I have listened to a lot of live music in the decades since and few songs (perhaps Al Stewart's "I told you so" playing of Nostradamus in Redwood City, CA in the days after the Berlin Wall fell) have affected me that strongly.
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 9:30 pm
by dANdeLION
Pat Benatar
Chrissie Hynde
Ellen Foley
Alanis Morissette
Stevie Nicks
Mama Cass
Joni Mitchell
Amy Lee
Ediie Brickell
Kate Bush
Mia Zapata
Ann Wilson
Joan Osbourne
Janis Joplin
Grace Slick
Joan Armatrading
Patsy Cline
Joss Stone
Natalie Imbruglia
Amy Lavere
Olivia Newton-John
Donna Summer
Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2013 9:54 am
by Obi-Wan Nihilo
No particular order
Ella Fitzgerald
Maria Callas
Birgit Nilsson
Ofra Haza
Enya
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 9:20 pm
by Cail
Savor Dam wrote:While there are many in this list I agree with (Cass Elliot, Grace Slick, Joni Mitchell, Ann Wilson, Karen Carpenter and others) I have to salute Cail for mentioning Rindy Ross.
The late-night in the fall of 1979 is is still crystal clear in my mind when I was in a dive bar in Bellingham WA and Seafood Mama (which became Quarterflash in a few years) took the stage and tried out what they said was a new song they had recently written.
Harden My Heart live for the first time was an apotheosis...absolutely incredible! I have listened to a lot of live music in the decades since and few songs (perhaps Al Stewart's "I told you so" playing of Nostradamus in Redwood City, CA in the days after the Berlin Wall fell) have affected me that strongly.
I've only had the pleasure of seeing Quarterflash live once, but
my God can that woman sing.
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 3:35 pm
by John Wilkinson
Hi there.
Again in order that changes daily...even hourly
Kate Bush
Adele
Ann Wilson
Alison Krauss
Stevie Nicks
Sandy Denny
Karen Carpenter
Best wishes
John