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Flight123
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Topic: Women in 70s Prog - non-vocalists Posted: March 19 2015 at 04:40 |
Despite the number of female vocalists in prog. there was an astonishing lack of females playing instruments during the 70s prog heyday (I can't think of any female guitarists or drummers for that matter during that period). The balance has not increased that much either. So despite the progressive nature of the music, then clearly it wasn't in terms of gender! I have struggled to come up with this list so I would be interested to know of others. Don't forget, women who are primarily vocalists are not considered here.
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tboyd1802
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Posted: March 19 2015 at 07:39 |
First to vote. Going with Ruth on this one. She was simply indispensable to Zappa achieving that classic sound...
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HolyMoly
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Posted: March 19 2015 at 08:21 |
One for the Coop. RIP.
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moshkito
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Posted: March 19 2015 at 09:26 |
Hi,
I was thinking of the lady that played with Per Lindh ... she was incredibly good at the 1999 show in SF.
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Barbu
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Posted: March 19 2015 at 13:29 |
Ruthie Ruthie
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Wanorak
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Posted: March 19 2015 at 15:10 |
Lindsay Cooper.
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A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!!
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sublime220
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Posted: March 19 2015 at 16:51 |
Lindsay Cooper. Any other argument is invalid.
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Man With Hat
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Posted: March 19 2015 at 18:54 |
Cooper or Underwood.
Underwood this time around.
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richardh
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Posted: March 20 2015 at 03:55 |
Magda Berg Beautifull and talented lady who played violin as well as lead vocals RIP Magda |
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richardh
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Posted: March 20 2015 at 03:57 |
I suppose I might be going out on a limb if I suggest Linda McCartney. She did contribute keyboards on Band On The Run which is a stand up album.
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: March 20 2015 at 05:14 |
I'm going to chose Georgie Born - she plays awesome bass
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tamijo
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Posted: March 20 2015 at 05:47 |
Lindsay Cooper, from the list.
Also like to mention : Jackie Perez Granz (cello) : Grayceon, Giant Squid, and played on Neurosis Times of Grace. Edited by tamijo - March 20 2015 at 05:52 |
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Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours
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Cactus Choir
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Posted: March 20 2015 at 08:48 |
Of the ones here I voted for Lindsay Cooper. There is also Virginia Scott who played mellotron with Beggar's Opera in the 70s. She said in an interview that members of the audience would sometimes come up and touch her to see if she was real, so unused were they to seeing a woman instrumentalist in a rock band.
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Flight123
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Posted: March 20 2015 at 09:23 |
I had limited the poll to the 70s but good to hear some other names coming through from other prog eras. When I first saw Henry Cow in 1977, 50% of the band were female (of 6 members) - that was unheard of back then and would still be considered somewhat unusual even now. The other dimension is that female instrumentalists tend to be clustered (if we can call it that) in the less commercial areas of prog, which probably tends to be less macho in approach...
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someone_else
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Posted: March 20 2015 at 09:47 |
I joined the majority and voted for one of those Cowgirls.
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moshkito
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Posted: March 20 2015 at 10:16 |
Hi,
There are two ladies that played with Tangerine Dream ... Linda Spa and Iris that plays the violin and the cello ... both excellent. Edited by moshkito - April 02 2015 at 09:29 |
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hellogoodbye
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Posted: March 20 2015 at 11:21 |
RUTH
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proggman
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Posted: April 01 2015 at 19:50 |
Lindsay Cooper. |
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Altairius
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Posted: April 01 2015 at 21:03 |
Laurence Vanay Edited by Altairius - April 01 2015 at 21:03 |
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Flight123
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Posted: April 02 2015 at 04:14 |
Interesting, not heard of her(Laurence) until now, thanks for that.
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