Special K Posted July 2, 2004 Report Posted July 2, 2004 Lately, I've found, my tastes have run to feminine punky/eclectic bands, e.g. Le Tigre, Yeah yeah yeahs, Sleater Kinny, Cibbo Matto, Blonde Redhead, Sonic Youth (half counts.) Anyway, given my latest preferences, any good bands? I don't much like Bikini Kill, good lyrics, don't like the music much.
Nighthawk Posted July 2, 2004 Report Posted July 2, 2004 The Gits. The singer was killed, maybe you heard about it. Kinda overshadowed the band, pretty good though.
Guest frowned Posted July 2, 2004 Report Posted July 2, 2004 I like the Distillers, although they seem to be very hit and miss among others. The first two albums were ace though.
NoCalMike Posted July 2, 2004 Report Posted July 2, 2004 L7, Seven year Bitch, My Ruin, Crisis........well they aren't only chicks, but they are all fronted by females......
Guest Agent of Oblivion Posted July 2, 2004 Report Posted July 2, 2004 The Plasmatics are pretty terrible, but Wendy O Williams is about as outrageous as a psycho chick can be. Awful voice, but enjoyable. She once did a duet with Motorhead. The song? "Stand by your man." If only those two could have borne a child...
converge241 Posted July 2, 2004 Report Posted July 2, 2004 check out the highly underated last US release for Elastica "The Menace" not all "chicks" but very damn good
C Dubya 04 Posted July 2, 2004 Report Posted July 2, 2004 The Breeders. I've always enjoyed their stuff, even though I did only pick it up because of the Pixies connection.
Corey_Lazarus Posted July 2, 2004 Report Posted July 2, 2004 The Plasmatics are pretty terrible, but Wendy O Williams is about as outrageous as a psycho chick can be. Awful voice, but enjoyable. She once did a duet with Motorhead. The song? "Stand by your man." If only those two could have borne a child... <--loves The Plasmatics. I don't know too many chick-fronted bands that haven't been mentioned in the same vein as these styles...but I know there's some metal band with a chick singer...Walls of Jericho, maybe?
notJames Posted July 2, 2004 Report Posted July 2, 2004 Can't go wrong with the Go-Go's. And yes, I'm serious. My favourite mostly-girl band is That Dog. Awesome indie rock with 3-part harmonies and the occasional violin thrown in. Their experimental punk counterpart is Bonfire Madigan, who have to be seen to be believed. Great stage presence. On the harder side, you've got Kittie, Babes in Toyland, the Lunachicks, and Daisy Chainsaw. Some poppier all-grrrrl or female-fronted bands: Velocity Girl, Letters to Cleo, Bettie Serveert, the Fastbacks, Tiger Trap, and of course, Shonen Knife.
jimmy no nose Posted July 2, 2004 Report Posted July 2, 2004 I recently found this band called Pint Size, they're a punk type band with a female singer, the rest of the band is males though. They have some cool song titles and lyrics, but I don't like the girl's voice. Maybe you would if you like female singers. They have my favorite guitarist Paul Gilbert of Racer X/Mr Big on guitar going by the name of Dick Image for whatever reason. You can listen to some songs on the website http://www.pintsizerocks.com
godthedog Posted July 2, 2004 Report Posted July 2, 2004 since sonic youth counts for you, i'd check out cowboy junkies, portishead, & especially early pj harvey.
Mecha Mummy Posted July 2, 2004 Report Posted July 2, 2004 Just STAY AWAY from The Donnas....YUCK I concur. I'm a big fan of Rasputina, but I dunno if you'd enjoy them or not.
Steviekick Posted July 2, 2004 Report Posted July 2, 2004 Lolita Storm. Three hyper chick screamers over dirty jungle beats. As for Elastica, I would reccommend their self-titled album. It's much more accessible than The Menace.
Guest Hybrid420 Posted July 3, 2004 Report Posted July 3, 2004 I've always been a big fan of the Cranberries and Auf Der Maur is pretty cool.
haVoc Posted July 3, 2004 Report Posted July 3, 2004 Antigone Rising I just heard of these girls/women the other day. I looked up a bunch of their stuff on the media player and they're not bad. Not sure if this will work for everyone... Push It What!?
Mecha Mummy Posted July 3, 2004 Report Posted July 3, 2004 Oh! I totally forgot! You should check out Yellow Machinegun. It's insane furious hardcore music... as played by cheery-looking Japanese schoolgirls. It is SO FUCKING INSANE to see an image of the lead singer, who looks like your average cutesy schoolgirl, and then listen to her hate-filled pissed off snarling vocals.
Slingshot Suplex Posted July 3, 2004 Report Posted July 3, 2004 The Go-Go's: God Bless the Go-Go's Really
Youth N Asia Posted July 3, 2004 Report Posted July 3, 2004 I was very against chick rock not too long ago. But last year I ended up downloading Sleater-Kinney by accident and now am a very big fan of them
Nighthawk Posted July 4, 2004 Report Posted July 4, 2004 Oh! I totally forgot! You should check out Yellow Machinegun. It's insane furious hardcore music... as played by cheery-looking Japanese schoolgirls. It is SO FUCKING INSANE to see an image of the lead singer, who looks like your average cutesy schoolgirl, and then listen to her hate-filled pissed off snarling vocals. I only know of them a little, it seems likely they would have recordings in Japanese, but all I've heard was in English, with which, as an added bonus, they also have truly, utterly ridiculous lyrics. Exactly what you'd expect from the Japanese.
Youth N Asia Posted July 4, 2004 Report Posted July 4, 2004 I like Tsunami Bomb...they have a chick singer.
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