Best female rock vocalist

[Funky Ghost]

One hit wonder with crazy good pipes. Alannah Myles.

 

[5StringBlues]

Etta james. If you haven't heard her sing Rock, that's not my problem

 

[Krisfield]

Curve is in my top 10 of favorite bands. Singer is Toni Halliday.

 

[Blackflag]

The only correct answer is Pat Benatar. I think she was actually a trained opera singer before she switched over. She belts that poopie out.

Honorable mention to Ann Wilson and Belinda Carlisle.

 

[Deleted member 394181]

Yes, its Pat Benatar, duh.!?

 

[gcb]

Pioneer Janis Martin

 

[factory presets]

Johnette Napolitano got a good voice for rock ballads. And that's what she does, so she's got a good rock voice.

But for something a bit rockier you could try In This Moment.



Or the Pretty Reckless if a big voice does it for you.



And Jinjer was getting some attention until the war started.


Best thing about rock women is they can be hard as they wanna be and still keep the dynamics. Too many blokes go straight to 11 and stay there

 

[Pyrrho Epoche]

I just dig Johnette's voice. I don't really care who's the best--or who is better.
Yea, some girls can belt out sh#t louder, dance around in high heels and fill the radio airwaves, but that's the reason Johnette is great, because she is just Johnette.

A couple film soundtracks:

 

[factory presets]

Etta james. If you haven't heard her sing Rock, that's not my problem

Now I wanna say Rose Maddox.

 

[factory presets]

In my honest opinion it was the late Gayle McCormick of Smith. She killed it!

My goodness.

One showcase of a song and all.

 

[factory presets]

Would've expected Cindy Lauper to get a mention by now. Maybe not the GOAT level voice. But she came bursting out the blocks back when. Ideosyncratic voice for sure, but she knows how to use it.

 

[friskinator]

Would've expected Cindy Lauper to get a mention by now. Maybe not the GOAT level voice. But she came bursting out the blocks back when. Ideosyncratic voice for sure, but she knows how to use it.

I saw her live a few years ago and she sounded great. Especially for someone in her late 60s at the time.

My faves:
Hayley Williams (glad to see her getting some love here)
Shirley Manson
Nina Gordon (her 2 solo records are fantastic)

 

[Desmoface]

Your welcome, I saved the best for last - game over:

 

[Akami]

MANY great voices in this thread! I have to add Patti Smith to the mix — one of the most distinctive, authentic, and powerful vocal performers I've ever heard.

Never had any interest in her till I saw her live at Fuji Rock, and we went and saw her the next night again to see if she was really that good!

 

[socialleper]

In my opinion, Johnette Napolitano has the best voice in rock AND, she is a bassist.

You can add who you think is thee best, but I am not budging. Siouxsie might be my #2 and Hayley Williams(Paramore) has some lungs too!


She had a cold here and she still nailed it.

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I do love her voice. So smokey and punk rock.

 

[socialleper]

People might be getting tire of me hyping this band, but I seriously think people shouldn't sleep on them. Band Maid's vocalist Saiki has a very powerful and versatile voice. Just get past the outfits and the language barrier. Check out this recent video:

 

[factory presets]

I saw her live a few years ago and she sounded great. Especially for someone in her late 60s at the time.

See her popping up in duets here and there. Unusual voice works well in contrast with others. And yeah, she don't seem to lose much with age.

Shirley Manson

Only really know her from Garbage. 1st record she sounds really good. 2nd record I thought she sounded a bit shoehorned into someone else's style.

 

[Krisfield]

Lush, a shoegazing band from the 90's.

Sweetness and Light



Nothing Natural

 

[Krisfield]

Cocteau Twins from 1982.

 

[Prodigus Filius]

Charlotte Wessels