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derby378 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-22-07 11:46 PM
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Poll question: Favorite "alternative" female rock musician/vocalist?
Sound off!
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-22-07 11:47 PM
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1. I do love Sarah's voice!
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derby378 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 10:58 AM
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29. And she's a critter woman, too...
She used the song Angel in a commercial encouraging animal adoption, where she had her Labrador retriever Max sitting on her lap. Awwww.

For the record, most of our animals have been rescues - either from neglectful owners or directly from the streets. ginbarn and I are doing our part.
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opiate69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-22-07 11:50 PM
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2. Poe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zox774UYEaQ
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Mz Pip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-22-07 11:54 PM
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3. Kate Bush
"Sensual World" is an awesome song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJc64xncBt4

Mz Pip
:dem:
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derby378 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-22-07 11:58 PM
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5. Gotta admit...
That song will turn you to putty if you're not careful. And help you develop a new appreciation for uillean pipes, too.
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Mz Pip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 12:05 AM
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6. King of the Mountain
is another of my favorites. Elvis Lives!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpvwiiwNNEk&mode=related&search=

Mz Pip
:dem:
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 09:13 AM
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20. This is the one that gets me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWdHOm256N4
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derby378 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 10:38 AM
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24. There's another version of that song floating out there...
...where the constant camera shutter in Kate's original version has been replaced with the single cocking of the bolt on a military rifle. There's also a heavier acoustic guitar element as well.
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 10:45 AM
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25. I'll have to go find that one
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derby378 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 10:54 AM
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26. Found it!
John Whiffin and Jacqui McShee recorded their version of Army Dreamers as part of the three-disc Universal Soldiers compilation on the Dressed to Kill label, released in 1999.
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dembotoz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 08:55 AM
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18. she have been my favorite for years
ultimate fantasy?
See her in concert.
I realize that i have a better chance to win powerball than this.
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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-22-07 11:56 PM
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4. Possibly Karen O.
Or Andrea Zollo from Pretty Girls Make Graves. Or Tegan and Sara. Hard to choose.
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Danger Mouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 12:12 AM
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7. uhm, excuse me? how about neko case or jenny lewis?
for shame!
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Danger Mouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 12:13 AM
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8. or emily haines...
come on!!
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 12:17 AM
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9. Neko Case has a very unique and full sound...
I love her Blame it On the Moon....
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Danger Mouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 12:19 AM
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10. her voice is incredible.
'deep red bells' and 'star witness' and 'maybe sparrow' are all beautifully intense songs...
and for more upbeat stuff, her work with the new pornographers is great as well...
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 12:20 AM
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11. She played in Cleveland a while back and I couldn't get to see her...
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Danger Mouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 12:29 AM
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12. look into emily haines and jenny lewis, too, if you're not familiar with them.
emily haines has an awesome album out, 'knives don't have our backs'...it's awesome, if you like darker, more reflective stuff.
jenny lewis fronts rilo kiley and is just awesome. also worth a listen.
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 01:38 AM
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14. Thanks...
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MysticalChicken Donating Member (832 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 04:09 PM
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34. I love Neko Case too...
She's not my favorite but I have both Blacklisted and Fox Confessor Brings the Flood, and I also enjoy it when she sings lead on certain New Pornographers songs (especially "These Are the Fables"). I went to see the New Pornographers live a week ago and was standing on the left side of the audience, and she was on that side and I was about six feet away from her.
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deucemagnet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 01:09 AM
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13. Right now, I'm going to say Beth Gibbons from Portishead,
but I'm fickle and that can change tomorrow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imrfo-uRjcE
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enigmatic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 01:43 AM
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15. Right now, Lisa Walker of Wussy and The Magic Words
Wow, what an expressive voice..

www.wussymusic.com
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Mendocino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 08:02 AM
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16. Shirley Manson/Garbage
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Guava Jelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 08:26 AM
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17. She is my favorite as well
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 08:59 AM
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19. tori is my girl
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 09:23 AM
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21. Laurie Anderson, without question.
Edited on Sun Sep-23-07 10:22 AM by Peake
Although she got a bit silly on the Sharkey's Day record/tour.

Edit: Kate Bush is right up there as well.
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derby378 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 10:33 AM
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23. Damn! How could I have forgotten Laurie?
I still remember watching her co-host Alive From Off-Center on PBS. If any of you never heard of that show, please do yourself a favor and research that show. It was a great showcase for avant-garde video art projects.
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ironflange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 09:51 AM
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22. I had to pick Feist
I like her the best of those, plus she's an alumnus of my daughter's high school.
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Lyric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 10:56 AM
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27. Amy Lee
But I'm shocked that nobody's mentioned Ani DiFranco yet. :shrug:
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Drum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 10:57 AM
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28. Laurie Anderson, or Annie Lennox nt
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mitchum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 11:06 AM
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30. Patti Smith
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derby378 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 01:59 PM
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31. Good choice, but I wouldn't put her in the same category as the poll choices
Same goes for Beth from Portishead. Love 'em both, though - they've just done stuff that was so different from anything that Sarah McLachlan or Kate Bush has done that I didn't think it would do them justice to put them in the same poll.
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mitchum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 02:03 PM
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32. Indeed...Patti Smith is head and shoulders above those in the poll...
with the exception of Laurie Anderson (who also doesn't belong with those pop singers)
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BlueIris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 04:00 PM
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33. Aside from Tori, for a long time I loved Dar Williams and Ani DiFranco.
But I think those last two kinda peaked a while ago.
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MysticalChicken Donating Member (832 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 04:12 PM
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35. Carol Van Dyk...
From Bettie Serveert, my favorite band:

http://myspace.com/bettieserveert

http://bettieserveert.com

I have four of their CDs (Private Suit, Log 22--which is my favorite so far, Attagirl, and Bare Stripped Naked), and I'm determined to own all of them.
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