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Old 02-05-2011, 04:02 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default A Collective Study into The Power Trio

Lately I've been thinking a lot about the concept of a power trio. Although I am a synth player, I do sincerely believe that the power trio is the purest musical form in Rock. It is to contemporary music as the string quartet was to Beethoven.

A lot of my favorite bands are power trios, the most notable of which are Rush and The Police. I also find that the bands that make me go "wow" tend to be power trios. An example of this would be Behold... The Arctopus; a band which I do not regularly listen to but which simply astounds me with its weirdness and the technical proficiency of the members.

So I would like to open up this commentary on power trios on this website, to find out what fellow music fans have to say about the construction. Some questions that I hope to answer include:
  • Is the power trio the purest musical form in Rock?
  • Is the power trio dying out or does it have current relevance and potential for a rebound?
  • Would the power trio be possible without modern studio wizardry, and do the countless overdubs that a power trio requires threaten their musical integrity?
  • What are the best power trios, and can we learn lessons from their success that could help us find out about the form as a whole?
  • Is a power trio still a power trio if, say, the guitarist is replaced by a synth player?
  • Are non-Rock trios that comprise bass, guitar and drums still power trios?
  • What is the history of the power trio?
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Old 02-27-2011, 04:21 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I like power trios, and they are still relevent. It helps if at least one member can play more than one instrument. Here are some that I like:

Cream
Rush
Emerson Lake and Palmer
Jimi Hemdrix Experience / Band of Gypsys

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