Your top 5 favorite female vocalists?

gprro · « **Reply #120 on:** 18 Feb 2011, 10:35 pm »

Quick skim, can't believe I didn't see....

Brandi Carlile !!!?
Go buy the album "The Story" now...! maybe self titled first album. I like the songs off the most recent one played live, Give up the Ghost, but the album was messed up by the producers I think. Or get Live at Easy Street. A must see live!

Some unknowns to check out,

Heather McEntire,
current band Mount Moriah. New album in a couple months. They have a demo/ep called "The Letting Go" available at Holidays for Quince records website. Her other band Un Deax Trois has a cool sound too. Mount Moriah was oppening recently for Indigo Girls and Amy Rays rock band project. Amazing live!

Larkin Grim,
interesting bio, good live. Live sounds like a strange mix of Carly Simon and Carol King that went to hang out with the doors for a while on halucinogens and getting a little dark. Albums are for the adventurous. Way out there on a couple. If you can find the live compilation at a show it's ok. She gave me a random one just wraped in paper. Her and some friends in an attic on Acid for a couple days. I think I would have to be in the same mind set to get into it.

Katie Herzig,
former Grammy nominee, new album soon, has a couple othes since Grammy. Interesting voice, higher pitcher, maybe a little child like, but not like Joanna Newsome, but nice.

Thebiker · « **Reply #121 on:** 18 Feb 2011, 10:55 pm »

Order would depend on mood:

k.d. lang
Alison Krauss
Queen Latifah
Ella Fitzgerald
Kim Carnes

tomwhite · « **Reply #122 on:** 21 Feb 2011, 04:46 pm »

Quote from: Thebiker on 18 Feb 2011, 10:55 pm

Queen Latifah

I have seen good performance in movies with her, but does she sing also?

I'm not too much into rap.

Scottdazzle · « **Reply #123 on:** 21 Feb 2011, 07:34 pm »

Karrin Allyson (The best of the best. If you like Krall, Naylor, Gardot, etc. you should listen to Allyson's "Ballads: Remembering John Coltrane").
Emmylou Harris (lifetime achievement award)
Rosanne Cash (still sings like an angel)
Billie Holiday (especially the late records when her voice was damaged but she imbued every song with depth of feeling)
Marianne Faithfull (see previous comment)

highfilter · « **Reply #124 on:** 21 Feb 2011, 07:49 pm »

Here's my beauties:

- Emily Haines (Vocals for Metric and solo artist)
- Beth Gibbons (Vocals for Portishead and solo artist)
- Victoria Legrand (Vocals for Beach House)
- Leslie Feist (Vocals for Feist)
- Stevie Nicks (Vocals for Fleetwood Mac and solo artist)

simoon · « **Reply #125 on:** 21 Feb 2011, 08:27 pm »

No particular order -

Annie Halsm
Lorenna McKennitt
Amanda Parsons
Stella Vander
Lisa Gerrard

There are a ton of modern female vocalists that sing with progressive metal bands that have technically great voices.

I'm not saying they are among my favorites, but it sure is hard to argue with their technical abilities.

wharfrat · « **Reply #126 on:** 22 Feb 2011, 03:00 pm »

What a fun and informative list--
I have these vocalists to add

Helen Merrill
Ute Lemper
Marisa Monte
Lauren Hill
Natascha Atlas

youravhandyman · « **Reply #127 on:** 22 Feb 2011, 03:56 pm »

Going to throw out a local talent from St. Louis that I'm sure Bob is aware of:
Erin Bode

She tours quite extensively and even has an album up on HD Tracks. She may not be my top act having picked up many new artists from this thread, but she is worth a listen.

Matt

vinyl_lady · « **Reply #128 on:** 22 Feb 2011, 04:18 pm »

After the last few posts I think there are more artists listed in this thread that I haven't heard than artists with whom I am familiar. So much music . . . so little time

NordicNorm · « **Reply #129 on:** 22 Mar 2011, 03:06 pm »

Not in order:

k.d. lang
Sinéad O'Connor ( Am I not your girl? is brilliant - http://www.amazon.com/Am-I-Not-Your-Girl/dp/B000003JBI )
Cleo Laine
Cara Dillon
Sara Vaughan

These are my favourites as of late, but they are by no means the *only* female vocalists I listen to...

Noseyears · « **Reply #130 on:** 26 Mar 2011, 11:57 pm »

Man, im not sure if i had posted my 5 favorites...but anyways my list keeps changing.

Avril Lavigne
Cristina Scabbia
Amy Lee
Celine Dion
Charlotte Wessels

johnst · « **Reply #131 on:** 29 Mar 2011, 12:25 am »

Rickie Lee Jones
Natalie Merchant
Diana Krall
Eva Cassidy
Allison Krauss

Mxyzpltk · « **Reply #132 on:** 5 Apr 2011, 07:14 pm »

In no particular order,

Marta Gómez
Omara Portuondo
Yuon Sun Nah
Esperanza Spalding

If you don't know any of the names there, I recomend you google it, check her out in some video site and you'll probably end up hoocked, specialy Marta, she's very very good, Omara puts soul in her songs like no other I've heard, the other two names are popular by now, so no introduction needed.

(and hello everybody, this is my first post)

airhead · « **Reply #133 on:** 27 Apr 2011, 03:50 am »

Patricia Barber
Ella Fitzgerald
Shirley Horne
Dianne Reeves
Sarah Vaughn

There are other good ones, but not like these five.

Johnny2Bad · « **Reply #134 on:** 27 Apr 2011, 07:36 am »

Always in Heavy Rotation:
Rikki Lee Jones
Etta James
Rory Block
Julie Miller
Patsy Cline

Have to admit, though, that I could make a list of 20 or maybe even 50 pretty easily. Best not stare at the list too long else I would substitute a few, but the above are all great if you're not familiar with them all. Don't tell Joni she's not on the list, she'd kill me. As far as the one I would most want to date, that's easy ... Carly Simon. If I was quite a few years younger then make that Alizee.

reddmadder · « **Reply #135 on:** 27 Apr 2011, 01:07 pm »

ELLA FITZGERALD
LUCINDA WILLIAMS
JONI MITCHELL
RICKI LEE JONES
SHAWN COLVIN

David C · « **Reply #136 on:** 27 Apr 2011, 04:36 pm »

Joni Mitchell
Roseanne Cash (last cd "The List" is wonderful)
Judy Collins
Taylor Swift
Shelby Lynne

mdfoy · « **Reply #137 on:** 27 Apr 2011, 04:56 pm »

Rachelle Farrelle
Nancy Wilson
Billie Holiday
Carole King
Cassandra Wilson

Douger · « **Reply #138 on:** 1 Jun 2011, 03:41 am »

Allison Krauss
Jennifer Warnes
Grace Potter
Bonnie Raitt
Janis Joplin

Ericus Rex · « **Reply #139 on:** 1 Jun 2011, 11:54 am »

Sarah Siskind
Marisa Monte
Yael Naim
Pat Benatar
Stevie Nicks