A question for the music fans
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I recently attending a concert by The Police. While listening to the opening band "Fiction Plane" (fronted by Sting's son Joe Sumner) I got to thinking about other mainstream 3 piece bands with the same 2 guitar/ 1 drum setup. I was disappointed at how few I could come up with:
- The Police
- ZZ Top
- Blink 182
- Greenday
I know I'm missing tons of bands. How many can you list off the top of your head? No fair googling or perusing your CD/MP3 collections.
Robert
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hmmm... maybe mainstream ain't my thing but how about Shellac (Steve Albini et al) and (re-formed) Dinosaur Jnr....
tricky question though....
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Tough question, so my answer is break away from the mainstream, Robert! I often get tired of the guitar/bass/drum/vocals formula and reach for some Morphine. They invented and perfected the sax/bass/drum/vocal formula. Great stuff you should check out. A bit dark but give it a shot.
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@ehaflett said:
Tough question, so my answer is break away from the mainstream, Robert! I often get tired of the guitar/bass/drum/vocals formula and reach for some Morphine. They invented and perfected the sax/bass/drum/vocal formula. Great stuff you should check out. A bit dark but give it a shot.
I love Morphine. Really have to dig the sax. I makes my wine glasses vibrate when it's cranked.
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Although not at all mainstream I really like Dave Douglas' Tiny Bell Trio. The instrumentation is Guitar, Drums and Trumpet. Odd combination I know but it works, or rather, they make it work well.
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Big Country: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Country
Runrig: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runrig
Not too sure about the head count thoughWhat about
The Who ?
Pink Floyd ? -
How can you forget Cream?
jeremy
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I guess this was a little tougher than I thought. After some discussions with friends (in bands) we also came up with:
- Triumph
- Goo Goo Dolls
- Led Zeppelin (debated since there are four of them, but Robert Plant did not play a major instrument)
- The Who (same debate)
Jeremy - Apparently we all forgot about Cream. Good call.
Paul - I hadn't considered Pink Floyd, but with Roger Waters gone they work for me.I'm not familiar with Shellac or Dave Douglas, but I'll give them a listen. As far as threepiece bands (aside from the make up listed above), I'm a big fan of Ben Folds Five.
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What do you think about
- The Sharp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sharp
- Stray Cats http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stray_Cats
or the progressive-rock trio - Rush http://www.rush.com/
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Do I get extra points for mentioning the White Stripes? Only 2 members.
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speaking of odd bands, has anyone ever caught 'Death From Above 1979'? its a 2 person band, a bass guitar (who will loop and mix his own samples live) and a drum player, whom also does all the vocals, pretty sweet stuff!
correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't the sex pistols also a 3 person band?
and everyone here raise your hand if you're a Dave Mathews Band fan!
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@ehaflett said:
Do I get extra points for mentioning the White Stripes? Only 2 members.
H3ll yeah! Make that 3 members then.
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You missed George Thorogood & the Destroyers
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