The greatest rock group with a dominant female lead

[chelsea0011]

This means when you think of a group some female member sticks out. This excludes the Joan Jett(solo) and Melissa Etheridge types who aren't necessarily associated with a group.

I have to go with Pretenders. I love the Jefferson Airplane, but Slick was part of the ensemble. Hynde was the group.

[SHRED]

1. Big Brother and the Holding Company

Janis

[maddiejoan]

4. WTF?

No Joan Jett and the Blackhearts??? This poll is invalid.

Put me down for Joan as a write in --and no Runaways doesn't count as Lita Ford was the lead vocal.

[chelsea0011]

8. No names with the groups

[hickman1937]

30. Yup, Janis. Love her or hate her.

The true original.

[Aiptasia]

2. X, nina hagen, cindi lauper, pat benetar, B-52's, The Bangles, the Go-Gos

Any of the above and many more....

[McKenzie]

3. 10,000 Maniacs. Natalie rocks. n/t

[maddiejoan]

5. and...

You also forgot Auf der Mar

[gollygee]

6. I like Garbage and No Doubt too

:)

[codegreen]

7. i like Garbage, Republica, Curve, Siouxsie and the Banshees...

[tuvor]

18. Republica's first album is great.

Just happened to be ripping it right now!

Too bad their second album sucked. Guess they broke up eventually.

[codegreen]

24. i thought their second album sucked for awhile, but i've found i like it.

Rush Hour with Love, Pretty Girl Hate, Try Everything... eventually i got over the fact that it was different, and perhaps a little suckier or lamer or whatever, but i like it now.

[tuvor]

37. Thanks, I'll give it another chance. After all...

it cost me $40 on import!

[Trajan]

9. Garbage ....

Shirley Manson is amazing ....

[Dzimbowicz]

22. and how !!!!

[supernova]

10. Patti Smith

[Aiptasia]

12. Wendy o Williams, Mommas & Poppas, Linda Rondstat, Blondie, etc.

[JimmyJazz]

21. Agreed - Patti Smith n/t

[specimenfred1984]

11. Sugar Cubes & Bjork

& The Plasmatics!

[skjpm]

14. Wings

Linda led the way for those in the Bangles, the Go-Gos, and the B-52s--the not particularly talented but eager and fun women who bring life to a band. And her harmonies rank with the best--listen to Dear Boy, Tomorrow, Man We Was Lonely, etc. She got a lot of crap, but she took it, had fun, and made good music.

[DBoon]

13. X

Exene rocks

[Magrittes Pipe]

15. But Exene wasn't the dominant force on her own.

She and Doe both provided direction, and the band doesn't exist without either.

[Tikki]

26. Exene lead vocals...in The Original Sinners.

Exene's lyrics are a dominate force in X music...

[Magrittes Pipe]

31. *A* dominant force...

...but there was no *the* dominant force in X.

The interplay between Exene Cervenka and John Doe is what made that band.

[tuvor]

16. Blondie was my first thought.

Debbie Harry was an original.

[Magrittes Pipe]

17. What? No Vixen?

:wtf:

[RetroLounge]

27. Yeah, and what about Girlschool????

They Rawk!

RL

[drumwolf]

19. Bikini Kill and Sleater-Kinney should be up for consideration.

[mtnsnake]

20. Not the greatest group but I thought the lead singer of 4 Non Blondes

had great potential. Saw her in concert around 10 years ago and she had these bug-out eyes and wailing voice that knocked you out. Her expressions were amazing. Too bad things didn't work out like they should.

[tuvor]

23. Huh. No Altered Images.

What the hell's wrong with you, man?????????

[hootinholler]

25. I graduated in '78

Therefore, let it be known, the one true answer is Stevie Nicks.

-Hoot

[Wat_Tyler]

28. Between PJ Harvey and Sonic Youth.

Unless the Cocteaus count, of course.

Obviously I don't need to mention Patti - she's a given.

[eoberhauser]

29. ahhhhh PJ

God I love her

Erin

[kcwayne]

32. You need some soul

Diana Ross and Aretha Franklin were awesome

and so were Joni Mitchell,Carole King, and Carly Simon.

[Joe Power]

33. Plasmatics, Patti Smith Group

[whatelseisnew]

34. Just had to ask: What's a non-dominant lead? (n/t)

[rfkrfk]

35. Fleetwood Mac......n-t

[Deja Q]

36. Jefferson Airplane or Garbage...