Must be a short series because let's face it, there are only 4: Chrissie Hynde, Ann Wilson, Joan Jett, and Blondie (Deborah Harry)!
Women Who Rock
There is an excellent new docuseries on Amazon Prime called "Women Who Rock".
This series goes pretty much back to the beginning and continues through today.
Highly recommended!!!
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Sinead O'Conner, Bjork, Sheryl Crow, Annie Lennox, Fiona Apple, Kathleen Hanna, Stevie Nicks,Sarah McLachlan, Chaka Khan, Alanis Morissette, Kate Bush, Janis Joplin, Amy Winehouse, Tina Turner, Cyndi Lauper, Grace Slick, Patti Smith, PJ Harvey, Bonnie Raitt, Pat Benatar, Courtney Love, Tori Amos, Joan Armatrading ect. ect. |
Sheesh, there are sure some with shallow roots and/or short memories.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (a fantastic guitar player) Rose Maddox (Rockabilly, Hillbilly) Ruth Brown (a hero of Bonnie Raitt) Etta James (ditto) LaVerne Baker Irma Thomas Mavis Staples Wanda Jackson (a red hot Rockabilly singer) Brenda Lee Arlene Smith (of The Chantels. Listen to their amazing "Maybe") Ronnie Spector Tina Turner Jackie DeShannon Darlene Love Dusty Springfield Janis Joplin Merry Clayton (she sings "Rape! Murder!" in "Gimme Shelter". Hair-raising!) Linda Ronstadt Bonnie Raitt Lou Ann Barton
That’ll do for starters
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@bdp24...most of your list is talked about on the docuseries. Not sure where this thread got off track, but I didn't ask for a list of Women Who Rock, I just wanted to share the info on the docuseries... |
Yet another weird, inexplicably segregation-keen (gender-wise) thread. |
@larsman Instead of, “artists,” people will often insert (irrelevant descriptor) before the word, “artist.” |
Because woman aren’t usually thought of as performing Rock ’n’ Roll, but of Pop music, or if really good Blues or Country. What’s the harm in celebrating woman who Rock? Kind of a fun topic imo. Don’t take everything so seriously ;-) . I regularly separate artists by ethnicity (I prefer to use that term rather than race. We’re all in the human race). If blacks and whites are considered together, we whites don’t stand a chance. Blacks have an unfair advantage ;-) . Whatta ya think---will this post be removed?
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@tylermunns - indeed, and if they are good with it, so am I, and it often applies to more than just artists, too. |
@bdp24 Well, at least you admit it. Essentially saying, “It’s fun to segregate things based on biological factors people don’t choose.” Knock yourself out, I guess. I was asking a legit, good-faith question. That’s kind of the essence of this entire forum. I don’t understand this proclivity to separate artists by gender and/or race. It doesn’t make sense to me. A description of this inquiry as, “a guy taking himself too seriously” says more about the responder than the inquirer. “Whattya think — will this post be removed?” - Don’t flatter yourself with a contrived position of martyrdom |
First off, I'm not overly enamoured of the concept of "women who rock. However, @sgreg1 - Miley Cyrus absolutely rocks. I don't buy her stuff but she does rock, especially live. More specifically, on topic, Strange Kind of Women are an excellent Deep Purple tribute band who, by definition, rock and in practice, do too. |
Women who "rock". Rock being the operative word. So far, at least half of those mentioned can not in any way be considered rock and roll artists. My list would include... Amy Lee, Grace Potter, Loise Post and Nina Gordon from Veruca Salt, Sandra Nasic from Guano Apes (awesome band from Germany) and lets throw in Maria Zardoya of the Marias for good measure. Any more from this century that could be added would be interesting. |
Just a thought: Should men and women athletes compete with each other, or their abilities appraised separately? I know a gal who is an excellent pool player, but that’s not quite a sport. How about weightlifting? Lots of sports benefit from physical strength, so men obviously have the advantage. Men’s and women’s singing voices are very different in nature, and imo must appraised by gender. The male range is of course lower than that of the female, so it’s easier for a woman to reach very high notes. Women’s hands are different from men’s, and in the playing of piano the longer span of a man’s hands affords a definite advantage. Conversely, when it comes to electronic assembly, women are highly valued. Smaller, more nimble hands and fingers than most men. I’ve known a few female drummers, and their lesser physical strength (compared to males) is a definite disadvantage. But they often play with great sensitivity and taste. Very unmasculine ;-) . |
@mofimadness - thanks for the heads up! @tylermunns - that's literally the title of the documentary he was recommending. Personally, I wouldn't eschew any song based on its choice to use gendered words in title or lyrics. When I sit down to listen, I usually don't stream or go totally random. I may choose an artist based on gender, type of music, the feel of the music (music that rocked existed long before rock, which itself is predated by rock & roll), the specific instrument or instruments I feel like hearing or not hearing, the label, or other category that may be arbitrary in nature, but methodical in that moment. I know you're an informed, serious poster. If a thread is not of interest to you, why waste time stirring the pot? |
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@blackbag20 - That's pretty funny! And it's the reason I never got into those early Rush albums. |
@petaluman I’ve been seeing so many of these “female” threads forever now. I chose not to comment because I would just be a Debbie Downer. People consider a male artist an….artist. It’s just stupid. |
@tylermunns Thanks for your response. I guess it's a difference of opinion. To me, "best" is dumb. Is Baroque better than Romantic? Hip Hop better than Jazz? Tom Waits better than Enrico Caruso? I don't believe in judging musicians in bpm, and different kinds of music have entirely different goals. When I'm ready to listen, I probably choose artist or type of music first. Sometimes I'm going for a sound, though. It might be blues tuba or Joni Mitchell ... or it could be a woman who rocks. The interesting thing I find in that topic is whether rocks is limited to rock. I say no. |
I gotta throw in Wendy O. Williams of the Plasmatics. In my opinion the most 'tittilating" of all the women mentioned, although Grace Slick is one also.. Never saw Wendy live; she appeared in this forum recently as among the loudest shows people have ever attended. I believe "spirit" has no gender, but that doesn't mean I compare my father and mother as sort of identical human beings. |