What are some great trios?

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The ones I can think of off hand:
Disco Inferno
Mad Capsule Markets
Trio (obv)
Le Tigre
Minutemen

― T. Weiss (Timmy), Thursday, 31 July 2003 22:58 (twenty-two years ago)

kitchens of distinction

― keith (keithmcl), Thursday, 31 July 2003 22:59 (twenty-two years ago)

the gordons/bailter space
the clean

― keith (keithmcl), Thursday, 31 July 2003 23:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Motorhead

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 31 July 2003 23:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Venom
Cocteau Twins

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 31 July 2003 23:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Rush

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 31 July 2003 23:01 (twenty-two years ago)

The Young Gods

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 31 July 2003 23:01 (twenty-two years ago)

lucksmiths

― keith (keithmcl), Thursday, 31 July 2003 23:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Saint Etienne
The Jam
Ash (when they were a three-piece)
The Manics (even though they were better as a four-piece)

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 31 July 2003 23:02 (twenty-two years ago)

pale saints

― keith (keithmcl), Thursday, 31 July 2003 23:03 (twenty-two years ago)

bill evans trio

― gaz (gaz), Thursday, 31 July 2003 23:04 (twenty-two years ago)

unique 3

― gaz (gaz), Thursday, 31 July 2003 23:05 (twenty-two years ago)

a tribe called quest

― gaz (gaz), Thursday, 31 July 2003 23:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Run DMC
De La Soul
Nirvana

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 31 July 2003 23:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Fun Boy Three
and obviously Bananarama too...

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 31 July 2003 23:14 (twenty-two years ago)

clientele

― keith (keithmcl), Thursday, 31 July 2003 23:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Lync

― Sam J. (samjeff), Thursday, 31 July 2003 23:15 (twenty-two years ago)

alice coltranes 'monastic trio'
young marble giants
run dmc

― joni, Thursday, 31 July 2003 23:18 (twenty-two years ago)

dolly mixture

― keith (keithmcl), Thursday, 31 July 2003 23:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Black Box Recorder
Destiny's Child
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
PJ Harvey (before she ditched the luggage)
Blur (whether they were better as a four-piece or not... too early to say)
TLC

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 31 July 2003 23:26 (twenty-two years ago)

The Melvins (well, generally it's a duo plus an entity on bass, but anyway).

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 31 July 2003 23:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Big Black
Cecil Taylor Feel Trio
Jaguares
Derek & the Ruins (Derek Bailey with Ruins as his rhythm section—they recorded three albums, so they count as a trio)
Fushitsusha
Mainliner
High Rise
The Plugz

― Phil Freeman (Phil Freeman), Thursday, 31 July 2003 23:30 (twenty-two years ago)

The Carrie Nations.

― Rich, Thursday, 31 July 2003 23:33 (twenty-two years ago)

dna
spacemen 3
jesus & mary chain
yo la tengo (mid/late era)
the gories
galaxie 500
pavement (pre-crooked rain)
three mile pilot
big star (late era)
seam (early years)

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 31 July 2003 23:34 (twenty-two years ago)

low :-)

― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Thursday, 31 July 2003 23:55 (twenty-two years ago)

OS MUTANTES
http://www.phinnweb.com/retro/pic/mutantes.gif

― Sonny A. (Keiko), Thursday, 31 July 2003 23:57 (twenty-two years ago)

LEVERT

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 31 July 2003 23:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Husker Du
Volcano Suns

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 31 July 2003 23:59 (twenty-two years ago)

the who - daltrey

― brains (cerybut), Friday, 1 August 2003 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Bill Evans Trio w/Scott Lafaro

The Bad Plus

Oscar Peterson Trio

Spoon? (or are they more of a duo?)

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 1 August 2003 00:02 (twenty-two years ago)

jimi hendrix experience
cream
gun
three man army

― potsmoker, Friday, 1 August 2003 00:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Mission of Burma

― scott m (mcd), Friday, 1 August 2003 00:19 (twenty-two years ago)

sleater fucking kinney HELLO MOTHERFUCKERS???!?

― teeny (teeny), Friday, 1 August 2003 00:21 (twenty-two years ago)

ZZ Top

― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Friday, 1 August 2003 00:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Ben Folds Five!!

― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Friday, 1 August 2003 00:26 (twenty-two years ago)

go betweens up to and including their second album

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Friday, 1 August 2003 00:51 (twenty-two years ago)

The current lineup of the Flaming Lips.

― Bruce Urquhart (Bruce Urquhart), Friday, 1 August 2003 01:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Presley/Moore/Black
The Impressions
Blue Cheer (1st 2.5 lps)
Guru Guru
Ash Ra Tempel
Vanilla Fudge
Grand Funk Railroad
Budgie
Sir Lord Baltimore
May Blitz
High on Fire
1st Red Krayola lp
last Pink Fairies lp
Cosmic Psychos
Feedtime
1st 3 Dinosaur Jr. lps
Urge Overkill
Sun City Girls
Dead C
Harmonia
C.O.B.
Braxton/Smith/Jenkins
Air
Borbetomagus
Codona
Clusone 3
AMM for the last 20 years or so
Giuffre/Bley/Swallow

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Friday, 1 August 2003 01:34 (twenty-two years ago)

dudes, i totally forgot Dust. my bad.

― potsmoker, Friday, 1 August 2003 01:36 (twenty-two years ago)

*smacks forehead* .. of course.

also now that I check I was totally wrong about Vanilla Fudge. I think I was thinking of Beck, Bogert & Appice or something, I don't know.

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Friday, 1 August 2003 01:45 (twenty-two years ago)

2nd and 3rd Soft Machine lps
King Crimson circa Red

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Friday, 1 August 2003 01:53 (twenty-two years ago)

fuck you, rasputina rules !!!

― reo fordecor, Friday, 1 August 2003 02:01 (twenty-two years ago)

ani difranco, Sara Lee, Andy Stochansky

― not nickalicious, i promise (gabbneb), Friday, 1 August 2003 02:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Charles Angels

― red, Friday, 1 August 2003 02:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Velvet Crush is great
XTC (for 10 whole years)
and the Beastie Boys

― Haikunym, Friday, 1 August 2003 04:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Shellac

― mei (mei), Friday, 1 August 2003 06:38 (twenty-two years ago)

demo-moe

― your null fame (yournullfame), Friday, 1 August 2003 06:46 (twenty-two years ago)

The Police

― weatheringdaleson (weatheringdaleson), Friday, 1 August 2003 06:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Motorpsycho (although producer deathprod probably counts as a 4th member...)
Sixteen Horsepower
the Police

(x-post)

― willem (willem), Friday, 1 August 2003 06:48 (twenty-two years ago)

underworld (they were, at least)

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 1 August 2003 06:50 (twenty-two years ago)

The Supremes

― oops (Oops), Friday, 1 August 2003 07:50 (twenty-two years ago)

The Shangri-Las, the Ronettes, the Crystals.

― Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Friday, 1 August 2003 08:01 (twenty-two years ago)

The Wailers
The Gaylads
The Heptones
The Mighty Diamonds
The Silvertones
The Kingstonians
The Melodians
The Gladiators
The Pioneers
The Ethiopians
The Meditations
The Itals
The Uniques
The Techniques
Culture
Israel Vibration
Aswad
Black Uhuru

― oops (Oops), Friday, 1 August 2003 08:07 (twenty-two years ago)

how about the Kingston Trio? they really were a trio, right?

― Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Friday, 1 August 2003 08:13 (twenty-two years ago)

but they sucked

― oops (Oops), Friday, 1 August 2003 08:21 (twenty-two years ago)

somehow I forgot The Paragons

― oops (Oops), Friday, 1 August 2003 08:39 (twenty-two years ago)

the Bomb Squad

― oops (Oops), Friday, 1 August 2003 08:46 (twenty-two years ago)

The Ganelin Trio (once upon a time)

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Friday, 1 August 2003 08:50 (twenty-two years ago)

ha ha gabbneb! (that's totally a great choice though!)

Anyway...

Primus
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Beastie Boys
Medeski Martin and Wood
Critters Buggin
Destiny's Child
Latyrx
Tin Hat Trio
and especially MORPHINE!!!!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 1 August 2003 11:32 (twenty-two years ago)

fIREHOSE "Disciples of the 3-Way"
Dinosaur Jr.
Pond

― BrianB, Friday, 1 August 2003 11:40 (twenty-two years ago)

massive attack and underworld - great as trios, slightly less great afterwards.

― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Friday, 1 August 2003 11:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Screaming Blue Messiahs
Fine Young Cannibals

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 1 August 2003 12:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Art Bears
Kluster
Eskelin/Parkins/Black
I.S.O.
Harmonia
Hoahio
Tangerine Dream (at least during their best years)
This Heat

― dleone (dleone), Friday, 1 August 2003 12:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Nomeansno.

― Øystein Holm-Olsen (Øystein H-O), Friday, 1 August 2003 12:58 (twenty-two years ago)

King Crimson circa Red=drums, bass/vocals, guitar, and violin, right? Or had David Cross left the band?

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:07 (twenty-two years ago)

the dirty three
big black (i know thats 4 if you count roland)
and i know kilian already mentioned them, but they're so good they should be mentioned twice - low

― Bob Shaw (Bob Shaw), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Fugees, Lemonheads (Evan, David, Nick), Cypress Hill

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:17 (twenty-two years ago)

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drd800/d857/d85727ox50f.jpg

There were guests though.

― dleone (dleone), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Iskra 1903
skullflower
albert ayler trio
joseph holbrooke
peter brotzmann trio

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:30 (twenty-two years ago)

hession/wilkinson/fell trio

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:30 (twenty-two years ago)

The Oblivians
UT
Blurt
To Live And Shave In L.A.(T. Smith, Rat Bastard, Ben Wolcott)
...just got ahold of the demo moe l.p.--amazing. Hilarious.

― Stephen Boyle (SBoyle), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:32 (twenty-two years ago)

LOVAGE!
ATARI TEENAGE RIOT!
DEADWEIGHT!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 1 August 2003 13:53 (twenty-two years ago)

beat happening

― Bob Shaw (Bob Shaw), Friday, 1 August 2003 14:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Digable Planets
Built to Spill
Tony Williams Lifetime
Thanatopsis
nu-Blur
Secret Chiefs 3

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 1 August 2003 14:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Groundhogs
Kosoukuya
Sightings
Speed,Glue and Shinki
Shadow Ring
Edgar Broughton Band

― Jay Kirsch, Friday, 1 August 2003 14:32 (twenty-two years ago)

The Meat Puppets
Slapp Happy
The Jimmy Giuffre 3

― Marcel Post (Marcel Post), Friday, 1 August 2003 14:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Pelt
Cheater Slicks
Silkworm
The Clean

― Jay Kirsch, Friday, 1 August 2003 14:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Emerson. Lake. and palmer.

― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Friday, 1 August 2003 18:18 (twenty-two years ago)

The Jam!!! lest ye forget

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 1 August 2003 18:25 (twenty-two years ago)

I said the Jam! I said Run DMC first too! Why is everyone ignoring me?! What's with all the exclamation marks?!

― ailsa (ailsa), Friday, 1 August 2003 18:45 (twenty-two years ago)

i thought air were a duo

― Felcher (Felcher), Friday, 1 August 2003 18:48 (twenty-two years ago)

they are. let's hang Mr. Diamond from the gallows.

― oops (Oops), Friday, 1 August 2003 18:53 (twenty-two years ago)

No AIR was simply one of the greatest jazz ensembles of all-time:

Henry Threadgill - reeds
Fred Hopkins - bass
Steve McCall - percussion

Made many, many fantastic albums in the 70's; waaay before those shitty frogs began peddling their aural wallpaper..

(also as long as we're claiming credit, I said Harmonia, Dinosaur Jr. [but only for the 1st 3 lps please], and Jimmy Giuffre 3 before others bit my rhymes)

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Friday, 1 August 2003 18:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Young Canadians, Elevator and Kearny Lake Road.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Friday, 1 August 2003 19:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Sorry Mr. Diamond, I didn't see your Dino Jr reference above, but since you only had them for the first 3 lps, can I have them for "Where You Been" with J, Murph, & Mike?

― BrianB, Friday, 1 August 2003 19:19 (twenty-two years ago)

oh ..hmmm... oh ok I'll let you. :)

really, I just think the J./Lou tension made the band great.

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Friday, 1 August 2003 19:37 (twenty-two years ago)

''No AIR was simply one of the greatest jazz ensembles of all-time''

can you recommend a couple of recs?

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Friday, 1 August 2003 20:45 (twenty-two years ago)

propagandhi

― Felcher (Felcher), Friday, 1 August 2003 20:48 (twenty-two years ago)

oh diamond i just looked at the AACM thread and i saw yr recommenadtions there.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Friday, 1 August 2003 21:00 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah, Julio, the problem is I'm not sure what's currently in print, but I've never heard a bum record by them. I know for a fact at least one of the records they did for Black Saint - Air Mail received a cd issue at some point in the 90's, but I haven't heard that one and have no idea if it is still available.

My favorites by them are probably 80 Degrees Below '82 - the first record I heard by them, and the last made by the original group (McCall ended up being replaced by Pheeroan AkLaff; this group's records are ok but not as spectacular - actually one of them also features one of the earliest appearances on record of Cassandra Wilson!) 80 Degrees Below '82 came out on a major though (Antilles), so I can't imagine used copies are extremely scarce or anything. I also really like the very first recording, Air Song, which I think has been given a reissue as an import cd.

Anyway, I think you'd like them. They're one of the key AACM affiliated ensembles. Sometimes they play fairly freely, other times more reined in by Threadgill's great melodies. They played together for over a decade, and they have that great telepathic interplay and sense of dynamics that long-time working units achieve. The trio format allows for a lot space in the music. McCall and Hopkins are pretty active players - for my money THE great unheralded rhythm section (and sadly both no longer with us) - and create a supple bed for Threadgill's post-bop lines.

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Friday, 1 August 2003 21:17 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah thanks diamond. I'm on slsk now and I'm downloading lots of free jazz/microhouse so I'll look out for that.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Friday, 1 August 2003 21:35 (twenty-two years ago)

times ten, the snares, tugboat.

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Saturday, 2 August 2003 01:21 (twenty-two years ago)

DEAD MOON

― hellbaby (hellbaby), Saturday, 2 August 2003 02:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Christ, what a good call by hellbaby.

I kill myself with guns for forgetting them.

And my god, now that I think about it, latter-day Childish groups

Thee Mighty Caesars
Thee Headcoats

MUST be mentioned.

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Saturday, 2 August 2003 02:37 (twenty-two years ago)

dead moon YES.

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Saturday, 2 August 2003 03:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Phuture, Underground Resistance, Black Dog and Scooter.

― vahid (vahid), Saturday, 2 August 2003 03:42 (twenty-two years ago)

the beatles

― RJG (RJG), Saturday, 2 August 2003 03:56 (twenty-two years ago)

can you count?

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Saturday, 2 August 2003 08:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Three Shades of Dirty

― Colin Meeder (Mert), Saturday, 2 August 2003 17:40 (twenty-two years ago)

um, RJG - the Beatles are now a DUO

― dave q, Saturday, 2 August 2003 17:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Beat Happening (MUST be seconded)

Nirv...that's right, give 'em some luv, hipstas and smug bastards...they deserve it

Soda Stereo (best rock en español band EVA)

Massive Attack (not anymore, obv)

etc.

― Francis Watlington (Francis Watlington), Saturday, 2 August 2003 23:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Mojave 3
Greenday

― David Allen, Sunday, 3 August 2003 01:46 (twenty-two years ago)

the beatles WERE a trio, no?

― RJG (RJG), Sunday, 3 August 2003 01:51 (twenty-two years ago)

"There's three of us, but we ain't the Beatles." - Run DMC

― Evan (Evan), Sunday, 3 August 2003 02:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Unrest!!

― Evan (Evan), Sunday, 3 August 2003 02:20 (twenty-two years ago)

BUSTED!

― Lynskey (Lynskey), Sunday, 3 August 2003 10:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Bozzio Levin Stevens

― JP Almeida (JP Almeida), Sunday, 3 August 2003 11:04 (twenty-two years ago)

The Shaggs
The Honey Cone
Haysi Fantayzee
Josie & the Pussycats
a-ha
Hanson
Deee-lite
The Bee Gees
The Hues Corporation

― Arthur (Arthur), Sunday, 3 August 2003 13:51 (twenty-two years ago)

The Shaggs
Wasn't a fourth sister added?

― T. Weiss (Timmy), Sunday, 3 August 2003 19:08 (twenty-two years ago)

hello...heaven 17!!

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Sunday, 3 August 2003 19:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Add N to (X)
Bis
Chicks on Speed
To Rococo Rot

― T. Weiss (Timmy), Sunday, 3 August 2003 20:55 (twenty-two years ago)

bis? they'd be better as a duo.

― keith (keithmcl), Sunday, 3 August 2003 21:03 (twenty-two years ago)

the 5,6,7,8's

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Sunday, 3 August 2003 21:05 (twenty-two years ago)

andrew sisters

― anthony easton (anthony), Sunday, 3 August 2003 21:20 (twenty-two years ago)

nosotrash

― keith (keithmcl), Sunday, 3 August 2003 21:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Has anybody said Muse?

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Sunday, 3 August 2003 21:38 (twenty-two years ago)

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