Stevie Nicks

Ann Wilson from Heart, she could raise Goosebumps on some notes.

Greatest Female Singer of Rock Era?
 

I'm not sure there is a consensus answer to this question, really...

But right now, giving a nice spin through Dusty in Memphis, I think my vote for pure vocalist -- not singer/songwriter, overall performer, or anything along those lines -- best pure vocalist might have been Dusty Springfield.

Man, what a set of pipes.

It alarms me that you found that site so quickly.

Isn't Stevie Nicks a guy?

VPI, if you're looking for a last minute gift ideas... might I recommend:

Weirdo Stevie Nicks Portraiture

All my Xmas shopping was done win one stop this year, baby!

I'll second that.

They're actually pretty good.

And Stevie Nicks was the first that came to mind for me too. Though admittedly that might be in part because my wife really likes Fleetwood Mac.

(now, she also really likes Rush...but I wouldn't say that Geddie Lee is the greatest male singer of the rock era. Commence Canadian bashing!)

No love for Ms Courtney Love?

it's for GREATEST female singers.

Ann Wilson gets my vote. Not a Stevie Nicks fan at all.

I'm partial to Grace Slick (White Rabbit in particular), as well.

Ann Wilson, the greatest singer of the rock era.

Its greatest female singer of rock era.. not Female who killed a great singer of the rock era

My vote goes to Ann Wilson as well, with Lita Ford coming in 2nd.

Pat Benetar ;)

She killed Kurt Cobain. Who was the good singer she killed?

ALanis morrisette

But that dancing :confused: :confused: :confused: :( :confused:

Linda Perry.

I think Ann Wilson will be hard to top as a pure vocalist.

That site weirds me out.

Ding ding ding!

I think first of Stevie Nicks and Grace Slick and there aren't too many other names on the list. I wouldn't have thought twice about adding Dusty Springfield, but yes she certainly qualifies. Son of Preacher Man might even move her right to the top of it in fact. Nice addition QS. I'm a big fan of Heart as well so Ann Wilson is also on the very short list.

Pat Benetar might be the best Female Rocker, but the question said vocalist.

I tell ya what, I've seen Benetar, Heart, Fleetwood Mac, Bonnie Raitt, Deborah Harry, The Eurythmics(Annie ????), Joan Jett, The GO-GOs(sad but true), and hands down the very best female rock vocalist to see live in concert is...... Melissa Etheridge. She puts on one hell of a show. The first time I saw her she opened a concert for Heart and some other groups, and she blew everyone off the stage.

Ann Wilson... hands down.

she's not my favorite, but surprised that we're 25 posts in and no one has mentioned Janis Joplin

Otep

I've never been much of a Heart fan, and never gave much thought to Ann Wilson as being all that special. But with the number of fans here, I'll give it some thought... I recognize she has some pure signing talent.


For me (at least as I define the question) I tend to downgrade singers like Stevie Nicks and Janis Joplin because they lack the pure vocal clarity of the others (like perhaps WIlson and definitely Springfield). I don't mean to diminish their value as performers or entertainers, or even as singers for a band, but in terms of "pure singing ability," I'm looking for something a little more closely refined.

I also think this discussion would be incomplete without at least a mention of Diana Ross, who once was a huge talent, before she became something of an oddity.

Are we talkin Rock era, as in the time period, or Rock Era, as in Rock singers?

Dolly Parton :)

Boy George

At school the day after Culture Clubs first appearance on BBC tv, one of my friends said "she's hot". 25 years later he's still reminded about that.

I remember seeing the first advertisements in Hit Parader for Poison's first album. Seriously, I thought it was a new, all-girl metal band.

Who was the chick who sang that Hero song?

I always loved that song. It was always playing when my dad and I were driving home from the stock car races when I was but a wee Jeeber...

Bonnie Tyler I believe.

Word.

Such a great song...

Joan Jett

My babysitters kids (both 6 years older than me) decided when i was about 6 or 7 years old to dress me up like Boy George, yay.

In that case, Melissa Etheridge.

You asked a simple question, got a simple answer and then you go all analytical and picky on us??

bingo.

Just to throw a more obscure name, Deborah Iyall of Romeo Void was very impressive the one time I saw her live. The quirkiness of Romeo Void's recordings didn't really display the range she seemed to have.

To me, it's not about range. I find those with great range to be nearly unlistenable, imo. It's about power, style and clarity.

Hahah. Maybe I am just punch drunk from working on Christmas Eve, but this is extraordinarily silly.

LOL :D

She was good. A lot of people seem to be turned off by the way she looked (not sure what she looks like today).

Deborah Iyall had plenty of that, too.

Joan Jett, Lita Ford, Doro Pesch (probably in that order), though Ann Wilson, Bonnie Tyler, and the lead singer of Vixen are also good.

Lita Ford? c'mon

Pat Benetar, hand down....then Ann Wilson but i can see an argument for Alanis, but isnt she too new to be considered best of the Rock Era?

I originally thought you were talking about Tina Turner's "We Don't Need Another Hero" from Mad Max. :D

My vote goes to Ann Wilson. Kick ass singer who would probably still be popular today if she hadn't put on a lot of weight.

BTW. Has anyone heard Heart's recent album? Is it any good?