3 pieces

[Shtig99]

Or trios, or power trios, or whatever ensemble fits.

Probably starting with Rush, there's something I always liked about 3 piece bands. Guitar, bass, drums. Many other cool things I've discovered over the years.

Medeski Martin and Wood - The Lover

Grayceon - Once A Shadow

Melvins - Stoner Witch


Requisite apologies if this topic has been done or overdone.

 

[Redtide]

Tiger Lillies are a trio that are always good for a quick jolt of weirdness. I'm OK with rock trios, but jazz trios are usually too sparse for me.

 

[Redtide]

No Means No

Wipers

 

[Redtide]

Sometimes I like Nels Cline solo stuff, usually I don't

 

[Johnno_Oz]

One of my favourites, violin, electric Guitar, drums. The Dirty Three, very Melbourne.

You Am I

The Bend Folds Five

Elvis, Scotty & Bill

 

[Shtig99]

One of my favourites, violin, electric Guitar, drums. The Dirty Three, very Melbourne.

You Am I

The Bend Folds Five

Elvis, Scotty & Bill

That's awesome. I forgot that early Elvis was a three piece. And there's not 5 people in the Ben Folds Five.

 

[Redtide]

Canadian punk trios that I was into about 10 years ago

Metz

The Dirty Nil

 

[Shtig99]

Reverend Horton Heat

Pearls and Brass

Superunloader

 

[Johnno_Oz]

That's awesome. I forgot that early Elvis was a three piece. And there's not 5 people in the Ben Folds Five.

Yeah he never had a drummer in the early days. Bill Black did tapping and thumping on his double bass.

 

[nowinconcert]

A couple of Texas bands ZZ Top and Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble.

 

[Shtig99]

Here's another Texas band. A little bit less famous than the 2 mentioned above.

 

[sfox52]

I always think of the different incarnations of Atomic Rooster- all featuring the late Vincent Crane on keyboards.

 

[Mystic]

BORIS

Atsuo (drums)
Takeshi (guitars / bass)
Wata (guitars / keyboards)

 

[Mystic]

Packet Of Three

- Steve Marriott (guitar, vocals)
- Jim Leverton (bass)
- Jerry Shirley (drums)

 

[Mystic]

Budgie

- Burke Shelly (bass, vocals)
- Tony Bourge (guitars)
- Ray Phillips (drums)

 

[Mystic]

These guys...

 

[Mystic]

 

[Mystic]

Most iterations of Rory Gallagher's bands o'er the years were trios, typically

- Rory G (guitars, vocals)
- Gerry McAvoy (bass)
- Drummer

 

[Mystic]

Tangerine Dream

Many iterations were of trio format, with stalwarts Edgar Froese (keys / guitars) and Christoper Franke (keys / drums) plus a changing cast of additional keyoboardist ... e.g., Steven Schroyder, Peter Bauman, Michael Hoenig ,others.

 

[Mystic]

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