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Who is the best frontwoman ever?

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  • Billy_Mix
    Billy_Mix Posts: 2,707
    Lee Aaron
    Sharon Den Adel
    Tarja Turunen
    Wendy O'Williams (RIP)
    Doro Pesch
    Floor Jansen
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,352
    ken_shabby said:
    Just to liven things up a bit, Pauline Black (The Selector) and Dolores O'Riordan (Cranberries) were both great frontwomen who seem to be missing from the thread.

    Pauline Black ooooah!  Very fit!
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,207
    Chrissy Hind for me. The best ever Rock Chick.
  • GreenWithEnvy
    GreenWithEnvy Posts: 1,841
    Stevie Nicks
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,995
    Chrissy Hinde still wins for me with Siouxie 2nd. 
    I was due to see The Pretenders last month but it was postponed as she's done her knee. Rescheduled for October. 
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,783
    DA9 said:
    Susanna Hoffs of the Bangles, just for the way she fluttered her eyes sedcutively on TOTP whilst singing Walk Like An Egyptian.

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    Beat me to it. That TOTP's moment was like porn to a younger me.
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,783
    And I have just seen you beat me to it by a mere 15 years   :D:D
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,783
    soapy_jones said:
    ken_shabby said:
    Just to liven things up a bit, Pauline Black (The Selector) and Dolores O'Riordan (Cranberries) were both great frontwomen who seem to be missing from the thread.

    Pauline Black ooooah!  Very fit!
    Yet no good to us men, as she's gay. Still looks good these days though.
  • arthur
    arthur Posts: 234
    Lzzy Hale from Halestorm was awesome live. I went with a friend who had a spare ticket and hadn't listened much to them before but was blown away!
  • cafcfan
    cafcfan Posts: 11,198
    Probably Amalie Materna.
    Known for singing the part of the valkyrie Brunhild in The Ring Cycle. 
    She did the 20 minute farewell at the end.
    Hence the phrase it ain't over till the fat lady sings.

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  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,444
    tangoflash said:
    soapy_jones said:
    ken_shabby said:
    Just to liven things up a bit, Pauline Black (The Selector) and Dolores O'Riordan (Cranberries) were both great frontwomen who seem to be missing from the thread.

    Pauline Black ooooah!  Very fit!
    Yet no good to us men, as she's gay. Still looks good these days though.
    News to me. Thought she'd been married to the same guy for 30 + years.
  • Taxi_Lad
    Taxi_Lad Posts: 3,766
    edited March 2024
    No shout outs for Sharleen Spiteri (Texas) 🤷🏻‍♂️
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,995
    hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
    tangoflash said:
    soapy_jones said:
    ken_shabby said:
    Just to liven things up a bit, Pauline Black (The Selector) and Dolores O'Riordan (Cranberries) were both great frontwomen who seem to be missing from the thread.

    Pauline Black ooooah!  Very fit!
    Yet no good to us men, as she's gay. Still looks good these days though.
    News to me. Thought she'd been married to the same guy for 30 + years.
    She's been married to Terry Button since 1980, but apart from that fact she's definitely gay. 
    Terry is a man in case of doubt. 
  • church-lane
    church-lane Posts: 934
    Poly Styrene (X Ray Spex) for me, and I can't believe no one has mentioned Fay Fife  (The Rezillos).
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,853
    Taxi_Lad said:
    No shout outs for Sharleen Spiteri (Texas) 🤷🏻‍♂️
    No 
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 7,960
    Used to like Pauline Murray from Penetration. 
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,477
    Billy_Mix said:
    Lee Aaron
    Sharon Den Adel
    Tarja Turunen
    Wendy O'Williams (RIP)
    Doro Pesch
    Floor Jansen
    Thanks for letting us know……never heard of any of them. 🫤
  • KBslittlesis
    KBslittlesis Posts: 8,605
    Taxi_Lad said:
    No shout outs for Sharleen Spiteri (Texas) 🤷🏻‍♂️
    Yes I did.
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,802
    Beth Gibbons, been listening to a ton of Portishead recently, and forgot what a joy her voice is, and how that held it all together 
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,334
    Not the best but one on the way up is Dana Magorlin of Porridge Radio. Gives it everything and a great performer live.
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  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,436
    In metal all time - Angela Gossow

    In modern metal, Courtney Laplante, Emma Boster
  • CafcWest
    CafcWest Posts: 6,167
    stoneroses19 said:
    Patti Smith from a live perspective. Not sure I've seen anyone else on stage captivate an audience the way she has the few times seen her. 
    Seen her about 10 times since 1976 and totally agree.  Wanted to go to Brighton this year at the Dome again...but was too late - sold out!
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    Debbie Harry
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    Annie Lennox (Eurythmics)
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane)
  • No.1 in South London
    No.1 in South London Posts: 3,960
    Linda Ronstadt
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,853
    MrOneLung said:
    Red_in_SE8 said:
    Helen Adu (lead singer of Sade)

    I could watch and listen to her all day long.

    She looks as good today as she did 25 years ago!


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    Today I learned : Sade was the actual name of the band
    Seriously, did everyone else know this ?
    Have asked at work, and no one knew Sade was a band name, rather than just the singers name.
  • Rizzo
    Rizzo Posts: 6,434
    MrOneLung said:
    MrOneLung said:
    Red_in_SE8 said:
    Helen Adu (lead singer of Sade)

    I could watch and listen to her all day long.

    She looks as good today as she did 25 years ago!


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    Video Clip 2
    Today I learned : Sade was the actual name of the band
    Seriously, did everyone else know this ?
    Have asked at work, and no one knew Sade was a band name, rather than just the singers name.
    I didn't even know there was a band. Just thought it was her and some session musicians. 
  • thewolfboy
    thewolfboy Posts: 2,927
    Sandy Denny from a folk angle but Bridget St John runs her close. Otherwise Patti smith all the way.
  • flyingkiwiDK
    flyingkiwiDK Posts: 5,722
    Sharleen Spiteri of Texas is brilliant on stage 

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