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Post by ♪Carly♪ on Apr 4, 2007 16:18:18 GMT -5
Feel free to rant and rave all you want if you disagree with anything on this list. I have a feeling people will hate that PJ is toward the bottom of the list.
From WYEP:
WYEP's Top 50 Women in Music as voted by our listeners
1 Joni Mitchell
2 Aretha Franklin
3 Bonnie Raitt
4 Janis Joplin
5 Billie Holiday
6 Carole King
7 Emmylou Harris
8 Lucinda Williams
9 Patti Smith
10 Tori Amos
11 Ani Difranco
12 Madonna
13 Ella Fitzgerald
14 Patty Griffin
15 Sarah McLachlan
16 Chrissie Hynde
17 Joan Baez
18 Indigo Girls
19 Patsy Cline
20 Annie Lennox
21 Allison Krauss
22 Stevie Nicks
23 Nina Simone
24Sheryl Crow
25 Dar Williams
26 Melissa Etheridge
27 Bjork
28 Linda Ronstadt
29 Fiona Apple
30 Aimee Mann
31 Norah Jones
32 Etta James
33 Laura Nyro
34 Deborah Harry
35 Tracy Chapman
36 Natalie Merchant
37 Kate Bush
38 Susan Tedeschi
39 Sinead O'Connor
40 Dolly Parton
41 Carly Simon
42 Janis Ian
43 Neko Case
44 Loretta Lynn
45 PJ Harvey
46 KD Lang
47 Gillian Welch
48 Ricki Lee Jones
49 Liz Phair
50 Beth Orton
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Post by ♪Carly♪ on Apr 4, 2007 16:19:53 GMT -5
As much as I love Lucinda Williams, I think she's too high on the list.
I don't think Sheryl Crow belongs on there at all.
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Post by alexey on Apr 4, 2007 16:46:26 GMT -5
The main drawback of this list is that it focuses on solo artists. While discussing women in music it is impossible not to mention such groups as ABBA or Shocking Blue, their influence stretches till now and will last even more. On the lesser scale I can name Cranberries, Cocteau Twins, maybe Skunk Anansie. And what about non-english singers, are they totally forgotten? Edith Piaf, Mylene Farmer, Marlene Dietrich - they all have right to be in this list.
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Post by Aims on Apr 4, 2007 20:23:41 GMT -5
Ah, I don't really care. These lists are always kinda crap no matter who puts them out.
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Post by Ben on Apr 4, 2007 21:24:32 GMT -5
haha allison goldfrapp isnt there. how stupid's that? maybe she hasnt been in the game long enough. still she's much more than a 1 hit wonder.
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Post by *Brianne* on Apr 4, 2007 22:17:57 GMT -5
Awww Tori's number 10.  |
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Post by Hellfire on Apr 4, 2007 22:35:59 GMT -5
Kate Bush at 37?  travesty! |
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Post by mana on Apr 5, 2007 6:01:27 GMT -5
As much as I love Lucinda Williams, I think she's too high on the list. I don't think Sheryl Crow belongs on there at all. I think Sheryl fits there just fine, she's great even though I'm not so excited about Wildflower album, it was okay but self titled, The Globe Sessions and C'mon C'mon were wonderful.  Aww, Kate Bush should've been much higher on the list!! She's so awesome. I would've wanted Alanis on the list somwhere... |
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Post by Lemon Pie on Apr 5, 2007 9:43:56 GMT -5
I would've wanted Alanis on the list somwhere... yup, I mean Alanis should go past Sheryl Crow at least... anyways, like Aims pointed out who cares... wonder what were the critea anyways, or was it just random based on personal preferences kind of thing... |
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Post by ♪Carly♪ on Apr 5, 2007 15:33:08 GMT -5
Sorry half of you don't care. I was just trying to spark a discussion.
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Post by Aims on Apr 5, 2007 17:07:21 GMT -5
Sorry half of you don't care. I was just trying to spark a discussion. I didn't mean that in a bad way... I guess I don't listen to enough female solo artists to be too worried about the opinions of radio listeners when it comes to Stevie Nicks and PJ Harvey. Every year the radio station I listen to does a similar thing, but with rock bands... about 50% of the people I vote for don't get as high on the list as they deserve, and 30% don't even make it on there. lol Tool are in that leftover 20%, btw.. at least the freaks who listen to that radio station are smart enough to vote them into the top 10, even if the shitty station rarely plays their music. (seriously, they have a playlist full of boring crap that they recycle every single day - if I never hear "lips of an angel" again it'll be too bloody soon.. ugh really, that band is worse than Creed and Nickelback joined together) I don't think there'll ever be a radio station that I'm happy with (there used to be! like 10 years ago and it got taken away.. lol). Hooray for mp3 players. |
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Post by matzy on Apr 6, 2007 4:24:28 GMT -5
quite a bunch of country-ish singers. what kind of a radio station is this, carly?
i'm happy tori's in the top 10.
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Post by Koalapupu on Apr 6, 2007 9:21:20 GMT -5
I'm glad that Joni Mitchell is number one instead of Beyonce.
There was this 500 Best Albums of All Time, listed by some magazine, and it was such a bullshit list. It had like 2 Beyonce albums and NO KATE BUSH AT ALL. Also, David Bowie's one album on the list was way after such quality acts as two Jay-Z albums!
The nasty truth is that most of these "Best of" lists are just marketing ploys, and that's one reason for me trying not to read them... But this list looks pretty good because the singers are actually females who have either performed their stuff exceptionally well or have written their own songs and influenced a lot of people in the process.
I do think, though, that Kate Bush should have been way ahead of Norah Jones (gag). And Alanis definitely should have been somewhere there (maybe replace Liz "I can carry one tune and that's it" Phair with her). Otherwise, I'm actually surprised at the quality of this list and inclusion of such great singers and personalities as Ella Fitzgerald and Dolly Parton.
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Post by sweetsangria on Apr 7, 2007 9:40:01 GMT -5
I agree! Norah Jones hasn't even been around that long, while Kate Bush is rather an icon. It's kinda silly. I guess it must have something to do with air play. Norah Jones is played A LOT around these parts. And she doesn't sound like Patty! I'm still fuming about that! |
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Post by Natasha~ on Apr 7, 2007 21:18:56 GMT -5
Hmm, some of these people don't deserve that listing. Most of those people who make those have *no* idea what they're talking about. At least Tori-san got in the top ten though.  Thanks for posting this Cazzie-san. xo |
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Post by pearljammer49 on May 3, 2007 15:17:46 GMT -5
Ah, I don't really care. These lists are always kinda crap no matter who puts them out. 100% agree. |
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Post by Aims on May 3, 2007 22:58:06 GMT -5
Hmm.. random, but while I don't really know much of Joni's music I'm thinking she's pretty deserving of that top spot.
I heard A Case Of You on a friend's myspace page a couple of weeks ago (yeah I'd never heard the original.. not that I've listened to Tori's cover more than a few times) and was awestruck. Really need to download it, actually.
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Post by Jay on May 4, 2007 10:14:06 GMT -5
I agree! Norah Jones hasn't even been around that long, while Kate Bush is rather an icon. It's kinda silly. I guess it must have something to do with air play. Norah Jones is played A LOT around these parts. And she doesn't sound like Patty! I'm still fuming about that! It's funny, because Norah is a somewhat-talented fluke of a pop star, the only reason she's seen as special is because of her soft jazz stylings, which aren't even unique, just something that pop music audience hadn't been exposed to. Kate Bush, on the other hand, is one of the most talented and influential artists of the past two, maybe three decades. Bands ranging from Gnarls Barkley to the Foo Fighters have called her out as an influence, people you never would have expected. Not to disrespect Norah, but come on. |
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Post by Aims on May 4, 2007 16:55:03 GMT -5
^ you know I'm not a Kate fan, but I can certainly agree with that.
(she's obviously an incredible talent)
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Post by venusdatura on May 7, 2007 2:40:11 GMT -5
You're all probably going to hate me for this but ... I would have included Jewel. Before 0804 or whatever it was called, she was great with the whole 'girl and her guitar' act. If you listen to the Jewelstock tapes you can tell she's great live.
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travesty!
