My sad old carcass has seen a lot of trends change , sometimes for the better. In the early 80's , I started seeing more women getting involved , as Musicians (Not just tambourine beatin' Singers.) in "Punk" , and/or Underground music that , maybe , did'nt fall under that banner. But , there were always women involved , even if there were also men , extremely uptight about their masculinity , that stood in their way.....People seem a lot less put off , today , by seeing and hearing female musicians in postions of prominence.
But , I agree with the idea of being a Musician , first...
At the height of the Riot Grrrl movement , Chris Horne from The Brood ( Not only one of the best Garage bands of the last 30 years , but one of the best GARAGE bands .) told me , " They pair us off with other female bands on these bills , and sometimes, it does'nt work. I have to tell people we're not an all - woman band , but , an all - girl band. It's all right to be an all - girl band. Some of these bands that put being women first , you can't listen to them , they're that bad....