Lita Ford

Nico - Velvet Underground

Fairport Convention.

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Sleater-Kinney. I know, they broke up, but really, there's no competition.

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Originally posted by in limbo:
Sleater-Kinney. I know, they broke up, but really, there's no competition.

the best female rock band in my opinion. it's amazing how evolved their sound has become. you can hear the progression so well through their albums. i still can't believe they broke up. i feel so lucky to have been able to finally see them last year (i would've been soooo pissed).

if you're interested in S-K, give Cadallaca a try (one-time side project of Corin Tucker's)

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Originally posted by Filmore Mescalito Holmes:
Sleater-Kinney

May they always be remembered.

In a profile of the band, The New Yorker wrote, "It's insulting to call Sleater-Kinney the best female rock band in the world when they're one of the best rock bands, period."

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Originally posted by Chamberk:

One really good, if small-time, girl-fronted rock band is The Duke Spirit. They're from England and they rock out. I'm trying to search out their album "Cuts Across the Land"...

LOVE the Duke Spirit!

What about the Kills?

On the lines of Sleater-Kinney / Cadallaca - you should also check out Heavens to Betsy & Excuse 17 both early SK projects.

oh - how could I forget - Did anyone mention
PJ Harvey?

This woman ROCKS!

Just heard a song by a band called The Gossip called standing in the way of control. It's pretty cool. You should check it out.

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Originally posted by sbarr2:
Just heard a song by a band called The Gossip called standing in the way of control. It's pretty cool. You should check it out.

Love The Gossip - Highly recommend if you get a chance to see them - do it! Also check out this liknk below:

Oasis praise The Gossip

In no particular order:

Long Blondes (repped em hard on these forums)
Blonde Redhead
Jefferson Airplane
Arcade Fire (not female fronted, but... I heart "In the Backseat" and "Haiti")
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That's all my inebriated mind can come up with...

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Originally posted by kid_modular:

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Originally posted by sbarr2:
Just heard a song by a band called The Gossip called standing in the way of control. It's pretty cool. You should check it out.

Love The Gossip - Highly recommend if you get a chance to see them - do it! Also check out this liknk below:

Oasis praise The Gossip

Loooove the Gossip! She's got a really powerful soulful voice that reminds me a bit of a Janis Joplin. Glad to see that they're finally starting to get recognition. And i've heard that their live shows are amazing, especially the singer!

Jefferson Airplane
Heart- Ann and Nancy Wilson definitely know how to rock. One or the other of them also put down some backing vocals for Layne Staley on AIC's 'Sap'.
Can't say Evanescence is the greatest band around, but they do have a powerful sound and Amy Lee's voice is amazing.
Sleater-Kinney was around the Seattle scene at the same time as Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney, et al and never got the local press that those guys did.
Anyone heard of Holly McNarland?

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Sonic Youth is my favorite female fronted rock band. Yes, Kim Gordon sings less than half the songs, but if you've seen them live, there's no question who fronts the band.

Lucky. I was going to see them in Boston before going back to school but I wound up choosing not to go back to boarding school, therefor not seeing SY

most definitely NENA. They have a good sound.

Im surprised yall havent said Lunatica yet. They are pretty good. Evanescence is awesome!