Then there’s these ladies, not necessarily rock, perhaps, but they all rock for me:
you wouldn’t have needed to post unnecessarily.
Anyway, it’s a good excuse to post up some of my own photos, rather than grabbing something off the ‘net.
Wasn’t the girl in The Fall quite nice? Looked alright when i saw them at Margate Winter Gardens a few years back, although i was very very drunk.
No one has mentioned Rock Bitch, they were pretty wild.
That was the one. Wendy Wu of the Photos was quite nice too i seem to remember. None of them have anything on Debbie Harry…or the blonde one from Abba…loved them when i was a lad.
I was in that crowd too! Loudest bass of the entire weekend, Goldfrapp’s set, as I recall, brilliant.
PJ Harvey headlined the pyramid stage that year. I think I’d probably nominate her as my ‘Ultimate Rock Chick’, whatever that means. Incredible, powerful music.
Cerys, of course. Not so much of the ‘rock chick’ these days, being a married mum with a couple of kids, but she certainly lived the life with Catatonia. Loved that band, saw them in Bristol and Cardiff a number of times, never less than brilliant. Heard once when they played Bath Moles, she’d had one or two, and needed a pee just before the band went on. Trouble was, the green room was behind the tiny stage, and the loo’s were upstairs, and you had to cross one to get to the other. She allegedly waited for the lads to go and set up then squatted in the sink. Problem was she cracked a pipe and flooded the floor of the green room. Management weren’t best pleased…
Lovely lady, very chatty when you meet her.
Alison Goldfrapp is fantastic on stage, she was wearing incredible costumes when I saw them in Bristol a few months ago. Sexy as a very, very sexy thing from the planet Sexy. Sadly, strict enforcement, (oooo missus), of the ‘no photographs whatsoever’ rule meant as I was in full view of the security Stasi I couldn’t get a single photo. Buggerit.
<edit> Just thought of Louise Wener of Sleeper, another cute female in front of a bunch of anonymous blokes. ‘Sleeperblokes’, as they became known:
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Live in Chorlton, of all places. Guitar out of tune in this one, but she was playing distorted, dirty electric blues before Eric Clapton was had read his first copy of Mein Kampf.
Gaye Advert, because I love this photo.
Poly Styrene – New album out this year, it’ll be good!
If you want Rock Chicks, here’s three in one band:
Kat Bjelland and Babes In Toyland. Kat walks it like she talks it, managing to make Courtney Love look like a picture of restraint on occasion. Babes were great, if you didn’t mind Kat’s caterwauling, but her later band, Katastrophy Wife, was sadly shambolic, and a real disappointment live.
Then there’s L7
Loved this band, saw them twice, and they were a proper rock band. Infamous for hanging a used tampon on the mic stand at one gig. Nice!
The underrated band thread reminded me of this beautiful lady, singer with one of my favourite bands.
Laydeez an’ gennelmen, I give you…(drumroll please)
count zero you beat me to it, so here is another picture of the lovely lady. How the hell did garbage come along a bit later than curve, rip the sound off completely and somehow have more success? There’s no justice in the world.
How the hell did it take until page 2 to have Pat Benetar mentioned!
Can anyone remember the girl (big haired stunning brunette, dark skinned and with a big voice) who fronted a US band in the mid Eighties. They sang Heart-style rock – she had a single ‘name’? Only heard one album of theirs’, and I lost the cassette years ago.
Nadja could be a compelling presence in a confined space with me, that’s for sure. Very tasty. As far as the unknown singer’s concerned I’m wracking my brains trying to think who it might be. Also glad someone else appreciated Curve and the lovely Ms Halliday.
<edit> Just googled Nadja, blimey, popular lass ont’interwebs, hardly surprising with those looks. Honestly don’t know anything about her band, that Gothy heavy rock isn’t something I know much about, there’s lots of it and a lot sounds a bit samey. Might check out Coal Chamber now, tho’…
Nadja could be a compelling presence in a confined space with me, that’s for sure. Very tasty…
<edit> Just googled Nadja, blimey, popular lass ont’interwebs, hardly surprising with those looks. Honestly don’t know anything about her band, that Gothy heavy rock isn’t something I know much about, there’s lots of it and a lot sounds a bit samey. Might check out Coal Chamber now, tho’…
As soon as I saw this thread I thought of Nadja. Saw Coal Chamber live in 1999/2000 I think and she affected me greatly. Its not my favourite music but having thought about them again have just listened to two albums tonight and they are good! The self-titled 1st album is probably the best. Couple of belter tracks on it, ‘loco’ being the best known. Kind of the original nu-metal, with a gothy edge as you say.