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I can't remember exactly what we were originally talking about, but this question came up with some friends the other day. I believe I'd just pointed out that there was only one good four letter band ending in '-ush', and it wasn't Bush (English, not Canadian). I think most of you can guess who I was thinking of. Check with Potarius if you're not sure...;)

Anyway, we were rather limited in how many we could think of, what with being drunk and all, and we only came up with these ones - Bush, Rush, Isis, Tool, Muse, Beck, Blur, Pulp and Hole.

And clearly Isis is the best of that lot.

So, what's your favourite four letter band?

(And no, you can't have RATM or SOAD...not so sure about VAST).

Fnord.

I've always been a fan of Cake. And let's not forget AC/DC. (Does that even count?)

I can't remember exactly what we were originally talking about, but this question came up with some friends the other day. I believe I'd just pointed out that there was only one good four letter band ending in '-ush', and it wasn't Bush (English, not Canadian). I think most of you can guess who I was thinking of. Check with Potarius if you're not sure...;)

Late '80's/early '90's blissed out shoegazing popsters Lush?

Korn!

only one on my list is ACDC

Rush FTW.

Late '80's/early '90's blissed out shoegazing popsters Lush?
:rolleyes: :p

Somebody had to, didn't they...?

Depends on your definition of 'good', really. For example, if by 'good' you mean 'kinda average', then yes.

I can't remember exactly what we were originally talking about, but this question came up with some friends the other day. I believe I'd just pointed out that there was only one good four letter band ending in '-ush', and it wasn't Bush (English, not Canadian). I think most of you can guess who I was thinking of. Check with Potarius if you're not sure...;)

Anyway, we were rather limited in how many we could think of, what with being drunk and all, and we only came up with these ones - Bush, Rush, Isis, Tool, Muse, Beck, Blur, Pulp and Hole.

And clearly Isis is the best of that lot.

So, what's your favourite four letter band?

(And no, you can't have RATM or SOAD...not so sure about VAST).

AC/DC. I don't listen to a lot of four letter bands.

Either AC/DC or Rush.

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Cake, Abba, Hole

I can't decide. :(

the first that entered my head was clor, but their album disappointed me - still good, but not what i was expecting.

Lessee, there's Orgy, Cold, W.A.S.P., Wire, Pink (though I suppose she isn't a band), Jesu, Lard, and Dink.

There are also Pure, Soil, Down, Numb, Sigh, and others, but I haven't personally heard them.

Would a band with 'The' at the beginning count, like The Amps or The Cure?

Can we have numbers, e.g. 1905?

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ah yes, cake indeed, they are great :)

Lessee, there's Orgy, Cold, W.A.S.P., Wire, Pink (though I suppose she isn't a band), Jesu, Lard, and Dink.

There are also Pure, Soil, Down, Numb, Sigh, and others, but I haven't personally heard them.

Would a band with 'The' at the beginning count, like The Amps or The Cure?

I thought about using "The Cars". You can't not like their song "Shake it Up" after all. :)

Lessee, there's Orgy, Cold, W.A.S.P., Wire, Pink (though I suppose she isn't a band), Jesu, Lard, and Dink.

There are also Pure, Soil, Down, Numb, Sigh, and others, but I haven't personally heard them.
Don't forget Cold. Or rather do, because they're rubbish.

Would a band with 'The' at the beginning count, like The Amps or The Cure?
Nah, they don't count. Although you reminded me of another one. Eels. :)

Can we have numbers, e.g. 1905?
Yeah, ok.

Muse's old stuff.

Would a band with 'The' at the beginning count, like The Amps or The Cure?

Yeah, I wondered about that. I would have added The Cult if that were the case.

I can't remember exactly what we were originally talking about, but this question came up with some friends the other day. I believe I'd just pointed out that there was only one good four letter band ending in '-ush', and it wasn't Bush (English, not Canadian). I think most of you can guess who I was thinking of. Check with Potarius if you're not sure...;)

Anyway, we were rather limited in how many we could think of, what with being drunk and all, and we only came up with these ones - Bush, Rush, Isis, Tool, Muse, Beck, Blur, Pulp and Hole.

And clearly Isis is the best of that lot.

So, what's your favourite four letter band?

(And no, you can't have RATM or SOAD...not so sure about VAST).

Had to laugh at this, I imediately thought "I bet no one thought of RATM", but you beat me to the punch.

Muse, Korn, AC/DC

I' rather partial to all of the following, as well as GISM, though I'm unsure if GISM qualifies.

ACAB
ACDC
Dirt
EA80
Fear
Gaga
Kina
Mule
Oiro
Swiz
TSOL
Void

Since Edguy, Epica and Opeth are all one letter too long, my answer is "Don't care."

Nah, they don't count. Although you reminded me of another one. Eels. :)

Eels are my one. Just checked; they don't have the "the" prefix on their album covers :)

Muse FTW. Also Soil, those guys are intense live.

dEUS

Nah, they don't count.Oh.. In that case, most the shit I listed's wrong.

Ween blows all of them out of the water, cause no of these other bands wrote a song titled "Waving My Dick In The Wind".

Others not mentioned though that I own albums by, Love who are also awesome, and Fluf (its how they spell it) who have their moments but are patchy.

Pulp, Eels, Cake. In that order.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLFVPttqGDg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GftkKzhgWcg&mode=related&search=

5440 (okay, numbers, but close), INXS (Hutchence, not Fortune), or NOT (the) Cure.

HOLE!

(the) Cure.

That's good stuff.

I think I'd go with Pulp on this one.
I notice no-one's mentioned Love. Not offering an opinion, just saying...

5440 (okay, numbers, but close), INXS (Hutchence, not Fortune), or (the) Cure.
I already said no to 'The...' bands. Numbers are fine, though.

Free, Kiss, Toto.

(Portis)head, JJ72 and Tito.

Beck, Blur, (The) Band, (The) Cult, Gong, AC/DC...

Rush.

Most that I like have long silly names. :)

I can't remember exactly what we were originally talking about, but this question came up with some friends the other day. I believe I'd just pointed out that there was only one good four letter band ending in '-ush', and it wasn't Bush (English, not Canadian). I think most of you can guess who I was thinking of. Check with Potarius if you're not sure...;)

Anyway, we were rather limited in how many we could think of, what with being drunk and all, and we only came up with these ones - Bush, Rush, Isis, Tool, Muse, Beck, Blur, Pulp and Hole.

And clearly Isis is the best of that lot.

So, what's your favourite four letter band?

(And no, you can't have RATM or SOAD...not so sure about VAST).

GWAR!

I' rather partial to all of the following, as well as GISM, though I'm unsure if GISM qualifies.


Good band. I think I like The Stalin better though.

Orko.

They're really very good. I also like Beck, and Blur.

Tool

Tool.

Good thing you didn't ask for, say, five letter bands...too many to choose from.


EDIT: 500 posts. Yippee.

I find it monumentally depressing that it took 45 posts for someone to mention Tool.

I find it monumentally depressing that it took 45 posts for someone to mention Tool.
I did mention them in the first post...

But Isis are better.

Hmphf... None of the bands I regularly listen to limit themselves to only four letters...

Guess I'll have to go with Slut. (Klee at a close second)

GWAR, :p

*thinks*

I like Jesu, Tool, Isis, Down, Wire, Muse, Ween, TISM (acronym, but I think I can get away with that one) and Rush (in small doses). If I were to pick a favourite from that bunch, it'd be from the first three. Probably Jesu at the moment.

I can think of others, but none I particularly like.

I'm shocked no one has said tatu ;)

Rush for me though

Head
Like
A
Hole

TISM (acronym, but I think I can get away with that one)
Who?

*wikis*

Ok...

Are they actually any good?

*thinks*
TISM (acronym, but I think I can get away with that one) and Rush (in small doses).
Of course you can becaue i did, although Head Like A Hole did change their name.

Who?

*wikis*

Ok...

Are they actually any good?

Yeah, in a silly sort of way, but since much of the humour is based upon Australian celebrities (and some of the material has become a little dated), some of it will be lost on you.

You've probably seen the flash video for "Everyone Else has Had More Sex Than Me", but try downloading the tracks "(He'll Never Be An) Ol' Man River", "Greg! The Stop Sign" and "Defecate on my Face" for a quick intro.

Who?

*wikis*

Ok...

Are they actually any good?Judge for yourself (http://www.madman.com.au/tism/bunny/) :D

Judge for yourself (http://www.madman.com.au/tism/bunny/) :D

Greatest video ever.

I know that the Sex Pistols and the Dead Kennedys don't count, but they used a lot of four-letter words in their songs, so let's give them a dishonorable mention. :D

Muse

AC/DC.

That established - You were about to rock... Always. We salute you, Bon Scott!

GWAR!

damn, you beat me to it. :D


hmm... the only ones I can think of that hasn't been mentioned are...

Styx
Wham! (if punctuations don't count.)
UB40
Inxs (tho this might've been mentioned.)

UB40That's only two letters, though... =P

That's only two letters, though... =P
:confused:
thought numbers counted?

Weta.
NOFX
MXPX

hmm... the only ones I can think of that hasn't been mentioned are...I can think of a few more:

Live
Fuel
1349
Nile
Five
Bile
Salt
Tank
Cola
Chum
Sahg
Zwan
Wank
Snot

I can think of a few more:
Zwan

You like Zwan?

Sahg


Ooh, they're a cool band. I forgot them.

You like Zwan?Of course. Billy Corgan is the greatest living songwriter.

Ooh, they're a cool band. I forgot them.Indeed. I'd say their album was the 2nd best of last year (behind Boris' Pink)

Indeed. I'd say their album was the 2nd best of last year (behind Boris' Pink)

I haven't heard the full album (just a few songs i've checked out on their
myspace ( http://www.myspace.com/sahg)...link for interested parties), but I consider Pink the best from last year as well, so...it'll be my next purchase then. :p (I found a cool record store in my city that has a huge section just for me labelled "Stoner/Doom"...pretty much every album I can think of under that definition is there...I think I spied it there somewhere, heh.)

I can think of a few more:

Fuel

The Monuments To Excess chaps from the early 90's? Fantastic band.

I haven't heard the full album (just a few songs i've checked out on their
myspace ( http://www.myspace.com/sahg)...link for interested parties), but I consider Pink the best from last year as well, so...it'll be my next purchase then. :p (I found a cool record store in my city that has a huge section just for me labelled "Stoner/Doom"...pretty much every album I can think of under that definition is there...I think I spied it there somewhere, heh.)I think of it as a bluesy form of doom, so I'd imagine it'd be there.
That's awesome that there's a specific section - personally, I'm surprised when stores here separate rock from metal.

The Monuments To Excess chaps from the early 90's? Fantastic band.Them, or the better-known (at least here) (but probably not as good) band from the late '90s, early '00s.

Of course. Billy Corgan is the greatest living songwriter.
Zwan always seemed a bit corny to me.
*Rejoices in knowledge of the Smashing Pumpkins getting back together*

AC/DC is a god, not a band. 8)

As for Blur, all I can think about is "Whooo hoooo!"

Zwan always seemed a bit corny to me.
*Rejoices in knowledge of the Smashing Pumpkins getting back together*

Yes and how long is that going to last? As I can't thing of any more 4 letter bands, lol at whoever mentioned Edguy - those guys are funny.

Zwan always seemed a bit corny to me.
*Rejoices in knowledge of the Smashing Pumpkins getting back together*I'm still rejoicing. :)

New album to be released in the U.S. July 7th. :D
I dunno when it'll be released in New Zealand...

I'm still rejoicing. :)

New album to be released in the U.S. July 7th. :D
I dunno when it'll be released in New Zealand...
Thats around the same time as the Simpsons and Transformers
*God i'm hard*

TISM (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tism)

Not exactly the rock bands most have mentioned but how about

Moby
Lamb
2Pac
Jay-Z
Nena
Chic

To answer the question, i'd have to go for Muse, Pulp + Blur. Brits ftw!

favourite 4 letter bands would be:
TOOL
WEEN
Beck

others I can think of (& am partial to) are:
Wire
Pulp
Loop
Lamb

TISM (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tism)
Disqualified as it stands for, "This Is Serious, Mum"
(I do like some of their stuff and saw them live yonks ago)

You'd like this site:
http://www.madman.com.au/tism/bunny/
Also this one:
http://www.victimsoftism.org/

I don't have a favorite four-letter band, but I do have a favorite four-letter composer: Bach;)

I N X S

Bush

Of course. Billy Corgan is the greatest living songwriter.

Indeed. I'd say their album was the 2nd best of last year (behind Boris' Pink)
Wait, would that be a second Zwan album?:eek:

You've all missed it.

Q: Are we not men?

A: WE ARE DEVO!!!

Rush!

EACH OF US, A CELL OF AWARENESS, IMPERFECT AND INCOMPLEEEEEEEEEETE.

Then there's.

DESTROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOY THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS CIITY OF DELUUUUUUUUUSIOOOOOOOOOOOOON (aka Muse)

That's about it >_>

Wait, would that be a second Zwan album?:eek:No, it's a Smashing Pumpkins album. Though to be fair, it won't have James Iha or D'arcy, so it might not sound very much like the Pumpkins.

No, it's a Smashing Pumpkins album. Though to be fair, it won't have James Iha or D'arcy, so it might not sound very much like the Pumpkins.
Sorry Brain Freeze, i already knew about the Smashing Pumpkins...
I actually thought James and D'Arcy would be there oh well, they have that Melissa from Hole...

1349 is a great band.

Sahg is pretty cool too. Tool is the last great 4 letter band. I'd have to say 1349 is my favorite, if they count, since theirs is numbers.