The Rover Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Kate Bush http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWj9tyUiC3U&fmt=18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Levee Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Definitely Janis Joplin as my #1 pick, but that's obviously been said many times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackandGold Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Janis and Chrissie are my two favorites but I also really like Johnette Napoliatano - Concrete Blonde Shirley Manson - Garbage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxie Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Ann Wilson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanadu Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Merry Clayton and Tarja Turunen are the first that come to mind at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelives Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 I forgot about Sass Jordan. I also like Jill Sobule. Saw her in concert many years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzfan715 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Patti Smith I always wondered if Robert Plant didn't get some of his style from Janis Joplin. Not that I was ever keen on her, but the way she does that song in Monterey Pop, reminds me of Plant. When Zeppelin was in America during the early days Janis took care of Robert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croquet'n'cocaine Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 I like Sinéad O' Connor Same here. Shamefully under-rated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danelectro59 Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 Kate Bush http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWj9tyUiC3U&fmt=18 Yup. Good choice as I love Kate as well. Sandy Denny too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelives Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Yup. Good choice as I love Kate as well. Sandy Denny too. Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlanetPage Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Rock: Grace Slick ( beautiful) Stevie Nicks (classy) Janis Joplin (charismatic) I also admire Wilson Sisters - Heart (Fun) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longdistancewinner Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 You probably couldn't lump her with rock singers, but I love Joni Mitchell's voice. The purity in it is so beautiful, as is the bluesy quality she's gained in later years. Before her voice gained 'character' (that's one way of putting it), I liked Marianne Faithfull. I love her version of Sister Morphine. After reading her autobiography and what she went though, that song is all the more poignant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickZepp Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Outside of Joplin of course Ann Wilson and Patsy Cline are my 2 favorite singers of all time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelives Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 You probably couldn't lump her with rock singers, but I love Joni Mitchell's voice. The purity in it is so beautiful, as is the bluesy quality she's gained in later years. Before her voice gained 'character' (that's one way of putting it), I liked Marianne Faithfull. I love her version of Sister Morphine. After reading her autobiography and what she went though, that song is all the more poignant. Joni is one of my favorite musicians. Her voice is gorgeous and she has a really interesting guitar style too. I would have loved to have seen her in concert. I wish she would tour again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longdistancewinner Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Joni is one of my favorite musicians. Her voice is gorgeous and she has a really interesting guitar style too. I would have loved to have seen her in concert. I wish she would tour again! I've only just started to appreciate her. I like some of the stuff off Blue and For The Roses, but my favourite album has to be Court and Spark - I love Car on a Hill. There's wonderful footage of her performing California on the BBC in the early '70's, I'm amazed at how she can play that instrument (completely ignorant of what it is ) and sing so perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longdistancewinner Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 How so? They were on the same bill at the Texas International Pop Festival of '69. I'm sure I read somewhere that Janis took Robert under her wing during that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelives Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 I've only just started to appreciate her. I like some of the stuff off Blue and For The Roses, but my favourite album has to be Court and Spark - I love Car on a Hill. There's wonderful footage of her performing California on the BBC in the early '70's, I'm amazed at how she can play that instrument (completely ignorant of what it is ) and sing so perfectly. Court and Spark is fantastic. I love the title song and Down to You especially. I think Clouds is also a great album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotplant Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Janis Joni Bonnie Raitt I'm hard on female rockers. Not many do anything for me. I like Joss Stone too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGDAN Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Hi All, As this is about Female Rock Vocalists i'm supprised nobody has mentioned Maggie Bell before now, you know? the Scottish Lass who was on Led Zeppelin's record label SwanSong, anyone remember her, only the UK's version of Janis. She also sang the theme for "Taggart" with her song "No Mean City", bit of an understatement as the song and her birthplace is Glasgow. She was also o member of the "Stone the Crows" group. The Best Raw and Gutsiest Female Rock-Blues singer this side of the pond, in my honest opinion. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7i1kg_ma...-going-do_music http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie_Bell Regards, Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal light Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Lisa Fischer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aen27 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 (edited) Marianne Faithfull Maria Maluder I getting to love Sandy Denny too Edited May 24, 2009 by aen27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmie ray Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 I'm hard on female rockers. Not many do anything for me. Most female singers have musicians behind them that are too restrained, I find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeppFanForever Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 4 Non Blondes (Linda Perry) by a wide margin. How's it going "danelectro59?" Everyone has come up with some great choices for female vocalists that has passed through Rock n' Roll history as the Queen Of Rock n' Roll! My choices have and always will be the same as follows: 1.) Janis Joplin 2.) Grace Slick 3.) Cher 4.) Stevie Nicks 5.) Ann Wilson 6.) Carole King 7.) Carly Simon 8.) Pat Benatar 9.) Karen Carpenter 10.) Lita Ford 11.) Joan Jett 12.) Mama Cass Elliott I'm sure that there are many more great female vocalists that haven't been brought up yet. ROCK ON! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glicine Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 I've only just started to appreciate her. I like some of the stuff off Blue and For The Roses, but my favourite album has to be Court and Spark - I love Car on a Hill. There's wonderful footage of her performing California on the BBC in the early '70's, I'm amazed at how she can play that instrument (completely ignorant of what it is ) and sing so perfectly. That is a dulcimer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan_S. Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Hi! Loved a lot of the ones everyone's mentioned but the one that's constantly on my mind is Annie Haslam of the Renaissance. Especially in the song "Carpet of the Sun". She has a clear, ringing voice and just nails that higher register effortlessly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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