Lita Ford and Joan Jett are legends.Yog Sothoth said:
I was going to say Heart, but Roger Fisher probably wrote the guitar leads for them.
Where are the Female Guitar Legends?
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I was going to say Heart, but Roger Fisher probably wrote the guitar leads for them.
Hmmm... Good look with that...Shivari said:
I have never EVER witnessed a female bassist or drummer!
Ah yes....Joan Jett and the rest.BallPtPenTheif said:
They're there, you just have to look. Like Waldo.
Sheena-E drummed w/ Prince and is very good, and White Zombie had a female bassist...sirdanrhodes said:
If I have to Google "female guitar legends" to find them, then they're not very legendary...Random argument man said:
So you've never looked at The Smashing Pumpkins or The Pixies, both of which have female bassists? I've also witnessed a 'female drummer'... one of my sisters plays the drums, and the band I used to be in also had a female drummer.sirdanrhodes said:
Edit: Sonic Youth also had a female bassist. Ooh, and Hole. Wait, this seems to be a grunge thing...
Though not a legend, Wata of Boris is an incredible guitar player. If they continue to be as prolific as they are she could easily become more notable.
Well, I think that Nancy Wilson, Joan Jett and Liz Phair are as close as we're gonna get, but I'd argue that they're not of the same caliber as Hendrix, Clapton or Vaughn...
those are about the only 2 in the rock realm reallyBallPtPenTheif said:
as was said i don't think it's a really female thing to play hardcore rock/metal guitar that usually puts someone in the guitar legend category.
also tho i'm not a fan of country there is Bonnie Raitt, who is a pretty good guitarist as well
We've already got a plan to neutralise your crack comedy corp. A Dane Cook-powered sonic weapon. A similar technique harnessing Christian Rock will wipe your superior shredders from the face of the planet, ensuring male dominance until the Y chromosome vanishes from the genome.Shivari said:
I think the real issue is that most people apply the arbitrary era of the 60s and 70s to the notion of legendary guitarists. Back then, the hedonistic lifestyle of hard rock was really a chauvanistic endeavor in of itself.cleverlymadeup said:
There are many great female musicians within other genres (folk, shoegaze, pop, punk, etc) but if you isolate your perspective to the notion of 60's, 70's, and 80's hard rock then you are beginning from a fairly myopic and male slanted time and genre.
Ultimately, rock music is relatively young and so is the notion of female equality so the sample size is just too small.
The Smashing Pumpkins have had a variety of female bassists. For the metalcore kids out there, All That Remains have one too. For the indie kids, Amanda from stellastarr* is very much female, as is Hilary from the now sadly departed JJ72.Lukeje said:
...I always thought there was something really sexy about female bassists. And yes, that includes Kim Deal and Kim Gordon back in the day. The former is about the closest thing I'll ever have to a 'musical idol'.
actually no that's not it, it's not arbitrary to be able to play as well as Jimi Hendrix or Stevie Ray Vaughn or Eric Clapton. it's not chauvinistic at all, it's technical skill and merit not who has a bigger guitar to strumBallPtPenTheif said:
i apply the same for those bands that "don't solo to center out someone" it's because they just can't do it
no i don't limit myself like that but the realms of rock and metal have attracted most of the best guitarists over the years because of the skill required to do some of the really great licks and tricks that has been rock over the past 40 years
