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My addition to the music threads

by Michael Motley
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I would like to bring attention to the often least respected part of Rock...Rock Chicks. Rock is generally considered a man's domain, but there is and has always been a huge contingent of females that will rock your face off with the best of them. These are in no particular order and surely i will leave some out, so please put in any I may have missed. For me..female rockers start with the first hard rocking female group

The Runaways

Which of course started the careers of:
Joan Jett

and Lita Ford

You cant even say 'rock chicks' without thinking of
Pat Benatar

Heart (Ann and Nancy Wilson)

The Unequaled Stevie Nicks

Shirley Manson (Garbage)

and one of the new female rock groups I like




However ALL of the above groups and singers can't compare to The one, the only...

Janis Joplin

Like i said, there are TONS I didnt put up and i could go on for days. This is my small tribute to women that will rock you to the bone.
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    I was wondering what you would post after asking about embeding youtube vids

    Funny I was listening to Cyndi Lauper on youtube earlier.
    Embeding is disabled on her vids but Time After Time is one of my favorite songs and still tugs on my emotions.
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    And if you ever doubt they can hold their own in the metal scene...

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  • Profile picture of the author madison_avenue
    Hey Michael

    Wow, that Janis Joplin had some voice! Suprisingly When Cindi Lauper and Madonna started out on their careers, Cindi Lauper was seen by the record industry as the next big female star, they thought she would be bigger than madonna. Not quite how it turned out!

    Here is Joss Stone on the late show, not a bad voice for someone only 17 years old!


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    • Profile picture of the author Michael Motley
      Originally Posted by madison_avenue View Post

      Hey Michael

      Wow, that Janis Joplin had some voice! Suprisingly When Cindi Lauper and Madonna started out on their careers, Cindi Lauper was seen by the record industry as the next big female star, they thought she would be bigger than madonna. Not quite how it turned out!

      Here is Joss Stone on the late show, not a bad voice for someone only 17 years old!


      YouTube - Joss Stone - Spoiled (live at Late Late Show)
      yeah i really like joss stone too. Her first release was awesome and i've heard her paired with other females

      And etta james...damn that woman can sing. she's been a favorite of mine for years.

      Now while i just covered a small sliver of rock, some of the most powerful female voices (to me anyway) are in the r&b field. There are women that sing r&b that will give you goosebumps and bring a tear to your eye.
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      • Profile picture of the author madison_avenue
        Originally Posted by Michael Motley View Post

        yeah i really like joss stone too. Her first release was awesome and i've heard her paired with other females

        And etta james...damn that woman can sing. she's been a favorite of mine for years.

        Now while i just covered a small sliver of rock, some of the most powerful female voices (to me anyway) are in the r&b field. There are women that sing r&b that will give you goosebumps and bring a tear to your eye.

        yeah that's right, that was her first album The Soul Sessions. When she went over to the US when she was about 16 (Chicago?), she said everyone looked at her and seemed to be thinking ,"you're a soul singer?". Then they heard her sing and realized she wasn't half bad!
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        • Profile picture of the author madison_avenue
          Believe it ot not this is a disco/pop antiwar song song from the 1980's which was originally in German! This is the English version from the German singer Nena : 99 Red balloons, despite being about nuclear obliteration I thinks it's quite catchy!
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          • Profile picture of the author Steven Wagenheim
            Originally Posted by madison_avenue View Post

            Believe it ot not this is a disco/pop antiwar song song from the 1980's which was originally in German! This is the English version from the German singer Nena : 99 Red balloons, despite being about nuclear obliteration I thinks it's quite catchy!

            YouTube - 99 red ballons - Nena
            I remember when this came out. I actually liked it.

            Thought it had a good beat so I gave it a 79.

            American Bandstand nuts should understand that one.
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            • Profile picture of the author Steven Wagenheim
              Speaking of American Bandstand, that was the first place this song was
              heard and the kids gave it a 79 cause it had a good beat.

              One of my favorite songs from 1971 - 1972

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              • Profile picture of the author madison_avenue
                Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim View Post

                Speaking of American Bandstand, that was the first place this song was
                heard and the kids gave it a 79 cause it had a good beat.

                One of my favorite songs from 1971 - 1972

                YouTube - Giorgio: Son of my Father
                This has a familiar sound, a good beat I must have heard it on the radio a few times without knowing what it was. Impressed by the son's(or father?) Tache!
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            • Profile picture of the author KimW
              Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim View Post

              I remember when this came out. I actually liked it.

              Thought it had a good beat so I gave it a 79.

              American Bandstand nuts should understand that one.
              Its got a good beat and its easy to dance to, I give it an 83
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              • Profile picture of the author Steven Wagenheim
                Originally Posted by KimW View Post

                Its got a good beat and its easy to dance to, I give it an 83
                Yeah, I forgot the easy to dance to part.

                Man those kids were such nerds.
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          • Profile picture of the author KimW
            Originally Posted by madison_avenue View Post

            Believe it ot not this is a disco/pop antiwar song song from the 1980's which was originally in German! This is the English version from the German singer Nena : 99 Red balloons, despite being about nuclear obliteration I thinks it's quite catchy!

            YouTube - 99 red ballons - Nena
            I actually have both the english and german versions.

            She is actually still performing now,and, not bad looking for a woman her age

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    OK, another trivia time.
    What band was Cindy L in before going out on her own?
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  • Profile picture of the author Frank Donovan
    Hi Michael

    Originally Posted by Michael Motley View Post

    For me..female rockers start with the first hard rocking female group [The Runaways]
    Not quite the first...

    In 1971, there was a Californian rock band called "Fanny" (a particularly memorable name for us Brits )

    Here's the only footage I've been able to find - sorry about the cheesy preamble in the intro - their best known song was "Blind Alley" which appears around four and a half minutes into the video.






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  • Profile picture of the author KimW
    Have this song on my nano by Tracy Nelson, Etta James and Linda Ronstadt.( And maybe others) Great song by several great voices.


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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Oksa
    From what I can tell in the Fanny video, the bass and guitar player are twin sisters.

    Rock on!
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    • Profile picture of the author Frank Donovan
      Hi Michael

      Originally Posted by Michael Oksa View Post

      From what I can tell in the Fanny video, the bass and guitar player are twin sisters.
      Good spot! They are sisters (though not twins), June and Jean Millington.

      Fanny are cited as a major influence to bands such as the Runaways and the Go-Gos. David Bowie described them as "extraordinary, colossal and wonderful".

      Not a bad rep.


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  • Profile picture of the author madison_avenue
    Here's Sophie Ellis Bextor:


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