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Saw the Pretenders a few weeks ago and yes, Chrissie has still got it.
Haven't looked through all the above, so apologies if they're in there somewhere:
Garbage
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Slits
And at the moment Lu Williams is fronting an astonishingly good 3-piece. Maybe not hard rock but boy do they do a great southern rock groove.
One for B.A.Nana
Naw, this ones BANana... 😆
Not strictly within spec but Sharon Van Etten:
DezB checking his VHS:
Angel Olsen:
Chastity Belt:
I didn't see any of these but could be wrong...
Jack off jill:
Scarling:
Something quite a bit different to the above, more post punk style Delta 5:
edit: I was beaten to it on Delta 5!
Only a passing mention to girlschool.
Saw them many times.
Here is a motorhead cover.
Love Delain - so gonna add another vid to those already posted.
little bit generic "female fronted metal band"
Good for a bit of a cheesy laugh
Absolutely love these guys: The Dolmen
these folks where excellent live:
as are - Sky Valley Mistress
After Forever
Blues Pills
For those that like their rock in Hailstorm kinda way:
Anyone mentioned kenickie yet. My favourites, evanesence, have already been taken.
Quite liked Cay.
I was going to have a go at you lot for the lack of
Daisy Chainsaw...I seen her support henry Rollins yonks ago.
Arch Enemy...I get to see next year.
Anyway I remembered these , I think they supported Rob Zombie on his last tour ?
Rusty Spanner - Member
nico VU
spot on .... big VU fan in my youth very lucky to see oddly nico perform this at the leeds beerkeller sometime in the early 80's - no idea why was there but recall Jimmy Page was there as the promoter ?
great thread here's my contribution not same league as VU but just cos i like it
Elastica Waking Up
missed the nico link in above
The pioneers? Remember seeing this lot on a 'wimminz in rock' compilation on OGWT. Pretty special. June, the guitarist actually posts on the Youtube commments, which is cool.
Nemesea if they've not already got a mention. Dutch symphonic/electro metal of similar style to after forever. Now had a change of singer, dunno how she'll worm out.
Not sure if she's been mentioned yet but a guilty please was Sleeper with Louise Wener.
And not really rock I guess but Hope Sandaval of Mazzy Star.
@lordsummerisle good call on Elysium as I'd forgotten about them. Not heard of After Forever but I think they merit further listening.
@ecampbell agree I hope the new singer works for Nemesea. Shame they lost Manda as their last album was their best.
I think Within Temptation have been mentioned but no vid linked so here they are. As Lt Frank Drebin said in Naked Gun "She gave me a look I could feel in my hip pocket"
many of my favourites already mentioned including Joplin, Elastica, Breeders and my current top chanteuse Courtney Barnett
and does this count as rock?
I honestly don't know if I've found many female-fronted band I truly love. There have been lots where I've liked the odd track or three - Senser, Jess and the Ancient Ones etc. However, there are individual albums I like, some including female singers as guests:
- Neurosis and Jarboe (Swans)
- Cult of Luna w/ Julie Christmas (Made Out of Babies) - Mariner
- SubRosa
I need to listen to more of Julie Christmas so perhaps her bands will become favourites.
another blast from the past
Here's some Made Out of Babies:
Black Moth
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I'm just going to leave this here.
Remember Naomi Wildman, the uber-annoying kid in Star Trek: Voyager? Seems she grew up.
Tanya Donnelly has been quoted that a new Belly album will be out next year. Looking forward to that.
I’m getting regular updates, I’m helping their PledgeMusic campaign to fund it. Saw them play Bristol last year, and Lush as well, although Lush have now called it a day since their bass player jacked it in.
The Belly gig was wonderful so much love in the place for them, nobody knew Gail was undergoing treatment for cancer at the time, she was really rocking.
So looking forward to the new stuff, and gigs to support it.
These play around Yorkshire, Lancashire and Cumbria when Beccy (the lead singer) is not shredding the Lakes on her Orange Five.
Oathbreaker (Belgian hardcore)
Open City (singer Rachel Rubino is also a pretty cool cx racer and bike mechanic!)
And for something a bit different
Don't think any of these posted yet.
Ex hex
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QSXZe1C6kw8
Human waste project
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=j_aEeF4rlpI
Drain STH
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uR8MoP451w4
Bryde (aka Sarah Howells) has a few EPs out at present and working on first solo album. I think she deserves a more exposure as she is a clever songsmith and captivating live.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Howells
So to those who mentioned Arch Enemy; what's your opinion on Angela vs Alissa?
Alissa has got such a beautiful clean voice, which is never used in Arch Enemy, which seems a shame.
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DezB - Member
OK, I'm going old and rioty
Still wear my Babes In Toyland teeshirt! Saw them at the Fleece in Bristol, and also Katastrophy Wife, Kat Bjelland’s other band, which was, to put it bluntly, a catastrophe! She was just embarrassingly bad, me and my mate left and went to the Seven Stars pub next door.
Good call on Bryde, I’ve seen Sarah with Paper Aeroplanes a number of times, and several times as Bryde, she’s a great songwriter and singer, and the album should be very interesting.
She’s a really lovely person, too, got a big hug when I saw her play Greenman last year. She’s touring soon, must get tickets organised...
Not going to be everyone's cup of tea on here, but Burning Flag are playing the Common Ground Benefit in Manchester next Saturday...
See you there...
How could I have forgotten Melissa Auf der Maur!
Previously Hole’s bass guitarist.
I’ll just throw this one out there, I really rather like the band, and I’m particular fond of this cover they did:
t.A.T.u - How Soon Is Now. 😀
So to those who mentioned Arch Enemy; what's your opinion on Angela vs Alissa?
Angela. No real interest in the band, but her voice was fairly remarkable singing with them. Speaking of remarkable voices in otherwise fairly dull bands:
Best avoid Doctor Browns in 'boro if you want to see any of these bands...
http://www.nme.com/news/music/middlesbrough-pub-bans-female-fronted-bands-cant-sing-rock-2169750
Very late to the party, glad the Bellrays have been mentioned, how about
How these guys never made it is a mystery
Anyone remember the Photos?
The Darling Buds, Caerleons finest and Andrea was chuffing gorgeous
The Darling Buds, Caerleons finest and Andrea was chuffing gorgeous
Not entirely work safe:
Ladies and gents.... Demolition Doll Rods
Dixie Chicks. Raunchy C&W band.
"Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition!"
These were big when I lived in Australia, sadly Christine passed away
10,000 maniacs
These two popped up on shuffle play the other day:
The Drink - Microsleep
The Like
Their lineup had various members who have parents in the music business, the drummer, Tennessee Thomas, is the daughter of Pete Thomas, long-time drummer with Elvis Costello.
Super band live, saw them a couple of times, but they sort of fell apart when their bassist suddenly left and formed her own band. Shame, the made a couple of fine albums.
The Drink are superb, Dearbhla Minogue the singer/guitarist is bloody good, she plays exceedingly well.
This is a great thread. I’m finding some new stuff here and it’s great to listen to other people’s music taste.
I’ve just found a band called Lovebites. All female band from Japan. Great guitar work.
Hopefully I’ve added the video correctly.
Not sure if they've been mentioned yet, but I was recently put on to Starcrawler, and Deep Valley, which I'm enjoying.