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Bands by MBTI type

aeonzone

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[Maynard James Keenan's Works]
Tool - INTP (early years)
INTJ (starting from the 'Lateralus' era)
A Perfect Circle - INFP
Puscifer - INTP

[Other Favorite Bands]
King Crimson - INTJ
Ours(Jimmy Gnecco) - INFP
My Bloody Valentine - INFP
Longwave - INFP
Sikth - ENFP
Fantomas - INTP
Faith No More - ESTP
Mr. Bungle - ENTP
Between the Buried and Me - ENFJ
Glassjaw - ENFP
Sunn O)) - INTP
Mew - INFJ
Meshuggah - INTJ
The Dillinger Escape Plan - ENTP
Thursday - INFJ
The Gloria Record - ISFP
Hopesfall - INFP
The Mars Volta - INTP
Frost* - ESFJ
311 - ESFP
Blues Explosion - ESTP
Idiot Pilot - INFJ
 
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Sunny Ghost

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I don't really know shit about this, but on the surface she strikes me more as INTP.

Same for Bjork. I don't know why... but I just always kinda felt that vibe from her. I suppose it's because I think of her as wizard-like. But... INFP or ISFP might be fitting for her as well.
 

Sunny Ghost

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This is not necessarily supposed to correlate with the lead singer's type, but it does much of the time...

Modest Mouse: INTP
Radiohead: INFJ
Sublime: ISTP
Spice Girls: ESFP
Ben Folds Five: ISFJ
Bright Eyes: INFP
Coldplay: ISFP
Deathcab for Cutie: INFP
Dave Matthews Band: ISFP
The Decemberists: ENFP
The Flaming Lips: ENTP
The Fray: ESFJ
Incubus: ENFP
Jimmy Eat World: ISFJ
Led Zeppelin: ESTP
Nickel Creek: ISFP
No Doubt: ESFP
Of Montreal: ENFP
REM: INTP
Rilo Kiley: ENTP
The Shins: INTJ
The Smiths: ENTP
Sufjan Stephens: ENFP
They Might be Giants: INFJ
Train: ESFJ
U2: ISFJ
Metallica: ENTJ

Modest Mouse: INTP - I think this seems right.
Radiohead: INFJ - Not a J type. I think more ISFP or INFJ. They're lyrics can seem quite frazzled with no meaning, and according to Thom Yorke, indeed have no meaning behind it, but rather just what came out. So... ISFP. :wubbie:
Sublime: ISTP -haha. i see it.
Spice Girls: ESFP -Oh yeah.
Ben Folds Five: ISFJ
Bright Eyes: INFP -yeah.
Coldplay: ISFP -Too poetic for ISFP. More INFP like. ;)
Deathcab for Cutie: INFP - I agree!
Dave Matthews Band: ISFP
The Decemberists: ENFP
The Flaming Lips: ENTP
The Fray: ESFJ
Incubus: ENFP -hrm... yeah.
Jimmy Eat World: ISFJ -i need to look up the isfj type.
Led Zeppelin: ESTP
Nickel Creek: ISFP
No Doubt: ESFP -haha. Yeaaah.
Of Montreal: ENFP -agreed.
REM: INTP -hmm....
Rilo Kiley: ENTP
The Shins: INTJ -you think so?
The Smiths: ENTP -i need to pull out my smiths albums and mull it over.
Sufjan Stephens: ENFP -Really?? I'm thinking more INFP, like.
They Might be Giants: INFJ
Train: ESFJ -i don't know who this band is. :shock:
U2: ISFJ
Metallica: ENTJ
 

Sunny Ghost

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Indie music typology

Sigur R�s = INFP

If I could understand what they were singing, typing might be easier. I suppose they do give off a poetic-ness.


animal collective-ISFP
telepopmusik-ISFP
mum-ISFP
air-ISFP
mogwai-ISFP
bat for lashes-ISFP
grizzly bear-ISFP
moby-ISFP

m.i.a.-ISFP/ESFP

the arcade fire-ISFP/INFP
the beta band-ISFP/INFP
the cardigans-ISFP/INFP
the cranberries-ISFP/INFP
dashboard confessional-ISFP/INFP
devendra banhart-ISFP/INFP
elliot smith-ISFP/INFP
joanna newsom-ISFP/INFP
menomena-ISFP/INFP
wow. i suppose even i have a hard time distinguishing the two.

akron/family-INFP
broken social scene-INFP
the postal service-INFP
frou frou-INFP
jose gonzalez-INFP
neutral milk hotel-INFP
nirvana-INFP
pinback-INFP

bjork-INTP
andrew bird-INTP
modest mouse-INTP

kimya dawson-INFJ

tool-INTJ/ENTJ
at the drive-in-INTJ??

the flaming lips-ENTP?? had a hard time with this one.

dj shadow-ENTJ

marilyn manson-ESTJ

he is legend-ENFP/ESFP

how about the beatles, guys? john lennon is definitely INFP. but what about their overall music?
has anyone here heard of the books? how might you type them?
or bush?
 

aeonzone

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If I could understand what they were singing, typing might be easier. I suppose they do give off a poetic-ness.


animal collective-ISFP
telepopmusik-ISFP
mum-ISFP
air-ISFP
mogwai-ISFP
bat for lashes-ISFP
grizzly bear-ISFP
moby-ISFP

m.i.a.-ISFP/ESFP

the arcade fire-ISFP/INFP
the beta band-ISFP/INFP
the cardigans-ISFP/INFP
the cranberries-ISFP/INFP
dashboard confessional-ISFP/INFP
devendra banhart-ISFP/INFP
elliot smith-ISFP/INFP
joanna newsom-ISFP/INFP
menomena-ISFP/INFP
wow. i suppose even i have a hard time distinguishing the two.

akron/family-INFP
broken social scene-INFP
the postal service-INFP
frou frou-INFP
jose gonzalez-INFP
neutral milk hotel-INFP
nirvana-INFP
pinback-INFP

bjork-INTP
andrew bird-INTP
modest mouse-INTP

kimya dawson-INFJ

tool-INTJ/ENTJ
at the drive-in-INTJ??

the flaming lips-ENTP?? had a hard time with this one.

dj shadow-ENTJ

marilyn manson-ESTJ

he is legend-ENFP/ESFP

how about the beatles, guys? john lennon is definitely INFP. but what about their overall music?
has anyone here heard of the books? how might you type them?
or bush?

Air - INFP(More dreamy and fanatic despite / even their Hz album)
At the Drive-in - ENFP(Maybe because of Cedric?)
The Flaming Lips - ENFP
Marilyn Manson - ENTJ?
 

iamathousandapples

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Rush - ENTJ
Yes - ENFP
Between The Buried And Me - INFJ
Alice In Chains - ISTP
Sonata Arctica - ISFJ
 
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Air - INFP(More dreamy and fanatic despite / even their Hz album)
At the Drive-in - ENFP(Maybe because of Cedric?)
The Flaming Lips - ENFP
Marilyn Manson - ENTJ?

You're probably right about air.

The two main guys who went off to start mars volta are both infjs. I'm not certain on the sparta half.

Wayne Coyne is an entp.

Manson is an infj. Watch the o'reilly interviews.
 

Idioteque

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I think The Residents are equal INTJ and INTP. Introversion is given due to their masks and keeping their identities secret their whole career. Their albums are often complex and conceptual (wich I believe is Ni + Te) and the music itself seems very much Ne. (complete disregard of traditional song structure, obscure and often humorous lyrics) Also the frequent use of dissonance and the way they mock Western pop music, religion, nazism etc also seems to go well with INTP I believe.

Agree/disagree?
 

aeonzone

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Rush - ENTJ
Yes - ENFP
Between The Buried And Me - INFJ
Alice In Chains - ISTP
Sonata Arctica - ISFJ

Yeah I think BTBAM could be INFJ too.
Especially from their 1st and 2nd studio album.
But after Alaska...Colors and The Great Misdirect seems to be more E.
 

aeonzone

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You're probably right about air.

The two main guys who went off to start mars volta are both infjs. I'm not certain on the sparta half.

Wayne Coyne is an entp.

Manson is an infj. Watch the o'reilly interviews.

idk:)
Maybe Cedric could be INFJ too, considering INFJ's secondary function, Fe.
I listened some of Mars Volta music but haven't watched their interviews.

Despite Wayne(individual / member of the band),
The Flaming Lips(the band) itself seems ENFP to me.
Well, it's my opinion...

And Marilyn Manson...Yeah, he's INFJ according to the interview you listed.
I have lots of possibility to mistype this guys
for I have pretty less enough infos to type these guys.
I'm just guessing I guess.:doh:
 

aeonzone

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This might be weird.
But I'm posting my favorite Korea / Japan bands too.
There could be mistyped bands.
I'm focusing the sound and the lyrics when typing.

Seo Taiji(Korea ; one man band w/ sessions) - INTJ
(also looking at the lyrics and backgrounds, him and the band is T for sure)
Radwimps(Japan) - ENTP(not sure)
Vassline(Korea) - ENTJ(their sound might be somewhat IF but their lyrics are way too..)
Sleepy ab.(Japan) - INFP
Kim Chang Whan Band(Korea) - ISFP(even the lyrics match the perfect ISFP)
Pia(Korea) - INFJ
T-Square(Japan) - ISFJ(not sure... could be N)
Guckkasten(Korea) - INTP
Asian Kung Fu Generation(Japan) - ESFP
Brunch / Daybreak(Korea) - ESFP / ISFP
Cymbals(Japan; hiatus) - ENFP
Jang Gi-ha and the Faces(Korea) - ISFP

maaan...it's hard to type bands...
 

Tom

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I think Greenday's more on the S side.
They're more on the relaxed and sensual side than
the creative and complex side.
I agree that Green Day would be S, but not that a sensing preference precludes creativity and complexity.
 
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