What are your top 3 (5, 10, whatever) bands fronted by women?

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Re: What are your top 3 (5, 10, whatever) bands fronted by women?

Post by MechaBulletBill » Wed Jul 13, 2022 12:25 pm

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Does Boris count? I'm not sure I would say Wata fronts the band but I also wouldn't say that she doesn't.
i wrestled with this a bit as well. couldn't decide!

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Post by budda12ax7 » Fri Jul 15, 2022 4:16 pm

The Donnas
The Gits
The Distillers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp21_V5QQ2U
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Post by budda12ax7 » Fri Jul 15, 2022 4:26 pm

The Interupters.....fav band...

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Post by Mad-Mike » Fri Aug 05, 2022 1:09 pm

Jade
The B-52s (I know Fred fronted some tracks tho)
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Re: What are your top 3 (5, 10, whatever) bands fronted by women?

Post by s_mcsleazy » Fri Aug 05, 2022 2:53 pm

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The Vaselines
so fun fact. i bump into frances from the vaselines fairly regularly to the point where we're on first name basis and have the odd chat. she doesn't live too far from where i live and she cycles a lot so i see her when i'm out on my bike from time to time. she also runs a yoga studio.
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s_mcsleazy wrote:
Fri Aug 05, 2022 2:53 pm
HedonismBot wrote:
Tue Jul 05, 2022 10:34 pm

The Vaselines
so fun fact. i bump into frances from the vaselines fairly regularly to the point where we're on first name basis and have the odd chat. she doesn't live too far from where i live and she cycles a lot so i see her when i'm out on my bike from time to time. she also runs a yoga studio.
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:-*

I don’t even know if I’d have anything to say if I met her. Not in the sense “oh my gosh ahh!!”, but more like, “I don’t know you as a person, but I think your music makes this world a better place so, have a great day, I guess?” I once bought a shirt at an Acid King show and it was Lori who sold it to me (she’s very chill and down to earth) and I just smiled and didn’t say anything. I mean, it was kinda special, but I’m sure she didn’t need to hear another guy point out how good their latest record was.

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Post by UlricvonCatalyst » Sat Aug 06, 2022 2:56 am

s_mcsleazy wrote:
Fri Aug 05, 2022 2:53 pm
HedonismBot wrote:
Tue Jul 05, 2022 10:34 pm

The Vaselines
so fun fact. i bump into frances from the vaselines fairly regularly to the point where we're on first name basis and have the odd chat. she doesn't live too far from where i live and she cycles a lot so i see her when i'm out on my bike from time to time. she also runs a yoga studio.
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Can't resist jumping in here to mention that I drove Frances to Edinburgh for her Iyengar Yoga teaching certification assessment. (My ex did yoga teacher training alongside her.)

Further proof that everyone knows everyone in Glasgow....

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Post by s_mcsleazy » Sat Aug 06, 2022 3:40 am

UlricvonCatalyst wrote:
Sat Aug 06, 2022 2:56 am
s_mcsleazy wrote:
Fri Aug 05, 2022 2:53 pm
HedonismBot wrote:
Tue Jul 05, 2022 10:34 pm

The Vaselines
so fun fact. i bump into frances from the vaselines fairly regularly to the point where we're on first name basis and have the odd chat. she doesn't live too far from where i live and she cycles a lot so i see her when i'm out on my bike from time to time. she also runs a yoga studio.
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Can't resist jumping in here to mention that I drove Frances to Edinburgh for her Iyengar Yoga teaching certification assessment. (My ex did yoga teacher training alongside her.)

Further proof that everyone knows everyone in Glasgow....
ya know, before i moved to glasgow, i would have been like "BULLSHIT" but now i live here and i regularly see members of mogwai, the vaselines, franz Ferdinand, belle and Sebastian, dananananakroyd and the pastels, i'm inclined to believe you
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Re: What are your top 3 (5, 10, whatever) bands fronted by women?

Post by HedonismBot » Sat Aug 06, 2022 11:27 pm

I just thought that it may be a fun idea to create a thread for random pictures with the musicians / celebrities that the OSGers run into (if there isn’t one already).
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, care to start one off with the picture above?

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Post by s_mcsleazy » Sun Aug 07, 2022 1:33 am

HedonismBot wrote:
Sat Aug 06, 2022 11:27 pm
I just thought that it may be a fun idea to create a thread for random pictures with the musicians / celebrities that the OSGers run into (if there isn’t one already).
s_mcsleazy wrote:
Sat Aug 06, 2022 3:40 am
, care to start one off with the picture above?
maybe. honestly half the time i don't even ask for photos if i can help it. it feels so lame.

anyway, one female fronted band i love but i feel are always worth a mention. rolo tomassi. i seen them in like 09 and eva is something else
empiresk - rolo tomassi
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Post by Shadoweclipse13 » Mon Aug 15, 2022 9:46 am

I'm surprised that it took over 3 pages before Deep Sea Diver to show up, and I don't think I've yet seen Japanese Breakfast on any of these lists either!!! Truthfully, good music is good music, but I've always preferred female singers.

Alvvays
Shiny Toy Guns
Deep Sea Diver
Japanese Breakfast
The Raveonettes (dual front-people)
Covet
Beach House
Head And The Heart
Snail Mail
Jessica Lea Mayfield
Lacrymosa (though more of a single artist)
Land Of Talk
Lily Allen
Lindsey Stirling
Nero
Nicole Atkins
Of Monsters And Men (dual front-people)
Paramore
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Post by Maggieo » Mon Aug 15, 2022 11:12 am

Let's go back to the oughts:

Fiery Furnaces
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Blonde Redhead
Rilo Kiley
Metric
St. Vincent
Chromatics

And many more.
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Post by blacktiger » Mon Aug 15, 2022 9:21 pm

MatthewK wrote:
Sat Jul 09, 2022 10:02 pm
What a fine list, blacktiger, seems like the Breeders/Amps would be a possible omission?
I need to listen to them more. I only recently listened to the one with “Cannonball” all the way through, and I liked it a lot.
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Post by tammyw » Tue Aug 16, 2022 11:28 am

At this point I just want to add Tsunami Bomb, and Luminous Orange. :-*
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Re: What are your top 3 (5, 10, whatever) bands fronted by women?

Post by Russell1982 » Thu Aug 18, 2022 2:36 pm

First band that comes to my mind is Skunk Anansie. Then I’d say PJ Harvey and Daisy Chainsaw. Not necessarily all in that order though.

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