Best Female Rock Singer

[midgetonadonkey]

Who do you believe it is? Growing up in a household with a couple of potheads and alcoholics, I've always known Janis Joplin to be the best female rock singer.

Opinions? Thoughts? Comments?

[CuckingFunt]

Janis Joplin is a good pick. Would also give high marks to Patty Smith and Chrissie Hynde. Maybe Karen O, for the new generation.

[mavsfan1000]

Janis Joplin has a horrible voice. lol My pick is the singer from Heart.

[midgetonadonkey]

Janis Joplin has a horrible voice. lol My pick is the singer from Heart.

That's a gay pick. Heart? Are you serious?

[TheSanityAnnex]

Courtney Love when she's not making any noise.

[mavsfan1000]

That's a gay pick. Heart? Are you serious?
You're gay. That singer in heart was fine and rocked at the same time. I don't listen to much female singers but that one turns me on and rocks at the same time. lol

[johngateswhiteley]

...girls can't sing....so whomever is the hottest.

[RichardSimmons]

That's a gay pick. Heart? Are you serious?

This thread is gay. :elephant

[batman2883]

lead singer to flyleaf

[Spurminator]

Ann Wilson.

[Spurminator]

You're gay. That singer in heart was fine and rocked at the same time. I don't listen to much female singers but that one turns me on and rocks at the same time. lol

I think you're thinking of her sister Nancy. She was the lead guitarrist and backup singer. But she was featured more prominently in music videos because she looked better than Ann.

[katyon6th]

Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star), Ani Di Franco, Delores O'Riordan (Cranberries), Neko Case, Jenny Lewis (Rilo Kiley), and freakin' Melissa Etheridge.

[Jimcs50]

Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Nicks, Chrissie Hynde and Pat Benetar

[DarkReign]

That's a gay pick. Heart? Are you serious?

Heart rocks.

[cherylsteele]

Joan Jett

[dougp]

lead singer to flyleaf
She's good - but not the best.

How's about Shirley Manson? Garbage owned back in the day.

[Sportcamper]

Blonde... (http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/Deborah-Harry-Photograph-C11815669.jpeg)

[Shelly]

Ann Wilson--Heart was a great band until '80s.

I was never into her music, but there's no denying that Pat Benatar should be on this list.

[u2sarajevo]

Kim Deal....

[LuvBones]

lead singer to flyleaf:tu I saw them at Stubbs last year... She's very talented.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

No love for Pat Benetar?

[Shelly]

No love for Pat Benetar?


see my post!

[ploto]

No love for Pat Benetar?
That's whom I expected to see listed, as well.

[CuckingFunt]

How's about Shirley Manson? Garbage owned back in the day.
Actually can't believe I left her off my list. Shirley's awesome.


http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/2192/shirley019tk.jpg

[tlongII]

The lead singer for Evanessence. She's damn good.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

see my post!

Oops. I guess now's the time to come clean and admit I'm illiterate.

[tlongII]

The lead singer for Evanessence. She's damn good.


Apparently it's spelled Evanescence and the singer's name is Amy Lee.

[Taco]

That's a gay pick.


Don't forget

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/8674/freddymercury19ps.jpg

[1369]

Neko Case

:clap

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/Saltlick/Sub02/neko_big.jpg

http://c08a.scl1.imeem.com/g/6db01fbb7640688b037d3cb3027b6056.jpg

[clambake]

Grace Slick

[PakiDan]

The Lead Singer from Jesus H. Christ and the Four Horsemen of the Apocolypse.

[j-6]

Chrissie Hynde.

[johngateswhiteley]

Lindsay Lohan

[Taco]

Chrissie Hynde.

:tu

[HeadBanger]

Melissa Ethridge rocks.

[Leetonidas]

Amy Lee is pretty damn good. But then again, I don't listen to much female led music.

[ObiwanGinobili]

Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Nicks, Chrissie Hynde and Pat Benetar

that plus Ani DiFranco and Shirley Manson would be my list. :tu

I also sentimentialy pick Janis Joplin... but as 1,000's of amle rock singers have proved , you don;t have to have a 'good singing voice' to be a ROCK singer. :toast

[slayermin]

Concrete Blondes

[AlamoSpursFan]

Patrice Pike

[katyon6th]

Patrice Pike

She wasn't even good enough for Supernova. :lol

[Melmart1]

I like Shirley Manson but she called us 'the worst fucking crowd ever" or something along those lines when I saw her in concert. :lol

[AlamoSpursFan]

She wasn't even good enough for Supernova. :lol

That show was a joke and I've been a huge Patrice fan for years. Little Sister/Sister 7 was one of the best bands Austin's ever seen.

[MajorMike]

Ann Wilson.
Nancy was the hot one. She actually only sang 3 or 4 songs. Ann was the lead singing whale.

Janet Gardner was the lead singer of the all female band Vixen. They had big hits such as Edge of a Broken Heart, Cryin' and Love Is A Killer.

Lita Ford was damn good.

I would have to say that some great choices as well are Janis, Pat Benatar, Joan Jett, Stevie Nicks, Grace Slick.

Cheesey or not, you cannot discount Tina Turner or Annie Lennox or Debbie Harry or Patty Smyth.

What about Gwen Stephani or Sheryl Crow or Susanna Hoffs?

[DarkReign]

Concrete Blondes

OMG....yes! Man, its been awhile since I put that CD in...time to do so.

[1369]

That show was a joke and I've been a huge Patrice fan for years. Little Sister/Sister 7 was one of the best bands Austin's ever seen.

Oh.
Hell.
Yes.

To paraphrase what you said once before on this board:
"The woman could sing the freaking phone book and it would rock."

[101A]

Freddie Mercury

[atxrocker]

OMG....yes! Man, its been awhile since I put that CD in...time to do so.


agreed

[1369]

OMG....yes! Man, its been awhile since I put that CD in...time to do so.

Bloodletting?

Johnette Napolitano has a killer voice.

[Kori Ellis]

...girls can't sing....so whomever is the hottest.

:lol

I was going to say girls can't sing, then I scrolled back to see if anyone already said it.

I don't like female singers or comedians.

[AlamoSpursFan]

:lol

I was going to say girls can't sing, then I scrolled back to see if anyone already said it.

I don't like female singers or comedians.

Kathleen Madigan.

Funniest woman ever.

[mavsfan1000]

I think you're thinking of her sister Nancy. She was the lead guitarrist and backup singer. But she was featured more prominently in music videos because she looked better than Ann.
It depends what decade was. The lead singer of Heart looked pretty hot in the 70's. http://youtube.com/watch?v=l1vzJrE-oIc

[slayermin]

Bloodletting?

Johnette Napolitano has a killer voice.

Is that the lead singer? I never knew her name.

I have Bloodletting and Walking in London. Both are great albums. First time I ever heard them was on the Pump Up the Volume Soundtrack with Everybody Knows.

[Good 'N Plenty]

I always liked Rindy Ross of Quarterflash.

[Guru of Nothing]

Here's a little love for Annie Haslam, Tanita Tikaram (an acquired taste, if ever there were one), and Linda Perry (4 Non Blondes), Nena Kerner (99 Red Balloons), and Nina Perrson.

But, getting back to the greatest ever ... Though she is still alive, I still wonder what may have been. ...

Sinead O'Connor.

[Shelly]

Here's a little love for Annie Haslam, Tanita Tikaram (an acquired taste, if ever there were one), and Linda Perry (4 Non Blondes), Nena Kerner (99 Red Balloons), and Nina Perrson.

But, getting back to the greatest ever ... Though she is still alive, I still wonder what may have been. ...

Sinead O'Connor.

Sinead did a great duet with The The on a song called Kingdom of Pain. Depressing lyrics, but great song.

[Guru of Nothing]

Aye Carumba!

I forgot Lucinda Williams.

Yeah, she's not a rock singer per se, but she is a Rock Star!

I rarely recall cute phrases from music critics, but one of them nailed it when they said Lucinda has a "perfectly flawed" voice.