[kj] OT help-- Greatest 3 piece bands

nicholas fitzpatrick gasw30 at hotmail.com
Tue Nov 22 11:52:23 EST 2005


Red Lorry Yellow Lorry when they toured with a drum machine.
Jane beat me to the Stray Cats. Flew, are you dissin them?
Weren't New Model Army three piece once?
The Thomson Twins, ha ha.
The Three Degrees.



>From: fluw <fluwdot at earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: fluwdot at earthlink.net,"A list about all things Killing Joke (the 
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>Subject: Re: [kj] OT help-- Greatest 3 piece bands
>Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 11:26:05 -0500
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>_*how bout the old gathering list chestnut, RUSH!!  haha
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>the stray cats  haha
>trio - dadada  haha
>the courtald talks band haha
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>the police
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>feederz!!
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>Christof hamille wrote:
>
>>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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