[kj] OT help-- Greatest 3 piece bands

[Tim Bucknall]

The Police, and fuck anyone who was about to sneer at them

the Jam

Crunt (Lube goat side project- v spacious + KJ-ish)

Yes Nirvana were so much better as a 3 piece (summer 92 gigs were the high 
point) , sorry Pat Smear, but the shows with you were as dull as ditchwater

babes in toyland live circa 95 and when i saw them in 2002
 there must be more but i'm having a mental block



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christof hamille" <wessidetempest at hotmail.com>
To: <gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 4:05 PM
Subject: [kj] OT help-- Greatest 3 piece bands


> All right.  I am starting a new band and I am trying to explain to my 
> other band mates what being a REAL three piece is.  And what I mean by 
> three piece is that those three people can pulll it off live without any 
> other human help.  So this dismisses a lot of bands.  So input is 
> appreciated.  I am not necessarily looking for, all time, greatest songs. 
> I am looking for examples of how dynamic and different a trio is.
>
> 1. The Melvins.  Love them or hate them they are one of the greatest 
> examples of what a three piece can do.
> 2. Motorhead (early and later).  Even though not as experimental as the 
> Melvins they are a perfect example of how a great, straight ahead, no 
> bullshit rock band differs from other bands with more members.  Listen to 
> Motorhead, Fight, etc.
> 3. The Jimi Hendrix Experience.  Kind of a middle ground between 1 and 2. 
> Spanish Castle Magic, Manic Depression, so on and so on.
> 4. Big Black.  Yes there were a few forrays as a real band but for the 
> most part it shows how a three piece can work with a drum machine and 
> drill a hole in your head.  Besides the obvious "hits" listen to Columbian 
> Necktie.  Future bands like Godflesh, early Pitchshifter owe them a lot.
> 5.  Primus. Never a big fan but it is a glimpse of what someone like Frank 
> Zappa, on a goofy day, may sound like.
> 6. The Minute Men.  Enough said
>
> Other bands worth mentionsing but not sure where they fit in.
> Unsane
> Zeni Geva
> Husker Du
> Blue Cheer
> Shellac
> Nirvana (when they were a three piece and the songs were written as a 
> three piece)
> The James Gang
> and
> come on
>
> help me out
>
> thanks
>
> Chris
>
>
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