# Hard rocking girl groups? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 3, 2003, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-rocking-girl-groups/152598 "2003-02-03T22:15:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Thurgood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@Thurgood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thurgood)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2003, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-rocking-girl-groups/152598/1 "2003-02-03T22:15:27Z")
I’m looking for recommendations for some hard rock female bands (or even just a female lead). I’m not really talking about pop-rock acts like No Doubt or Garbage. I’m thinking more along the lines of Liz Phair, The Donnas, or L7. Does anyone have any favorites? ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2003, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-rocking-girl-groups/152598/2 "2003-02-03T22:19:57Z")
Hole? Elastica? The Breeders? Curve? Lush? Catatonia? Sleeper? Echobelly? Salad? Few old ones in that lot. ---
**Author:** ![red\_dragon60](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce73a5/32.png) [@red\_dragon60](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/red_dragon60)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2003, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-rocking-girl-groups/152598/3 "2003-02-03T22:25:25Z")
The Distillers. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2003, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-rocking-girl-groups/152598/4 "2003-02-03T22:29:03Z")
Sleater-Kinney Cub Team Dresch ---
**Author:** ![Alphagene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Alphagene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alphagene)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2003, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-rocking-girl-groups/152598/5 "2003-02-03T22:43:19Z")
My favorite genre of music. I can personally vouch for: Le Tigre Snake River Conspiracy (although from what I hear they’ve mellowed too much with their second album.) Brassy Betty Blowtorch Bif Naked Sahara Hotnights Skunk Anansie Tracy Bonham ---
**Author:** ![arachnidlove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@arachnidlove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arachnidlove)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2003, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-rocking-girl-groups/152598/6 "2003-02-03T23:10:27Z")
Lead female vocals? Guano Apes? ---
**Author:** ![Tattva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@Tattva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tattva)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2003, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-rocking-girl-groups/152598/7 "2003-02-03T23:29:15Z")
I believe Kittie is a girl group. I don’t really know their music, though. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Know\_Lots](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@I\_Know\_Lots](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Know_Lots)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2003, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-rocking-girl-groups/152598/8 "2003-02-03T23:47:38Z")
I recommend the first album by the sadly-defunct Sunderland punk-pop queens **Kenickie** ---
**Author:** ![Survey1215](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecb155/32.png) [@Survey1215](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Survey1215)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-rocking-girl-groups/152598/9 "2003-02-04T00:48:05Z")
I second the **Sleater-Kinney** endorsement. Good stuff, plenty of it on Kazaa (including a nice cover of “Fortunate Son”). Is **Seven Year Bitch** still around? ---
**Author:** ![raz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@raz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raz)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-rocking-girl-groups/152598/10 "2003-02-04T00:52:45Z")
Kittie is pretty cool. They’re like a girl version of Korn. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-rocking-girl-groups/152598/11 "2003-02-04T01:25:16Z")
You can’t go wrong with the original riot grrls… **The Runaways** or just **Joan Jett**. And local favoriate **Mary Prankster** , smart funny cow-punk from the diva of Dundalk. ---
**Author:** ![desdinova](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8baadc/32.png) [@desdinova](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/desdinova)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-rocking-girl-groups/152598/12 "2003-02-04T01:25:59Z")
The lead singer of **The Brain Surgeons** , Deborah Frost, is a very talented rock music critic and singer. Her husband, Al Bouchard, was the drummer for Blue Oyster Cult as well as the drummer (and occasional lead singer) of the Brain Surgeons. Google their name and you’re sure to find their website, I also believe they’ve got some MP3s at [www.mp3.com](http://www.mp3.com). Deborah kicks some serious ass… and with some serious talent behind her (including Tommy Hilfiger’s brother) it’s a fantastic show. “Trepanation” would be a recommended album… the song “Sally” takes on a whole new meaning with a woman on lead vocals 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Tanaqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Tanaqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tanaqui)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-rocking-girl-groups/152598/13 "2003-02-04T01:32:24Z")
bands I’ve heard and liked: Tsunami Bomb (catchy upbeat punk) Tilt (see above) The Distillers (punk from Tim Armstrong’s wife!) bands I’ve heard of but not actually _heard_: Pretty Girls Make Graves (hardcore/metal) Walls of Jericho (hardcore/metal) Dance Hall Crashers (ska-punk stuff) The Start (punk) X (punk) ---
**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-rocking-girl-groups/152598/14 "2003-02-04T01:32:43Z")
**Tilt** **Discount** **Tsunami Bomb** ---
**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-rocking-girl-groups/152598/15 "2003-02-04T01:34:23Z")
Aaagh! Simulpost! Discount’s singer is now half of a new garage-rock band called The Kills, as well, but I’ve never heard anything by the latter. Bellatrix are a bit on the poppy side but perhaps worth a listen. ---
**Author:** ![hardygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@hardygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardygrrl)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-rocking-girl-groups/152598/16 "2003-02-04T01:35:39Z")
Babes in Toyland ---
**Author:** ![Longmos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/278dde/32.png) [@Longmos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longmos)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-rocking-girl-groups/152598/17 "2003-02-04T01:43:05Z")
> [@](#): > > You can’t go wrong with the original riot grrls… And dont’ forget their successors, Girlschool. ---
**Author:** ![Thurgood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@Thurgood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thurgood)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-rocking-girl-groups/152598/18 "2003-02-04T01:47:23Z")
Thanks, everyone. I’m familiar with several of these, but I’ve got a lot of listening to do. ---
**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-rocking-girl-groups/152598/19 "2003-02-04T01:48:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tanaqui \* > **Dance Hall Crashers (ska-punk stuff)** Good band, but I don’t know if hard-rocking is the image I get. The harmonies are a bit too lush for that. ---
**Author:** ![Kombucha\_ShroomPerson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7c8e57/32.png) [@Kombucha\_ShroomPerson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kombucha_ShroomPerson)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-rocking-girl-groups/152598/20 "2003-02-04T02:04:09Z")
Kittie are good. Distillers have grown on me. But above all i have to say, **DEFENESTRATION** They absolutely rock. Their vocalist, Gen, goes from sweet, melodic vocals, to demonic growl. They are great. Their album is called “One Inch God”. Listen. Enjoy. Well, i hope, anyway. 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-rocking-girl-groups/152598.md?page=2)