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Best lesbian lyrics ever.

Why must my spell-checker continually underline the word "prog"?

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Hmm, I don't know whether to name my top singers or my top prog bands with female singers, so this list is sort of a hybrid...

1. Lisa Gerrard...Dead Can Dance - Honest opinion, best band on my list, pretty good vocals too.

2. Floor Jansen...After Forever - Pretty much the only clean female singer who really knows what it means to be metal. First time I heard them, I was blown away by how her vocals easily overpowered the growls, as if rob halford had joined in a death metal band. Not to mention they are my all time favorite symphonic metal band.

3. Kate Bush - Of course. I love great pop singers, and if kate bush has qualified as proto-prog, than I'm shooing her in this list.

4. Simone Simons...Epica - I include this for the band, not the singing. Epica somehow went from complete rubbish to one of my favorite bands. It probably has something to do with their fascination with classical music. Listening to and writing that stuff can only help you as a musician. Simone is much better these days than when she started, but still isn't worthy of being considered a great singer.At her rate of improvement, she'll be worthy of the title "great" within the next 3 albums.

5. Anneke van Giersbergen...The Gathering - Another one I include more for the band than the singer. 

It's interesting that my list sways so heavily towards modern metal. I guess I somehow missed all of the old bands with female singers...

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Originally posted by martinprog77 martinprog77 wrote:

1 .Mostly Autumn - Heather Findlay
2  Kate Bush
3 Magenta -  Christina
4 Mastermind -Lisa Bouchelle
Lisa Bouchelle
5  Kaipa - Aleena
 
It's obvious you're hanging out quite often in the beautiful girls thread ! Nice selection Tongue
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Valerie Gracious - Phideaux

there is no comparison!!!
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Embarrassed Have to admit, havent gone deep into Female voice Prog.
 
Kate is wonderfull so i will only pick 1
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To-Mera (July Kiss)
White Willow (Silvia Erikson, Sara Trundal, Trude Eidtang)
Epica (Simone Simons)
The Gathering (Anneke Van Giersbergan)
Madder Mortem (Agneta M. Kirkvaarg)
Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005

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Points: 32995 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 16 2009 at 06:33
Will peolpe stop picking Kate Bush already?

She is NOT the  singer of a Prog Band!
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Points: 732 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 16 2009 at 07:41
Can't add to any of these lists as things are well covered imo, but I will say I'm mildly shocked at the low number of votes for Renaissance.


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Of interest to folks in this thread, when I was searching google images for this shot of Haslam I came across this...


Available online for 9 bucks.  This mag has been around since the early 90s but I have to confess I've never read it.  Will probably have to do something about that.


Edited by American Khatru - July 16 2009 at 07:42

Why must my spell-checker continually underline the word "prog"?

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KATE IS PROG !!!!

 
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Originally posted by tamijo tamijo wrote:

KATE IS PROG !!!!

 
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...she is not a lead singer in a Prog band (ref: Top 5 prog bands with female lead singer)
What?
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I guess Kate Bush don't count then.

1. Non Credo (Kira Volmann)
2. Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes
3. Cos (Pascale Son)

Faun Fables (Dawn McCarthy)
Spirygyra (Barbara Gaskin) + National Health

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Y'all got the Kate Bush message then!Tongue
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Mmmm Ermm  Kate Bush for me  (Every time)  Not sure I'm her type though.Embarrassed
 
Yep  Kate Bush That's KATE BUSH LOL
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...right now & in no particular order:
 
Thinking Plague
Slapp Happy
Zao
Eskaton
Os Mutantes
 
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Originally posted by akamaisondufromage akamaisondufromage wrote:

Mmmm Ermm  Kate Bush for me  (Every time)  Not sure I'm her type though.Embarrassed
 
Yep  Kate Bush That's KATE BUSH LOL

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Points: 271 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 16 2009 at 18:42
Ah, thanks for reminding me of eskaton. I can now kick off kate bush who isn't really a prog band...

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Originally posted by martinprog77 martinprog77 wrote:

1 .Mostly Autumn - Heather Findlay
2  Kate Bush
3 Magenta -  Christina
4 Mastermind -Lisa Bouchelle
Lisa Bouchelle
5  Kaipa - Aleena
 
Just quoting this so I can have another look - Please let there be more prog like this! 
 
how about:
 
 
Lisa Fury - Karnataka
 
After Forever!!!
 
Floor Jansen
 
 
 
Jefferson Airplane
 
I can'Winkt stand anymore!
 
 
 
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Points: 2720 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 18 2009 at 07:13
Just got to add Cristina Scabbia from Lacuna Coil.
Not a prog band, I know, but she just has to be mentioned.
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Originally posted by npjnpj npjnpj wrote:

Just got to add Cristina Scabbia from Lacuna Coil.
Not a prog band, I know, but she just has to be mentioned.
 
I know - she is incredible....
 
The female singer in Therion is incredible too! I just got hold of Therion's Sirius B and - I am astounded at how good she is.
Therion Sirius B album cover
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^ totally brilliant singer - Therion seems to have incorporated a number of female vocalists over the years all of outstanding quality. These vocalists have included
 Sarah Jessica Deva (Cradle of Filth - tours with Therion);  Martina Astner Hornbacher; Karin Fjellander;
 Lori Lewis (Aesma Daeva), Katarina Lilja (Sobre Nocturne).


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