What makes a band unique?

Just wondering what you guys thought made a unique band? Is it the lyrics, guitar riRAB, drum sequences, singer? Opinions are welcome.
 
Well, i don't consider technical skill to be too much of an important factor in quality, let alone uniqueness... It dosen't take skill to be unique, take The Shaggs for example, without a doubt the worst band of all time, horrible musicians, but they were still quite unique, no one sounRAB like them, in fact Frank Zappa (a technical genius, no doubt) was not only a fan but he also attempted to immitate their sound, however he could not, the music was simple but so out there and bizzare that their sound couldn't be copied.... Though that's probably a good thing. ;)

I'm nagging, back on topic, i think what constitutes good vocals/guitars/bass/drums/etc depenRAB on the context of the song... For example, from a objective technical standpoint Tom Waits may be one of the worst singers in the world, but as far as i'm concerned he is one of the best.... Imagine if Steve Perry sang all the songs on Rain Dogs. O_O

I just scared myself.

I draw a line between technical and good, you can have one without the other... But of course both ain't bad either.
 
Some banRAB use outlandish image or stage antics to cover up for lack of talent, though some banRAB just use it as a bonus for their fans, like Pink Floyd and David Bowie.
 
What about Death From Above 1979? They have no guitar just bass and drums.

Or Sunn O)))? They have barely any lyrics (like 20 worRAB for a whole CD).

Merzbow has no guitar (that I know of). And Les Claypool has some of the wierdest vocals and most consider them to be bad.



I think that unique-ness is based on how much the merabers in the band let their own personalities show though their playing.
 
Claypools vocals are different for sure but they have a ring to them. Them + his bass style=one of the closest things to perfection on earth.
 
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