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Doug1978 · Post by **Doug1978** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 11:29 am

Mine:

1) The Human League

2) Boney M

3) Reel Big Fish

VariKusBrainZ · Post by **VariKusBrainZ** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 11:48 am

The monkees
Metallica
Hanson

trimph1 · Post by **trimph1** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 11:49 am

Dang it!! You had to open another can of worms, roight? :p

Faust

Tangerine Dream

Depeche Mode

dreamkeeper · Post by **dreamkeeper** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 12:14 pm

- Justin Bieber
- Stefan Mross
- Vader Abraham

Doug1978 · Post by **Doug1978** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 12:28 pm

Some fine choices there chaps.

(And I should probably point out that this thread isn't a complete piss-take - I genuinely do admire The Human League and Reel Big Fish, and I have a not-so-secret love for Boney M but whether they too fit the rather dubious term 'cutting edge' is a matter for conjecture!).

Whoomph · Post by **Whoomph** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 12:28 pm

Val Doonican

The Wiggles

Susan Boyle

Sorry, I tried to think of some serious ones but there are too many!

risome · Post by **risome** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 12:36 pm

Tom Ellard (Severed Heads)
Nurse with Wound
The Residents
Throbbing Gristle

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 12:40 pm

thirteenth floor elevators
the pink floyd (not pink floyd)
and agreement with nurse with wound

Whoomph · Post by **Whoomph** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 12:52 pm

Fad Gadget

Can

The eX

I tried again, but I'll change my mind a 100 times.

trimph1 · Post by **trimph1** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 12:54 pm

Acid Mothers Temple

Magma

Otomo Yoshihide

ariston · Post by **ariston** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 12:59 pm

Zappa, Dylan, Eno.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 1:06 pm

jandek
the legendary stardust cowboy
android 80
http://soundcloud.com/freaksvillerecord ... pop-idol-1

phazedown · Post by **phazedown** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 1:24 pm

delete-me

D-Fusion · Post by **D-Fusion** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 2:01 pm

Judas Priest
Metallica
Scooter

insonicbloom · Post by **insonicbloom** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:39 pm

I'm guessing this is a subjective one and not an absolute

mine are the following

Brian May - now I know his guitar solos are nothing special however the reason for the choice other than the fact he has that hair is that he built an original guitar, he used an amp built by his friend and an overdrive built by his dad which combined with his style gave him quite a unique sound, not only that but he made vastly complex orchestral pieces using only guitar, not only just layering harmonies but making the individual parts sound like other instruments (eg the song "good company" - not a great song but the guitar is a great example of thinking about sound)

Jonsi - I know it's collectively sigur ros that are responsible but I think that the musical "force" is mainly Jonsi given that his solo work had the same uniqueness to it.
sure many people have used a bow on a guitar before and twinkley shit instruments but no one has managed to make music so intense and yet calm at the same time, they flood their sounds with reverb and compression but manage to make it sound good, it's not a hard sound to achieve, I myself have done songs using elements of their sound however what is cutting edge is making ambience and rock work so well together. it's cutting edge because they invented a sound that you'd immediately recognize as stolen if you ever heard another band using it.

Devin Townsend - now this guy is a fantastic guitarist, he is also a great engineer - you can always tell when he has worked on another bands album. I can't be bothered writing anymore like the other 2 but his sound is unmistakable and when your sound is instantly recognizable that is what makes you cutting edge

What are the three most 'cutting edge' musicians / bands in the world... EVER!