Six degrees of band separation - anyone have a link?[views:6537][posts:12]_________________________________________ [Aug 16,2007 10:29am - DestroyYouAlot ""] There used to be, several years ago, a "band link machine" thing on the Epitaph Records site. Basically, a huge database of "These guys played on this record by this band, and this guy who also played in this band on another record played in this band, blah blah blah..." Basically, you could enter two band names - ANY two band names, as long as someone had done an entry linking them to the database - and see how they were connected. Like, what the connection between Fugazi and Slayer was (surprisingly short link, BTW). I wish I knew where to find this, now - anyone with some programming skillz feeling ambitious? For that matter, someone figure out the shortest link between Fugazi and Slayer - IIRC, it has something to do with Buckethead. |
| _________________________________________ [Aug 16,2007 12:22pm - KillerKadoogan ""] Dammit this is a good idea I can't get any farther than the Ian Mackaye/Minor Threat/Black Flag connections. I have no idea where BucketHead comes into play |
| _________________________________________ [Aug 16,2007 12:24pm - KillerKadoogan ""] http://www.bandtoband.com/ |
| _______________________________________________ [Aug 16,2007 12:24pm - BobNOMAAMRooney nli ""] I remember that, I think Carina posted the link to the actual website and it was hilarious to see how Darkthrone linked to Of Montreal. |
| _____________________________________ [Aug 16,2007 12:25pm - i_am_lazy ""] Do you mean this? http://www.bandtoband.com/index.php |
| _____________________________________ [Aug 16,2007 12:26pm - i_am_lazy ""] God dammit. I got beat. |
| _____________________________________________________ [Aug 16,2007 12:33pm - menstrual_sweatpants_disco ""] Hmm. this site appears to be extremely awful. Great idea though. |
| _________________________________________ [Aug 16,2007 12:54pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] That's similar if not the same page to what I was talking aboot, yeah. The link this site comes up with is: Minor Threat Complete Discography 1990 Line-up #2 1. Brian Baker Bad Religion The Process Of Belief 2002 2. Greg Hetson White Flag Desperate Teenage Lovedolls 1984 3. Bill Bartell Sawed Off You'll Be Taken Care Of 1993 4. Roger Osborne Fantômas s/t 1999 5. Dave Lombardo Slayer Seasons In The Abyss 1990 But the Epitaph site had a better one. The thing is, Minor Threat links seriously everybody with everybody, because Brian Baker and Lyle Preslar went on to play in just about every '80s hardcore band, ever, at one point or another. Oh, I was totally incorrect about Buckethead - I was thinking of Pailhead, which is Ian MacAye playing with Ministry. Which, of course, leads to LARD (Jello playing with Ministry), and to tons of West Coast bands. |
| _________________________________________ [Aug 16,2007 12:56pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] Minor Threat to Jimi Hendrix: Minor Threat 20 Years Of Dischord 2002 1. Ian MacKaye Pailhead Trait 1988 2. William Rieflin Slow Music Live At The Croc 2006 3. Robert Fripp King Crimson Larks' Tongues In Aspic 1973 4. Bill Bruford Yes Union 1991 5. Alan White John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band Some Time In New York City 1972 Line-up #1 6. Eric Clapton The Dirty Mac The Rolling Stones Rock And Roll Circus 1996 7. John Mitchell : "Mitch Mitchell" The Jimi Hendrix Experience Are You Experienced 1967 featured: Jimi Hendrix Shame there's not a better text output. |
| ________________________________________ [Aug 16,2007 1:00pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] Slayer is 7 steps away from Blink 182. |
| ________________________________________ [Aug 16,2007 1:01pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] Madball to Immortal - 6 steps: Search Results The path between Madball and Immortal contains 6 steps: Madball Demonstrating My Style 1996 1. Will Shepler Agnostic Front Live At CBGB 1989 2. Craig Setari Sick Of It All Scratch The Surface 1994 3. Lou Koller Blood From The Soul To Spite The Gland That Breeds 1993 4. Shane Embury Lock Up Pleasures Pave Sewers 2001 5. Peter Tägtgren Hypocrisy Virus 2005 6. Reidar Horghagen : "Horgh" Immortal Sons Of Northern Darkness 2002 |
| __________________________________ [Aug 16,2007 3:22pm - abhorred ""] The path between Culture Club and Darkthrone contains 9 steps: Culture Club Colour By Numbers 1. Jon Moss Damned Not The Captains Birthday Party? 2. Brian Robertson : "Brian James "Mad For The Racket The Racketeers 3. Clement Burke : "Clem Burke"The Tube Tops 2000 Blockbuster · A 70's Glitter Glam Rock Experience 4. Bill Bartell Sawed Off You'll Be Taken Care Of 5. Roger Osborne Venomous Concept Retroactive Abortion 6. Shane Embury Brujeria Matando Güeros 7. Billy Gould Black Diamond Brigade Black Diamond 8. Sigurd Wongraven : "Satyr"Eibon Moonfog 2000 · A Different Perspective 9. Gylve Nagel Darkthrone Soulside Journey 1991 |
| ________________________________________ [Aug 16,2007 3:23pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] Every damn thing seems to go through Bill Bartell, Roger Osborne, and Shane Embury, at least on the "cross-genre" links. |