the criminally vulgar

[Chankgeez]

aka (CURS) criminally underrated rhythm sections

Because fuck magic diodes. The rhythm section is where the real magic happens.

So, which bands have the killer rhythm sections?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEq8DBxm0J4[/youtube]

Hit it.

[popvulture]

A few faves off the top of my head:

These fucking guys.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCGlI--LM5E[/youtube]

I love how the Sales brothers have this great groove, but still have this bizarrely herky jerky robotic edge. The Strokes pretty much modeled their entire catalog off of this song (and that's ok—it's a goddamn great song).
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_uF6ObhDks[/youtube]

Just all of XTC. Also this video is the best thing in the world.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzDp0on9g4Q[/youtube]

Lots of probably better examples of how subtly nice their interplay can be (definitely Narc), but the bed they lay down here is so damn dense but deft...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk4NlfqiS3A[/youtube]

[daseb]

First thing that comes to mind.

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So many of Joe Lally's bass parts sound really dumb played on their own but work so well with the drums.

And speaking of dub influenced DC bands...

[youtube][/youtube]

[Eivind August]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmN9oHa3ZIQ[/youtube]

[popvulture]

YES, ALL OF CAN!

[Chankgeez]

Yeap, this thread's off to a killin' start. Thanks, guys. (Nice choice with the Hoover there, daseb.)

I'd like to include casecandy's new favorite band here as well:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFZH1HblqQ4[/youtube]

[D.o.S.]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI3sH53SH2k[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9RrMWdmLHM[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNzDF7MR37k[/youtube]
^overdubbed bass or not that shit is pretty unreal.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uIMOwJjfA0[/youtube]

Disco is garbage but Chic were/are disgustingly tight. Benny Benjamin and James Jamerson fall into that category too. Moon and Entwistle.

[Strange Tales]

The rhythm section in this band is so damn good.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dInbVxEEqsk[/youtube]

[D.o.S.]

I would like to submit RZA and his drum machine for consideration to the tribunal.

[BoatRich]

I would like to submit RZA and his drum machine for consideration to the tribunal.

I for one approve. Would also like to offer College Dropout Era Kanye's understanding of soul samples.

[frodog]

This is a CURB with a CURS. Traluma. Only released one record (Seven Days Awake, 1997) that's absolutely amazing. The bass player, Jim Marsh, died of cystic fibrosis in '99. The lovely record shop owner/Oslo punk legend who insisted I buy this slept-on CD in '00, Tor André Knudsen, died in '04. Who knows what could have been. RIP.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HycGisjtvV8[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz-WWmjWWRI[/youtube]

[Muff_Diver]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6kTOZ-Kahg[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0fQ09Wtyv0[/youtube]

[lordgalvar]

The Ex:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRRiZpL3Big[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-ouyHDo2bI[/youtube]

Estradasphere:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhaTjL1foDY[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epKF8dsxu40[/youtube]

Other ones I like:
Mr. Bungle
The Cravats
Crass (for the different take on punk rhythm)
Siege
and all the different ones in Slim Cessna's Auto Club

[the raytownian]

Henry's Dress weren't "technically" impressive, but I feel like they had really good (or maybe the word is "effective"?) rhythm section:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApD4cIkVHYw[/youtube] (Garbage sound in this video, BTW)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlOO_QPxTg4[/youtube]
(FWIW, I am not a musician. I can sort of play Mary Had a Little Lamb and some GG Allin songs on the guitar and that's about it.)

[Chankgeez]

Woody & Trevor Bolder???

Mingus & Dannie Richmond???

Damon & Naomi???