Rank Best Female Rockers

[Jolly Blue Giant]

Since I am from a different generation, my idea of Rockers may differ from some others

#5 Debbie Harry
#4 Grace Slick
#3-Cher
#2-Ronnie Spector (Ronnettes)
#1--Tina Turner

And just for pure best voice Mama Cass

I like Cher as well, and probably should have thrown her into the mix as she can get down and rocky with some of her songs. I saw the Ronnettes about 25 years ago on the 18th hole at the BC Open and ran smack into Ronnie after the concert. She was very down to earth and friendly. I told her that I thought her show was marvelous and that I loved her voice. She sheepishly told me "thank you" and "that means a lot to me". Smiled from ear to ear. Hard to believe she was married to that creep Phil Spector  Hard to fathom how successful he was getting the Beatles going and a myriad of other singers (Tina Turner, the Righteous Brothers, the individual Beatles after their breakup, etc.) before committing the most horrendous murder. The movie "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood", really tells the story of all the big wigs in the music industry and film industry during the 60's if one keeps track, and even the Manson murders...and of course, Spector is right there in the middle of it. It's like the true history of Hollywood...but I digress

As far as best voice, Mama Cass (Ellen Naomi Cohen, known professionally as Cass Elliot) hated the name "Mama", but had the voice of a diva in an opera...for which she aspired to until her untimely death. Unbelievably great voice, with a unique quality that sets her apart from all female voices. Cher also has that unique sound that no can reproduce. Personally, I'd have to say Whitney Houston is probably the top voice for females, but again, it's all subjective. And I'd be remiss not to mention Mariah Carey with her six octave range...which is utterly ridiculous

Whitney sang the greatest love song ever sung...IMO. This song still brings tears to my eyes, which is the mark of once-in-a-lifetime singer, who can create such an emotion. It was especially dramatic as it was pumped over the loudspeakers as her casket was rolled away down the church aisle at her funeral 

[Jolly Blue Giant]

A couple more that I thought of who I really enjoy.

Dolores O'Riordan (RIP)
Chrissie Hynde

Yes, they should be on the list. I particularly like O'Riordan's voice, and Hynde singing with the Pretenders was also very good

There's a lot of female singers that are very good and also "rockers", but have such a small sample size, or picked the wrong songs to showcase their voice, or simply didn't live in the U.S. or U.K. A couple of examples are Martika (small sample size) and Nena (German songstress)

Martika...really gets down at the end when she throws herself to the floor hammering the stage with her fist and quite a screaming performance. Girl has pipes...can really croon with the best of them

This song by Nena was played a lot when China was sending spy balloons over the U.S. and we shot them down. This song is about 99 balloons being released from a party and the German Army was called to shoot them down thinking they were being invaded...LOL. She's far more pop than rock, but unique. She also released this song in English, but it became a hit in the U.S. as it was sung in it's original German. I always imagine a fat slob sitting outside a gas station picking his teeth and saying, "yup...I'd do her"...LOL. Something an old girlfriend said to me as the height of insult as she was getting ogled

[Jolly Blue Giant]

I'd be remiss to leave out another broken glass gargler...perhaps the grittiest voice of all the growler singers...Kim Carnes and "Bette Davis Eyes"

[ozzie]

Here is a revision to my original list. I need to add one more lady who I feel deserves some recognition.
Taylor Momson. If you've never heard of her, she is the cute little girl that played Cindy Lou Who in the Grinch movie with Jim Carey many years ago. Well, she now leads a rock and roll band called The Pretty Reckless and she's got a great set of pipes (for rock n roll anyway).

[Jolly Blue Giant]

Another woman I wouldn't call a "rocker" (more of the disco era) with incredible pipes - Amii Stewart, who never became particularly famous, but she could belt it out with the best of them. I remember years ago watching American Idol and thinking most of the contestants were pretty good. Then one day, driving down the highway, this song came on, and it amazed how much more talented this girl on the radio was compared to those competing on American Idol for a million dollars and a contract...yet, she had a really short career (as far as I know). Anyway, listen to her hit controlled high notes at around 2:35 or so. That ain't human 

[DaveBrown74]

No mention of Madonna anywhere?

[Jolly Blue Giant]

No mention of Madonna anywhere?

Well, she's definitely more into the pop genre of music and not rock. Plus, I just never cared for her. She has a good voice, it just seems to me that she felt she couldn't sell her music without it being packaged in sex. And of course, sex sells. Sweet little "Hannah Montana" figured that one out, once she decided to sing as an adult. Like Madonna, Miley is strictly "pop" and not "rock"

Hannah Montana then

Hannah Montana now

And that's without dancing with, and humping a giant phallus while singing...LOL

Britney Spears finds herself naked on the internet a lot, but at least not while she's singing or on stage flashing flesh. Problem with Britney (adorableness and cuteness aside), she's nuttier than a fruitcake, and instead of her cute videos, she now dances with big sharp knives in a bikini and puts it on "X"...duhh. She should redo that old song, "They're coming to take me away, ahee, ahah". And again...not rock, but pop

I know more about pop music than most men my age because I lived with a woman for seven years who was 33 years younger than me, and I let her choose the music we listened to in the car. I'd come home at midnight after being out with the boys and I could hear my stereo blasting from outside my house, and I'd find her dancing on my coffee table, using a hairbrush as a make-believe mic, singing along with Shania Twain. I actually miss that part of her