What do these two bands have in common?

[YDload]

This is just a simple little game where you name two bands and someone else tries to figure out what traits they share. It can be anything really, especially if you're stumped. However, I think it's even more fun if you don't have an answer in mind when naming the two bands. That way we don't have to wait for the original poster to respond to the thread with a "yeah you're right" or "no I was thinking of something else." Just figure something out yourself!

For example, if someone said Iron Maiden and The Mars Volta, I would say that they both have songs which begin with drumrolls from the previous track (Powerslave and Drunkship of Lanterns, respectively). But I would never say those bands because I'm the only one foolish enough to like both of them :(

So here are the two bands to start off with. I have no idea what they have in common so you'll have to figure it out!

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists

Billy Joel

Have fun!

[YDload]

Both had albums/songs referring to a type of printed-up information (Document and The Message)

Modest Mouse

Can

[Luxor]

I think I read somewhere that Tago Mago is a favourite of Isaac Brock.

Talking Heads

Sublime

[Wanker]

Gainsbourg died in 1991, the year that Slint's trademark album Spiderland was released.

Feist

and

Do Make Say Think

[Wanker]

I'm lazy. So what?

I enjoy figuring them out, but I hate posting new ones.

[morrissey]

They're both from Canada. C'mon.

All-American Rejects

Pinback
Both are liked by Jeremy.

George Gershwin

Ashlee Simpson

[sgrevs]

Both hav two "e"'s in the first name.

Ben Folds Five

and

Daft Punk

[fingis]

they're both bad

broken social scene

and

the flaming lips

[superpeer]

they're both bad

broken social scene

and

the flaming lips

That answer is lame and hereby, I officially ignore it.


Both hav two "e"'s in the first name.

Ben Folds Five

and

Daft Punk


Neither of them use guitars.


Faith no More

and

Minutemen

[Scott Herren]

Shellac: "Boche's Dick"
The Undertones: "Girls Don't Like It"

Super Furry Animals
Love

[morrissey]

Both were influences by the Beatles. Also, both have albums with "Love" in the title (Love's selftitled debut and SFA's latest release, Love Kraft)

John Mayall

The Streets

[pixiesfanyo]

John Mayall was in the Bluesbreakers with a member of Free, and Paul Rodgers of Free is touring with Queen right now, and Queen Latifah is a rapper, and so is the Streets.

Megadeth

Sufjan Stevens

They both have ****ty cover art.

Silver Mt. Zion

MF Doom

[superpeer]

John Mayall was in the Bluesbreakers with a member of Free, and Paul Rodgers of Free is touring with Queen right now, and Queen Latifah is a rapper, and so is the Streets.

Megadeth

Sufjan Stevens

Both are fans of exclamation marks (So far, so good, ...so what!/ killing is my business... and business is good! & Say Yes! to Michigan! + umm, like every song.


Hüsker Dü

and

Aerosmith

[YDload]

Both are fans of exclamation marks (So far, so good, ...so what!/ killing is my business... and business is good! & Say Yes! to Michigan! + umm, like every song.


Hüsker Dü

and

Aerosmith

They're both gay (literally and figuratively).

Or they both did too many drugs but have largely gotten over it by now.

Melvins

Portishead

[Tonys_Theme]

Both had problems writing good songs.

Radiohead

and

Death From Above 1979

[YDload]

No, that answer sucks.

Melvins

Portishead

Come on, someone else.

[Scott Herren]

Both had problems writing good songs.

Um...no :smash:

[br3ad_man]

No, that answer sucks.

Melvins

Portishead

Come on, someone else.

They both released what are arguably their best albums in 1994.

Aphex Twin

Butthole Surfers

[Treefingers]

I think I've got a pretty good one (maybe)

Wilco & Elliot Smith

[YDload]

That's not how it works, dork.

And I know next to nothing about Aphex Twin or Butthole Surfers so I can't do this one either :(

[Sam]

Both had problems writing good songs.

Radiohead

and

Death From Above 1979

Irony?

[Zmev]

Neither of them use guitars.

Daft Punk uses guitars.

[YDload]

Both rely heavily on synthesized music instead of a live band.

Black Sabbath

The Decemberists

[CommieCanada]

They both have crap vocals

Yo La Tengo

Umbrellas

[YDload]

They both like fairies and pixies and Dungeons and Dragons bullshit.

Skrewdriver

Rod Stewart

I hope you mean the neo-Nazi punk band, or else I'm just lost.

Well, they both are white and probably wouldn't trade it for anything.

George Harrison

Megadeth

[JonM]

Man, I really want to get this one, but I don't know anything at all about Megadeth.

[JonM]

Megadeth has a song called "Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?" George is!

Converge

The Jackson Five
DAMN it! I wanted to say something like that. I should think outside the box more.