Women Who Rock

Oops, my 4:00 post neglected to include Jazz with Blues and Country. And then there’s Opera!

@sgreg1: I took that as a joke. I hope I wasn’t mistaken!

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.

What happened to any kind of sense of humor on this site. The Miley Cyrus mention was hilarious. Mine was in much worse taste lol.

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 ;-) .