10 Greatest Female Hard Rock Singers Of All Time
9. Shirley Manson - Garbage
The era of women frontmen had really come into its own by the time we reached the '90s. Given that all the machismo of the hair metal sound was a thing of the past at this point, the face of rock to come could have been anything, with indie rock and even weird genre clashes vying for the top spot. In the era where anything goes, Shirley Manson emerged with Garbage and did...well...everything.
Even though plenty of alternative artists had their place in the limelight, you could still pin down the kind of music they made. When it comes to Shirley Manson, it's almost a puzzle trying to categorize her to one genre. From the more gothic beginnings to the experimentation with trip hop and industrial music, there was nothing really off the table for Manson's trademark pipes. Rather than sound fractured from one sound to the next, the one consistent was Shirley's immense amount of attitude.
The unique tone that was set whenever you heard her voice was something to behold, as it delicately toed the line between sounding sultry while also being slightly dangerous as well. As she continues to make strides and refusing to cower to whatever her critics say, Shirley Manson may be the worthy successor to someone like Patti Smith...willing to shake the system and compromising for no one.