Adele has good vocal range, but I dunno, I think it's a bit too conventional. Recent female artists I can think of: Lana Del Rey, Janelle Monae...two I listen to. Corrine Baillie Rae, Leona Lewis...these are artists, not pop stars. The only recent rock band with female vocalist I can think of off top of my head is Paramore. No comparison to punk/new wave era though.zboy1 wrote:The Bangles and B-52's were awesome back in the day.abcdavid01 wrote:According to a biography I have, one of the guys from Blondie asked Oasis to do a cover of Hanging on the Telephone for a cover album. The album never came out though, which is a shame because it sounds just like a song from Oasis' first album.
I actually like Madonna, but I get what you're saying. There are other good female artists I can think of. What about Siouxie and the Banshees? Cocteau Twins? Hell even The Bangles. Patti Smith? I already mentioned B-52's; Roam is one of my favorite songs ever. There are a few from the last decade I like, none of that Katy Perry/Adele stuff, but there are some good women in music still.
As for Adele, she's awesome! Unlike a lot of her peers, she can actually sing and has talent. Why do you hate her? She's one of the few musicians from this current decade that I can actually stomach along with Coldplay, Lupe Fisaco, and a couple of others I can't remember. Otherwise, music has truly sucked this generation.
Berlin is a good call S Parc. Actually here in Jersey people don't think of punk much. They almost never did when it was happening. I visited Joey Ramone's grave here though. When people think of Jersey it's usually Sinatra or even more likely Springsteen (even before our governor, who's like an obsessive fan). My Chemical Romance are from here, so that's what younger people associate.