Although not completely female-fronted, the B-52's have two pretty amazing singers in Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson.

Here's two groups noboby has mentioned, probably for good reason. To begin with, they recorded more than thirty years ago and weren't very well known even then. But I liked them both more than a little.

Stone the Crows (featuring Maggie Bell)
and
Robin Lane and the Chartbusters

Does anyone remember or know of these?


***two more came to mind (edit)
Brian Auger, Julie Driscoll & the Trinity
and
Fairport Convention (it's first incarnation)


OOPS! thetreesgetwheeledaway did mention Fairport Convention. I just missed his post

So I'll trade Fairport Convention in for Belly
(of Feed The Tree fame), Zuzu's Petals and Mazzy Star

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No love for Helium, with the beautiful and multitalented Mary Timony?

And has no one mentioned ABBA?? You know you love them.

Some other ones that just came to mind:
Cocteau Twins
Talulah Gosh/Heavenly/etc.
Renaissance
The Gathering
Over the Rhine
Bikini Kill/Le Tigre
Tiger Trap/Softies/etc.
LiLiPUT
X-Ray Spex (talk about an underrated band!)

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Sleater-Kinney
Hole
Garbage
Fleetwood Mac
No Doubt

the original poster and the Evanescence thing was funny. they are totally gay. Amy Lee should go solo and release an album of her singing with just a piano. Now that i can get into.

Sleater-Kinney

If they ever reunite god exists.

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Originally posted by DimsiRupsi:
Sleater-Kinney

If they ever reunite god exists.

THANK YOU AND AMEN!!!!!

Magna Pop!!! Just kidding. They were kinda good though, when I was a stoned kid.

I enjoy female fronted rock bands, but I very quickly forget about them. Years later I will remember likeing them.

Really the only female fronted band that has stuck in my regular rotation has been The Cardigans.

Metric's pretty cool though. But even that was several months ago, and I had forgotten up till now.

I love Sleater-Kinney, Raincoats, Go-Go's, (early) Bangles, etc. What about the Pretenders? Big Brother and the Holding Company?

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Originally posted by 1080tele:
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'.
C

I'm glad I'm not the only one to think so. Their '80s stuff was good, but their '70s material, like Crazy on You, Barracuda, and Magic Man was amazing. Ann Wilson could belt out a tune, and Nancy was pretty good with the guitar too.

That goes without saying, but I'm glad you said it anyway.

Mark, what're your feelings on Cut by the Slits? Maybe it's just because the time periods and females, but The Raincoats and The Slits go hand-in-hand for me.

I have to be honest with you about the Raincoats/Slits. I had a friend who was serious about the Raincoats, so I got into them. Neither one of us took the Slits that seriously. I mean, we saw the album cover, but we almost took it as a reason NOT to take them seriously. That means that I STILL have to catch up to the Slits as a musical entity.