Interactive poll # ?!: The Rocking Ladies

JD:  Lee Aaron “Watcha Do To My Body”  Marshall Stacks!  I remember this!  80’s hard rock with attractive lead singer.  But she’s talented at this kind of thing, too.  Lita Ford “Kiss Me Deadly”  Also remember Ms. Ford, I had some dealings with Kim Fowley (who pushed the Runaways and was very odd, to say the least) when shopping a female fronted band back in the 80’s, and also had dealings with Ozzy at the time that their duet was released, as we were working with Bill Ward.  Anyway, she also delivers all the goods (I will probably use this a lot in this poll, lol, no other way to put it).  Well crafted, 80’s hard rock treatment, with plenty of energy.  The Runaways “Cherry Bomb”  And here are the Runaways.  Kinda garage-y hard rock 80s vibe, Kim loved the ladies, especially the bad girls.  Again, well-crafted and hit-bound music for the time.  I know all of these, so can’t vote for them, but they certainly are deserving of being in here.

Mike:  The Breeders “Saints”  I know the name, but don’t think I’ve ever heard anything.  This has a truly heavier, bluesy edge to it over all the of previous selections so far, less hard pop, more punk.  Enjoy the sneering attitude.  The Jones Sisters “The Power of Your Soft Young Heart”  Chunky guitars and multiple joyful voices here (hasn’t been a LOT of joy in here yet, either, lol).  Upbeat, yet still rocking.  Nice lead guitar, too.  L7 “Shove”  We carried these folks on our buses, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard them.  Definitely grunge!  Angry!  Yelling!  Sneering and snarling!  I get a kick out of this kind of stuff, though, the attitude is kinda fun.  Linda Martini “Este Mar”  As you might expect, this one hooked me from the start.  Driving, driving guitar, bass and drums, in a hypnotic trance, yet heavy. Goes into hard sci fi territory, for lack of a better descriptor and abruptly, all of the tracking systems fail.  If I have to pick another of yours for a favourite, though, it would be The Breeders.

Christian:  Sylvia Juncosa “one in three”  Driving guitars and bass, quickly joined by the drums.  A punky vocalist this time, with a garage-y band, except the band is almost ready for the clubs and the lead guitarist will leave the band and become a member of a post-punk band that somehow, never does get signed.  The vocalist shows a slightly softer side about 2/3rds in.  Ideal “Eiszeit”  Lots of these have been live performances, which fits for the style. Here is a new wave sound and delivery, with a sense of detachment in watching the vocalist.  Plenty of energy, with that sort of flat new wave vocal that was so part and parcel of much of the genre.  I know you often add later, but so far, the first is my fave.