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Top 5 Female Singers

Discussion in 'Sensorium' started by Death Rabbit, May 15, 2006.

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  1. Death Rabbit

    Death Rabbit Straight, no chaser Adored Veteran Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    [​IMG] Oh boy...another music list!! Alrighty then, I'll start us off with mine.

    5. Ann & Nancy Wilson (seperate they're good - together they're amazing)
    4. Dido
    3. Ambrosia Parsley (of Shivaree)
    2. Neko Case
    1. Alicia Keys
     
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    In no particular order:

    Sandhya Sanjana

    Ella FitzGerald - not exactly the nicest voice, but she does some really uplifting and relaxing songs.

    Umm Kulthum

    Whisper Lillith from Soulgrind - great singer and good looking!

    Máire Ní Chathasaigh - A very talented singer and harp player
     
    Cúchulainn, May 15, 2006
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  3. Takara

    Takara My goodness! I see turnips everywhere

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    In no particlar order,

    Dido
    Enya
    Loreena McKennitt
    Kate Bush
    Sophie Ellis Bextor
     
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    T2Bruno, May 15, 2006
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    I didn't see that one, so in no order

    Lisa Gerrard (Dead Can Dance)
    Liz Bennett (Cocteau Twins)
    Dido
    Enya
    Stephanie Louise Nicks
     
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    bjork
    joni mitchell
    beth gibbons
    patsy cline
    tori amos

    oh, and Loreena McKennitt, Enya, and Lisa Gerrard are pretty awesome in their own right- just not my favorites.
     
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  7. Takara

    Takara My goodness! I see turnips everywhere

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    :doh: How could I EVER not put Bjork in there! She's great! Bye Sophie.... but Bjork beats ya hands down.
     
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    1. Hayley Westenra
    2. Deborah Gibson
    3. Judy Garland
    4. Alanis Morissette
    5. Aretha Franklin

    No Bjork on my list - too weird for me. Dido and Kate Bush are quite good though. Never heard of most of the others mentioned.
     
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  9. Death Rabbit

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    Yeah, well screw that list. That was last year. We're due for an update anyway.
     
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  10. Harbourboy

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    Yeah, screw that list :p

    In this modern fast paced world, we only have attention spans to list five singers. Nobody does top tens any more. ;)
     
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    Bjork almost made my top 5. She's number 6. I'd say "with a bullet," but that honor is for Neko Case. I've only discovered her recently and man, I'm smitten. Most surprising of all is that it's her latest, a country album, which hooked me (and I don't really listen to much country). She's historically more punk, so it's kinda cool.
     
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  12. Harbourboy

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    A punk country singer? What is the world coming to?
     
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    Wait a sec... six people posted and nobody listed Janis Joplin? :shame:

    Go listen to some of her music and try again!
     
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    1. Hayley Westenra
    2. Sarah Brightman
    3. Tarja Turunen
    4. Aretha Franklin
    5. Heather Alexander

    at the moment, of course :p
     
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    Is this about who I like best or who I think sings the best?
    (I have to think a while for making both these top 5s)
    Also, can they be part of a band or should I solely sum up female vocalists with a solo carriere?
     
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  16. Death Rabbit

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    Whatever you want, MoN. It should probably be your top 5, not who you think are the best of all time.
     
    Death Rabbit, May 16, 2006
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    Sharon den Adel
    Floor Jansen
    Tarja Turunen
    Liv Christine
    Sarah Brightman

    Not necessarily in order...
     
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  18. Carcaroth

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    A random selection of ones I can think off off the top of my head

    Beth Gibbons (Portishead)
    Katy Jane Garside (From Daisy Chainsaw days, I haven't heard Queen Adreena)
    Alanis Morissette
    Lou Rhodes (Lamb)
    Diane Charlemagne (On Goldies "Timeless" album)

    Also up there would be the lass from Puretone (only because of the one song), and Sophie Ellis Baxter.
     
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  19. Master of Nuhn

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    Nice! An other Lou Rhodes fan :) And now I got Goldie's "Innercity Life" stuck in my head as well. Interesting stuff, Carc.

    Here are some of my list, in no particular order. Just a few. There are many other women that I like (to hear them singing, mind you)

    Lou Rhodes - Lamb's singer has gone solo. :)
    Sia - One of the females of Zero7. She's gone solo as well. The other women, Sophie Barker and Tina Dico are not too bad either (understatement here)
    Dido
    Skye Edwards - A pity she doesn't sing anymore for Morcheeba. And while the new singer isn't that bad, Morcheeba's new album didn't meet my expectations.
    Lisa Bassenge - Singer of Micatone

    I might as well have listed Shirley Bassey, Nina Simone, Sarah Bettens (K's Choice), Geike Arneart (Hooverphonic, an other Belgian lady), Sinéad o'Connor (if only for appearing on Massive Attack 's "The 100th Window") and Björk (of who I have no albums yet, shamefully).

    [ May 17, 2006, 01:27: Message edited by: Master of Nuhn ]
     
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  20. Chandos the Red

    Chandos the Red This Wheel's on Fire

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    Well, my top five have not changed. So, I will list them again:

    Amy Lee
    Annie Wilson (and she is awesome, DR)
    Dido
    Sara Brightman
    Linda Ronstandt

    [ May 17, 2006, 08:10: Message edited by: Chandos the Red ]
     
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