What would be your all time ultimate all-female rock band?

Question

If you could choose any female musician (and you had use of a time machine, just to make it fun)

Mine would be:

Drums: Janet Weiss (Quasi/Sleater-Kinney)

Bass: Kim Deal (The Breeders/Pixies/The Amps)

Lead guitar: Carrie Brownstein (Excuse 17/Sleater-Kinney)

Rhythm guitar: Kristin Hersh (Throwing Muses)

Vocals: Selene Vigil (7 Year B*tch)

Thats if I didnt have use of a time machine, if I did, I would swap Vigil for Mia Zapata from The Gits. yup.

to refresh your memory:

S-K : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbxRu7fwR24

TM : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9Z-VC2k1yI

7YB: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK5hpWljYEk

P : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK0CJqMK6f0

what would yours be?

Answer 1

Oh, I like your taste in music!

You want us to condense it to ONE band??? I'll try.

Liz Phair - Lead guitar

Sarah Blasko - Vocals

Sia Furler - Vocals

Chan Marshall (Cat power) - Vocals

I'll borrow Kristin Hersh from you

Adele Pickvance - (The Go Betweens) - Bass

Amanda Palmer - Keys

And, the drummer in Le Tigre, whose name escapes me.

Edit - You are correct. My mind does mysterious things. In fact, after I submitted my answer, I realised that the combination of those artists would probably sound hideous anyway.

Regarding the drummer - I *think* I was thinking Alana Skyring from The Grates - but even that, I'm not convinced about - still, she's cute ;)

The Breeders are touring Australia too (in August), and I cantfuckingwait!

Answer 2

oooo, some good bands going on here

Lately I've been leaning towards something with a more funky feel:

Macy Gray on Vocals

D'Arcy (Smashing Pumpkins) on bass

Liz Phair on guitar

Cindy Blackman (Lenny Kravitz's drummer) on drums

Answer 3

British band the Slits:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Slits

Favourite song: "Typical Girls".

Answer 4

I don’t know, but I would be real mad if it did not have, Alanis Morissette, Kate Bush, Marcia Griffiths, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Marlena Shaw, Janis Joplin, Brenda Russell writing and singing finally 4 Non Blondes alongside Billie Holiday to name but a few!!

edit:

can i add

Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, Teena Marie, Oleta Adams

Answer 5

Alright I'll confess, despite being an anti-Feminist....an androgynous male, spandex clad 80's headbanger, I have admired many female musicians for their talent. Only on vocals and bass guitar, the rest has yet to be played correctly by a woman.

Phantom Blue - an All Female Hard Rock outfit from L.A.,  -

http://youtube.com/watch?v=rQm1_z0EsD4

I have always thought they were equally hot, but Kim was always my favorite, unlike many female musicians today, she is well-trained and has played with many respectable artists after leaving Phantom Blue.

Warlock - a German Female-Fronted Power Metal band from the 80's -

http://youtube.com/watch?v=OmnVNxEmBn4

This woman would jump Avril Lavigne's bones and shred her to pieces!

Edit: Janis Joplin sounded like death.

Answer 6

Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill) on Rythm Guitar

Poly Styrene (X Ray Spex) on Vocals

Ruyter Suys (Nashville p***y) on Lead Guitar (you have to hear her solo Oh man she is great!)

Kira Roessler (Black Flag) on Bass

Maureen Tucker (Velvet Underground) on Drums

Answer 7

you left out Pat Benatar and the sisters from Heart. throw in a bit of Amy Lee and you have a great female band. oh, Don't forget Lita Ford