Band who has the most unique sound that no one else sounds like.

Eh, the Primal Scream song was good: had the sound of post-Steel Wheels Stones, but not the feel of pre-Dirty Work Stones.
I don't think the Thelonius Monster song sounds like them at all.

 

Yea, for being so deep into the rock timeline in the mid 90s, for a band to come along as unique as 16 Horsepower right from the start was pretty surprising. Kind of like Morphine in that regard, but maybe even moreso. Another pretty unique band in that time was The Geraldine Fibbers, I guess they did owe some to early Uncle Tupelo, but Carla gave them such a different sound and perspective. And Cul de Sac came out fully formed from the start mixing some Eno and Neu! sounds with a lot of John Fahey guitar worship. Lot of really cool and interesting bands in that time, many didn't get much of an audience, but some of them were very unique. Laika is a band I love from that time too, seemed to be way ahead of their time.

 

Yeah, but they don’t really.

Some songs for sure, but 16 Horsepower is more like gothic Americana whereas Wovenhand has become more and more rock edged with punk influences. Different instrumentation, too. That said, Secret South could be a Wovenhand record, so point taken.

 

Forgot to mention, Ground Zero's Null & Void reminds me of some aspects of Naked City (of course, I exclude Electric Masada, since NC and EM are both Zorn projects).

 

I think they are channeling Willie Dixon!

 

But post-Steel Wheels is still post-68, which was the cut-off specified.

 

I know. I really should've specified 68-81. After that, The Stones don't even sound like The Stones.

 

It's a cover of a cover that the Who perfomed 20 years
earlier?

The original from 1957



Both covers pretty much keep the structure of the
original. The lyrics are sang in the same cadence
and they replace the piano with guitar.

 

Among Classic Rock bands, I'd rate the Doors as the most unique sounding. Not many bass-less trios featuring the organ as the primary instrument. And they managed to pull it off without sounding cornball or cheesy.

 

Boston

 

Dave Matthews Band.

 

Olivia Tremor Control
Guided by Voices
Pavement
Howlin' Wolf
Beastie Boys
Phish

 

Be Bop Deluxe

 

Janis with Big Brother.

 

Comus

 

lol

 

They were finally mentioned on page 4, part of a list but I'll mention them again, by themselves :

The Kinks

 

I'm just blown away that people think Styx sounds like - or is trying to sound like - The Who.

 

I'm pretty sure Dean would be able to tell the difference.

 

I haven't read through the 15 pages, but I'd be very surprised if nobody has said The Fall.

 

The Beatles!

(Apologies if someone has already said it.

Just making sure the mandatory mention requirement has been met.)

 

I think Lawrence sounds more like Steve Harley:

 

ELO

 

The Band

 

the doors
gentle giant
zappa
beefheart
split enz (especially the earlier stuff)
primus

there are quite a few