who are the BIG FOUR of some NON-METAL GENRES?

this is kind of a hypothetical question because i feel like most genres don't have as clear a pecking order as metal tends to, so i don't know if you even could have a definitive big four or jazz or rap or indie rock or whatever -- but have at it i guess

rap: hell rell, jr writer, un casa, freekey zekey

Metal is also tends to have very clear sub-genre dividing lines which makes it easier to ID the most innovative/important acts for those sub-genres.

I'm mean you can probably do this pretty easily with electronic/dance music too. Like Detroit Techno: Juan Atkins, Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson, Carl Craig. Or Chicago House: Marshall Jefferson, Larry Heard, Adonis, and uh Virgo Four or someone.

grunge: Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains

Rolling Stones albums: Beggars Banquet, Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers, Exile on Main St.

yeah, no i think that's a different thread

will oldham projects: palace brothers, bonnie "prince" billy, the continental op, will oldham

is the lesson here that no music fans are less imaginative and more prone to consensus than metalheads? because I don't know if I agree with that.

Big four of soul.

Fats Domino, Solomon Burke, Barry White, and Aretha Franklin.

Britpop is pretty easy if I am not too subjective (i.e. not including Dodgy ;)) :
Oasis
Blur
Pulp
Suede

Krautrock:

Can
Faust
Kraftwerk
David Hasselhoff

Industrial:

Throbbing Gristle
Cabaret Voltaire
Front 242
KMFDM

Haight Ashbury

Grateful Dead
Jefferson Airplane
Country Joe and the Fish
Quicksilver Messenger Service

British Folk Rock:

Fotheringay
Fairport Convention
Pentangle
Steeleye Span

big four numbers

1
2
3
4

big four beatles

john
george
paul
ringo

big four letters in jay-zs name

z
a
j
y

big four loko

http://worcesteria.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/four_loko_beverage_large_can.jpg

big crappy trolls

max
max
max
max

lol

Big four of shoegaze

My Bloody Valentine
Slowdive
Ride
????

shoegaze, first wave:

Jesus & Mary Chain
Cocteau Twins
MBV
Dinosaur Jr.

second wave:
Ride
Lush
Slowdive
Pale Saints

third wave:
Telescopes
Secret Shine
Medicine
Ecstasy of St. Theresa

nu-gaze:
Asobi Seksu
Serena Maneesh
Manitoba/Caribou
Dykehouse

Evan: otm @ BIG FOUR LOKO (tho I would pick watermelon fwiw)

Big four of prog rock:

Genesis
Pink Floyd
King Crimson
Van der Graaf Generator

Industrial:

Throbbing Gristle
Cabaret Voltaire
Front 242Test Department
KMFDMEinstürzende Neubauten

British Folk Rock:

Fotheringay The Albion Band
Fairport Convention
Pentangle
Steeleye Span

European free jazz:

Peter Brötzmann
Evan Parker
Derek Bailey
Han Bennink

American free jazz:

Ornette Coleman
Albert Ayler
Anthony Braxton
Cecil Taylor

I was wondering who the big four of turn-of-the-70s production might be just this morning. I'm thinking alon the lines of:
King Tubby
Arthur Russell
Grandmaster Flash

Is there a punk equivalent?

Anagram, wouldn't the incredible string band feature in your folk list?

There was one night last year when Pavement was on Jimmy Fallon and Superchunk was on another show (Kimmel maybe?), and Guided by Voices had just played announced they were touring the "classic" lineup that I tweeted the only thing missing was Archers of Loaf if they wanted to form the 90s indie Voltron. Well, now Archers are playing shows too. Anyway...

90s Indie rock (imo)

Archers of Loaf
Guided by Voices
Pavement
Superchunk

Guided by Voices had just played announced

Anagram, wouldn't the incredible string band feature in your folk list?

well I've never thought of ISB as being folk rock especially, they're more like psych folk. folk rock has to have electric guitars and drums.

ny rap: biggie, jay, nas... pun?

rakim?

cali rap: dre, snoop, pac, eazy? cube?

for RAP outright the four would be biggie, jay, nas, pac right?

80s rap: chuck d, big daddy kane, slick rick, rakim?

First wave indiepop ("shambling"):
The Pastels
The June Brides
Shop Assistants
Soup Dragons

i find it hard to believe that the soup dragons are in the 'top four' of anything

er 'big four'

They're in the big four of bands who were shit after three singles.

12" version of "I'm Free" w/ full Junior Reid cameo will ALWAYS be the only Soup Dragons song.

(& yes, I have heard their C86 albums - BMX bandits are better)

On second thought, Hotwired-era singles were not so bad, either.

Genesis
Pink Floyd
King Crimson
Van der Graaf Generator

Swap VDGG with Yes and that may be right.

Dog latin you think maybe Martin Hannett belong on you big 4 of turn of the decade 80s production list? Maybe even Dennis Bovell (or Grant Showbiz lol)?

big four of Cartman's dolls

Clyde Frog
Peter Panda
Polly Prissy Pants
Precious

YEah I think Martin Hannet might have to count. Or maybe Brian Eno?

Duh, yeah Eno of course...

The big four of UK synthpop:

Depeche Mode
Human League
Soft Cell
OMD

Big Four IDM

Aphex Twin
Squarepusher
Autechre
µ-ziq (or luke vibert)

I was wondering who the big four of turn-of-the-70s production might be just this morning.

+1
fuckin eno, brah

or quincy jones, even

moroder?

Big Four out of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

Dave Dee
Dozy
Beaky (any of the three)
Mick (either one)

...because fuck Tich

real synths

Real synths are either analogue or sound like analogue. Nobody, except for a handful in the Chicago dance scene, used those in 1987-88.

fair enough, geir

Aphex Twin
Squarepusher
Autechre
µ-ziq (or luke vibert) boards of canada

argh why am i in this awful thread

don't know why, but I want to argue against BOC. Great band, and undeniably important to the scene, but not technically originators - their time to shine came a bit later on from the others.

just add in Stalk Forrest Group instead ;)

chilean hip-hop:
- tiro de gracia
- nick calaveras
- cease
- zonora point

chicago house:
- dj sneak
- derrick carter
- lawnchair generals
- joey youngman

never been a big hater on threads but i have to say this spate of endless micro taxonomies of metal are annoying as fukk

bring back i \m/ metal

happy birthday max

The big four of UK synthpop:

Depeche Mode
Human League
Soft Cell
OMD

I feel like Numan should be in there but I'm not sure whose place he'd take.

I can agree with that, I believe. Although none of his albums were strictly synth based (He used a lot of acoustic instruments from "Dance" onwards, and mostly real bass and drums before that.

Avril Lavigne
Kelly Clarkson
P¡nk
Taylor Swift

female top 40 rock of the oughts

could probably strike female out there since most male-fronted pop rock sucked balls last decade. step it up, bros.

in a similar vein, anti-Britneys of the 00s:

Michelle Branch
Vanessa Carlton
Avril Lavigne
Pink

Britneys of the late '90s to early '00s:

Britney Spears
Christina Aguilera
Mandy Moore
Jessica Simpson

I was trying to find a way to squeeze michellebranch in there!

turn-of-the-millennium (second wave?) post-grunge:

Nickelback
Creed
Puddle of Mudd
Staind

Max Martin style boy bands:

Backstreet Boys
*NSYNC
98°
um...O-Town? LFO?

Big four bands named after penguins:

The Penguins
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Decaer Pingu
Emperor

corporate kiddie pop-punk of the post-Green Day era:

Blink-182
Simple Plan
Good Charlotte
Sum 41

none of his albums were strictly synth based

apart from The Pleasure Principle, that is

the millennial emo chartpop explosion:

Fall Out Boy
Panic! at the Disco
My Chemical Romance
The Used

big four phases of new thread concept

denial
bargaining
depression
acceptance

now you're just angering me

Big four Scrumpy'n'Western:

The Wurzels
The Yetties
Fred Wedlock
Shag Connors and the Carrot Crunchers

rap: hell rell, jr writer, un casa, freekey zekey

― J0rdan S., Wednesday, April 13, 2011 8:13 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

u crazy 4 this 1 sarge! :)

Big four bands named after penguins:

The Penguins
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Decaer Pingu
Emperor

― ridic beau (NickB), Thursday, April 14, 2011 9:42 PM (2 hours ago)

this is the best one so far

The big four of Norwegian late 80s/early 90s rock with Norwegian lyrics

Dum Dum Boys
DeLillos
Jokke & Valentinerne
Raga Rockers

(These four are sort of an established canon among critics and fans in Norway actually)

New Romantics (not including synthpop):

Duran Duran
Japan
Spandau Ballet
Culture Club

big 4 hair bands:

Def Leppard
Motley Crue
Poison
Bon Jovi

metal genre I know, but fuck me if I'm going to start another of those threads.

unreadable thread

riot grrrl

Bikini Kill
Bratmobile
Team Dresch
Sleater-Kinney

cbgb bands

Television
Ramones
Blondie
Talking Heads

Big Four Bands From The Northern Home Counties

The Subways
Enter Shikari
My Passion
Friendly Fires

happy birthday max

Mr Big
Big Fun
The Big Bopper
Big Country

Notorious BIG
Massive Attack
Giant Sand
Whale

Top Four Francophone Crooners

Jacques Brel
Charles Aznavour
Michel Polnareff
Georges Brassens

The Four Tops
4 hero
4 Non Blondes
George Formby

Four Tops
Four Seasons
Unit Four Plus Two
Nat 'King' Cole & The Four Knights with Nelson Riddle's Music

xp damnit!

can't believe someone else had the same idea

:-O

The Prodigy
Altern-8
KLF
SL2 (if not who??)

big 'fork 90s schmindie labels: Sub Pop, KRS, Touch & Go, Matador. did I miss any?

(ftr SST = 80s schmindie, Merge = 00s schmindie)