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The Best Three-Piece Bands Ever

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    #32
    adamokeefe
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    Dirty Three


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    #33
    smokedeels
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    The Minutemen - I love the sound of Mike Watt's dexterous Bass playing against D Boon's treble heavy guitar, Watt's still a total legend and Boon's dead, which is a shame.

    Nomeansno

    Shellac - When people think of drumming, Todd Trainer deserves to be floating around their mind too. Albini are Weston and well... themselves, I don't need to "big-them-up", but these lads play so well together, listen to this for example. They do silence really well.

    Mclusky

    Lysol era Melvins, w/ Joe Preston


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    #34
    InTheTrees
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    dude...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vppbdf-qtGU


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    #35
    InTheTrees
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG0L86DRuC8


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    #36
    Choochtown
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    The original PJ Harvey band that toured "Dry" were feckin' awesome!


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    AwayWithFaries
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    I'll have to go for Cream, Nirvana and Muse in that order.
    Also gonna mention Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN) since no one else has. Although I'm sure someone will have a go at me for it :rolleyes:


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    #38
    Cole
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    Supergrass were pretty good.

    Although I've always been familiar with them, they kind of passed under my musical radar at the time. I got a compilation album a while ago, only appreciated then just how good some of their stuff was.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDc4cxdAbDU


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    #39
    Bonavox
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    Also +1 for Green Day.


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    #40
    Nhead
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    Thin Lizzy (Phil Lynott, Eric Bell and Brian Downey era)


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    #41
    JBnaglfar
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    Emerson Lake and Palmer (ELP) were an amazing prog trio.


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    #42
    ciano1
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    Biffy Clyro.


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    #43
    chughes
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    The Bogey Boys.


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    #44
    The Pontiac
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    Portishead


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    #45
    SilverScreen
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    Hüsker Dü of course ;)

    Also:

    Placebo
    Galaxie 500
    Dinosaur Jr.
    Autolux
    Yo La Tengo
    Cocteau Twins
    Sleater-Kinney
    Amplifier


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    #46
    Brother Psychosis
    Registered Users Posts: 146 ✭✭Brother Psychosis


    nirvana
    placebo
    kerbdog
    biffy
    cream

    greenday are now a four piece


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    #47
    geetar
    Registered Users Posts: 469 ✭✭geetar


    cream or the jimi hendrix experience...

    wait no it was the jimi hendrix experience no question. thats the answer, you can close the thread. :)


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    #48
    karaokeman
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    Green Day, there's no question about it.


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    #49
    SilverScreen
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    karaokeman wrote: »
    Green Day, there's no question about it.
    Green Day the best 3-piece ever no question about it?
    Here's a question: what degree of originality did Green Day bring to music?


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    #50
    Nhead
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    Zero1986 wrote: »
    Green Day the best 3-piece ever no question about it?
    Here's a question: what degree of originality did Green Day bring to music?

    Ans: very little


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    #51
    5dollakarl
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    John Butler Trio


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    #52
    Brother Psychosis
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    Nhead wrote: »
    Ans: very little

    none


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    #53
    Malice
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    I don't think Dub Trio have been mentioned yet. They are well worth checking out. Their music is mostly instrumental and borrows from a variety of styles veering between Dub, Reggae and Rock.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJHEMxp-gbw


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWCoD6hYdQU


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    #54
    Setun
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    DrGonzo111 wrote: »
    nothing comes close to The Band Of Gypsys, Buddy Miles on drums/vocals, Billy Cox-bass and Hendrix! that live album recorded at the fillmore east NYC new years eve/day 1969/1970 is so good it still scares me. esp the versions of Message of Love and Machine Gun. pure genius and funky as ****! its the only live hendrix concert (that ive heard) where the audience is totally silent during the songs, i.e. you dont hear idiots calling out for "Play Purple Haze Man" , the crowd are just stunned at what they are watching, a man totally possessed, and a band as tight as a mosquito's asshole!
    Machine Gun is phenomenal, Filmore is an excellent album too. So much sound from three people!


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    #55
    finbarrk
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    The Police.


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    #56
    [Deleted User]
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    1) The Jimi Hendrix Experience
    2) Rush
    3) Cream
    4) The Police
    5) Nirvana

    In terms of musical ability.

    Apart from Nirvana who are in there purely for the impact they caused!


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    #57
    Saaron
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    God is an astronaut
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXFprnuyOEM


    I know we're talking 3 piece bands but The american dollar(two piece) make some great music
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6sGByR46t4


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    #58
    smokedeels
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    I really love the idea of the "power trio" - particularly when it's mixed with equal weight to each instrument, hearing the interplay in bands like Shellac helped me understand music a bit better.

    I think Mission of Burma would get a shout but Martin Swope/Bob Weston add to much to the sound with the tape loops to be discounted as "band members"


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    #59
    poundhound
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    King's X


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    #60
    guitarzero
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    The Police


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    #61
    markesmith
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    The Jam and Nirvana.


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