Three is a magic number. Maybe School-House Rock is long forgotten, but when it comes to the power of 3, I’m all about trios. It occurred to me the other day that a lot of my favorite groups of all time are trios. Jazz, trios, rock trios, folk trios, it doesn’t matter. I just think when you can get three people together who know what their job is and how to do it, the music just flows out, pure and unencumbered. Nothing to hide behind. So I went though my iPod and compiled a list of all the trios I’m a fan of. I’m also including a few trio’s with lead singer, ‘cause that counts too. Here it is (in iTunes alphabetical order):
• The Beastie Boys. Sorta counts.
• Bela Fleck and the Flecktones – Three Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest (I LOVE this record).
• Chick Corea Akoustic Band
• Green Day (I can’t believe I own this….)
• Jimi Hendrix
• John Mayer Trio (Try!)
• Karate (New favorite of mine)
• Matisyahu (live at Stubbs)
• Medeski Martin and Wood
• Nickel Creek
• Oysterhead
• Pat Metheny Trio
• The Police (that show changed my life!!)
• Primus (A secret weakness of mine. Big fan.)
• Rush
• Rage Against the Machine. Another sorta trio.
• The Sam Payne Trio. Vintage……
• The Spin Doctors
• Vince Guaraldi Trio
Well, I’m sure some of you might argue with some of that. It looks like a lot more rock than I originally suspected. Maybe acoustic music has more people to make up for less amps. Check out some cool trios.
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