it'll have to be 4
steely danthe fallpavementsonic youth
― Dark Mavis (Michael B), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 15:01 (five years ago) link
New OrderBlack SabbathWu-Tang Clan
― Neil S, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 15:02 (five years ago) link
i guess it'd be
pavementgrateful deadVU
if we're going for all-time, most consistent over time/most impact. daily, things ebb and flow. idk. i'm boring
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 15:29 (five years ago) link
if we're talking BANDS:
talking headsthe beach boysthe boo Radleys
― My name is the Pope and in the 90s I smoked a lot of dope (dog latin), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 16:33 (five years ago) link
global t -- that's a good trio (by yr own criteria)
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 16:35 (five years ago) link
talking heads ousting autechre in 2018 but no real change. actually I think I prefer Autechre to the Beach Boys these days
― My name is the Pope and in the 90s I smoked a lot of dope (dog latin), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 16:35 (five years ago) link
Something like this
Pet Shop Boys Saint EtienneBroadcast
― kitchen person, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 16:42 (five years ago) link
Van der Graaf Generator Tindersticks Shearwater
― the word dog doesn't bark (anagram), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 17:04 (five years ago) link
VaselinesThe FallFleetwood Mac, preferably including Lindsey B
― rip van wanko, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 17:14 (five years ago) link
pumpkinsacbeatles
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 17:16 (five years ago) link
BeatlesHawkwindYellow Magic Orchestra
― Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 23:22 (five years ago) link
grateful deadmazzy starsome version of one of the electric bands miles davis had in the early 70s - al foster, michael henderson, james mtume, pete cosey, reggie lucas, dave liebman
― marcos, Thursday, 21 June 2018 20:44 (five years ago) link
Beach HouseFleetwood MacPet Shop Boys
― joshywinty (josh), Thursday, 21 June 2018 23:48 (five years ago) link
The ClienteleTalking HeadsLow
― that's not my post, Friday, 22 June 2018 00:31 (five years ago) link
The ClienteleJoni Mitchell's Hejira bandDestroyer's Kaputt band
― niels, Friday, 22 June 2018 08:40 (five years ago) link
New OrderTed Leo and the PharmacistsBelle & Sebastian
― enochroot, Friday, 22 June 2018 11:59 (five years ago) link
Ignoring Philip Glass etc., lastfm says:
RadioheadThe Rolling StonesAmadou & Mariam
The Black Angels are #19 and climbing...
― aworks, Saturday, 23 June 2018 01:21 (five years ago) link
Beatles, Fall, Saint Etienne
― albvivertine, Saturday, 23 June 2018 01:47 (five years ago) link
funk brostcb bandchic org
― sciatica, Saturday, 23 June 2018 06:08 (five years ago) link
Revision # 7:ZepSabbathVH
― calstars, Saturday, 23 June 2018 17:25 (five years ago) link
The Cure
Steely DanSpoon
― Bee OK, Sunday, 24 June 2018 00:06 (five years ago) link
and then The Boo Radleys
― Bee OK, Sunday, 24 June 2018 00:07 (five years ago) link
followed by New Order
― Bee OK, Sunday, 24 June 2018 00:09 (five years ago) link
Brighouse and Rastrick BrassGoombay DanceBlack Velvet
― Swedes and Löw (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 24 June 2018 02:15 (five years ago) link
The FallPrefab SproutVelvet Underground
Really though it's more fluid and not so set in stone. But all three of those above are bands whose work i know back to front. And whose entire catalog of l.p's i can and do sing along with. In and out of the shower.
― VyrnaKnowlIsAHeadbanger, Sunday, 24 June 2018 04:22 (five years ago) link
Revision C:2814TelepathHKE
― calstars, Sunday, 24 June 2018 04:58 (five years ago) link
Rolling Stones '63 - '72Sonic You t hPRINCE
― nicky lo-fi, Sunday, 24 June 2018 05:52 (five years ago) link
Jane’s just shot to #1!
― calstars, Saturday, 14 July 2018 23:40 (five years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dpxn3T4XUAAkr_I.jpg
― calzino, Thursday, 18 October 2018 08:13 (five years ago) link
all time: the Boo Radleys, the Beach Boys, Talking Heads although I don't listen to any of them that much any more
― Scritti Vanilli - The Word Girl You Know It's True (dog latin), Thursday, 18 October 2018 10:22 (five years ago) link
Echo & the BunnymenJoseph ArthurDavid Sylvian (sort of sharing and alternating 3rd/4rd spot with Roxy Music/Bryan Ferry solo, but Sylvian ultimately wins because of Gone To Earth).
― Valentijn, Thursday, 18 October 2018 10:57 (five years ago) link
going for a "Joseph Arthur" was used in a non-musical context in my childhood!
― calzino, Thursday, 18 October 2018 10:59 (five years ago) link