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why no famous bands established at HYPS?

i literally can't think of a single significant band that wa...
UhOh
  07/21/25
wasnt that weezer fag from H?
barnabyjones
  07/21/25
he attended briefly years after they maed it. they formed in...
UhOh
  07/21/25
that explains the H acceptance. they've always been whores f...
barnabyjones
  07/21/25
Good question. But, how many notable bands formed at a colle...
Nazca Redlines
  07/21/25
REM was founded while its members were students at the Unive...
animeboi
  07/21/25
Harvard Yale Princeton State University of Georgia
msj
  07/21/25
only one of these schools is great at football
UhOh
  07/21/25
talking heads formed as RISD, MGMT at Wesleyan, vampire week...
richard clock
  07/21/25
quick google result: public enemy, the doors, the strokes...
UhOh
  07/21/25
Talking Heads formed at RISD (3 out of the 4) and added a Ha...
Ass Sunstein
  07/21/25
Boston if you expand to HYPSM
;..........,,,...,,.;.,,...,,,;.;.
  07/21/25
i thought that started as his solo basement project after wo...
UhOh
  07/21/25
...
Tort Reform
  07/21/25
The Whiffenpoofs.
msj
  07/21/25
didn't animal collective go to BU or some shit
Gary's Economics
  07/21/25
Galaxie 500 all went to the Dalton School together and then ...
bloomington
  07/21/25


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Date: July 21st, 2025 2:12 PM
Author: UhOh

i literally can't think of a single significant band that was formed at our finest universities. vampire weekend from columbia is as good as it gets. what's wrong with these nerds? tons of smart rich well connected layabouts in these places, but they never started a band?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753019&forum_id=2Reputation#49119173)



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Date: July 21st, 2025 2:13 PM
Author: barnabyjones

wasnt that weezer fag from H?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753019&forum_id=2Reputation#49119174)



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Date: July 21st, 2025 2:13 PM
Author: UhOh

he attended briefly years after they maed it. they formed in LA as a bunch of failed metal heads riding the grunge wave.

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Date: July 21st, 2025 2:17 PM
Author: barnabyjones

that explains the H acceptance. they've always been whores for "celebrities"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753019&forum_id=2Reputation#49119188)



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Date: July 21st, 2025 2:40 PM
Author: Nazca Redlines

Good question. But, how many notable bands formed at a college, period? It's a small percent.

The time and effort it takes to make it as a band--thousands of hours playing instruments in a garage/basement/bedroom, playing hundreds of shows, traveling around--is close to mutually exclusive with doing well enough in HS to get into HYPS and succeeding academically at HYPS. People in bands that might make it are on a different track than people at HYPS.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753019&forum_id=2Reputation#49119249)



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Date: July 21st, 2025 2:45 PM
Author: animeboi (.)

REM was founded while its members were students at the University of Georgia and are an important Band.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753019&forum_id=2Reputation#49119255)



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Date: July 21st, 2025 2:47 PM
Author: msj

Harvard

Yale

Princeton

State University of Georgia

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Date: July 21st, 2025 2:48 PM
Author: UhOh

only one of these schools is great at football

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753019&forum_id=2Reputation#49119269)



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Date: July 21st, 2025 2:46 PM
Author: richard clock

talking heads formed as RISD, MGMT at Wesleyan, vampire weekend at columbia

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753019&forum_id=2Reputation#49119260)



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Date: July 21st, 2025 2:47 PM
Author: UhOh

quick google result:

public enemy, the doors, the strokes, pink floyd, queen, the pixies, coldplay, talking heads, REM, steely dan, radiohead.

but in general it seems you're right, not many out there. like you say, pretty impossible to tour if you're in college.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753019&forum_id=2Reputation#49119263)



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Date: July 21st, 2025 2:45 PM
Author: Ass Sunstein

Talking Heads formed at RISD (3 out of the 4) and added a Harvard bro on guitar. But that was 50 years ago lol.

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Date: July 21st, 2025 2:46 PM
Author: ;..........,,,...,,.;.,,...,,,;.;.


Boston if you expand to HYPSM

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753019&forum_id=2Reputation#49119258)



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Date: July 21st, 2025 2:48 PM
Author: UhOh

i thought that started as his solo basement project after work?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753019&forum_id=2Reputation#49119267)



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Date: July 21st, 2025 2:49 PM
Author: Tort Reform (turbofag)



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753019&forum_id=2Reputation#49119270)



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Date: July 21st, 2025 2:51 PM
Author: msj

The Whiffenpoofs.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753019&forum_id=2Reputation#49119274)



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Date: July 21st, 2025 2:52 PM
Author: Gary's Economics

didn't animal collective go to BU or some shit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753019&forum_id=2Reputation#49119276)



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Date: July 21st, 2025 4:25 PM
Author: bloomington (🦬)

Galaxie 500 all went to the Dalton School together and then Harvard

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5753019&forum_id=2Reputation#49119500)