Don't dislike it at all, if it sounds good then that's all that matters to me be it male or female. I think some people may have specific preferences to what they like to hear but I think it's kind of dumb to just dismiss a band just because they're lead singer happens to be female.

What's to dislike? There are plenty of great female frontwomen.

It's not something that's ever crossed my mind. If the lead singer can sing then their sex is irrelevant.

I agree with you one hundred percent.

I was thinking this just recently. I think for me personally it comes down to genre. For instance I almost always prefer a female vocalist on the more subdued side of electronic music (Braids, Jessy Lanza etc.) - there's something about their timbre that makes it work so much better. Alternatively... I dunno... hardcore punk...

That being said remember when St. Vincent ****in' rocked that Kerosene cover?...

I love women singers. My new fav is Alabama Shakes singer.

Music Research - Would help me out
 

Calling all musicians/anybody else working in the music business,

I am undergoing some media research related to artists and bands on social media sites. Please can you respond to the questions as freely as you feel.

1. Can you give a few details of who you are/your musical background e.g. Male, currently in rock band, aged 25-30, plays bass guitar

2. How much time do you spend on the internet surfing anything music related? (this could be anything from Spotify to Bandcamp)

3. Do you have your own band page on any websites? If yes, please state where your band pages currently exist.

4. If you use a social media site for your band page, do you think anything is missing in terms of gaining/maintaining audiences?

5. Could you benefit from a music hub which helps you find musicians/post music/manage your media or help you market your band?

6. What are the key problems with the internet and bands? Do you feel there could be a change e.g. promoting your gigs further. If so, please state.

You'd be of great help to me! :drummer:

Interesting question 'Vanilla'. Frankly, I was THRILLED in the first half of the 90's when more women were really coming to the forefront in the rock and pop world. Artists like Sheryl Crow, Alanis Morrisette, Joan Osbourne, and Paula Cole were absolutely wonderful. And in the hard rock world, Drain STH absolutely rocked.

However, I think as a genre, I find the most talented women overall are arguably in country music. And I say that as a non-country fan, mind you. I think the level of talent is higher among women in country than their male counterparts, generally speaking. Trisha Yearwood, the Dixie Chicks, and Martina McBride all have incredible vocal talent. And all are good songwriters as well. So, in short order, I'm all for MORE women in the music world. Still, at the end of the day it's all about talent, regardless of gender. :wave:

Someone call the somebody, for once I agree with this man.

I love Alanis, she was great for my teenage angst. The thread seems ridiculous but it was based on a conversation with a member who had a thing against female singers.

PJ Harvey, Beach House, Phantogram, Slits, so many great female singers. Hell, listen to Merry Clayton in Gimme Shelter, just crazy good.


The Rolling Stones feat. Merry Clayton - Gimme Shelter - YouTube

Moss,

Did you know that they say merry Clayton sang so intense in gimme shelter that she had a miscarriage the very next day! She was amazing in that...you could hear mick jagger yelling in the background because she was so awesome!!

JQ,

You are missing out...what about Stevie nicks, pat benatar, Adele, so many others!

I know she was preggers during that recording. Never heard anything about miscarry. How cool to know you were at that recording sesh. Even if it was in utero.

I disagree with people who dislike female vocals just because they're not male vocals. There are some very talented female vocalists out there not just in pop music but also in less mainstream stuff.

The "shoegazing" genre relies very heavily on amazing female vocals and without their vocals I doubt the music of that genre would be as effective.

I'm pretty sure everyone with half a brain voted the middle option.

I like The Savages an all female band from London.

I totally disagree with this, females have been dominating the scenes lately. Yes this is a male generated industry, but females are more and more building their brands to surpass men in the music industry. They work just as hard, train just as harder, and sell just as many records if not more. And they are talented, some of them can actually sing sing and sing. So who doesn't like female artists? Someone likes them because they are selling records and always being featured.

Based on the votes, most people including myself are impartial. There are good ones and there are bad ones, I base it on talent. How can I not like them? Certain themes, moods, atmospheres just don't work without a female lead.

When my parents would listen to Tracy Chapman when I was young...I always assumed she was a man...due to her muscular tones....and when I found out she was a woman...I said "oh right"....true story.

Im all for it, in fact i want to see more girls in music that are not afraid to try something different..

i wanna see more females like Satomi from Deerhoof or Emily Haines from Metric or Fionna apple, Females that embrace their own thing instead of wanting to be the next Taylor swift or form the new pussycat dolls or something like that..




Remember when we were driving? driving in your car
Speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us and your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder

Same as with Black Francis' viewpoint, I'd like to see more women get into the music scene such as Lizzy Hale of Halestorm or Amy Lee of Evanescence. I've always seen females as being in much more pop and country genres. I believe it would empower the gender to get involved in the rock scene.

I like the voice of that girl from the Distillers and uuhmm...
I don't know many female fronted bands.
Seriously, most bands I find have male vocals.
There's the Distillers...X....Save Ferris(which I don't like)...That woman in Crass..,Edit: Avengers...and that's all I can think of at the moment out of like, 321 bands.

I don't come across many either, unless I actively look for it.
I've heard a few songs that featured female vocals that were pretty cool though, but I usually don't know who those people are.

I guess the little amount of female fronted bands in the genres I listen to indicates not as many woman listen to those genres?

edit: It also seems like most female 80's punk singers are in Post-Punk or New Wave, not normal punk.

are there any 80's hardcore punk band with female vocals?
Whenever I look it up I get modern hardcore that sounds nothing like what I'm looking for.

I don't think so, but there was a band in the 80's called B****, headed by females.

...I have no recollection of this event...what you do in other men's cars is your own private business....you'll be hearing from my lawyer...:nono:

I like a lot of women singers and dislike a lot. It's how they use their vocals to what genre they are in. And if it sounds good.

Some do it right, some do not. Just depends on what they're trying to accomplish with their vocals, as well as actual ability to sing/scream/what have you.

I generally prefer male singers on western (countries not style) bands but female singers in Asian bands. Neither is an absolute, but I listen to a lot of Japanese music and rarely enjoy the male singers they have.

^ This also happens with me and a bunch of other female vocalists when they have lower voices, although I knew right away that Tracy Chapman was female because I had seen her image.

When I was younger, I tended to like songs by both males and females and listened to both.

But in the last several years I've found myself definitely gravitating toward female vocalists. I feel more fascinated by popular singers who are female (Katy Perry and Pink being examples) and enjoy their music more than songs by males. I also enjoy their voices more than male voices.

I think what's going on is that my sense of kinship with women has increased with time as I've become a mom and developed more friendships with women going through life's changes alongside me. I've become more attuned to women's perspectives on life, and I find they offer me a more personal perspective through music that I can relate to.

I now find that songs by women are more likely to reach me emotionally than many songs by men.

For example, currently I'm relistening to songs by Tracy Chapman and am finding their sweet sadness very compelling, even more so than when I first heard them without having as much life experience:

Tracy Chapman - "Baby Can I Hold You"
A beautiful song.

It depends if the song is good. Male or female-in this case its same for me.

4 Real
 

Women bands give the sort of flavor with music since they voice make singing in a band awesome. Forget rock girls they wont fit in :bonkhead:

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If they don't distract from the rest of the band, there's no problem, and I hate it when male vocalists do that too, so...

women in bands or groups
 

if I may,the female voice can enrich the quality of a band or group,anyone ever hear of a singer named[Minnie riperton?]she was once in a group called[rotary connection]and they were pretty good and so was she.