Women in punk and rock - late 1970s to early 1990s

[Nanker Phelge]

Suzi Quatro in the Pleasure Seekers.

I don't think Suzi gets enough credit as a woman in rock. She rocked. I loved her when I was 5 (...and still do a bit!)

 

[Nanker Phelge]

Debbie, Suzi, Joan....

 

[mx wcfc]

I loved her when I was 5 (...and still do a bit!)

Me too, but I might have been 10.

Saw her at Wembley Arena in, I dunno, 1993? She still had it then.

 

[JuanTwoThree]

The Pleasure Seekers



The Shop Assistants covering it

 

[BCBlues]

What, no Penetration yet?
This was one of the best singles of 1977. Led by Pauline Murray, a great band.

 

[BCBlues]

Do Girlschool count for the purposes of the thread?



Just a bit before my time, but their albums on youtube are pretty rocking.

I'd say Girlschool count not only because they were joined at some stage by Ghislaine who was a member of Kevin Rowlands Killjoys in 1977.



The Killjoys early line up also featured another female member Heather on backing vocals, they were a fast noisy bunch, classic 77 punk.

 

[Lurdan]

wot no Jayne County ?

 

[The39thStep]

Pauline Murray and the Invisible Girls ( who were actually John Coopers Clarks's backing band plus Vinni Reilly and John Maher)

 

[The39thStep]

 

[The39thStep]

Canada's best post punk all women band

 

[mx wcfc]

A bit soberer this morning (!). The Au Pairs? possibly not punk? Not "all female" but feminists and led by Lesley Woods. Superb band that sadly I only saw once.

 

[mx wcfc]

What, no Penetration yet?
This was one of the best singles of 1977. Led by Pauline Murray, a great band.

Never liked them for some reason. Saw them live a couple of times back in the day, and again maybe 6 years ago.

 

[mx wcfc]

wot no Jayne County ?

Saw them at Reading in 1978. They got canned off stage after about three songs. Different days.

 

[Lazy Llama]

The Raincoats seem to be missing from this thread. I’d better put that right.

 

[moody]

thought of three, two already mentioned; delta 5, au pairs.

one that I don't think has been mentioned, esg?

fronted by the scroggins sisters, big hits include, moody!



funny that...

 

[editor]

What, no Penetration yet?
This was one of the best singles of 1977. Led by Pauline Murray, a great band.

Her solo album was good too...

 

[Lorca]

also, anyone else like Lydia Lunch or Annie Anxiety Bandez, and, my first ever crush, Danielle Dax (though arguably only 'punks' in the loosest sense of the word).

 

[BCBlues]

The Photos fronted by Wendy Wu.Billed as
Britain's "Blondie" even though the band weren't happy with that.
Dont know if its rock or pop though?

 

[The39thStep]

 

[Lurdan]

More on the post-punk side :

PragVEC with Susan Gogan. Never saw them but loved their records



My favourite post-punk band were Rip Rig and Panic with Andrea Oliver and Neneh Cherry on vocals. Great fusion of post-punk-funk and free jazz.



While looking for the above I discovered this on YouTube - an extract from video footage of their final show at the Commonwealth Institute in 1983. (Its part of a longer clip that's also up, here). Neneh and Andrea sing Mr Ace.



It's very rough quality but it makes me absurdly happy. I was at that gig with my brothers and it was most excellent.

 

[kalidarkone]

Not punk and not rock. Good song though.

 

[BCBlues]

Gaye Advert of...The Adverts



I saw the Adverts as support band for the Damned and again as support for
Generation X ( both in 1977). They weren't bad but liked to pose a bit.

 

[editor]

 

[The39thStep]

Not punk and not rock. Good song though.

Bit hard to place then but she was in Penetration and then part of a collaboration with people from Factory records so I''d file it under new wave personally

 

[oryx]

From about 1980 I think. Used to love them back in the day.

 

[oryx]

Also from about 1980. More post-punk than punk or rock though.

(I thought I found a copy of Pink Military's 'Do Animals Believe in God?' in the local charity shop a couple of years ago and snapped it up for about £1.50. When I got it home the CD inside was actually 'London Calling'! I wasn't all that disappointed as I didn't have 'London Calling' and I suppose it could've been 'Rick Astley's Greatest Hits' or something...)

 

[JuanTwoThree]

Not punk and only just rock rather than pop.