Which Post-Punk band are you?Quiz

FEJ · 06-08-2006, 09:57 AM

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You scored as Throbbing Gristle. Throbbing Gristle are probably one of the most notorious and controversial bands of all time. Their proto-industrial music is self-consciously confrontational and alienating whilst their lyrics often deal with disturbing subject matter. Their best album is probably 1979's deceptively-named Jazz Funk Greats

Wire 67%
Public Image Ltd. 67%
Throbbing Gristle 67%
Gang Of Four 57%
The Pop Group 57%
The Slits 57%
Cabaret Voltaire 53%
The Teardrop Explodes 53%
Joy Division 53%
The Fall 47%

Which Post Punk band are you?

I could have been any one of those top 3...had a tie-breaker question.

Ghoulish Delight · 06-08-2006, 10:21 AM

You scored as The Teardrop Explodes.

Liverpool’s The Teardrop Explodes were one of the few post-punk band to achieve commercial success, with their eccentric front-man Julian Cope becoming an unlikely pin up in the early 80s. Their music was often called ‘neo-psychedelic’ due to their sixties sound and Cope’s surreal lyrics, best heard on 1980’s classic ‘Kilimanjaro’.

The Teardrop Explodes 80%
Public Image Ltd. 77%
Throbbing Gristle 53%
Wire 50%
The Fall 50%
Joy Division 47%
The Pop Group 43%
Cabaret Voltaire 43%
The Slits 43%
Gang Of Four 40%

SacTown Chronic · 06-08-2006, 10:26 AM

You scored as The Fall.

Manchester’s The Fall are one of the most prolific and enduring of the original post-punk bands. Mark E. Smith’s surrealist rants and idiosyncratic brand of ‘Country & Northern’ continue to command a large cult following, their debut, 1979’s ‘Live at the Witch trials’ is as good a place to start as any.

The Fall

80%
The Pop Group

70%
Gang Of Four

57%
Throbbing Gristle

50%
The Slits

47%
The Teardrop Explodes

43%
Joy Division

40%
Public Image Ltd.

33%
Wire

30%
Cabaret Voltaire

17%

Not Afraid · 06-08-2006, 10:31 AM

You scored as The Pop Group.

The music of Bristolian band the Pop Group was a confrontational mix of jazz, funk and dub reggae filtered through punk rock. Their left-wing lyrics and innovative music are best heard on their 1979 debut 'Y'.

The Pop Group
100%

The Slits
83%

Throbbing Gristle
83%

Wire
80%

Joy Division
73%

Public Image Ltd.
73%

The Teardrop Explodes
73%

The Fall
67%

Cabaret Voltaire
63%

Gang Of Four
60%

What the HELL is TE doing in this group? And, if TE, why not Echo and the Bunnymen?

Damn, I need to pull out my vinyl. I would re-order these a bit to my liking:

The SLits
Gang of Four
Wire
Public Image
Cabaret Voltaire
The Fall
Throbbing Gristle
Pop Group

I saw many of these bands live, though.

Gemini Cricket · 06-08-2006, 10:35 AM

I got the Pop Group, too. Not that I know who they are. I don't listen to too much punk.

Ghoulish Delight · 06-08-2006, 10:36 AM

Now I've gotta go find some Pop Group and Teardrop Explodes to listen to (based on the descriptions, I bet I'll like The Pop Group better)

Not Afraid · 06-08-2006, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Now I've gotta go find some Pop Group and Teardrop Explodes to listen to (based on the descriptions, I bet I'll like The Pop Group better)

I'd actually put you in the TE camp.

Wasn't TE Mike Scott? I'm forgetting the whole family tree. Where's my Podman?

Echo and the Bunnymen begat Teardrop Explodes.......

FEJ · 06-08-2006, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

I'd actually put you in the TE camp.

Wasn't TE Mike Scott? I'm forgetting the whole family tree. Where's my Podman?

Echo and the Bunnymen begat Teardrop Explodes.......

Julian Cope, who played with Ian McCulloch (Echo) in the band Crucial Three before forming TE

Not Afraid · 06-08-2006, 11:05 AM

Right, but somehow, there's a Six Degrees of Separation between TE and the Waterboys.Maybe it is the drummer.

Snowflake · 06-08-2006, 11:13 AM

You scored as Cabaret Voltaire.

Sheffield-based band Cabaret Voltaire were formed slightly before punk but are often said to be godfathers of electronica and industrial music. Their music is a innovative combination of synthesisers, tape samples and electronic beats, best heard on 'The Original Sound of Sheffield 1978-82'.

The Pop Group
60%
Cabaret Voltaire
60%
The Fall
50%
Public Image Ltd.
40%
Wire
40%
Gang Of Four
40%
The Teardrop Explodes
40%
Joy Division
40%
Throbbing Gristle
20%
The Slits
20%

06-08-2006, 10:21 AM	#2
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	You scored as The Teardrop Explodes. Liverpool’s The Teardrop Explodes were one of the few post-punk band to achieve commercial success, with their eccentric front-man Julian Cope becoming an unlikely pin up in the early 80s. Their music was often called ‘neo-psychedelic’ due to their sixties sound and Cope’s surreal lyrics, best heard on 1980’s classic ‘Kilimanjaro’. The Teardrop Explodes 80% Public Image Ltd. 77% Throbbing Gristle 53% Wire 50% The Fall 50% Joy Division 47% The Pop Group 43% Cabaret Voltaire 43% The Slits 43% Gang Of Four 40% __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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06-08-2006, 10:26 AM	#3
SacTown Chronic the myth of the dream Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,217	You scored as The Fall. Manchester’s The Fall are one of the most prolific and enduring of the original post-punk bands. Mark E. Smith’s surrealist rants and idiosyncratic brand of ‘Country & Northern’ continue to command a large cult following, their debut, 1979’s ‘Live at the Witch trials’ is as good a place to start as any. The Fall 80% The Pop Group 70% Gang Of Four 57% Throbbing Gristle 50% The Slits 47% The Teardrop Explodes 43% Joy Division 40% Public Image Ltd. 33% Wire 30% Cabaret Voltaire 17%
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06-08-2006, 10:31 AM	#4
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	You scored as The Pop Group. The music of Bristolian band the Pop Group was a confrontational mix of jazz, funk and dub reggae filtered through punk rock. Their left-wing lyrics and innovative music are best heard on their 1979 debut 'Y'. The Pop Group 100% The Slits 83% Throbbing Gristle 83% Wire 80% Joy Division 73% Public Image Ltd. 73% The Teardrop Explodes 73% The Fall 67% Cabaret Voltaire 63% Gang Of Four 60% What the HELL is TE doing in this group? And, if TE, why not Echo and the Bunnymen? Damn, I need to pull out my vinyl. I would re-order these a bit to my liking: The SLits Gang of Four Wire Public Image Cabaret Voltaire The Fall Throbbing Gristle Pop Group I saw many of these bands live, though. Last edited by Not Afraid : 06-08-2006 at 10:36 AM.
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06-08-2006, 10:35 AM	#5
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I got the Pop Group, too. Not that I know who they are. I don't listen to too much punk.
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Now I've gotta go find some Pop Group and Teardrop Explodes to listen to (based on the descriptions, I bet I'll like The Pop Group better) __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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06-08-2006, 11:05 AM	#9
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Right, but somehow, there's a Six Degrees of Separation between TE and the Waterboys.Maybe it is the drummer.
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06-08-2006, 11:13 AM	#10
Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	You scored as Cabaret Voltaire. Sheffield-based band Cabaret Voltaire were formed slightly before punk but are often said to be godfathers of electronica and industrial music. Their music is a innovative combination of synthesisers, tape samples and electronic beats, best heard on 'The Original Sound of Sheffield 1978-82'. The Pop Group 60% Cabaret Voltaire 60% The Fall 50% Public Image Ltd. 40% Wire 40% Gang Of Four 40% The Teardrop Explodes 40% Joy Division 40% Throbbing Gristle 20% The Slits 20% __________________ Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
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