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Okay here's how it goes, I name two bands and somebody else names the band that is the exact midpoint between them. If band A is a thesis, band B is the antithesis, band C is the synthesis. Or put another way, this is a game to get all of that "wow, [group X] is like [a] meets [b]!!" out of your system.

The person who names the synthesis gets to choose a new band. Then it's up to someone else to find the NEW midpoint, between the new band that's just been named, and the previous synthesis... comments, explanations, diagrams are appreciated, especially for counterintuitive choices, but not necessary.

[Overlaps should be caught by Graham's clever skeem, but in the event of competing sythesis bids, a midpoint will have to be found between the two (or three or four!) candidates.]

Okay enough already. Michael Jackson and Lita Ford.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 21 April 2003 14:47 (twenty-three years ago)

vanity 6.

― jess (dubplatestyle), Monday, 21 April 2003 14:51 (twenty-three years ago)

Shakira

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 21 April 2003 14:55 (twenty-three years ago)

Justin Timberlake

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Monday, 21 April 2003 14:58 (twenty-three years ago)

Justine Bateman

― dave q, Monday, 21 April 2003 15:01 (twenty-three years ago)

hstencil

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:03 (twenty-three years ago)

You people aren't even trying. The answer is the White Stripes.

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:05 (twenty-three years ago)

okay, by science the exact synthesis of Vanity 6, Shakira, Justin Timberlake, Justine Bateman, hstencil, and the White Stripes is....

EU ("Da Butt")

meets:

Jesus Lizard

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:07 (twenty-three years ago)

the Electric Six

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:07 (twenty-three years ago)

meets:

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:09 (twenty-three years ago)

electric six meets Dolly Parton.

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:10 (twenty-three years ago)

You're just trying to get the White Stripes to be every answer!

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:10 (twenty-three years ago)

I think it's funny that Tracer started this thread by name-checking Hegel, when really the obvious influence is Abbott & Costello...such is the internet, such lofty ideals, such mediocre reality.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:12 (twenty-three years ago)

Tracer, stop raining on my parade! Anyway that's not the answer, the answer is Shania Twain.

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:14 (twenty-three years ago)

only the blue disc though

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:14 (twenty-three years ago)

LET'S KEEP THIS GOING. Shania Twain MEETS the Ramones.

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:15 (twenty-three years ago)

Killing Joke

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:16 (twenty-three years ago)

HAHAHA

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:16 (twenty-three years ago)

Avril Lavigne

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:17 (twenty-three years ago)

I win for Alex in NYC-baiting, but Stelfox gets the accuracy award.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:18 (twenty-three years ago)

Avril meets the Incredible String Band.

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:18 (twenty-three years ago)

= Nina Hagen

meets:

Leanne Rimes

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:18 (twenty-three years ago)

taking a bow! i'd like to thank god and my parents!

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:19 (twenty-three years ago)

(N Hagen was for Avril/Killing Joke but it kind of works w/ISB too)

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:20 (twenty-three years ago)

= Norah Jones

meets

Kraftwerk

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:20 (twenty-three years ago)

=Stereolab

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:21 (twenty-three years ago)

Horace you have to name a new band now!!!!!

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:22 (twenty-three years ago)

stereolab MEETS WHO!?!?!

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:22 (twenty-three years ago)

Geir Hongro

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:24 (twenty-three years ago)

haha, I almost went back to work.
uh...
Stereolab meets Bill Monroe

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:25 (twenty-three years ago)

=Radiohead (either one)

MEETS

Britney Spears

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:25 (twenty-three years ago)

= taTu

MEETS

Korn

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:27 (twenty-three years ago)

Peaches

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:27 (twenty-three years ago)

MEETS?????

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:28 (twenty-three years ago)

Phil Collins (now wouldn't you pay to be in that elevator?)

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:29 (twenty-three years ago)

Hrm.

= Tori Amos

MEETS

Eiffel 65

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:29 (twenty-three years ago)

= Aqua

MEETS

Johnny Cash

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:31 (twenty-three years ago)

= The Dixie Chicks

MEETS

Carcass

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:32 (twenty-three years ago)

= Kittie

MEETS

Wings

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:34 (twenty-three years ago)

Butthole Surfers

meet:

Dean Martin

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:34 (twenty-three years ago)

cross-post!!

Wings meets Butthole Surfers meets Dean Martin = ?

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:35 (twenty-three years ago)

=Eminem

MEETS

Joy Division

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:36 (twenty-three years ago)

Ally's too quick!

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:37 (twenty-three years ago)

= Freelance Hellraiser

meets:

Count Basie

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:37 (twenty-three years ago)

= Jive Bunny

MEETS

Missy Elliot

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:39 (twenty-three years ago)

Gonzales

Meets

Merzbow

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:40 (twenty-three years ago)

yup, that'll kill the thread.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:44 (twenty-three years ago)

Oh come on the answer is clearly Cannibal Ox or El-P

meets

Sylvester

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:46 (twenty-three years ago)

= Dave Matthews Band

meets

Kid Rock

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 21 April 2003 16:06 (twenty-three years ago)

= Third Eye Blind

meets

Johnny Hates Jazz

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 21 April 2003 16:10 (twenty-three years ago)

= Starsailer

meets

Captain & Tenille

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 21 April 2003 16:47 (twenty-three years ago)

= Spacehog

meets

the Misfits

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 21 April 2003 16:55 (twenty-three years ago)

= Swervedriver

meets

Derrick May

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Monday, 21 April 2003 16:56 (twenty-three years ago)

= Andrew WK

meets

Sarah McLaughlin

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 21 April 2003 16:58 (twenty-three years ago)

= Pink

meets

Bachman Turner Overdrive

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 21 April 2003 17:00 (twenty-three years ago)

= Meredith Brooks

meets

the Undertones

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 21 April 2003 17:01 (twenty-three years ago)

= the Go-Gos

meets

Lucinda Williams

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 21 April 2003 17:05 (twenty-three years ago)

Slow down you two!!!!

= Scandal

meets

David Bowie

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Monday, 21 April 2003 17:08 (twenty-three years ago)

= Madonna

meets

the Chieftans

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 21 April 2003 17:12 (twenty-three years ago)

= Enya

meets

Ella Fitzgerald

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 21 April 2003 17:14 (twenty-three years ago)

= Jewlia Eisenberg

meets

Frank Zappa

― o. nate (onate), Monday, 21 April 2003 17:16 (twenty-three years ago)

= Morrissey

meets

DMX

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 21 April 2003 17:16 (twenty-three years ago)

Doseone

Meets

Dagnasty

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Monday, 21 April 2003 17:19 (twenty-three years ago)

= Minor Threat

meets:

Pierre Boulez

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 21 April 2003 17:21 (twenty-three years ago)

Plastic Bertrand

Meets

Christina Aguilera

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Monday, 21 April 2003 17:24 (twenty-three years ago)

= Best Band Ever!!

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 21 April 2003 17:26 (twenty-three years ago)

That's cheating!

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 21 April 2003 17:28 (twenty-three years ago)

It really = Mylene Farmer

meets

Rammstein

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 21 April 2003 17:28 (twenty-three years ago)

= the Plasmatics

meet:

Russell Crowe

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 21 April 2003 17:32 (twenty-three years ago)

= the cramps

meet

Lee Perry

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 21 April 2003 17:36 (twenty-three years ago)

(bzzt the correct answer was Alex in NYC, carry on because I don't have one for that Cramps/Lee Perry one)

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 21 April 2003 17:37 (twenty-three years ago)

= Pere Ubu!

meets

Loverboy

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Monday, 21 April 2003 17:42 (twenty-three years ago)

= Zippy the Pinhead

meets:

Molly Hatchet

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 21 April 2003 17:46 (twenty-three years ago)

= Nickelback

meets

Rocket from the Crypt

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 21 April 2003 17:50 (twenty-three years ago)

= Sum 41

meets

DJ Shadow

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Monday, 21 April 2003 18:12 (twenty-three years ago)

= Beastie Boys

meets

Ryan Adams

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 21 April 2003 18:21 (twenty-three years ago)

=Uncle Kracker

meets

Raffi

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 21 April 2003 19:11 (twenty-three years ago)

Rock bottom. We all lose.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 21 April 2003 19:34 (twenty-three years ago)

no no, hang on.

= Rockapella

meets

the Psychadelic Furs.

CONTINUE THE GAME GENTLEMEN. SOMEONE SET US UP THE BOMB!

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 21 April 2003 19:44 (twenty-three years ago)

= Shock Headed Peters ("I Blood Brother Be")

meets

Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 21 April 2003 19:48 (twenty-three years ago)

= Three Kings the movie

meets::

Momus

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 21 April 2003 19:52 (twenty-three years ago)

= Cutthroat Island

meets

Princess Superstar

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 21 April 2003 19:54 (twenty-three years ago)

"it's like Cutthroat Island meets Princess Superstar!"

the subject at hand could only be Leslie Cheung.

who in turn meets Carol Burnett, creating...

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 21 April 2003 19:58 (twenty-three years ago)

= Pirates of the Caribbean (the Disneyland ride, not the new movie)

meets

The Temptations

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Monday, 21 April 2003 19:58 (twenty-three years ago)

= Adam and the Ants

meets

the Sisters of Mercy

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 21 April 2003 20:01 (twenty-three years ago)

= Marilyn Manson

MEETS

Julie London

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Monday, 21 April 2003 20:02 (twenty-three years ago)

= PJ Harvey

who meets Scratch Perry (in dub convention)

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 21 April 2003 20:08 (twenty-three years ago)

= The Slits

Meets

S Club Juniors

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Monday, 21 April 2003 20:10 (twenty-three years ago)

= Ace of Base

meets

Albert Ayler

― Douglas (Douglas), Monday, 21 April 2003 20:17 (twenty-three years ago)

= Portishead

MEETS

Blue Öyster Cult

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Monday, 21 April 2003 20:22 (twenty-three years ago)

= Pink Floyd

meets

Todd Edwards

― disco stu (disco stu), Monday, 21 April 2003 22:33 (twenty-three years ago)

= My Computer

meets

Nick Drake

― Paul in Santa Cruz (Paul in Santa Cruz), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 01:07 (twenty-three years ago)

= The Durutti Column

meets

T. Rex

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 02:00 (twenty-three years ago)

= The Chameleons (UK)

meets

Aretha Franklin

― Paul in Santa Cruz (Paul in Santa Cruz), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 02:34 (twenty-three years ago)

= Alicia Keys

meets

Le Tigre

― disco stu (disco stu), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 13:23 (twenty-three years ago)

= Ms. Dynamite

meets
Pulp

― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 13:25 (twenty-three years ago)

= Nelly Furtado

meets

Jesus Lizard

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 13:41 (twenty-three years ago)

= Garbage

meets

Ian van Dahl.

― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 13:42 (twenty-three years ago)

(I think the answer to Horace's should've been Lita Ford, but you're too fast Ally)

― disco stu (disco stu), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 13:48 (twenty-three years ago)

= Goldfrapp

meets

Nick Lowe

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 14:46 (twenty-three years ago)

= Four Tet

meets

Sonic Youth

― disco stu (disco stu), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 14:49 (twenty-three years ago)

= Boyz II Men

meets

Garth Brooks

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 14:52 (twenty-three years ago)

= Eminem

meets

Kelly Osbourne

― disco stu (disco stu), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 14:57 (twenty-three years ago)

=My Dream Girl!

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 15:00 (twenty-three years ago)

one year passes...

= Northern State

meets

Bauhaus

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 2 January 2005 21:19 (twenty-one years ago)

(I'm still trying to wrap my head around "Chameleons + Aretha Franklin = Alicia Keys")

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 2 January 2005 21:20 (twenty-one years ago)

= la chat

meets

rick astley

― jake b. (cerybut), Sunday, 2 January 2005 21:47 (twenty-one years ago)

= Everlast

meets

Dream Theater

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 2 January 2005 22:21 (twenty-one years ago)

man hegel is rolling in his grave

= deftones (or yr rap metal band of choice, being uncreative here)

meets percy faith

― jake b. (cerybut), Sunday, 2 January 2005 22:38 (twenty-one years ago)

ten months pass...

= Trans Siberian Orchestra

MEETS

Wesley Willis

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Monday, 28 November 2005 22:54 (twenty years ago)

Billy Bob's African-American elf friend in "Bad Santa".

― Roe Joe, Tuesday, 29 November 2005 05:18 (twenty years ago)

meets

Marlene Dietrich

― Roe Joe, Tuesday, 29 November 2005 05:19 (twenty years ago)

= Tricky

meets

Roy Orbison

― Abbadabba Berman (Hurting), Tuesday, 29 November 2005 05:40 (twenty years ago)

=Bubba Sparxx

meets

The Mountain Goats

― A|ex P@reene (Pareene), Tuesday, 29 November 2005 06:13 (twenty years ago)

= Daniel Johnston

meets

Danzig

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Tuesday, 29 November 2005 21:05 (twenty years ago)

I always thought L. Ron Hubbard invented dialectics.

― Binjominia (Brilhante), Tuesday, 29 November 2005 21:25 (twenty years ago)

= that guy from THEE HEADCOATES whose name i cant remember

meets

dvorak

― CORNOUS, Tuesday, 29 November 2005 23:14 (twenty years ago)

= John Cale

meets

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

― A|ex P@reene (Pareene), Wednesday, 30 November 2005 01:24 (twenty years ago)

= david arvedon

meets

the spice girls

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Wednesday, 30 November 2005 02:59 (twenty years ago)

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