March 19, 200917 yr So listening to the new Metric album inspired this list. Haven't done a top 10 list for a while so here is another one. I downloaded Metric's new album Fantasies tonight and am enjoying it. The past few weeks I've been obsessed with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Portishead released one of the best albums of 2008 last year. Stars are an awesome band. I was on a Fleetwood Mac kick a few weeks back. What do these all have in common? They all feature females singing lead vocals. For the longest time I only liked "rock music" with male vocalists. But over the past few years that has changed. While Avril Lavigne and Evanessence still makes me want to jump off a bridge, the use of female vocals on albums can have a great positive impact. This list is of my personal favourites, so thats why people like Janis Joplin or Patti Smith are ignored. And like my previous list, this is not in order. Full list with videos can be found on my blog here 1. Amy Milan - Stars, solo 2. Feist - Broken Social Scene, solo 3. Emily Haines - Metric, solo 4. Lykke Li 5. Jenn Grant 6. Stevie Nicks - Fleetwood Mac, solo 7. Karen O - Yeah Yeah Yeahs 8. Beth Gibbons - Portishead, solo 9. Catherine McCandless - Young Galaxy 10. Sarah McLachlan
March 19, 200917 yr Briggins, I am ashamed and shocked that you completely forgot YOKO ONO... how could you???? :cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry: :laugh3:
March 20, 200917 yr No Dolores O'Riordan? (Cranberries) :( I suppose some find her voice sort of annoying, but I think it's quite beautiful in a unique way.
March 20, 200917 yr You should also check out Bat For Lashes... she has a good voice too. also... Charlyn Marshall (aka Cat Power)
March 20, 200917 yr Author Yeah, good suggestions. My list is pretty biased to current artists and Canadian artists such as Emily Haines, Feist, Amy Milan...and two from Halifax: Jenn Grant, Sarah McLachlan
March 20, 200917 yr Fantastic list, the only person I think you might be missing is Emiliana Torrini. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CF7sER73TY]YouTube - Emiliana Torrini - Big Jumps[/ame]
March 20, 200917 yr 1. Britney Spears 2. Britney Spears 3. Britney Spears 4. Britney Spears 5. Britney Spears 6. Britney Spears 7. Britney Spears 8. Britney Spears 9. Britney Spears 10. Miley Cyrus it's no contest really (Janis Joplin comes in at 11)
March 20, 200917 yr Emiliana Torrini Laura Marling PJ Harvey Karen from the Knife Stevie Nicks Sarah Blasko Holly Throsby Alicia Keys and Beyonce (yes they are both very mainstream but there is little denying their vocal abilities) and if Thom ever has a daughter her cries as a baby will most probably sound better than most professional singers
March 20, 200917 yr and if Thom ever has a daughter her cries as a baby will most probably sound better than most professional singers completely true:lol:
March 20, 200917 yr ^ :laugh3: I think the government should start practicing musical eugenics. See what happens when we cross breed Thom Yorke with Celine Dion. :rolleyes:
March 20, 200917 yr It's funny to see this thread, as I have often thought that there is room for a huge rock band to have a female lead singer. There's just not many out there. By the way, I have always liked No Doubt and Gwen Stefani. They have always had their own unique sound and are the closest to the above description, in fairly recent years, that I can think of.
March 20, 200917 yr Laura Marling has a great voice. Natasha Khan (Bat for Lashes) too. But Beth Gibbons is the queen for me.
March 20, 200917 yr Norah Jones is amazing even though her music gets dry pretty fast. I also must admit enjoying Colbie Caillat whenever she's on the radio.
March 20, 200917 yr In all seriousness Marketa Irglova is a terrific singer and musician. She should be on the Top 10 List.
March 21, 200917 yr Yeah, Bjork has an amazing voice. You can't deny Amy Winehouse has a great voice, no matter her personal life. I like Jenny Lewis' voice too.
March 23, 200917 yr I'm so friggin' surprised that Catherine McCandless is in your list. And I'm surprised that someone else knows YG here. GREAT singer, GREAT band.
March 23, 200917 yr Author I'm so friggin' surprised that Catherine McCandless is in your list. And I'm surprised that someone else knows YG here. GREAT singer, GREAT band. I'm friggin surprised somebody else recognized her! haha New album this year I'm pretty sure. Can't wait. They are superb.
March 23, 200917 yr I'm friggin surprised somebody else recognized her! haha New album this year I'm pretty sure. Can't wait. They are superb. They said their next album is ready to be released, and they just want to find a better label. There is no release date yet, but you can listen to one of it's tracks, called Long Live The Fallen World, which themselves made avaliable for free. I'm really looking forward to their album!
March 23, 200917 yr some of these women are older but their voices are still beautiful Chrissy Hynde - Pretenders Shirley Manson - Garbage Bjork Mellissa Ethridge Nina Simone Mamma Cass - Mammas and Pappas Stevie Nicks Norah Jones Tina Turner I got one more to go and i need to think
March 24, 200917 yr Ive never liked any female voices,just a bit of Bjork..but just a bit really yah, im usually not big on female voices either. although i do enjoy stevie... and imogen heap is incredible
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