The backing band on the DeFranco Family's "Its a heartbeat (its a love beat)".....ha ha ha
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Was there ever a Tighter band than...
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(A big "Huh?!" in reference to the live ProTools band on the first page...)
Personally the first band that came to mind was E.S.T. (Aka Esbjorn Svensson Trio). Tight and magical!
Personally the first band that came to mind was E.S.T. (Aka Esbjorn Svensson Trio). Tight and magical!
+1 An amazing band live.
You are the only person I have heard mention that band in 35 years!
Also....Gentle Giant, Genesis (original lineup), Supertramp, Yes, King Crimson.
I know no-one will like this or even listen to it, but a modern progressive metal band called Periphery is undoubtedly the tightest band ever. No-one will ever come close to them.
That is their soundcheck. The complexity of the song, and the fact that they have three guitar players, all playing different things, with interlocking rhythms, and a bass player who matches them...well, I defy you to find anything tighter
I liked it, and listened to it.
i'd have to go with Living Colour.
saw them live opening for Anthrax two years ago.
i couldn't move. the musicianship, lock-step timing and performance was incredible.
i've yet to see them live yet but have become a huge fan of the Kami Band these past two months.
They're the band that backs up Babymetal (think Britney pop melodies over Slipknot/Static X metal).
My addiction:
saw them live opening for Anthrax two years ago.
i couldn't move. the musicianship, lock-step timing and performance was incredible.
i've yet to see them live yet but have become a huge fan of the Kami Band these past two months.
They're the band that backs up Babymetal (think Britney pop melodies over Slipknot/Static X metal).
My addiction:
Studio bands don't count...
Zappa always had tight live players.
But, Steely Dan was built track by track.
Doesn't really count as a "tight band".
Snarky Puppy! What the three guitars do at the 1:05 mark is some really fine musicianship. The horns are magnificent throughout. 
I know no-one will like this or even listen to it, but a modern progressive metal band called Periphery is undoubtedly the tightest band ever. No-one will ever come close to them.
That is their soundcheck. The complexity of the song, and the fact that they have three guitar players, all playing different things, with interlocking rhythms, and a bass player who matches them...well, I defy you to find anything tighter
Anything off Discipline. Actually, just about anything involving Fripp.
Otto
Old school: I saw Stevie Wonder perform in the early 1980s. New school: saw D'Angelo on his tour last summer. Both bands unbelievably tight.
I disagree, mostly because I'm right, but partly because you're wrong.
As much as I favor the George Duke era bands, The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life is unbelievably tight and well-rehearsed. Not sure who is drumming on that one. I once read FZ say about Bozzio, "he tends to frenzy out at times." But freakin' VC is an absolute beast. Jeff Beck should bring him back.
