I'll start with an easy one:
Has a history of toying with their fans, has a pretty awful fanbase.
>>64334528
Death Grips
>>64334528
>Wacky overblown concerts
>30+ years and still going
>Has frequent collaborations with others
angry british dude over tv static
>>64334593
Flaming Lips?
definitely fucked each other
>>64334611
Whitehouse
>>64334611
whitehouse
>>64334544
yeah
>>64334631
Matmos?
>>64334631
The Shaggs
Has two genres he plays in, has more fans for one of them but is decent at the other as well.
>>64334631
Tegan and Sara
>>64334622
yep
two middle aged fat black and white dudes
>>64334631
fleetwood mac
or tegan and sara
>>64334631
Animal Collective :^)
serge and some waveforms
british man makes computer noises with a sibling that doe not exist
>>64334666
correct
Christgau's celebrity crush
>>64334647
Jamie xx?
>>64334674
Richard Dong James
>>64334674
afx
>>64334647
eno?
>>64334674
aphex twins
Female singer slowly getting more mental as time passes by...
>>64334647
James Blunt
female bruce springsteen
Charles Bukowski.
A serious band that also plays Christmas songs
johnny cash, the goth version.
Alpha singer/songwriter, moves his hips a lot
>>64334717
>MIA
yep
a disappointment to his father
>>64334704
Bjork?
just one word:
>cigarettes
is the transporter
>>64334768
Goofball
>>64334736
ASDiG?
>>64334754
Yeah!
the black schubert
another:
the black scriabin
>>64334768
tom waits
Has had very high highs and very low lows in his discography. Has gone more and more mentally insane as his career has gone on.
>>64334768
lol Mac Demarco
Probable odeipal complex
>>64334657
RTJ
>>64334838
Weezer
>>64334830
Lou Reed?
His hair looks like a tree
>>64334863
nope
Plays at excessively loud volumes and has been around for 40 years at this point
5 member band but after a few albums only the lead singer remained relevant.
>>64334870
The Weeknd?
released a 10/10 then went into hiding for 16 years
>>64334870
Weeknd
>>64334892
Jefferson "The Mango" Mangum
>>64334830
correct my friendo
>>64334892
The Avalanches?
>>64334882
Radiohead
>>64334900
nahh
>>64334911
yahh
huge self referential discography and totally unique style. a self contained musical universe
Kindof an asshole. Has some very dark themes in some of his songs
>>64334892
Avalanches
>>64334889
yeah
>>64334916
ya got it
Wrote lyrics that were metaphorical and poetic for a long time then ran out of ideas and just used his shopping list and day planner for ideas
>>64334957
sun kil moon
Completely changed styles for their last two albums, the newest of which is far superior.
>>64334926
Magma?
>>64334631
white stripes
make music with lyrics that feel like you're being pressed to death and are name after a guy who was literally pressed to death
>>64334975
Yep
>>64334979
Swans
>>64334719
Really interested who this is. Carole King? Tracy Chapman?
suicidal man explores feelings possibly originating from childhood sexual abuse with his asian girlfriend
>>64335005
Actually no. The one im thinking of is almost a complete genre change. Also hasnt been around for nearly as long.
>>64335022
this could be any indie artist untill the end
>>64335022
Im 86% certain this is Weezer
he's a stupid faggot
>>64335041
I mean at least he makes music. Gotta give your dad that one, right?
>>64334988
Well, shit. Today I learned that Magma exists
americanized lads
>>64335067
arctic monkeys
>>64335063
They're fucking god tier and they do match up with your description so I'd say you might like them.
Seriously though who else could it be?
>>64335081
Oh fuck I just realized its Xiu Xiu
A bunch og high schoolers.
>>64334528
Versatility, beverage
some dudes on meth from the northwestern rockies bring their high school poetry to life
>>64335098
Slint?
>>64335077
correct
>>64335097
correct
>>64335087
I'm not the same anon, sorry.
Maybe Grateful Dead or Phish?
>>64335100
Beyoncé
heroin addict enlists best friend and man who will eventually becoming the irritating uncle of rock music to make pixies tribute songs
>>64335131
Yep
here's a vague-ish one
>MIDI wankery
>>64335134
Big Black
>>64335138
Could be me, could be a lot of people.
vaguely religious kids from long island
>>64335134
Nirvana
>>64335134
nirvana?
>>64335130
>>64335087
Jandek. although it also could be bach
Scruffy's qt3.14 gf
Half their fanbase knows them from Grand Theft Auto and the other half knows them for their least-successful albums
>>64335138
opn
>>64335138
Imogen Heap?
>>64335153
n a h
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>>64335166
correct
>>64335138
Oneohtrix Point Never
aphex twin but more breaks more meow and more shitty
>>64335161
>>64335159
yeh boys
>>64335188
Venetian snares
>>64335188
V S or squarepusher
the ones with the twinkly guitars
>>64335188
Venetian Snares
>one hit wonder with 3 under-appreciated albums
>>64335108
Close
>>64335134
obviously nirvana
>2 underrated albums and 2 overrated albums
>got kicked out of his own band
Here's a fun one
>Released two albums, first is a cultural icon but the second is actually the superior album
Huge discography, barely 3 good albums, lots of great ideas that lead to nothing most of the time
>>64335245
Krewella?
>>64335245
Pink Floyd/Roger Waters
3 guys and a chick who did some great stuff in the 90s, now there's only one guy left and the other ocasionally joins in and out
>90's indie rock band
>comes off as total slackers
>no longer active
>>64335263
Waters broke up the band. It was Wright that was kicked out
>>64335263
was thinking syd barrett, but close enough
>>64335257
Joy Division
>>64335257
I know who you're thinking of but you're wrong.
Guy screams about violently killing everybody for 20 minutes while another guy plays two saxophones at once
>>64335257
my bloody valentine, if so, i agree
>>64335277
pavement
also
>can't mention genre
Purple prose about homosexual experiences
>>64335275
smashing pumpkins
>>64335302
coil
>>64335285
Correct
>>64335286
No, you're wrong
>>64335296
MBV released three albums and Isn't Anything isn't a cultural icon.
>>64335303
correct
Radical leftists, one of them is vegan.
>>64335313
I actually thought you were talking about NMH
>>64335331
those AJJ guys
>>64335331
Would be RATM but Zach is a vegetarian, not vegan AFAIK
>>64335331
taiga
Songwriter that often tells morose stories in a poetic way. They have matured over the years in a decent sized catalogue but still retain the story telling trait
>>64335336
Damn...
ITAOTS is way better than Avery Island but Avery Island isn't a cultural icon...?
>>64334528
Tool
>>64335304
wrong, friendo
Skinny in one decade, beefy as fuck in the next
>>64335354
You mean itaots isnt? I would agree but it was the best I could think of.
has concept albums albums exclusively, popular in the mid-2000s, has an absolutely terrible fanbase
>>64335331
fuck, any modern day indie band i guess
Member of /mu/-core band leaves to form his own group with someone from some second-rate act nobody listens to and someone who stabs his keyboards
Pansexual man makes flamboyant music, some of which the albums are openly about losing touch with his wife
>>64335384
coheed and cambria or dream theater
maybe porcupine tree
>>64335402
of montreal obvs
>>64335406
nah
I've seen this group on /mu/ a few times, but I'll give an extra detailed vague description for you
A band whose career spanned roughly a decade starting in the early 80's, with a red headed vocalist backed by a band and horns section who later went to write dozens (maybe in the hundreds) of scores and soundtracks
>>64335390
ELP
>>64334631
Coil
>>64335440
the zombies
>>64335419
bringo
>>64335376
ITAOTS is the cultural icon, rather than Avery Island.
Otherwise the rest would match up with my post
>>64335402
jordaan mason
>>64335465
Fuck for some reason I thought avery island came after itaots ignore my stupidity.
If anyone can get this I'll pay you 3 cents on PayPal, no scam.
>band from the 80s, never were super popular
>only released on limited cassettes
>recently re-issued on a label, 2015
>>64335007
it was Taylor Swift
A 32-year-old guitarist sings with a voice of a man twice his age.
His voice in his most recent album sounds a little less old.
Had 4 great albums, than 1 ok album and from there just a downhill of bad to insufferable albums
atonal improvisations, soundscapes, NO PHOTOGRAPHY ALLOWED
>>64335389
>>64335348
>>64335350
>>64335351
Since nobody's gotten it, it's Refused.
The lead singer owns a shit ton of hats and has a sportscar fetish.
>>64334737
Hank Williams III
>>64334838
Neutral Milk Hotel
>>64335165
Eminem
>>64335098
Cap'n Jazz
>>64334631
Beach House duh
>>64335898
King Cumson
>>64336042
bingo!
here's another one:
considered one of the finest musicians on earth, is known for his relentless fart humour and poop jokes
>two members
>basically one member
>>64335022
Xiu Xiu?
>>64334631
Angus and Julia stone
>>64334631
Crystal Castles, then again it would be harder to find people Alice Glass didn't fuck.
>>64336062
Mike Patton maybe?
>>64336120
I found one, it's you
>>64336125
older
>>64336135
Not bad
>>64336065
The White Stripes.
>>64336140
No, but it fits.
They're... older.
>>64334736
Low
>>64334881
Michael "Raping a Slave" Gira and the Geese
>>64335292
omfg what is this
>>64336062
Frank Zappa
AYY LSD LMAO
>>64336210
no but I can see why you'd think that
hint: this artist hasn't been alive for a long time
Mics are for swinging not for singing :^)
This band got caught trying to pass themselves off as The Beatles during their earlier incarnations.
>>64336223
The Who?
>Duo who made electropop
>Best thing either of them ever did
>Last album was just the guy and not the girl
>May be defunct now we're not sure
>>64336239
no, you dad
>>64336186
Well that took you fucks a while
Here's another one
>This band loves free improv, solong, weird time signatures and did 2 collaboration albums with a completely different band, the first of which was shit and the second of which was the best thing either had ever done
>>64336247
Crystal Castles?
>>64336285
but roger daltry swings his microphones all the time
edge
>>64336247
Yazoo
>>64336304
so do i, thats not the band i meant
>>64336222
>>64336210
>>64336125
i-it's mozart guys
>>64336357
Get out, how could I even live that long?
claiming they were recording using a guitar fueled with diesel amplified with a water barrell
Since you couldn't get this one (the answer was TR/ST) here's another
>>64336247
>Hyperactive songwriter cult lo-fi band has about 7,200 songs like the beatles recorded with a potato and were actually good
>>64336404
Sounds like something Einstürzende Neubauten would do
>>64336062
devin townsend
>>64334736
the killers
>>64335219
Gotye?
>>64336462
nope
>>64336482
Y E S C O R R E C T
FINALLY
>>64334737
NIN
>>64335098
cap'n jazz?
>>64336501
Hearts a Mess was a pretty big hit though, not at all like SIUTN
Really underrated though
>>64335292
someone please tell me who this is
>>64335374
axl rose?
>>64335060
XD rekt!!
>>64335721
Yes?
>>64335292
Van der Graaf Generator
>>64336404
Velvet Cacoon
>>64334528
>asshole singer and bass player ruined it all
this one should be very easy
>>64336745
It's obviously captain beefheart
>>64337196
Pink Floyd
One guy kills himself. Then one kills another. It's complete utter shit from then on.
Cool people still going strong after decades of playing together. They may be even more popular now than in their heyday.
>>64337281
Beach boys?
Crazy feminist lady
>>64334528
Tool
>>64334593
Metallica
>>64334631
Metallica
>>64334704
Sinead O'Connor
Or all of them
>>64334741
Elvis Presley
>>64334750
Neil Cicierega
>>64334830
Michael Jackson
>>64334926
David Bowie
>>64334933
Tyler, The Creator
>>64334979
Tame Impala
>>64335165
Hall & Oates
>>64335232
Mastodon
>>64335260
Les Claypool
>>64335352
Nick Cave
>>64335721
Metallica
>>64336214
Jefferson Airplane
They're posing as tough guys but one of their songs is literally a band member's contemplation of suicide after somebody stolen a thing from him.
They would be a much better band if Hulk Hogan joined them back in the day.
Jews making black music better than most blacks.
>>64334631
Autechre
Started strong but after a big financial flop it seems like they're now creatively bankrupt. Still fun to watch them live.
>>64334631
girl's generation
Soundtracks that elevate the movies but also you want to listen on their own.
>>64337486
Beastie Boys
>>64337486
Beastie boys?
>>64337557
>>64337559
That was too easy
>>64337548
Vange lis?
>>64337573
That's a valid answer, but not what I had in mind.
Swedish Aliens playing the music from their Home Planet.
We don't deserve them.
Doesn't understand how a basic scientific theory works yet they've made this theory a basis for their ideology.
"Let's do GWAR but worse"
>>64336135
I usually get annoyed with tripfags, but I probably hate you the least.
>>64336585
Mild kek.
For my back problems I use heroin.
>>64335592
I would say Cleaners From Venus but I don't think Captured Tracks did the reissues in 2015.
>>64336065
sleaford mods
Satirizing glam metal so hard the lead singer almost died from heroin overdose.
>>64335374
trent reznor
>>64337263
mayhem
