Big 4 Of Every Genre?

[TheRollingBones]

So, everyone knows the big 4 of thrash metal, Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax, but what about in other genres? Help be come up with the Big 4 from every genre you can think of. Here's one to start it off:

Big 4 of Grunge: Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden (TheRollingBones)

Big 4 of First Wave Black Metal: Venom, Celtic Frost, Bathory, Hellhammer. (Onslaught_fei)

Big 4 of 80's alternative rock: The Smiths, The Replacements, The Cure, Sonic Youth (neckermanncj)

Big 4 of 90's alternative rock: Pavement, The Flaming Lips, Radiohead, Beck (neckermanncj)

Big 4 of Britpop: Pulp, Oasis, Blur, Suede (neckermanncj)

Big 4 of post punk: Joy Division, The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Talking Heads (Dante1847)

Big 4 of post punk revival: Editors, Interpol, The Killers, Bloc Party (Dante1847)

Big 4 of British Invasion: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Kinks (Rockbandfan23467)

Big 4 of classic prog rock: Pink Floyd, Yes, ELP, Moody Blues (Fujiskunk/Fizzeler)

Big 4 of arena rock: Styx, Foreigner, Journey, REO Speedwagon (Fujiskunk)

Big 4 of Southern rock: Allman Brothers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Outlaws, the Marshall Tucker Band (Fujiskunk)

Big 4 guitar shredders: Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Eddie Van Halen (Fujiskunk)

Big 4 of Symphonic Prog: ELP, Yes, Genesis, and Camel (killer_roach)

Big 4 of Hardcore Punk: Dead Kennedys, Bad Brains, Black Flag, Misfits (exploder/TheRollingBones)

Big 4 of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal: Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Motorhead, and Saxon (Skittles)

Big 4 of Power Metal: Helloween, Stratovarius, Blind Guardian, Nightwish (Pseudomaniac)

Big 4 of Prog. Metal: Fates Warning, Dream Theater, Queensryche, Symphony X (Fizzeler)

Big 4 of Prog. Death Metal: Death, Atheist, Cynic, Opeth (Fizzeler)

Big 4 of Early Alternative: Pixies, Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth, Joy Division (hiimSMAP)

Big 4 of Rock Band: The Beatles, Green Day, Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters (hiimSMAP)

Big 4 of Post-Hardcore: Fugazi, Refused, Glassjaw, Rites of Spring (Lameboy19)

Big 4 of Shoegaze: Slowdive, Cocteau Twins, My Bloody Valentine, The Flaming Lips (hiimSMAP)

Big 4 of Funk Metal: Primus, Rage Against the Machine, Faith No More, Suicidal Tendencies (SpoonQuest)

[instantdeath999]

Eh, you could easily select four big names from each genre and call them "the big four", but really, it's nothing but a title, and means a lot less than what I think most people think it means. I could probably name a "big four" of folk, shoegaze, classical, etc., but I don't think it'd come out very accurate.

EDIT: Oh, my mistake, the thread is a game, not a question.

One that gets thrown around a lot is the big four of the British invasion... The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, and the fourth being filled in by tons of different bands... The Who, Dave Clark Five, The Animals, etc.

[TheRollingBones]

Yeah, just want to see what people will come up with.

[Onslaught_fei]

Soundgarden over STP as the big 4 of Washington grunge.

Big 4 of first wave black metal: Venom, Celtic Frost, Bathory, Hellhammer.

[TheRollingBones]

Soundgarden over STP as the big 4 of Washington grunge.

I debated the two, but I figured STP was the slightly bigger band.

Big 4 of first wave black metal: Venom, Celtic Frost, Bathory, Hellhammer.

Don't know the bands, so I'll assume you're right in that. Put on the OP.

[instantdeath999]

Doesn't Gothenburg have a very popular Big four, with In Flames, Dark Tranquility and At the Gates? I can't remember a fourth... maybe it's just a big three.

[Fizzeler]

Big 4 of Rock Progressivo Italiano: Le Orme, Premiata Forneria Marconi, Area and Banco del Mutuo Soccorso

[neckermanncj]

80's alternative rock: The Smiths, The Replacements, The Cure, Sonic Youth

90's alternative rock: Pavement, The Flaming Lips, Radiohead, Beck

Britpop: Pulp, Oasis, Blur, Suede

[Fizzeler]

where do Pixies go into that necker (I would put The Cure in Big 4 of Post-Punk)

[citizenCERO]

Big 4 of Japanese Metal
Corrupted, Boris, Gallhammer and Sigh

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