Only 3 bands exist

zedius · 02.20.2007, 07:54 PM

Pretend there are only 3 bands you can listen to. You're welcome to their entire catalogue, but you can't have their members' side projects or anything like that. Which 3 would you choose and why?

1. Skinny Puppy. I need this band to defrag my brain, and I can't get inspired the same way from anything else. There are alternatives such as severed heads and foetus, but they aren't consistant the same way. I take skinny puppy over any other electronic music.

2. Sonic Youth. This band consistantly releases amazing albums that keep me occupied for months. I don't think I'll ever get tired of them, and I don't think I'll ever stop noticing new reasons to love them.

3. Smashing Pumpkins. These guys have all the mood music I need for almost every conceivable mood (the others are taken care of by the aforementioned bands), I need some smashing pumpkins sometimes.

EDIT: Solo artists are ok. I just meant you can't have sonic youth AND psychic hearts AND free kitten etc. You can't have Syd Barrett AND pink floyd, but you can have Syd Barrett.

drrrtyboots · 02.20.2007, 08:01 PM

1. Unwound
2. Sonic Youth
3. Animal Collective

Sonic Youth 37 · 02.20.2007, 08:03 PM

1. Sonic Youth
2. Pixies
3. My Bloody Valentine

terminal pharmacy · 02.20.2007, 08:05 PM

Sy
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Einsturzende Neubauten

LittlePuppetBoy · 02.20.2007, 08:05 PM

1.Radiohead: They have an impressive range
2.Pavement: Something to fit my happier days
3.Sonic Youth: their long discography will keep me happy for a looong time.

TheDom · 02.20.2007, 08:38 PM

Sonic Youth
Bob Dylan

the other one I don't care about.

Green Magnesium · 02.20.2007, 09:05 PM

1. Fleetwood Mac
2. Sonic Youth
3. Talking Heads

k-krack · 02.20.2007, 09:10 PM

Fuck...

Sonic Youth
Wolf Eyes
Xiu Xiu

Inhuman · 02.20.2007, 09:15 PM

Sonic Youth
Dr. Dre
Silver Jews.

Very hard to choose. Possibly Rakim instead of Dre. And good call on Einsturzende, I was thinking of including him myself.

Rob Instigator · 02.20.2007, 10:10 PM

interesting question. This is going to be a thought provoker.

Sonic Youth
The Beatles

I cannot think of another band equal to these in my ears, as far as recorded output is concerned....

I will add

The Butthole Surfers - sometimes you just gots to get crazy, you know?

timtimtim · 02.20.2007, 11:13 PM

Sonic Youth
Tom Waits
Gertie Fox

the first 2 becaus ethey have many albums and are great. Gertie Fox becaus ethey are the best current band in America

ZEROpumpkins · 02.21.2007, 01:20 AM

Sonic Youth
Pixies
MCR (Because we all need a band to keep emo kids out of good music)

pantophobia · 02.21.2007, 01:22 AM

i think you should rephrase this thread the only 2 bands and Sonic Youth that exist

youthoftomorrow · 02.21.2007, 02:36 AM

Sonic Youth
Black Sabbath
Lightning Bolt

ZEROpumpkins · 02.21.2007, 02:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pantophobia

i think you should rephrase this thread the only 2 bands and Sonic Youth that exist

Quite true

Trasher02 · 02.21.2007, 03:37 AM

Sonic Youth
Unwound
Xiu Xiu

Radiohead just didn't make it.

sonicl · 02.21.2007, 04:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by terminal pharmacy

Sy
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Einsturzende Neubauten

I agreed with this one at first, but then decided to replace Nick Cave with Cowboy Junkies.

Mind you, a part of me is tempted to replace Neubauten with Girls Aloud too, just so that there's something cheerful to listen to from time to time.

Yeah, final choice:

Sonic Youth
Cowboy Junkies
Girls Aloud

sun city girl · 02.21.2007, 04:41 AM

do they have to be bands? otherwise i say syd barrett. actually i wouldn't really need anything else. but if just bands then i'll drop even SY and pick:

the fall
new order
caroliner

foxforce5 · 02.21.2007, 05:41 AM

I rather not listen to anything then have my selection limited to 3 bands (so frustrating). Like when all my cds were stolen - I just sang the songs I remembered rather than try to restart my collection with a initial few cds.

_slavo_ · 02.21.2007, 05:48 AM

Easy pick.

Sonic Youth
Mogwai
My Bloody Valentine

02.20.2007, 07:54 PM	#1
zedius children of satan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Victoria, B.C. Posts: 260	Pretend there are only 3 bands you can listen to. You're welcome to their entire catalogue, but you can't have their members' side projects or anything like that. Which 3 would you choose and why? 1. Skinny Puppy. I need this band to defrag my brain, and I can't get inspired the same way from anything else. There are alternatives such as severed heads and foetus, but they aren't consistant the same way. I take skinny puppy over any other electronic music. 2. Sonic Youth. This band consistantly releases amazing albums that keep me occupied for months. I don't think I'll ever get tired of them, and I don't think I'll ever stop noticing new reasons to love them. 3. Smashing Pumpkins. These guys have all the mood music I need for almost every conceivable mood (the others are taken care of by the aforementioned bands), I need some smashing pumpkins sometimes. EDIT: Solo artists are ok. I just meant you can't have sonic youth AND psychic hearts AND free kitten etc. You can't have Syd Barrett AND pink floyd, but you can have Syd Barrett. __________________ Do you believe in raptors?
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drrrtyboots invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: in the forest(s) Posts: 2,946	1. Unwound 2. Sonic Youth 3. Animal Collective __________________
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Sonic Youth 37 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: if there is a bright spot in the universe, the farthest point from it Posts: 9,443	1. Sonic Youth 2. Pixies 3. My Bloody Valentine __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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terminal pharmacy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,358	Sy Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Einsturzende Neubauten
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LittlePuppetBoy expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Aylmer(now Gatineau), Quebec Posts: 1,756	1.Radiohead: They have an impressive range 2.Pavement: Something to fit my happier days 3.Sonic Youth: their long discography will keep me happy for a looong time. __________________
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TheDom expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nashville. Posts: 1,924	Sonic Youth Bob Dylan the other one I don't care about.
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Green Magnesium 100% Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A House Like a Lotus Posts: 809	1. Fleetwood Mac 2. Sonic Youth 3. Talking Heads
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Inhuman invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Montreal Posts: 5,807	Sonic Youth Dr. Dre Silver Jews. Very hard to choose. Possibly Rakim instead of Dre. And good call on Einsturzende, I was thinking of including him myself. __________________ Inhuman no longer dwells on here. http://about.me/robinbastien
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Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 28,014	interesting question. This is going to be a thought provoker. Sonic Youth The Beatles I cannot think of another band equal to these in my ears, as far as recorded output is concerned.... I will add The Butthole Surfers - sometimes you just gots to get crazy, you know? __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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timtimtim children of satan Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 245	Sonic Youth Tom Waits Gertie Fox the first 2 becaus ethey have many albums and are great. Gertie Fox becaus ethey are the best current band in America
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ZEROpumpkins invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 6,157	Sonic Youth Pixies MCR (Because we all need a band to keep emo kids out of good music) __________________
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02.21.2007, 01:22 AM	#13
pantophobia expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,349	i think you should rephrase this thread the only 2 bands and Sonic Youth that exist
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youthoftomorrow expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Idaho. Posts: 1,418	Sonic Youth Black Sabbath Lightning Bolt __________________ avalanche.
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Trasher02 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 6,356	Sonic Youth Unwound Xiu Xiu Radiohead just didn't make it. __________________ 666
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02.21.2007, 04:41 AM	#18
sun city girl the end of the ugly Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: finland Posts: 945	do they have to be bands? otherwise i say syd barrett. actually i wouldn't really need anything else. but if just bands then i'll drop even SY and pick: the fall new order caroliner
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foxforce5 bad moon rising Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Utah! Posts: 196	I rather not listen to anything then have my selection limited to 3 bands (so frustrating). Like when all my cds were stolen - I just sang the songs I remembered rather than try to restart my collection with a initial few cds.
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_slavo_ invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ðîññèÿ Posts: 10,921	Easy pick. Sonic Youth Mogwai My Bloody Valentine __________________ you're the boy that can enjoy invisibility
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