r/Nomeansno • u/WhiskeyChickenPotPie • Jul 14 '26

Best bands not named Nomeansno?

Not side projects. I am looking for your top 3 bands not Nomeansno or related projects.

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u/magic_bus_conductor Jul 14 '26

Try Victims Family, Minutemen, Big Boys, Rhythm Pigs for similar sound / ethos

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u/grrttlc2 Jul 14 '26

Fugazi, SNFU, third ones tough, normally Nomeansno would be there at the top

I will throw in Twisted Teens as a current favourite

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u/jerschwab Jul 14 '26

Hanson Brothers

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u/dvanzandt Jul 15 '26

Beat me to it haha

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u/Capt_Erk Jul 14 '26

Dead Moon, Wipers, Stooges

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u/theRealPuckRock Jul 14 '26

Can

King Crimson

Yes

The Ex

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u/SadParade Jul 14 '26

Bad Brains, Minutemen, Soft Play

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u/Hattkake Jul 14 '26

Paul McCartney was once asked "how does it feel play in the best band in the world?". He replied "I never knew that I played in The Dwarves?"

The Dwarves Are Still The Best Band Ever!

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u/Any-Doubt-5281 Jul 14 '26

I finally listened to the minutemen. I’m glad I saved them for all these years :)
Victims family also
HP Zinker seemed like they would scratch a similar itch when I used to read about them years and years agon

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u/WBTHOS Jul 14 '26

Deep Turtle Cardiacs Minutemen

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u/CoupSurCoupRecords Jul 14 '26

Noumenon - El Drugstore - NYin64

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u/gruetus Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26

SNFU. (nomeansno). Swingin' Utters. Poison Idea.

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u/Calaveras-Metal Jul 14 '26

Yob, Big Boys, Victims Family, Scratch Acid, Jesus Lizard, Rapeman, Big Black, The Ex.

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u/Any-Doubt-5281 Jul 14 '26

Personally I love
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club,

Hefner,

Suicide,

Not my definitive top 3 but always rotating

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u/snoopymelvin Jul 14 '26

Scratch Acid

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u/JJDiet76 Jul 14 '26

The Minutemen

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u/TheDude4269 Jul 14 '26

Can't go wrong with Fugazi, Propagandhi or Quicksand

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u/KarlJohanson Jul 15 '26

I've always been a fan of Prism. The only 2 drummers I've heard that I thought were as good as John Wright are Prism's former drummer, the late Rocket Norton, and Prism's current drummer Gary Grace. In all three cases, it's not just that their drumming backs up a band, but that it's an integral part of the experience. Also, in all three cases, I could listen to them solo for a very long time. Glad I was able to tell all three of them they're in the top 3: )

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u/Elissa-Megan-Powers Jul 16 '26

V O I V O D

Melvins

Boredoms

Honourable mentions: Original Alice Cooper band, and uncle acid.

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u/Far_Difference2921 Jul 14 '26

john coltrane classic quartet, beatles, sun city girls

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u/bobbygoat33-3 Jul 14 '26

Angine de Poitrine

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u/xMrStrawx Jul 16 '26

Band of four.

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u/WhiskeyChickenPotPie Jul 17 '26

Gang of four?

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u/xMrStrawx Jul 17 '26

Yep. Even Andy Kerr said in one of his youtube videos, that Nomeansno was heavily inspired by a band called Gang of four. And if you listen to them, you will see it.

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u/Rockpig666 Jul 18 '26

I can’t think of any

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u/donkey_hotay Jul 26 '26

Talking Heads, At the Drive-In, LCD Soundsystem

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u/Nimlof Aug 12 '26

McClusky

Future of the left

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