Stevie Nicks has got to be up there for me.

Who else?

Grace slick and Poison Ivy. Probably Janis Joplin I expect, don’t know much about her tho.
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1cfTMdjkYM[/video]

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 The Woods – 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:

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?

in her day

and of course Leather Tuscadero

If you’re talkin extreme Rock Chick, Wendy O’williams

I shouldn’t, but Taylor Momsen.

Also, Carah Faye, ex-Shiny Toy Guns

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…..

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

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

oh that Scottish accent as well 😛

Suzi Quatro surely?

Can’t choose between the two Kims – Deal & Gordon.

Divine…gord rest ‘er soul…….

his soul?

jennifer batten is an awesome axe wielder who has played alongside everyone from jeff beck to michael jackson.

Not hardcore rock, but hayley williams from paramore.

I liked these sisters back in the day http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gpNqB4dnT4&feature=related

Axl Rose?

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR3Vdo5etCQ&feature=channel[/video]

can’t believe I’ve contributed to this thread……….

Shirley Manson

It has and always will be, Joan Jett.

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?

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc8hEWkQ0io[/video]

“Punk”-rock chick, Siouxsie

Perfect woman 🙂

Getting things up to date, Alexis Krauss from Sleigh Bells:

and Karen O (Yeah Yeah Yeahs)

I liked these sisters back in the day http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xACLcHuCanY&feature=related

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.

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

Chrissie Hynde surely….