[Closed] Nominate your "Ultimate Rock Chick"

Grace slick and Poison Ivy. Probably Janis Joplin I expect, don't know much about her tho.

Corin Tucker of Sleater Kinney has to be worth a mention from the modern era. Obviously not an icon like Janis or Joan Jett etc, but few if any female rock bands have ever put out anything like [i]The Woods[/i] - sadly SK's final album by the looks of it.

Debbie Harry
Courtney Love
Shirley Manson

Polly Jean Harvey

PJH is brilliant, what about Melissa Auf Der Maur?

If you're 35+ then surely you'll remember:

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CG all the way.

Ahhh, Melissa Auf der Maur...just beautiful.

I remember watching Hole at Reading 1995 when she'd just taken over bass duties. Bought her first solo album, that was pretty good.

Does Judie Tzuke count?
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in her day

and of course Leather Tuscadero

If you're talkin extreme Rock Chick, Wendy O'williams
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I shouldn't, but Taylor Momsen.

Also, Carah Faye, ex-Shiny Toy Guns

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Both great singers.

Genesis P-Orridge? 😉

Nice to see a mention for Sleater Kinney's Corin Tucker. By rights they should have been huge, but then they probably wouldn't have wanted that anyway.

Peaches was something of an ultimate rock chick, but I lost interest after the first two (brilliant) albums.

I just can't keep up with their ever changing line-ups, but the two women on bass and rhythm guitar duty with Nashville Pussy cicrca 'Leth them eat pussy' were a force of nature!

nena and her 99 red balloons and hairy arm pits did it for me.
when she appeared on TOTP I had many a happy memory w@nk thereafter.

Hast du etwas Zeit für mich
Dann singe ich ein Lied für dich
Von 99 Luftballons
Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont
Denkst du vielleicht g'rad an mich
Dann singe ich ein Lied für dich
Von 99 Luftballons
Und dass so was von so was kommt

Von 99 Luftballons.........

augh! not all over the keyboard mudsux!

having seen her live several times can i put forward.....

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even more so after watching her perform backing vocal for Lemmy and Motorhead along side....

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now that was a sandwich i wanted to be the filling in....

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oh that Scottish accent as well 😛

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Suzi Quatro surely?

Can't choose between the two Kims - Deal & Gordon.

Divine...gord rest 'er soul.......

his soul?

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Not hardcore rock, but hayley williams from paramore.

I liked these sisters back in the day

Axl Rose?

can't believe I've contributed to this thread..........

Shirley Manson

It has and always will be, Joan Jett.

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Morgan Lander from Kittie

'Masha' from Exilia

Pat Benatar

@SpaceMonkey ...

i own that 'born to be sold' t-shirt, got is off her after a Leeds Uni gig

What about Justine Frischmann from Elastica?

"Punk"-rock chick, Siouxsie
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Perfect woman 🙂
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Getting things up to date, Alexis Krauss from Sleigh Bells:
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and Karen O (Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
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I liked these sisters back in the day

Really? I suppose in their time, they might have been something, but don't really compare to proper Rock Chicks of nowadays

 

Lauren Laverne from Kenicke floated my boat a few years ago.
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I'll nominate Tarja Turunen ex of Nightwish, Simone Simons of Epica and Angela Gossow of Arch Enemy.Oh, and Isobel Campbell. My word...

I like Amy

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Chrissie Hynde surely....

Amy Lee is great and so is Hayley from Paramore.

But I give you Cristina Scabbia from Lacuna Coil:

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CG all the way.

You'd better believe it sunshine. 😀

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

CG all the way.
You'd better believe it sunshine.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Yes, I believe it is what she is famous for! The force behind her popularity

😛

Seems the word rock is not the same as it once was.. But for me there's a few names to make the grey cells work:

Lee Aaron
Susie Hatton
Taime Cain

I am sure phantom blue and femme fetale had a girl I recall!

Stevie nicks was gorgeous.

[i]Cristina Scabbia from Lacuna Coil[/i]

Hmm, I wonder what angle they're going for in the marketing?
The "Katy Perry" technique perchance?

Hmm, I wonder what angle they're going for in the marketing?
The "Katy Perry" technique perchance

Except LC have been around a damn site longer than Ms.Perry.
Would have to go with DS's choices, good taste that man.

 

I used to love these, still good actualy
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Juliette Lewis is just trying far too hard to be Mick Jagger

@SpaceMonkey ...

i own that 'born to be sold' t-shirt, got is off her after a Leeds Uni gig

That's awesome ... I bet you wish you'd come away with more than just a t-shirt though?

No one has suggested

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Patti Smith?
And with all these people who like body hair too!

But the one that got me every time was

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Louise Wener! I think I shall go rub my thighs for a while

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@SpaceMonkey

i used to work security at Leeds Uni Refectory back in those days and on that day i was on the front of stage by that monitor, she wasn't very well trimmed !!

she wasn't very well trimmed !!

Nice.

Has anyone mentioned Beth Ditto?

or Susanna Hoffs ...

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I've looked up her dress

Suzi Quatro was my hero;

Sounds sort of ordinary now, but I wasn't allowed to listen to 'pop', even the Beatles. My Mam was a musician and thought it was all trash. I can still hear her describing Led Zep as "like a load of cats'

joan jett..

Have Lacuna Coil not been on the go since the early 90s? That must make Ms Scabbia about mid 30s by now, unless she was a really early developer. I have to say, she's looking good!

+1 for PJ Harvey!

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Best. Thread. Ever.

+1 for TJ Harvey!
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Lacuna Coil are rubbish though.

*saves thread to favourites*

Ritzy Bryan of Joy Formidable. She rocks

Joan Jett - can't really sing or play guitar. It just doesn't matter.

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Proper Grrrrlll power.

Well you are all wrong!

Melissa Auf der Maur, Hole and Smashing Pumpkins bass player

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Juliana Hatfield

Hayley Williams
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Saffron from Republica
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Am I allowed Kim Wilde?
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Damn, how could I have forgotten the lovely Ritzy!
Then there's these ladies, not necessarily rock, perhaps, but they all rock for me:
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Maria McKee

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Beth Gibbons

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Aimee Mann

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Laura Marling

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Z Berg

Rod Stewart?

What a great thread.

2 Kims - Deal & Gordon

And Hilma Nikolaisen, the bass player from Sereena Maneesh ...6' tall, beautiful, plays bass and really has got the moves!

Gaye Advert

Chrissie Hynde, by a mile. The sound of her voice excites me greatly.

For me....

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I was thinking of Kim Deal, well the breeders infact, weren't they some sort of female indie supergroup.
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Joan Jett
Blondie
Chrissie Hynde
Bjork

Rock is based on blues, hence [url=

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Without her rocking, none of the above could have been.

Iggy Pop?

Taylor Momsen from The pretty reckless

GlitterGary, showing, as usual, zero interest in music. Butt out, troll.
The Breeders were excellent, part of the Boston indy scene. Connections with Belly and The Throwing Muses. Kristin Hersh, Kim and Kelly Deal, Tanya Donelly; seen all of them at one time or another.
Auf Der Maur I would include, and all of the Bangles, fabulous band live, Suzanna Hoffs is stunning, and the harmonies outstanding.
I would also include the beautiful Juanita Stein, singer with Howling Bells. Oh, Lordy...