[Music] Greatest female vocalists?

[Nitram]

Roberta Flack and Gladys Knight. Early Tina Turner with Ike, the album Come Together in particular .

 

[Icy Gull]

You need to get down with the kids Daddio...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syMhJMmGEIc

Fantastic and no US music influences there at all

 

[Motogull]

Top thread [MENTION=663]portlock seagull[/MENTION].

It seems to me you can break this down into sub categories.

Technically. Franklin is the greatest.

In terms of overall artisteness, you can't look beyond turmoil and damage. Winehouse and Joplin being the front runners.

You then have the quirky performers. Bush and Guðmundsdóttir being the obvious choices.

I can't bear singers that lose their edge. I hope that Bird doesn't go melodic. She's got great potential.

Lennox and Dion? Fukk me. Bland beyond belief. Nice can fukk right off.

 

[portlock seagull]

Top thread [MENTION=663]portlock seagull[/MENTION].

It seems to me you can break this down into sub categories.

Technically. Franklin is the greatest.

In terms of overall artisteness, you can't look beyond turmoil and damage. Winehouse and Joplin being the front runners.

You then have the quirky performers. Bush and Guðmundsdóttir being the obvious choices.

I can't bear singers that lose their edge. I hope that Bird doesn't go melodic. She's got great potential.

Lennox and Dion? Fukk me. Bland beyond belief. Nice can fukk right off.

Aretha is a bloody good call. Think you’re right about Bush too, she’s an amazing unique talent and artist and I love her but in vocal Ability terms, whilst unmistakable, is she one of the greats? I’m not so sure

 

[portlock seagull]

Roberta Flack and Gladys Knight. Early Tina Turner with Ike, the album Come Together in particular .

I was thinking of Roberta Flack when I created the thread. Good shout!

 

[BN9 BHA]

Top thread [MENTION=663]portlock seagull[/MENTION].

It seems to me you can break this down into sub categories.

Technically. Franklin is the greatest.

In terms of overall artisteness, you can't look beyond turmoil and damage. Winehouse and Joplin being the front runners.

You then have the quirky performers. Bush and Guðmundsdóttir being the obvious choices.

I can't bear singers that lose their edge. I hope that Bird doesn't go melodic. She's got great potential.

Lennox and Dion? Fukk me. Bland beyond belief. Nice can fukk right off.

Anyone else?

 

[WATFORD zero]

Having checked out a few pages there are some magnificent singers mentioned here, but if we are talking favourites, I'm surprised to see she has had a few mentions already, for me - Chrissie Hynde

 

[Weststander]

Annie Haslam of Renaissance had a special voice too.

 

[Weststander]

Moya Brennan of Clannad sings beautifully.



Years later that was sampled in one of the greatest dance tracks ever, Chicane worked with Moya for the recording.

 

[Miami Seagull]

Alicia Keyes

 

[Megazone]

 

[jessiejames]

Dianne Luckey. Better known as Q Lazzarus. She sang Goodbye horses in Silence of the lambs.

 

[GT49er]

Sadly, the black rectangles have returned to spoil this track - I'd love to be able to see what people have recommended on here when they haven't added any explanatory text..

 

[Surf's Up]

Ladies and gentlemen....I give you....Karen Matheson of Capercaillie.......

https://youtu.be/A2F8rs3thA4

 

[Surf's Up]

.....and Eddie Reader....

https://youtu.be/oLcYjgiM3-E

 

[Surf's Up]

....and, in the alternative, Janis Joplin...

https://youtu.be/lpUbIjZBODE

 

[timbha]

And Heather Small of M People

 

[Motogull]

Surprised I missed Harvey earlier. The all important ability to belt it out and not go commercial. Class act. How a vocalist should be.

 

[Sirnormangall]

Diana Ross

 

[Algernon]

And one you've never heard of. Perfect. I love the timbre of her voice.