Favourite punk bands with female singers? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

heroquest · 08-27-2004, 07:35 PM

What are yours. I would say my favourite would be Sleater-Kinney, Distillers, and Bikini Kill.

Tophat665 · 08-28-2004, 05:37 AM

Gotta go with the Go-Gos. Sure, everyone knows them for Alex the Seal (I know - Our lips are Sealed) and the couple pop albums they did in the 80s, but they started as a punk band and their most recent album starts back towards it.

pan6467 · 08-28-2004, 07:07 AM

one word....... BLONDIE

ForwardtoDeath · 08-28-2004, 07:23 AM

Is this for bands with just female singers, or are bands that have both female and male singers included? Im going to assume that both are ok so Ill say:

Vice Squad
Crass
New York Rel-X (great people, do a lot for the scene)
The Expelled
Nausea
A.P.P.L.E.

pedro padilla · 08-28-2004, 09:38 PM

go go´s ain´t punk bro. 45 grave with the incredible Dinah Cancer were unforgettable if you were alive in them days. Faith No More´s coupla gigs with the hideous Courtney Cobain were memorable as well. And, yes FNM was pretty fuckin punk back in the day.

pedro padilla · 08-28-2004, 09:40 PM

Shit, I forgot all about X. Exene Cevenka. Was married to, and has a son with Viggo lord of the rings guy.

Zephyr66 · 08-28-2004, 10:01 PM

not punk, but thrash almost fits in the same scene: Holy Moses

heroquest · 08-29-2004, 09:49 PM

Ya Blondie kicks ass.

Nafter · 08-30-2004, 02:02 PM

Distillers, tsunami bomb, and TAT, are the only punk bands ive heard w/ female leads, all of em or good but i think i need to listen to more punk heh.
Only heard the peace,sex and tea song off TAT, goin round the extreme channel a lot atm, but its all good

isis · 08-30-2004, 02:25 PM

Crass, in my opinion.

HeadyIncognito · 08-31-2004, 12:04 AM

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Sleater
Avengers
Bikini Kill
Dahlia Seed
Pretty Girls Make Graves

josh_s08 · 08-31-2004, 06:27 PM

tsunami bomb to win.

heroquest · 08-31-2004, 10:00 PM

Is Jackoff Jill any good?

Stompy · 09-01-2004, 08:22 AM

From what I've heard, Jackoff Jill is like... industrial goth, or a lesser variation of Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids circa 1993, just with females

shinmano · 09-01-2004, 04:33 PM

Bread And Water
And
Melt Banana

Bread and Water can only be found on Soulseek

mrcraptastic · 09-02-2004, 12:34 AM

tsunami bomb and the start

SinisterMotives · 09-02-2004, 04:46 PM

Lush and Romeo Void

pedro padilla · 09-02-2004, 06:15 PM

neither one can be considered even remotely punk rock. That´s using the most flexible criteria.

nexusmind · 09-04-2004, 10:21 PM

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Metric

nexusmind · 09-04-2004, 10:23 PM

Broken Social Scene have 2 good female singers, Feist has some good solo stuff outside the band too

CandleInTheDark · 09-05-2004, 02:56 PM

The Donnas

heroquest · 09-05-2004, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by nexusmind

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Metric

They're really good, but punk... I don't know.

nexusmind · 09-05-2004, 11:09 PM

Yeah, saw the punk part after posting. But hell, punk is a generally misused word anyway.

hilbert25 · 09-06-2004, 03:38 AM

Jack Off Jill : Good, but not punk

In terms of pure punk, probably Sleater-Kinney

If we go more loosely, probably the Pixies and Veruca Salt.

siogo · 09-09-2004, 02:09 PM

Pauline Murry was in Penetration back in the 70s. She was good.

Nafter · 09-09-2004, 04:06 PM

ill throw in the cranberries as well but not true punkpunk in my eyes

pedro padilla · 09-09-2004, 10:12 PM

theres a band from berlin. early 90´s that were fairly big time in europe and none of you ever heard of. Jingo de Lunch. fucking incredible singer. try and find some. you´ll like.

Mr_Wall · 09-09-2004, 11:45 PM

Sioxie & the banshees, Patti Smith and Horrorpops

dtheriault · 09-12-2004, 10:09 PM

1. The Avengers: "Paint it Black"
2. Patti Smith "Rock n Roll Nigga"
3. X: Exene "White Girl"

heroquest · 09-13-2004, 05:49 PM

If we go more loosely, probably the Pixies and Veruca Salt.

I always preferred it when Frank was singing. Veruca Salt is fun to listen to.

cjvasco · 09-15-2004, 09:35 AM

Bikini Kill

JumpinJesus · 09-18-2004, 08:21 AM

No one's mentioned the Plasmatics?

Bryndian_Dhai · 09-18-2004, 02:34 PM

*grins*

I will.

My favorites are Siouxie and the Banshees and the Plasmatics.

I used to want to BE Wendy O. Williams.... 'least 'til I heard she was a junkie. *shrugs* I did a reasonable facsimile until I got clean, lmao, but still. Don't want to die, thanks.

Bryn

Baldrick · 09-18-2004, 02:40 PM

Blondie, and my personal fav - Siouxie and the Banshees.

null_duality · 09-18-2004, 06:59 PM

Bif Naked?

-:mantra:- · 09-19-2004, 07:52 PM

Shit man, a lot of those bands aren't punk
I know I'll get flamed for this but I don't even think Blondie was.....
And then came Brody Dalle. yep, Distillers..raw power

Soda_BoB · 09-20-2004, 05:12 AM

I'm not sure if Denali is punk but Denali - Normal Days is a good song none-the-less. I also like Sleater-Kinney, don't really know many punk bands with female singer though.

Bryndian_Dhai · 09-20-2004, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by -:mantra:-

Shit man, a lot of those bands aren't punk
I know I'll get flamed for this but I don't even think Blondie was.....
And then came Brody Dalle. yep, Distillers..raw power

Depends on where you're from, really. I don't find Blondie very punk, but a lot of people here do. *shrugs*

Bryn

Redlemon · 09-20-2004, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by -:mantra:-

Shit man, a lot of those bands aren't punk
I know I'll get flamed for this but I don't even think Blondie was.....

Well, at the beginning, punk and new wave were the same thing. See New Wave music - Wikipedia:

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Originally, Seymour Stein, the head of Sire Records needed a term by which he could market his newly signed CBGB's veteran bands. Because radio consultants in the US had advised their clients that punk rock was a fad (and because many stations that had embraced Disco had been hurt by backlash), he settled on the term "new wave." ... Thus, the term "new wave" was interchangeable with punk rock.

So, it really depends on what you mean by 'punk'. Blondie was one of those first punk bands to be marketed as 'new wave'.

08-27-2004, 07:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
heroquest Tilted	Favourite punk bands with female singers? What are yours. I would say my favourite would be Sleater-Kinney, Distillers, and Bikini Kill.

08-28-2004, 05:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
Tophat665 Minion of the scaléd ones Location: Northeast Jesusland	Gotta go with the Go-Gos. Sure, everyone knows them for Alex the Seal (I know - Our lips are Sealed) and the couple pop albums they did in the 80s, but they started as a punk band and their most recent album starts back towards it. __________________ Light a man a fire, and he will be warm while it burns. Set a man on fire, and he will be warm for the rest of his life.

08-28-2004, 07:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	one word....... BLONDIE __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"

08-30-2004, 02:02 PM	#9 (permalink)
Nafter Insane Location: The Eng	Distillers, tsunami bomb, and TAT, are the only punk bands ive heard w/ female leads, all of em or good but i think i need to listen to more punk heh. Only heard the peace,sex and tea song off TAT, goin round the extreme channel a lot atm, but its all good __________________ I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."

08-31-2004, 12:04 AM	#11 (permalink)
HeadyIncognito Crazy Location: PDX	X-Ray Spex is required by law to be posted in this thread. __________________ Even Hitler had a girlfriend...

08-28-2004, 07:23 AM	#4 (permalink)
ForwardtoDeath Tilted	Is this for bands with just female singers, or are bands that have both female and male singers included? Im going to assume that both are ok so Ill say: Vice Squad Crass New York Rel-X (great people, do a lot for the scene) The Expelled Nausea A.P.P.L.E.

08-28-2004, 09:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
pedro padilla Insane	go go´s ain´t punk bro. 45 grave with the incredible Dinah Cancer were unforgettable if you were alive in them days. Faith No More´s coupla gigs with the hideous Courtney Cobain were memorable as well. And, yes FNM was pretty fuckin punk back in the day.

08-28-2004, 09:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
pedro padilla Insane	Shit, I forgot all about X. Exene Cevenka. Was married to, and has a son with Viggo lord of the rings guy.

08-28-2004, 10:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
Zephyr66 My custom title's the shit! Location: Canada	not punk, but thrash almost fits in the same scene: Holy Moses

08-29-2004, 09:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
heroquest Tilted	Ya Blondie kicks ass.

08-30-2004, 02:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
isis Insane Location: In the Woods.	Crass, in my opinion.

08-31-2004, 06:27 PM	#13 (permalink)
josh_s08 Insane	tsunami bomb to win.

08-31-2004, 10:00 PM	#14 (permalink)
heroquest Tilted	Is Jackoff Jill any good?

09-01-2004, 08:22 AM	#15 (permalink)
Stompy Banned from being Banned Location: Donkey	From what I've heard, Jackoff Jill is like... industrial goth, or a lesser variation of Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids circa 1993, just with females __________________ I love lamp.

09-01-2004, 04:33 PM	#16 (permalink)
shinmano Upright	Bread And Water And Melt Banana Bread and Water can only be found on Soulseek

09-02-2004, 04:46 PM	#18 (permalink)
SinisterMotives Junkie	Lush and Romeo Void

09-04-2004, 10:21 PM	#20 (permalink)
nexusmind Upright Location: Canada	Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Metric __________________ Used as a photo in Time magazine Buried in a burning black hole in Devon

09-09-2004, 02:09 PM	#26 (permalink)
siogo Psycho Location: England	Pauline Murry was in Penetration back in the 70s. She was good. __________________ California sunlight, sweet Calcutta rain, Honolulu starbright, the song remains................the same.

09-12-2004, 10:09 PM	#30 (permalink)
dtheriault Psycho Location: maybe utah	1. The Avengers: "Paint it Black" 2. Patti Smith "Rock n Roll Nigga" 3. X: Exene "White Girl" __________________ "Remember, it takes two to lie. One to lie and one to listen." -Homer Unless you are the freakin Highlander, what is the point in learning how to fight with a sword?

09-02-2004, 12:34 AM	#17 (permalink)
mrcraptastic Tilted	tsunami bomb and the start

09-02-2004, 06:15 PM	#19 (permalink)
pedro padilla Insane	neither one can be considered even remotely punk rock. That´s using the most flexible criteria.

09-04-2004, 10:23 PM	#21 (permalink)
nexusmind Upright Location: Canada	Broken Social Scene have 2 good female singers, Feist has some good solo stuff outside the band too __________________ Used as a photo in Time magazine Buried in a burning black hole in Devon

09-05-2004, 02:56 PM	#22 (permalink)
CandleInTheDark Addict Location: Where the music's loudest	The Donnas __________________ Where there is doubt there is freedom.

09-05-2004, 11:09 PM	#24 (permalink)
nexusmind Upright Location: Canada	Yeah, saw the punk part after posting. But hell, punk is a generally misused word anyway. __________________ Used as a photo in Time magazine Buried in a burning black hole in Devon

09-06-2004, 03:38 AM	#25 (permalink)
hilbert25 Psycho Location: nOvA	Jack Off Jill : Good, but not punk In terms of pure punk, probably Sleater-Kinney If we go more loosely, probably the Pixies and Veruca Salt.

09-09-2004, 04:06 PM	#27 (permalink)
Nafter Insane Location: The Eng	ill throw in the cranberries as well but not true punkpunk in my eyes __________________ I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."

09-09-2004, 10:12 PM	#28 (permalink)
pedro padilla Insane	theres a band from berlin. early 90´s that were fairly big time in europe and none of you ever heard of. Jingo de Lunch. fucking incredible singer. try and find some. you´ll like.

09-09-2004, 11:45 PM	#29 (permalink)
Mr_Wall Tilted Location: 'Straylia	Sioxie & the banshees, Patti Smith and Horrorpops

09-13-2004, 05:49 PM	#31 (permalink)
heroquest Tilted	If we go more loosely, probably the Pixies and Veruca Salt. I always preferred it when Frank was singing. Veruca Salt is fun to listen to.

09-15-2004, 09:35 AM	#32 (permalink)
cjvasco Tilted Location: Boston, Mass	Bikini Kill

09-18-2004, 08:21 AM	#33 (permalink)
JumpinJesus Junkie Location: Chicago	No one's mentioned the Plasmatics? __________________ "I can normally tell how intelligent a man is by how stupid he thinks I am" - Cormac McCarthy, All The Pretty Horses

09-18-2004, 02:34 PM	#34 (permalink)
Bryndian_Dhai Insane Location: Louisiana	grins I will. My favorites are Siouxie and the Banshees and the Plasmatics. I used to want to BE Wendy O. Williams.... 'least 'til I heard she was a junkie. shrugs I did a reasonable facsimile until I got clean, lmao, but still. Don't want to die, thanks. Bryn __________________ “When facism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.” ~Sinclair Lewis

09-18-2004, 02:40 PM	#35 (permalink)
Baldrick We are everywhere... Location: Barrie, Ontario	Blondie, and my personal fav - Siouxie and the Banshees. __________________ You can be young only once, but you can be immature for the rest of your life...

09-18-2004, 06:59 PM	#36 (permalink)
null_duality Tilted	Bif Naked?

09-19-2004, 07:52 PM	#37 (permalink)
-:mantra:- Upright Location: Sydney, Australia	Shit man, a lot of those bands aren't punk I know I'll get flamed for this but I don't even think Blondie was..... And then came Brody Dalle. yep, Distillers..raw power

09-20-2004, 05:12 AM	#38 (permalink)
Soda_BoB Psycho	I'm not sure if Denali is punk but Denali - Normal Days is a good song none-the-less. I also like Sleater-Kinney, don't really know many punk bands with female singer though.