[kj] OT help-- Greatest 3 piece bands

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christof hamille" <wessidetempest at hotmail.com>
To: <gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 8:05 AM
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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