[basman]

Who is your favorite audiophile female voices/artist?

Please recommend.

Thanks!

 

[ali cat]

What do you mean? I thought that was a term used to describe someone who cares a lot about the influence of technical equipment-related stuff on sound quality. Cat Power is beautiful. =) Emily Haines (Broken Social Scene, Metric etc). The girl from Bat for Lashes has a great voice. Karen O. Amanda Palmer from Dresden Dolls.

 

[krmathis]

Female artists you say? Let me see...
* Katie Melua
* Christel Alsos
* Kari Bremnes
* Diana Krall

 

[Ingo]

I'll go ahead and be the first to say Alison Krauss.

 

[Arainach]

When I went to demo speakers a week or two ago, one shop brought out this disc. (While I brought a nice array of 5 or 6 discs, Female Vocal was the one thing I had forgotten). The reviews on Amazon may be low because it's not typical Krall, but the CD itself is stunning. Every detail is captured, and the mastering and soundstage are unreal.

 

[c0mfortably_numb]

Sarah Brightman has an awesome voice.

 

[mark!]

k. d. lang has an outstanding voice, and her records all seem to be well engineered and mastered.

 

[appophylite]

Alison Krauss
Suzanne Vega
Chan Marshalls (Cat Power)
The Wailing Jennys

 

[J.D.N]

Tori Amos
Imogen Heap

At least, thats what im listening to at the moment. I keep meaning to put more effort into researching around female vocalists, i may well look a few of these up myself.

Quick question: How do you lot usually sample music before you buy it? The Amazon clips are terrible!

 

[Hanafuda]

Astrud Gilberto.

 

[tru blu]

No-brainers

Ella Fitzgerald

Peggy Lee

k.d. lang

Sarah Vaughan

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson

Aretha Franklin Just about anything from the turn-of-the-'70s



Great albums

Joni Mitchell - Blue

Iris DeMent - My Life

Emmylou Harris Been listening to her on those Gram Parsons solo records, especially Grievous Angel.

Dolly Parton Go back to before she went to Hollywood

Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like A Wheel

Carmen McRae …Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics



Ringer

Jackie Cain of Jackie & Roy



Vocal ability I admire, music I don't

Norah Jones

 

[wareagle69]

Jennifer Warnes
Diana Krall
Eva Cassidy
Mary Chapin Carpenter

 

[mark_h]

Nina Simone
Ursula Rucker
Billie Holiday

 

[mofonyx]

Mariza, a fado singer (Portugese).

 

[GreatDane]

Check out this recent thread.