Hmmm.... Bond. Yes, I just added their albums to my Rhapsody subscription. Now I have them all and am listening as I type this. Might sound hokey, but this would be excellent music for when I do intervals on the treadmill.
Here's some different female vocalists I enjoy; they are quite diverse in sound, from the "little girl" shrillish sound to the deep, sounds like she's smoked all her life sound:
Carly Simon "Have You Seen Me Lately"
Swing Out Sister (Corinne Drewery) - Anything she sings!
Anything But the Girl (Tracy Thorn) "Amplified Heart"
Sixpence None the Richer (Leigh Nash) "Best of..."
Christina Aguilera's "Song for You" on Herbie Hancock's Possibilities disc
Kate Bush "The Whole Story"
Beth Nielsen Chapman "Beth Nielsen Chapman"
Absolutely right regarding "Diamonds and Rust"; I've heard very few pieces as stunning for demo/assessing set up of system and, of course, for pure enjoyment of female voice.
Here's some different female vocalists I enjoy; they are quite diverse in sound, from the "little girl" shrillish sound to the deep, sounds like she's smoked all her life sound:
Carly Simon "Have You Seen Me Lately"
Swing Out Sister (Corinne Drewery) - Anything she sings!
Anything But the Girl (Tracy Thorn) "Amplified Heart"
Sixpence None the Richer (Leigh Nash) "Best of..."
Christina Aguilera's "Song for You" on Herbie Hancock's Possibilities disc
Kate Bush "The Whole Story"
Beth Nielsen Chapman "Beth Nielsen Chapman"
Absolutely right regarding "Diamonds and Rust"; I've heard very few pieces as stunning for demo/assessing set up of system and, of course, for pure enjoyment of female voice.