Favourite Female Rock Bands
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Topic: Favourite Female Rock Bands
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Subject: Favourite Female Rock Bands
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 06:15
I included Heart in the poll on the grounds that Heart are best-known for the two Wilson sisters fronting the band. 
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Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 06:46
| The Runaways, followed by Heart. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 06:53
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voted for Heart, and then i saw Girlschool. BTW this should have been in the general music section, hopefully it's gonna be moved there.
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 07:00
the Slits   Four Non Blondes unfortunately never made a second album  |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 07:19
Sorry, I neglected to include 4 Non Blondes & the Slits and I'm unable to add them now.
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Sean Trane wrote:Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 07:26
The main reason I didn't post it in the General Music Discussion Forum is I wasn't sure if I was supposed to post polls in there.
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 07:36
| The Staves, although more folk than rock and Warpaint. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 07:41
you serious? so makes more sense to make a poll not related to prog in the prog section?  good job!
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 07:44
I'll have to check out the Staves. I've never heard of them before. If they're a Folk band though, the chances are, I'll probably like them.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 07:48
I'm relatively new here. I'll get the hang of it eventually.
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 08:06
Rock Goddess  ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 08:12
That's another band I'd missed and I just discovered they've been around since 1977!
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Posted By: progmatic
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 08:14
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None of the above. ------------- PROGMATIC |
Posted By: Neu!mann
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 08:20
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Ain't no other choice except The Shaggs (says the man with the Foot-Foot avatar) ------------- "we can change the world without anyone noticing the difference" - Franco Falsini |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 08:22
They're three sisters who sing brilliant harmonies.
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 08:59
| You forgot Mother Superior who was the first all female progressive rock band. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 09:19
care to give us some examples of some female bands that are not included ot better?
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Posted By: TCat
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 09:33
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The top choice on this list for me is Heart, at least their earlier albums up to Dog and Butterfly. Next would be The Bangles. I also am a fan of "Warpaint" and "The Be Good Tonyas" who aren't on the list. Not that I'm dissing your list, because it's fine, but since you put Heart on there, I will also mention "Mary's Danish" who are known more for the two women fronting the band.
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Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 09:38
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Can Heart really by considered a "female rock band"? The classic line-up is two women and the rest are dudes. (I just noticed the OPs caveat. Sorry, if there is sausage in the stew, its sausage stew) None of these really float my boat. For original material I will take OOIOO all day long. For cover bands, I really quite enjoy The Iron Maidens.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 09:41
I know. That's why I mentioned in the first line of my thread the reason why I decided to include Heart in the poll.  I'm glad I did include Heart because they've picked up three votes so far and they might go on to win the poll.
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Posted By: Snicolette
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 09:42
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I don't think of Heart as an all female band...That being said, I am going with The Bangles, who I did quite enjoy (esp their debut), I liked that they didn't "play like girls," (albeit many of the female punk rockers didn't either, but I prefer a bit more sophistication, even if poppy....despite the fact that I loved their attitude). I saw them once in LA, Prince sat in for a bit with them that night. 1984, it was. I always felt kind of sorry for The Runaways with their involvement with Kim Fowley. Also enjoyed Ace of Cups, with my penchant for psych, they recently released some new material. ------------- "Into every rain, a little life must fall." ~Tom Rapp |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 09:48
I was going to call my poll "All-Female Rock Bands" originally, but then decided to change it to "Female Rock Bands", just so I could include Heart in the poll, who might just go on to win it.
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 09:51
| I would vote for Heart since I like them but I don't think it would be fair since I'm not familiar with all the bands listed. |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 09:53
Ah, you could have put Fleetwood Mac in then and they would have won.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 09:55
I voted for Ace of Cups, mainly because they're the only Psychedelic Rock band in my poll, although Heart comes a close second.
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 10:14
Definitely check out the band I mentioned on the previous page, Mother Superior(who happen to be listed on this site). They sort of straddled the line between rock and prog but more importantly they were good. You can find them on youtube. Unfortunately, like Fanny, they never became very well known. The Shaggs are much more known which shows there's no justice in the world(well at least the music world) . I never heard of the Ace of cups so I'll have to check them out.
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 10:33
Yeah, I was quite a fan back in the day. I loved their raw edge. I fancied the drummer too! ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 10:34
You're right! Mother Superior are my kind of music.  |
Posted By: Snicolette
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 10:41
Oh, I think I just saw that the poll was up and didn't look at the exact title, I'd remembered the discussion before it was posted...My apologies to Heart, but still going with The Bangles. Always like an underdog to the potentially most popular.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 11:08
I would have voted for Fleetwood Mac too.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 11:18
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Moved the poll. I probably didn't explain well in the second Psych poll, if the poll is not focused on Prog (bands included in Prog categories at Prog Categories -- Edit, I mean in Prog categories at Prog Archives), then it's better placed in General Music Discussions. Like Tapfret, OOIOO would get my vote if included. There are oo many female Japanese rock bands, also Angel'in Heavy Syrup is worth mentioning. And Ars Nova is a popular one around these parts. As to my vote with the given choices, I honestly love The Shagg's Philosophy of the World. Sometimes bad can be so good. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 11:40
Thanks for moving my poll over here. I noticed Psychedelic Rock is listed as a Prog-Rock sub-genre on Prog Archives, so at least I posted my second Psychedelic Rock poll in the right place.
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Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 12:33
Dude!  ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 12:34
She was hot!  ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 12:35
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Multiple votes should have been allowed, so I could vote for both Girlschool and Heart.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 12:59
Logan mentioned to me that multiple voting might be abused by some members voting for several bands at a time, so I prefer to keep my polls to just one vote each, otherwise you might have some PA members voting for half a dozen bands and another member voting for just one band. It seems fairer to me this way with one person, one vote, just like politics.
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Posted By: I prophesy disaster
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 13:12
Not only that but with multiple votes allowed, there is no indication that one has voted. So if after some time has passed one forgets that they have voted, then upon seeing the "Cast My Vote" button, may vote for the same choice multiple times. ------------- No, I know how to behave in the restaurant now, I don't tear at the meat with my hands. If I've become a man of the world somehow, that's not necessarily to say I'm a worldly man. |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 13:17
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The New York Dolls. They were some very homely women, but they had attitude. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 13:21
Only if the majority of those bands are found in the Archives under a Prog category (a prog Rock focus as used in PA). It's not just about psychedelic rock, but acts deemed psychedelic progressive rock. That said, I have moved a little outside of the PA box when making Prog polls by including ones in a longer list not in PA if I felt they fit (technically, all options in prog polls should be included in Prog categories in PA). ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 13:44
I'm still mystified as to who that half-naked man is holding the gun in your new avatar image. Even Freddie Mercury wouldn't have dressed that outrageously.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 14:05
His name is Bond, James Bond. Actually, it's Sean Connery from the John Boorman film Zardoz (1974)-- more correctly, I should say, it was a publicity still for the film. It's an avatar I used for a long time before, and has been something of a favourite of posters around here. ;) That and my old Nigel Tufnel one. It's a much derided film that I love, but do use the avatar for humour value. "You have been raised up from Brutality, to kill the Brutals who multiply, and are legion. To this end, Zardoz, your God, gave you the gift of the Gun. The Gun is good. The Penis is evil. The Penis shoots seeds, and makes new life to poison the Earth with a plague of men, as once it was. But the Gun shoots death and purifies the Earth of the filth of Brutals. Go forth, and kill! Zardoz has spoken!" (Zardoz). At the forum I belonged to before this one, I was sometimes called the Zardoz guy as it's a film I could go on and on about. It commonly makes worst lists, and people say "What the hell was Sean Connery thinking?", but I really enjoy it, and think it much better than its reputation despite any ridiculousness (partially because of it). The final scenes genuinely move me. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 14:50
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Haa! Mystery solved. Thanks Logan. I've been wondering who it was ever since I saw that picture. I don't think Sean Connery will ever live it down and I expect he feels embarrassed now to be reminded of that movie. I've actually seen Zardoz years ago but I don't remember seeing Sean Connery dressed in that outrageous outfit in the movie. He looks like a reject from the Village People.
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 15:56
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Fanny and Runaways are awesome. I'll take Runaways. I see your explanation why Heart was included, but they're no more a "female" band than Fleetwood Mac are, so I'm pretending they're not here.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 16:06
Fair enough.
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 16:24
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thread fail... missing the singlest coolest.. and bad ass female group EVER.. even scarier than Killary and her flying death squad I sure wouldnt' even f**k with them . no sir.. runner up.. duh.. the Go-Gos.. Id have given an arm and a leg to have one night.. sh*t.. even 10 minutes .. alone with Belinda... and for all of them.. oh yeah.. my soul. I ended up selling it later for a satanic redhead so it was really no great loss... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 16:48
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Slits and Warpaint over all of these (I know). I love case/lang/veirs even more, but they use men. (Booh!) Do more bands ladies, the overall number is still embarassing! |
Posted By: YESESIS
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 19:16
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First vote for The Go-Go's. Childhood favorite. I also liked Culture Club back then. Early to mid eighties.. good times. |
Posted By: Snicolette
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 19:28
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I actually liked Culture Club, too. Guilty pop pleasure. They reminded me of 60's pop/Motown with Boy George's soulful voice. ------------- "Into every rain, a little life must fall." ~Tom Rapp |
Posted By: YESESIS
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 19:57
Guilty pop pleasure absolutely. And I still consider Colour by Numbers a great album, don't care what anyone says.
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 15 2019 at 00:45
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The Bangles (for cuteness) Heart have made an undeniable classic in Barracuda though
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 15 2019 at 00:46
yep but in no way do they qualify for this poll
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: October 15 2019 at 01:56
Nah, I was mentionning The Slits becauuse of their name and their first album's artwork https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the-slits/cut/" rel="nofollow - https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the-slits/cut/ OK, as for ruling out Heart or Fleetwood Mac, I was hesitating between Birtha and Fanny, so I went for the first... after that I did like some of the Bangles too. Speaking of Fleetwood (Mick), weren't The Corrs an almost all-female band as well? Female-fronted "prog folk" (in the wider sense of the concept) include The Moulettes (in the 10's) and Medieval Baebes (90's) you may want to check them out |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 15 2019 at 02:33
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Yeah, you're right Sean, The Corrs would qualify for inclusion in my poll, if I'd remembered to include them.
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Posted By: patrickq
Date Posted: October 15 2019 at 07:06
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Posted By: patrickq
Date Posted: October 15 2019 at 07:09
| I don’t know much about the Runaways, but my vote would be Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, although as far as I can remember there’s never been more than one woman. But what a woman! |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: October 15 2019 at 07:13
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Of these, went with Heart though I always had a little crush on both Belinda Carlisle and Susanna Hoffs as well as a big one for Go-Gos guitarist Jane Wiedlin. Modern day: OOIOO ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 15 2019 at 07:24
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I bought Culture Club's "Colour By Numbers" album too, but gave it away a lot later because I felt embarrassed to own it.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 15 2019 at 07:25
I was thinking of including Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, until I realised she's the only female in the band.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 15 2019 at 07:27
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It looks like Heart is running away with the poll so far. I wonder how The Corrs would have done if I'd remembered to include them.
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Posted By: Snicolette
Date Posted: October 15 2019 at 08:16
------------- "Into every rain, a little life must fall." ~Tom Rapp |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: October 15 2019 at 08:16
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Velvet Underground also had a gender mox in their line-up, i also classefy "girl group" when lead instruments and not only vocal duties are focused. Carpenters also qualifies for Karens drum and vocal duties. -------------  
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Posted By: tamijo_II
Date Posted: October 15 2019 at 10:49
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Lots of love for Female solo artists but hardly know any good groups. Closest to an answer would be The Corrs. (no vote) ------------- Same person as this profile: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=22524" rel="nofollow - Tamijo |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 15 2019 at 11:08
Sorry to have left out The Corrs.
I'll have to leave a gap in my next poll so I can include anyone later who I might have left out. |
Posted By: tamijo_II
Date Posted: October 15 2019 at 11:10
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Will always forget some, but a nice idea to leave a few slot open in these kind of poll. ------------- Same person as this profile: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=22524" rel="nofollow - Tamijo |
Posted By: Morningrise
Date Posted: October 15 2019 at 11:22
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The 90s alternative rock scene had lots all female bands. L7, Sleater Kinney, Babes in Toyland come to mind (Hole was also ALMOST an all female rock band) From the list, my vote goes to Heart |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 15 2019 at 11:33
I'm not sure the Carpenters would qualify as a female rock band. That would require a considerable stretch of the imagination.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 15 2019 at 11:36
I might have voted for The Corrs if I'd remembered to include them. Oh well, we live and learn.
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Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: October 15 2019 at 16:17
| I can't believe that I'm the first (and only so far) to vote for Fanny. I saw them twice back in the 70s. Once at the Fillmore East and the other at Max's Kansas City and they were great. |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: October 15 2019 at 16:19
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Posted By: socrates17
Date Posted: October 21 2019 at 18:40
| The Slits, The Raincoats, The Breeders, Bush Tetras |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: October 21 2019 at 23:56
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Heart from this list. ------------- 
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: October 22 2019 at 03:34
The were all fairly easy on the eye to be fair.. I had their first couple of albums, but never got to see them. Bruce Dickinson was quite a fan by all accounts, and I think they supported Maiden in 82 or 83. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: October 22 2019 at 04:02
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just noticed Vixen got no votes. I don't get it, they were more than ok, I'd rather listen to them than half of the bandsin the poll... |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 22 2019 at 04:16
Maybe there aren't many Glam Metal fans here.
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: October 22 2019 at 04:54
I wasn't looking for an explanation, just expressing surprise, that's all. I mean it's strange The Shaggs (
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: October 22 2019 at 06:47
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Babes really should be on the list too. Kat was the real Courtney Love. |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: October 22 2019 at 07:32
No all female bands rises to the level of OOIOO. They are queens of the girl band thing if you ask me. I voted the Shaggs. Something about them really intrigues me. Bands like the Go-Gos, Bangles, Runaways were cute too. Great pop songs. -------------  https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: Prog Sothoth
Date Posted: October 22 2019 at 07:34
You got that right! All-female math rockers Tricot and especially Paranoid Void deserve a mention (and they're in PA no less). It's also the only country I know that has female metal festivals in which all of the numerous performers, singers AND musicians, are female. Just to name a few of them: Show-Ya, Aphasia, Aldious, Mary's Blood, Destrose, Yellow Machinegun, Bridear, Gallhammer, Galmet, Lovebites, Cyntia, and the wonderfully named Flagitious Idiosyncrasy in the Dilapidation. And that's just some of the metal bands, not the rock, punk, pop and other acts. That's pretty cool.
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Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: October 22 2019 at 07:39
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Tricot is my favorite atm. ------------- “On the day of my creation, I fell in love with education. And overcoming all frustration, a teacher I became.” — Ernest Vong |
Posted By: miamiscot
Date Posted: October 22 2019 at 08:30
| Fanny!!! |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: October 22 2019 at 08:58
And don't forget Babymetal ------------- https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: October 22 2019 at 10:17
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Japanese trio Ars Nova. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: Prog Sothoth
Date Posted: October 22 2019 at 10:58
 Though maybe they could get rid of all those bro-musicians backing them and have the fine ladies of BAND MAID take over on the instruments. Talk about kawaii-metal novelty overkill...
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: October 22 2019 at 11:19
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: October 22 2019 at 13:06
Yeah, they were. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: October 22 2019 at 13:09
That is amazing. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 23 2019 at 00:23
Yep and I even saw them play live (although with a male drummer) .
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Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: October 23 2019 at 16:36
Masuhiro Goto (ex-Gerard). Then he left, and they got another guy drummer and (guy) guitarist, effectively ending their "all-girl" prog band era. But the line-up of Keiko, Mika and Akiko did reunite recently to play some shows. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: October 25 2019 at 10:56
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