[kj] OT help-- Greatest 3 piece bands

[P Bernardi]

Hey Chris,

glad to see your back and doing well.
as for three piece bands -

Love and Rockets
Kitchens of Distinction

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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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