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Points: 1413 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 08 2014 at 23:24
... which kind of proves the point that "prog" is of men, by men, and for men

Kate Bush would probably be the most imperial female figure of prog, if she had anything to do with prog (alternative eclectic art-pop isn't quite prog). 

Anneke v G is a royal character of magnitude, but she is a bit of an outlander in the prog realm. That said, the Queen of England is German, and so was Catherine the Great of Russia. Go figure .. 

Marjana is too young, and Hiromi is just way too good (and too busy being the Princess of Electric Fusion)

Annie wins, therefore, and not by default. She is the only one I can think of who is a fantastic music-maker, not weird, incontestably "prog", and has done more than enough to earn the title.  
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Originally posted by Tapfret Tapfret wrote:

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Yes.

And for voice Annie Haslam

And for Fairy Tales Gilli Smyth

And for instrumentalism Mireille Bauer and Ruth Underwood

And for Blows Against the Empire Grace Slick
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Points: 2471 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 08 2014 at 03:20
Amanda Parsons is pretty cool
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Points: 7236 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 05 2014 at 14:44
Originally posted by Archeus Archeus wrote:

Originally posted by progbethyname progbethyname wrote:

Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:



Wow. She looks like Nephritis here. Egyptian beauty. Lol

You mean this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephritis

LOL Thanks, I saw that as well!  

Considering the huge contribution that women could make to prog music, I'm really amazed that they contribute as little as they do.  Prog would be improved with far more female vocalists and instrumentalists, as would rock in general.  

Let's face it....pop rock really rakes in the cash with its selection of women vocalists!  Maybe if Lady GaGa would reprise "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway?"  I bet she'd do a bang-up job with it!! 
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The modern "Queen" of Prog has got to be Elaine di Falco. 

Caveman Shoestore, (Caveman) Hughstore with Hugh Hopper, Three Mice, Thinking Plague, Combat Astronomy, Yugen, Dave Wiley and Friends, and Empty Days--whatever album Elaine has touched has been blessed by her talents. And she's not just a singer: she's also an accomplished keyboard player.
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kate always comes to mind first to me.  Has anyone checked out the new Curved Air album?  Sonja Kristina would also get a nomination from me along with Annie H.  Also Rachel Cohen.
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Kate is more creative. She has a more versatile voice and much more adventurous daring in using it. She has a singularly unique and unusual vision as well as an obsession with quality and detail like no one else in prog, male or female. 

Eleven highly distinctive and unusual albums--eight of which are currently in Britain's Top 40. Incredible. 

Annie has a gorgeous voice. As does Anneke, Rachel, Sonja, Marjana, Sharron Fortnam, Elaine di Falco, Joanne Hogg, Julie Kiss, Petronella Nettermalm, and Carolina Prieto.  
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Originally posted by progbethyname progbethyname wrote:

Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:



Wow. She looks like Nephritis here. Egyptian beauty. Lol

You mean this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephritis
What about dogs? What about cats? What about chickens?
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There are plenty of highly admirable women in prog (or prog related), several of whom get mentions here, but for me the one who deserves the title of 'Queen of Prog' is Anne-Marie Helder (aka the ‘Little Red Rock Chick’: solo, Karnataka, Panic Room, Mostly Autumn, Luna Rossa) who is not only a magnificent singer/songwriter, but also plays flute, guitar, keyboards, and percussion.
 
 
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Originally posted by ClemofNazareth ClemofNazareth wrote:

Originally posted by Greg W Greg W wrote:

Prog Related but I'll go with Fairport Convention's Sandy Denny.



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Originally posted by Greg W Greg W wrote:

Prog Related but I'll go with Fairport Convention's Sandy Denny.



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Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

Not wanting to sound anti-feminist, but I don't think there is a women performer with a sufficient contribution to the genre to warrant a "queen of prog" title.
 
There are moments, but I would agree that "completely" is not always there.
 
However, Kate Bush is quite independent and has always been her own person and writer, and that is far more progressive than most of the bands that we listen to over here. The only problem is that we do not accept that a woman can do keyboards like Keith or Tony (who the fudge would want to?), and then do their own music. On top of it, her material is not even that boring or commercially repetitive as Genesis became!
 
I would also suggest that Renate of AD2 is also quite a feminist, however, the band has even made fun of that in "Hijack", which is a bit sad, but I think that Renate knew that what they satirised was the extreme side of it, not the feminist side of it, which she has been fairly vocal about it in many pieces here and there. Their material, sometimes is very strong and quite venomous.
 
My biggest problem is that it looks like we're looking at these and making a call as if we would want to date that person, and that's sad. We should have a better say about the artist and their work, than just what her body and dress looked like. And yes, the lady from "Earth and Fire" has a very nice voice, but I hardly think that she is better than Kate or Annie. Annie, however is not progressive at all.
 
I noticed that Dagmar is left out cold! But we could go after Siouxie, Lene Lovitch, Toyah and so many others that did different things ... I guess they were all ugly!
 
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Points: 92 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 31 2014 at 05:19
Originally posted by HolyMoly HolyMoly wrote:

Annie Haslam seems the obvious pick, but my personal favorite female singer is Jerney Kaagman of Earth & Fire

Take it, Jerney --




Jerney Kaagman IS the Queen of Prog. Cool


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Hmmm...the contest seem to be between Annie Haslam and Kate Bush, and then Kate gets my vote. Annie is the better singer of the two, but Kate Bush is much more versatile being not only singer but also pianist, songwriter, producer and trendsetter.
And now some nominees:
Björk (has all the qualities of Kate Bush, and almost as good too)
Sonja Kristina (Curved Air)
Anneke van Giersbergen (Gathering)
Laurie Anderson
Loreena McKennitt (a voice that rivals Annie Haslam, why isn't she on PA?)
Marjana (iamthemorning) (just one album so far, but very promising indeed)
Also worth mentioning:
Tori Amos (I like her, but she's not in the same league as Björk or Kate Bush)
Tarja Turunen (Nightwish)
And some non-singers:
Hiromi Uehara (keyboard virtuoso)
Tina Weymouth (has much bigger part in the Talking Heads sound than what she's generally credited for)
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Points: 142 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 29 2014 at 09:34
Originally posted by Imperial Zeppelin Imperial Zeppelin wrote:

Who's the king?
 
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Points: 18446 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 28 2014 at 15:41
Then again... Ricky's looking a little stately here.




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Points: 18446 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 28 2014 at 15:35
Originally posted by musitron musitron wrote:

Originally posted by Imperial Zeppelin Imperial Zeppelin wrote:

Who's the king?
 
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Ahhh man, you beat me to the punch.
But yeah, clearly that!
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