All Girls Rock (Fanny, 1971) – Reaction
We’re bringing back reaction videos!
During last year’s Advent Calendar we filmed daily reaction videos for the first time. Not only were they extremely fun to shoot but going by your comments, you also seemed to really enjoy them. So we thought we would bring them back occasionally throughout the year as well!
We’ll post Reactions here in the MLT Club every few weeks and you can continuously submit content through the online form (more info on that page).
Today’s video was: Fanny – Blind Alley (1971) | LIVE
We loved the clip and say a big thanks to Paul O. for this submission! To check out the website of the “godmothers of women who rock” and show them some love you can check out Fanny’s website here: www.fannyrocks.com
We’re already looking forward to the next one.
Stay groovy ♥
Mona & Lisa
I recently watched a docu/movie on Fanny and it was fabulous. The rise to stardom was no easy trip for them, they fought and clawed their way into a male dominated music world in ways that Janis Joplin and Carley Simon didn’t really have to fight as solo artists with so many male backups behind them. These girls kicked butt on their own and broke so many barriers down. They were the true “bra burners” of rock and roll. I sure hope that Jean gets through her recovery from the stroke and is able to rejoin the gals and play her bass.
I enjoyed that very much…I was movin and groovin
In my opinion, the best female singer🎤 from the 70’s was Linda Ronstadt. I saw her live in Birmingham, Alabama and it was one of the best concerts I have ever seen. I’m sure you know all about Linda. The MonaLisa Twins are at the top of my list in this day and time!🎤🎸⭐
Nice choice, Fanny rocks! I played them a lot when I was a DJ in the early 70’s and I have every one of their LPs on vinyl (orginal) and on CD. Their cover of “Badge” came out at almost the same time as Cream released it and it was every bit as good.
A nice bit of Prog rock – very much of its era.
Finally gettin ’round to viewing this post. These reaction vids are fun!
Always been big fan of female rock bands (and lady country singers, too). Scrolling thru comments, I like all the acts already mentioned. Bangles are probably my fave; too bad they took that hiatus after recording “Everything”, which might be their finest album. Susannah Hoffs later teamed with popster Matthew Sweet to make 3 fine albums called “Under the Covers – Volumes 1, 2, & 3”, covering music from the 60s/70s/80s. Much like what our beloved Mona & Lisa have done during their career.
Another “girl band”, that I don’t think was mentioned below, was “Voice of the Beehive”. Sisters Tracy and Melissa Belland, the daughters of Four Preps singer Bruce Belland, a big vocal influence of the young Brian Wilson. It’s all connected! Anyway, VOTB made a couple of fine pop/rock records that are worth checking out.
Lisa, you don’t give yourself enough credit as a rocker. Dig your howl/growl on “Hey Bulldog”; think you even threw a “cat croon” in there.
Danke für die Vorstellung dieser fantastischen Band. Ich kannte an Frauenbands bisher nur die Liverbirds aus Liverpool.
Hi Mona and Lisa! The Bangles were always been my favorite female music group until I found you! Now you are my favorite. Manic Monday was one the the Bangles songs that I really liked.
I would love to see more videos of the two of you reacting to your own early videos. Your reactions to your own early videos are priceless and I love seeing y’all do that.
One of my favourite bands of the Eighties was and still is The Bangles, top American rock band. They wrote and performed great songs. My favourite one of theirs though was written by Prince ” Manic Monday ”
I would love you to a cover one day.
A good video of theirs Walk Like an Egyptian
Love all what you do
Kenny
“Goin Down to Liverpool” another great song/video.
Agreed
I would have to say that Ann and Nancy Wilson from “Heart” were THE rock band of the 70’s. Ann could shred a room with her voice and Nancy can really rock a guitar. Linda Ronstadt had that voice mix of rock and ballad that was extraordinary. If you have never listened to Karen Carpenter sing without the background music you are missing what is likely the smoothest, silkiest, voice on record.
Well you have to mention The Runaways, an all female band from the 70’s featuring Joan Jett of course. And Karen Carpenter was the greatest female singer of all time IMHO and a SUPER great drummer too!
Katzenjammer…all girl band…more Folk/Traditional but this one rocks!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRuy1rdo4Ws
The Fanny – The Right To Rock documentary is on BBC4 on Friday 5th May at 9pm
There´s a great documentary about Fanny called “Fanny: The Right To Rock”. I give one link to it, but I´m not sure if it works everywhere. You asked about other all female rock groups. One existing same time as Fanny was Birtha. Then there was of course The Runaways later in the 70s. They were my dream girls when I was a teenager. You may find the Fanny-documentary from this address: areena.yle.fi/1-51010990
I remember when Fanny became well known and to be honest, I was caught up in the idea that “well, it’s just a bunch of girls so the band is another gimmick” (much like the Monkees) but did I turn out to be wrong. Alice de Buhr was an excellent drummer and could have played any band at the time, given the chance. Call me crazy, but Nickey Barclay’s voice sounds very much like what we heard from Bonnie Rait years later. This video brought back some cool memories. Thanks girls!!!
I think there are few things cooler than women who can really play and really rock!
I’ve seen the GoGos multiple times over twenty years and to me they were like the female Beatles – great singers and musicians playing their own music. The chord changes were very advanced for the time as well.
Also love and have seen live Linda Ronstadt, the Bangles, Heart, Joan Jett,and someone from my hometown, Susan Tedeschi. Susan is a great blues guitar player with a soulful and powerful blues/rock voice. Nothing wrong with all of them being beautiful as well.
Still the best female group I’ve ever seen is from Liverpool via Austria. Fantastically beautiful, yes – but the best vocals and harmonies; love watching both girls play guitar, especially Lisa’s solos; no drummer I’d rather see than Mona Wagner – the Fanny drummer was great though. Wonderful fun video Mona and Lisa!
Hey, that was a lot of fun to watch. Always love seeing you both getting into the groove of the rockier tunes. Some great musicianship there by all 3 of the ladies. I dug the one on the keyboard and doing the raspy lead vocals.
Some of my fave all female bands that come to mind are Bananarama from the 80s and 90s. While not musicians, they wrote all their own songs mostly, and did great singing and harmonies. I really liked songs like Trick Of The Night, and Robert De Niro….The other group I liked was Joan Jett, but it was not an all female band. Crimson and Clover was one of her covers she made all her own.
Thanks, really enjoyed this! 👍🙂
Another female performer worth mentioning is Rock-Blues artist Beth Hart. Beth is a powerhouse singer comparible to Etta James or Janis Joplin (no kidding). She’s a veteran singer, songwriter, and musician who actually won Star Search Female vocalist in 1993. She has been through hell and back and still struggles with her demons. Now days she is known for collaborating with guitarist Joe Bonamasa. If you’ve never seen her perform it is worth looking her up on YouTube.
Hi Tim,
I don’t remember Beth Hart. I just watched a few of her videos. She is really good and she does remind me of Janis Joplin. If you close your eyes, you probably can’t tell the difference. Thanks for mentioning her.
Bobby S.
Yeah she is from LA and been around for quite a while but sadly not well known even in The States. I even forget about her but when I do come across her on YouTube I usually end up watching her all night. Have you seen the video of her doing her own song called Am I The One at Paradiso? I’ll post the link but will warn people it is not a pretty love song or melodic ballad. She doesn’t hold back with her performance or language and her pants get pretty low, Lol. But it is an incredible 11 minute performance. https://youtu.be/UgrBn072lMU
Thanks Tim. I’d never heard of this lady till now. Like Robert she reminds me of Janis Joplin. I’ve never seen a performance from anyone like the one in the link above. You speak of her demons and my goodness there’s something happening in this one. She seems possessed. Primal even. Quite extraordinary. I’ve checked her out live and she played quite a large venue in my home town last month. I would have gone to that show. Maybe not got tickets down the front though! 🙂
Steve, from what I know this performance is pure adrenaline. She has struggled with a heroin addiction and it almost took her life. She had a sister that died from AIDS as the result of using dirty heroin needles. I don’t think she’s quite as wild anymore but is still a powerful performer and vocalist.
This is a more recent performance at Royal Albert Hall of a song she wrote about her sister called Sister Heroine. https://youtu.be/uT7_ZPIAoC4
Oh my word. What a performance!! What a moving song. So so sad. How on earth does she get through this? Thank you for introducing me to this hugely talented lady
No problem Steve. I just think more people should know about her. The same as more people should know about the Twins.
I think she is known more in Europe, I mean this is definitely a packed house at Royal Albert Hall.
Maybe so Tim. The venue she played last month where I live, is nearly 2,300 capacity. They don’t have people on there unless they are fairly well known. The Beatles played it at least twice. Isn’t being in this club great for not only hearing fantastic music from the twins but discovering new stuff too?
Yeah Steve I love spending time in this club. I learn so much by reading everyone’s comments and posts. I learn a lot from the Twins too. They certainly do their homework when learning their songs. I knew that when I watched the Friday On My Mind video and seen them doing the little Stevie Wright head-bob. Haha. That told me they do more than just listen to the song. I like all the Q & As and WOTT videos. I think these reaction vids are going to be a lot of fun too.
This is new to me, I had never heard of Fanny, and clearly they are good. Must have been so hard to overcome the “gimmick” stigma. I’m sure it was frustrating being that talented.
Great submission! Thank you!
It’s great to celebrate the legacy of Fanny, forerunners of the Runaways. Watching these videos now, how good were they? This was in the 1970’s, In times when ALL GIRL bands in rock were not appreciated in an all male industry and slated because they didn’t fall into a stereotype of the male rock genre. It is important to distinguish. Many females were successful in bands like Heart, Suzi Quatro, Joan Jett etc but ALL girl bands certainly got the thin end of the wedge. Not only a great video submission from Paul O highlighting these talented ladies, but also a social comment of the time. Thank you.
Most of the time when you film one of these sessions I find how ignorant I am on the subject, and this time is no exception. I don’t remember Fanny, but they are impressive.
For an all female rock band, I think The Bangles are a great example.
As far as individual female musicians, it was more difficult for me. Orchestras have had females in first chairs for a long time, but trying to think of early rock female musicians was a bit of a challenge for me.
For a guitar player, I thought of Joni Mitchell, who is well respected for more than her voice. When searched the web, I got a surprise: Sister Rosetta Tharpe. “Tharpe was a pioneer in her guitar technique; she was among the first popular recording artists to use heavy distortion on her electric guitar,” ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_Rosetta_Tharpe ) .
For a drummer, I went further back again and found Viola Smith: “American drummer best known for her work in orchestras, swing bands, and popular music from the 1920s until 1975. She was one of the first professional female drummers. She played five times on The Ed Sullivan Show, as well as in two films and the Broadway musical Cabaret.” ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_Smith ) .
One of the first female rock-beat bands were the “Liver Birds” who played in the 1960s in the Hamburg Star Club. One of their favorite songs was “Peanut Butter”.
I forgot about the Irish family band the Corrs, from about 20 years ago: three sisters and a brother, all of whom play multiple instruments. I caught them on TV a couple of times, and they play with an MLT-like joy. Check out their song “So Young”.
Like so many of the comments I’ve read I too do not remember this band FANNY…I enjoyed their video and they were a talented bunch and I’ll look in YouTube to see what else they have….as far as girl bands go there really wasn’t many at all…you might occasionally find a band with a female vocalist and maybe even playing an instrument….an example would be the brother sister team of The Carpenters..Richard on keyboard and Karen as one helluva singing drummer…After several hit records they had to beg her to get off the drums and step forward and just sing….in live shows the audience couldn’t really see her at only 5’4” short hiding behind the drums…so being upfront the audience could enjoy her performance…and I guess the pressures of fame and fortune and health problems took her life at age 32…….there were of course many girl singers as solo acts but very very few all-girl bands.
Some of you may have noticed my picture has changed from the avatar to the S which is for Syracuse….I live in the Dallas /Ft Worth area but many people know me as Syracuse because that’s my favorite men’s college basketball 🏀 team and the first 20 years of my life was in and around Syracuse NY….,actually I tried to get a real facial pic in here but I just didn’t have one that I liked so my Syracuse magnet on the refrigerator worked just fine…now that I’ve bored everyone I’ll end this comment 😂
First I’d like to thank you Mona and Lisa for the “crazy” and beautiful birthday card you sent me…I absolutely loved it…it got me some free meals at a few of my favorite restaurants (hangouts for us old farts) as I showed waitresses and restaurant managers and friends of course my birthday card from two girls in Liverpool, England …I always talk about the MonaLisa Twins and show your newest videos to everyone and pass out your magnets to those whom really seem interested…I loved it…Thank You❤️🧡
Love it. My favourite decade in music.
I really don’t remember this band; however, they are really good. Linda Ronstadt was to me the best woman singer and I had a big crush on her. In 1971 I was in a band in the northeast U.S. and we played covers of top 40 rock songs at that time. I think all the women bands or singers over 50 years or more that were professional were totally awesome. I would love to see MonaLisa in the top 40. Stay Groovy!!!
Ronstadt was the real deal. From Different Drum, to You’re No Good, Desperado, Heatwave, jazz with Skylark and Round Midnight, opera with Pirates of Penzance, and traditional Mexican music, she could sing anything.
Well, that was interesting …new to me…never heard of this band before now…They Rocked….will have to checkout their stuff ….
I’ve only ever been familiar in terms of 1970s girl bands ,with Heart , because of their ” Barracuda” song, Joan Jett & Blackhearts stuff , and Suzi Quatro as “Leather Tuscadero”on TV show Happy Days where sung on show with a band ( not sure if it was her real-life band or not ) …
In the 80s the Girl Bands became more prevalent , common.. Go -Gos , Bangles (luv the ” Going Down To Liverpool ” by the Bangles ) …
Thanks to Paul for submission…always something new learned on here at the MLT Club ….I enjoyed this 🤘🏻💜👩🎤
Hi Jacki,
I do not think that Suzi Quatro’s actual band played with her on Happy Days.
She loved to play bass guitar and sing. She started out with her sisters in a band they called “Pleasure Seekers” and later changed their name to “Cradle”.
I love the song “Stumblin’ In” she sang with Chris Norman (the lead singer of the band “Smokie”).
Take good care,
Bobby S.
Leather Tuscadero’s band consisted of Richie, Potsie, Ralph, and Chachi!
Plus the backup singers, the Suedes: Bertie and Gertie, and briefly Joanie. It was an agonizing week spent waiting to find out whether Richie would be able to talk Joanie out of going out on the road with the group.
Loved that episode…That’s where I was introduced to Suzi Q on….lol…yeah…Potties, Ralph, Joanie, etc ….🤘🏻😎
Whoops…forgot to include Richie ….lol
Great vid. I just recently heard of Fanny. Don’t know if you know of Fil Henley @Wings of Pegasus, but he did an interview with June either late last year or earlier this year. Shortly afterwards she played a gig in London.
There are several female bands that I know of from Youtube. The Irish band, Dea Matrona that’s been touring UK and Europe are unique in that Mollie and Oralaith interchange between playing lead and base. They just exchange instruments on stage. And both are very talented. Until recently, Mollie’s sister Mamie was the drummer (very good drummer), but she left to finish school. They play 70’s -80’s inspired rock. The Warning, is a Mexican trio made up of the Villareal sisters. They play a harder rock sound. They are really getting popular. And have been touring North/South America, but will be going to Europe later this year. Mona, if you get a chance check out Pau, the drummer, she ‘s tiny, but really brings the energy. And there’s a new band from Argentina, Pacifica, they are also a power trio (they finally got a drummer). Also really talented. They focus on Strokes, Radio Head style music, and are getting ready to release their first album. I think female bands bring the smoke as good or better than the boys. Peace be.
GEEZ! Good band and very good video for it’s age. That drummer has some serious action. She probably kept a fire extinguisher close by. The best female drummer I’ve ever seen was Karen Carpenter. She could tickle a drum set or give you thunder and lightning if necessary and she had a voice like chocolate. But, I’d rather watch and listen to Mona play the drums any day of the week. Mona knows what the drums are about. That could be an idea for a Friday. Ladies, I must say, the hairdo’s look especially grand today and the colors are just royal. You guys must have dates this weekend 🙂 Please give Michaela and Rudi all our best (if you can drag him away from his Hammond) and we hope you guys have a wonderful weekend and a great week ahead. Looking forward to next Friday’s visit and just groovin’ with MLT.
I was fortunate enough to see The Carpenters live. They were fantastic! I don’t remember Karen on the drums, and Wiki says she eventually had to move up front (as Mona did). Anyway, the fact that she was an accomplished drummer really surprised me. I’m always learning some interesting stuff here.
Mona makes the drums look so simple and easy – they’re not, of course, she’s that good!
Hi Dennis,
I don’t think that Karen Carpenter ever received the credit for being an outstanding drummer. She was primarily known for her sweet voice.
Also a good portion of their hit songs were slow ballads, so her drumming skills were probably not as noticed. Anyway, just some thoughts.
Bobby S.
Hey Bobby, I believe there are some old videos on UT of Karen showing off her talent with the drums and all types of percussion. I read that at one time she received more votes for best drummer than John Bonham and when he found out, he destroyed his hotel room. CW
Hi Dennis, Yes, Mona is that good! I know the drums and we have not been given the video gift of her really playing her drums but, hopefully that is something we can look forward to in the future. I too saw The Carpenters live in Ft.Worth back in my high school days. I did not care for them back then. I was into Chicago, The Beatles, Iron Butterfly and, Grand Funk Railroad but, my girlfriend wanted to see The Carpenters. It was a great show and they had a full complement of musicians with them. At one point in the show they did a “heavy duty” rock & roll song and Karen took the seat at the drums for the song. She did a drum solo and it was incredible. She ripped that theater a new one. I was just shattered…….a girl? !!! Anyway, she was a gift from above for a short time.
Always enjoy the reaction vids. Some female singers and groups I am a big fan of are Stevie Nicks, Linda Ronstadt, Heart, The Pointer Sisters, Carole King and Aretha Franklin. I also have to mention violinist Lindsey Stirling.
Great reaction video showing your comprehensive familiarity with YouTube content.
I’m a Heart fan, and also Pat Benatar, but for my all-time female rock song: Joan Jett and the Blackhearts “I Hate Myself For Loving You” is a really foot-striking the posterior rock tune.
Other female musicians that I like are mostly in the 1970s and 1990s. From the 1970s are Karen Carpenter and Linda Ronstadt. Different genres but their voices were like instruments. In the 1990s…………Jewel, Lisa Loeb, Paula Cole, and Sixpence None the Richer (Leigh Nash). Also, Juice Newton and Eva Cassidy.
I humbly believe that if you did a cover of “Kiss Me”, release it as a single, that it could be your first “hit”. In any event it would be a fun song to do….https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N-qO3sPMjc . I just like the drum and guitars on the song so much.
EVA CASSIDY was absolute a Great Vocalist and played a darn good guitar…it’s a shame that she succumbed to cancer at such an early age..33 I believe…she didn’t become famous until after her death…she was really something special.
Yes, she was an exceptional vocalist and her guitar playing was as if the guitar was a background singer. Her arrangements of the songs she covered was, at times, totally different from the original and usually an improvement. Her “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” is a classic and imho is better than Judy’s. I could go on and on about her singing and playing. Had she lived she would have made an even bigger imprint on music.
You are absolutely spot on about her guitar playing…while she had a lead and bass player and piano she held her guitar and her playing was so subtle it was like another singer harmonizing with her and she would take a song and make it hers by changing the arrangement and a different vocal style than the original…she was truly amazing.
I do not know Fanny but they are good, but to me Heart with Ann and Nancy Wilson is the greatest female rock band, they have so many great songs and they are wonderful in concert, I would love to hear what you think of them, merci.
Where they big in Europe? Some band where big in Europe but not in American.
Never heard of Fanny before, but they definitely were rocking out in that one. That was great. YouTube has more Fanny vids, including Hey Bulldog and also when they were on the Midnight Special in 1973. Maybe I did see them then.
I don’t know of many all women rock bands, but there are so many great women musicians, too many to count. I’ve never been much of a bucket list guy, but the 3 music acts that would be on my list to see live are Mona and Lisa, Esperanza Spalding, and Hilary Hahn, all women. And 3 different genres too. Never thought of that before.
Thanks!
I never heard of this group either, they obviously have much talent.
But it was hard for an all girl band to break into Rock and Roll.
In my opinion many all girl bands didn’t receive the respect that they had earned from hard work and Talent .
Two girls I believe that were very talented come from, Courtney Love’s band.
Drummer Patty Schemel
Bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur.
Good Afternoon,
Although I feel I know lots about 60’s and 70’s music, I have never heard of Fanny.
I googled them and see that Jean & June Millington moved to CA from the Philippines in the 60’s. They had two top 40 singles on the charts – I dunno, I don’t remember ever hearing them. I enjoyed the music in the song we just heard, but I was not crazy about the vocals.
I really like many of the female singers from years back, but when thinking of all girls groups the Bangles, the Go-Go’s (with Belinda Carlisle who went solo), and the Runaways with Joan Jett, before she sang with the Blackhearts come to mind.
Thanks for sharing today, that was a good song overall. And it’s always fun to watch Mona & Lisa smiling. Hey Mona Lisa Smile was a film in 2003.
Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend.
Bobby S.
How did I not hear of these girls? Right smack in the middle of my high school years and when 70’s rock was HUGE! The incredible tight bass and drum lines, great harmonies, and really powerful lead vocals just hit home with the 70’s style of rock music. OMG what did I miss??
I (like so many others) was of course really into Heart, Pat Benatar, Suzi Quatro, Linda Ronstadt during that time. Joni and Janice were popular but not really my thing although I still love You’re So Vain.
Recently, there has been a strong upswell of female guitarists on social media sites: British rocker girl Sophie Burrell is making huge headway with her new group and a new single getting lots of notice. A young French gal Meli is incredibly talented and plays so very smooth and with so much feeling I get chills listening to her play some of Gilmour’s greatest solos. But both these young ladies can shred with the best of them too.
Of course there are great lady players still rocking on stage and recording: Nancy Wilson, Nita Straus, Orianthi, Suzanna Hoffs (although Suzanna is busy writing books too these days)…
Linda Ronstadt, Janis Joplin, the band Heart with the Wilson sisters; these were some of my favorites from back in the day. You are my favorite band and family today!
Great video to kick off the day!! Smiles…always. Some of my favorite ladies(not focusiing on all-girl bands) were Karla Bonoff, Jennifer Noble of Grey Eye Glances, Joni, Heart, Janis, Cass Elliot, Fleetwood Mac (both of them), Chrissie Hynde, Grace Slick and Debbie Harry. I know there are many more but those are the ones I love/loved. Don’t want to forget my all-time favorite Girl Group..The Monalisa-Twins!!!
Hello Ladies,
I remember Fanny. They didn’t get much coverage where I was living at the time (New Orleans) all the jazz and blues, but I do remember hearing of them, and thinking how cool to have an all female rock group. Same reactions I had with Go Gos and Heart. Though Gina (drummer) with Go Gos during one of their first gigs wore a mini skirt during the show and got called out by thousands of fans for showing to much. She was so embarrassed 😳 that she hasn’t done that since. If memory serves me correct, she contemplated quiting for a short time.
Then in the fall of 2016 I found a phenomenal group that have incredible harmonies and brought back the Sixties. The MonaLisa Twins are incredible. Perhaps you have heard of them. 🤣 🤣
Have a super week Ladies.
Best always
Rick Ross
I used to love to listen to the Bangles and Pat Benatar, although she was not part of an all girl band, Amy Lee of Evanescence had a powerful voice
Nice, I loved it. I enjoyed watching the video as I sit in my recliner with Leo sleeping by my side! 🐾
Imagine sleeping through that song!!😅
I couldn’t find a way to attach a photo of my groovy 1971 poncho, crocheted by my mom, so I wore it for my profile picture. All the girls at school had commercially manufactured ponchos in pastel pinks, mauves, and white. Mine was fabricated from a previously crocheted afghan and had added blue backing. It was one of a kind and I’ve always treasured my mom’s thrifty and creative way of making me happy. I guess that is why it is still hanging in my closet.
I think Heart was my favorite female fronted rock band. Nancy Wilson is a heck of a guitarist and sister Ann is considered one of the best female rock vocalists of all time. One of my favorites now is called Liliac. They are 5 siblings, 2 sisters and 3 brothers from LA, that play heavy rock music with middle child Melody on vocals and bass and Abigail on drums. The Bangles were also very good. The Runaways with Joan Jett and Lita Ford were not treated very well but made some outstanding music. A few others I like are Nita Strauss, guitarist for Alice Cooper and Linda Taraenen, double bass and vocalist for Relax Trio from Finland. I really enjoy these reaction videos. Happy Friday everyone!!
Great rock vocals and music from these ladies. The intensity of the drummer reminded me of early Mona! Don’t recall many female rock bands from the 70’s other than the glam rock of Suzi Quatro but for more blues I liked Yvonne Elliman (with Eric Clapton). Most that I follow would be individuals like Carole King, Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, Lana Del Ray, Carly Simon & Dido with female fronted bands like Blondie, Stevie Nicks, Eurythmics, Garbage etc….not really 70’s though! Great video to watch Paul.
That was a nice way to start the weekend indeed. I am not a great fan of Rock, i stil rocked along.I really love those videos and Your comment on them.
As for All female bands, there are many of them, sometimes even with three or four sisters (The feminime complex with the quattro sisters) most of them are rock and punk bands, not my cup ot tea. However in our country we have thee sisters who are great in harmonies, called: Og3ne. Their harmonies are Just like yours fantastic. They even developed a special kind of harmony, called “echoing” A way to sing a song where one sister sings a few words , followed by the next sister, it goes very fast. In this video the show it with their hands. Its an Ed Sheeran song, sung in a dutch tv show, de beste zangers ( the best singers). I hope you will enjoy it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjbfR9NtnNE&pp=ygUNb2dlbmUgZWNob2luZw%3D%3D
Alice was the hottest drummer ever (as in heartthrob) until Mona came along! 😀 But I agree with Leif, Paulina Villarreal Vélez is on fire.
I’m going to focus on vocalists here, since for some reason I’ve never taken much of an interest in the names and faces behind the instrumentation, whether male or female.
I’m a huge fan of the “girl group” sound of the early 60’s, especially the Shirelles, the Chiffons, the Crystals, and the Shangri-Las.
I also love the mixed-gender groups with strong female leads: the Seekers, the Mamas & Papas, Jefferson Airplane, Spanky and Our Gang, the Fifth Dimension, etc.
Thank you Paul O. for this. Fanny were the first all female rock band I do believe and paved the way for the Runaways. It was very difficult in those days for females to be accepted in this genre. Suzi Quatro paved a way for girls. The music press in particular were very male orientated and slated girls playing rock. So very sad. The Runaways ‘Live in Japan’ album I have on vinyl from over 40 years ago, it’s fantastic and it still stands up today. Recently saw Cherie Currie live in this country and she can really still rock! A recent collaboration was Cherie and Brie Darling (who was the drummer in Fanny but not on this video) on an album called ‘Motivator’. Really enjoyed this and will look up more of Fanny’s material. If anyone has comments on the Runaways/Cherie etc too I would love to read them. Best wishes
Yeah Steve the Runaways were really good for being very young at the time. Joan Jett and Lita Ford are still going strong. Sandy West was a hell of a drummer too.
They were very good. The studio albums didn’t do them justice. They were done quick and cheap. I saw them live twice in 1977 with the Mk II Runaways with Joan on vocals and they were amongst the best gigs I’ve ever been to. A superb live band that sadly didn’t get their dues. ‘Live in Japan’ is what they were about
How cool you got to see them live. I really don’t think I knew much about them until after they had split up and Joan went solo. I have watched YouTube videos of some live performances and the music was really good. I watched some documentaries on them and they really were not treated very well by their management.
Kim Fowley made a complete mess of it. He recruited the right people Joan, Lita, Cherie and Sandy who took their music seriously but gave them an image that was going to leave them to be criticised mercilessly. Joan and Lita managed to live on. Cherie is still doing it, (she still has a superb rock voice) and chainsaw carving! Sadly Sandy, often quoted as the best ever female rock drummer died wondering why the band were screwed up by their management. It’s a sad story but not unusual. Females weren’t welcome in rock in the 1970’s. Bravo Suzi Quatro
Yeah Steve from what I’ve heard Fowley was a real…(Insert your favorite word). It’s a shame too because he really did put together a great band that could have been very successful. So glad Joan and Lita were able to overcome that and have good careers. I didn’t know Cherie rocked the chainsaw, that’s cool.
Ha ha, insert a Kim Fowley word …….! Cherie’s chainsaw art is excellent and can be found on ‘ChainSawchick.com’. I’m not on commission 😀 Just watched again the Fanny, 1971 post from earlier today. Really impressed to be honest
I love the reaction videos! I’m so glad you are continuing these. I had never heard of this band. They are/were quite good.
I’m also a fan of The Bangles, and Wilson Phillips.
Thank you for continuing these videos. Perhaps I’ll come up with a submission – maybe an original….
Wow another great way to kick off our Friday and weekend Mona and Lisa!! I enjoyed this a lot and did not know of this band so thank you Paul for submitting this for us to enjoy. The female groups like Heart, and great musician’s I love are lady’s such as Bonnie Rait, Nancy Wilson, The lady who plays bass with the wrecking crew , her name I can’t remember at this time but an awesome bass player, Oh my how about Karen Carpenter on the drums? Also I remember Barbra Mandrell who plays almost every instrument. Carol King who I believe played drums on Will You Still Love me Tomorrow by the Sherrels. I feel lady musician’s have played a huge part in music over the years and good to know that they are getting the respect they deserve. Thank you Mona and Lisa for a great segment and look forward to next Friday. Take care and have a great weekend
Love and Hugs from Bill and Maddie Isenberg Huge fans from Pittsburgh PA USA
Bill, the wrecking crew lady is Carol Kaye.
The Warning: Three Sisters from Monterrey, México, Daniela (Lead Vocal, Guitar)23, Paulina (Drummer, Background Vocals) 21, and Alejandra Villarreal (Bass, Background Vocals) 19. They are telling a bit about their road to succes in the following video. I actually think that you can see quite a lot semilarities to your own road – well I know they play hard rock but they are good at it like you are good at your style of music. They are headlining a tour right now across the USA and in June they will play a couple of places in Europe as a support band to Muse.Enjoy this group they are worth it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIEcjGZmQ8w
By the way The Warning has the best female drummer I’ve seen.
We’ve had family friends named Fanny and this was a not uncommon female name sometimes shortened for Francis, Stephanie. Context San Francisco from the time after the earthquake/fire going forward. Many people in SF from France, Italy, Sweden, UK, Spain created an interesting social environment.
It is, again, a frequent abbreviation in France and a cute name, to be sure.
Debbie Peterson from the Bangles is also a fantastic drummer and singer
Female musicians Suzi Quatro and more recently Arielle
Like a lot of Americans, I first came to know Suzi Quatro through her recurring role on Happy Days as Leather Tuscadero. I didn’t learn until much later that she was a “real” musician!
Heck David, I didn’t know until recently that she was from Detroit. I thought she was from the UK. Not too long ago she did some records with Andy Scott from Sweet and Don Powell from Slade under the name QSP which were quite good.
Wow David so surprised by that. Suzi had hit after hit here in the UK in the early 70’s. She was never off the TV or radio. She is an household name here!
Liked the drummer and the lead guitarist and keyboardist. In 1971 I pretty much listened to AM top 40 and I do not remember them. They should have faired better because they could play with any of the top groups in 1971.
Thanks for the reaction video, most enjoyed.
Favorite female performers/musicians: Liona Boyd, Luba Kowalchyk, Jann Arden, ballpark organist Nancy Faust, and most of all, the MonaLisa Twins!
gotta be a White Sox fan here!
Actually, I am a huge Toronto Blue Jays fan! Nancy Faust, however, was in a “league of her own” as far as ballpark organists go!
A White Sox/Comiskey Park legend. She got her own Bobblehead (now a collector’s item) when she retired about a decade ago. The great Showman/Owner Bill Veeck behind her rise to local stardom, encouraging her individuality at the instrument during ballgames.
Now that was an energetic start to the day! My adrenaline is definitely surging. I had not heard of Fanny before this but will check out more from them for sure. Side note: the crocheted vest took me right back to my childhood when my mom made me a similarly coloured poncho – they were really in fashion back then, believe it or not!