Your top 5 female vocalists

Norman86 · 2012-04-19T14:47:50+00:00

Self explanatory... more than 5 is also acceptable! whose voice do you truly adore?? Mine would be: Katie Melua Sarah McLachlan Amy Lee - Evanescence Aliz...

Your top 5 female vocalists

Hammeron

Luc wrote: Thought I'd jump on the video bandwagon too. Just to showcase my lesser known favourite female artists ?

Ani Difranco - Two Little Girls

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Regina Spektor - 20 Years of snow

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Spektor...what is she referring to by 'snow', she looks a little wasted.............imo

joealien22

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Spektor...what is she referring to by 'snow', she looks a little wasted.............imo
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Im pretty sure whatever you are thinking about the 'snow' is correct although she is Russian so you never know, and she is a very strange and quirky girl, but thats why I like her music, slightly against the grain type of stuff.

Bob-Dubery

Luc wrote: Im pretty sure whatever you are thinking about the 'snow' is correct although she is Russian so you never know, and she is a very strange and quirky girl, but thats why I like her music, slightly against the grain type of stuff.

Reading the lyrics to that song I can't see how "snow" is, in this case, a symbol for white powder that you ingest via your nose. It seems to be a metaphor for purity of spirit, for virtue.

joealien22

Reminds me of Canned Heat's 'Amphetamine Annie' who was always shoveling snow ?

DaFiz

I found myself enjoying a beer in a remote pub this afternoon. In the background was the sweetest female vocals on some song I remembered well.
Although I was never a fan, I had heard my mother enjoying that and the name came to me without much ado... Nana Mouskouri.
What a sweet and lovely voice I thought... no wonder my mother enjoyed it so.

My own growing years were...

Stevie Nicks ( I still get goosebumps )
Nancy Wilson (who also plays a mean guitar and just happens to be very pretty)
Karen Carpenter (Why did you have to leave?)
Bonnie Raitt (who also played the guitar better than many a dude)
Natalie Merchant (Never particularly liked 10000 Maniacs but I really like her vocal style)

flatfourfan

Anne Wilson

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2) Adele
3) Pink
4) Tracey Chapman
5) Kate Bush

Bob-Dubery

Here's a fine singer - Alison Moorer - in action.

costafonix

flatfourfan wrote: Anne Wilson

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Anne Wilson - flippin' brilliant voice.. :yup:

chris77

Here's my 5 favourite vocalists

Norah Jones
Tori Amos
Dianne Krall
Regina Spektor
Leona Lewis

Which differs quite a bit from my 5 favourite female artist list mind you....

Norah Jones
Sherryl Crow
Tracy Chapman
Katie Melua
KT Tunstall

arjunmenon

Ella Fitzgerald
Sarah Vaughn
Billy Holiday
Nina Simone
Norah Jones

Norman86

Arjun.... you've been quiet!!!

deefstes

Arjun Menon wrote: Ella Fitzgerald
Sarah Vaughn
Billy Holiday
Nina Simone
Norah Jones

Trying to cast my mind back now but could this seriously be the first mention of Billy Holiday in this thread? What a shocker, she should have been mentioned in the first few posts. Great list Arjun.

arjunmenon

Norman86 wrote: Arjun.... you've been quiet!!!

I'm just your average prowler ?

deefstes wrote: Trying to cast my mind back now but could this seriously be the first mention of Billy Holiday in this thread? What a shocker, she should have been mentioned in the first few posts. Great list Arjun.

Thank you. My all time fave is Holiday's interpretation of Vernon Duke's Autumn in New York

StefStoep

Here is a couple that hasn't been mentioned yet.
See if you can find songs for the last 3 and have a listen to their vocals, I know it won't be everyoones cup of tea, but these 3 Christian artists can sing with the best out there.
Skin - Skunk Anansie
Susan Tedeschi
Brook Frasier - Hillsong United
Bethany Dillon
Kim Walker - Jesus Culture

Squonk

StefStoep wrote: Kim Walker - Jesus Culture

She can seriously sing

Another "christian" artist who can rock it with the best of them is Margaret Becker

Bob-Dubery

I don't see why anybody shouldn't be a great vocalist because they also happen to be a spiritual person or be a woman. Aretha Franklin was both spiritual and a woman (indeed she started off as a gospel singer and continued to make gospel records throughout her career). An earlier example would be Rosetta Tharpe. More recently there's Oleta Adams and Levon Helm's daughter Amy.

So no need to be defensive on either score.

Nitebob

Don't wanna sound like a kissass, and please realise this is subjective and based on opinion and all. Locally I think Cindy Alter has possibly the best voice, and sitting here staring out the window, can't think of one South African female vocalist that can compete...if you think I'm wrong, let's hear 'em...

Bob-Dubery

I don't want to get into who is better than who. But a list of local female vocalists whose singing I have enjoyed would include (off the top of my head and in no particular order)

Kathy Raven
Edi Niederlander
Jennifer Ferguson
Felicia Marian
Marilyn Nokwe
Tu Nokwe
Thandie Klaasen
Heather Mac
Renee Arnell
Tonia Selley (AKA Carla Krimpleen)
Laurie Levine

Again, plenty to chose from and many names that I've left out.

Squonk

X-rated Bob wrote: I don't want to get into who is better than who. But a list of local female vocalists whose singing I have enjoyed would include (off the top of my head and in no particular order)

Kathy Raven
Edi Niederlander
Jennifer Ferguson
Felicia Marian
Marilyn Nokwe
Tu Nokwe
Thandie Klaasen
Heather Mac
Renee Arnell
Tonia Selley (AKA Carla Krimpleen)
Laurie Levine

Some serious names here Bob, I had forgotten about Rene Arnell.

Currently there is Shannon Hope

That Sweatband Girl - Wendy Oldfield

Squonk

Lesley Rae Dowling had something Special as well.

That "Spaniard" video was good stuff