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    Posted: June 15 2015 at 11:07
George, because he introduced indian instrumentation to the Beatles sound, thus combining world music elements to the songs, which was rather avant garde at that time.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 14 2015 at 09:02
Ringo. Anyone can make synthy noises and bleeps, but he impersonated a tank engine (Thomas). And got Greg Lake to sing for him. And had a nautical thing that was a pretty strange place to set country music.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 08 2015 at 23:00
As I'm just finally actually discovering the Beatles (don't laugh), I'm super curious about those Harrison LPs.




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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 08 2015 at 14:10
Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

Definitely George Harrison...

he made two avant-garde electronic music solo albums (with Klaus Vorman) while he was in The Beatles

Wonderwall Music (68) and Electronic Sound (69) put anything Yokoever did  to shame, really


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 08 2015 at 11:52
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 08 2015 at 09:25
I reckon the dung beetle, as rolling great lumps of sh*t around sounds pretty avante garde to me
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2015 at 14:33
You can make a case for anyone except Ringo.
 
Personally, I believe the strongest is for John--the bed-ins, the live "Give Peace A Chance" in the Toronto hotel room, the cover of Two Virgins, and the song "God" in particular on the Plastic Ono Band album.
 
And Beatle-wise, just listen to the brilliance of "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Revolution No. 9" (with invaluable assistance from George Martin).
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 06 2015 at 15:57
Originally posted by Xonty Xonty wrote:

John, since Yoko isn't a Beatle...
My answer exactly.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 06 2015 at 15:42
Voted John for Revolution 9 which I think is a masterpiece of disturbing sounds and musique concrete (I know it was a collaboration with Yoko, but if John wasn't involved it never would have been released on a Beatles album).
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 06 2015 at 04:01
John, though Paul and George are definitely more avant-garde than that they are credited for.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 06 2015 at 03:50
Definitely George Harrison...

he made two avant-garde electronic music solo albums (with Klaus Vorman) while he was in The Beatles

Wonderwall Music (68) and Electronic Sound (69) put anything Yokoever did  to shame, really
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 06 2015 at 17:29
I recently got George H's Electronic Sound LP. It is highly experimental, yet surprised me how 'cohesive' it plays through - I expected random wheezings and burbling bubbles and swoops, I got all this, but without being 'random' (if you get what I mean...). Yes, he did get help from some Tech-Heads, but this Proto-Prog-electronic !! The best thing I've heard from a solo Beatle member.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 18 2014 at 14:25
Would Ringo's genre expirements be considered a sort of avant-garde?  Going from the most popular band in the world and winning acolades as one of the greatest drummers in rock, his next step was an album of standards from the 30s and 40s?  Then a country-western album?  I remember the most "punk" of all the "punks" I knew would wear three-piece suits to Buzzcocks shows.  His explanation being what could be more punk than spitting in the face of punk convention of wearing leather and studs. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 14 2014 at 16:29
Ringo has a vote?! Ermm
George, for Wonderwall Music. Although John is worthy too.
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 07 2014 at 08:52
Yoko.  But seriously, Stuart Sutcliffe is probably the right answer.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 07 2014 at 08:36
Yoko, obviously.  She was avant garde years before any of the others, working with John Cage and being involved with the Fluxus movement.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 09 2014 at 13:28
Paul is also behind charging $1200 to see him perform (no sh*t, tix at the Tobin Center in San Antonio, Texas were being sold at $1200! - they didn't sell out and tickets were given away to university studetns to fill the seats). 
 
f**k MACCA - I've given that SOB a TON of cash over the years.  We all have!  And this is his thanks.  f**k MACCA!  Thought I'd never say that, but that's how I feel.
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 26 2014 at 13:12
Everyone knows that Paul McCartney was behind the Residents...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 26 2014 at 11:16
John, since Yoko isn't a Beatle...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 26 2014 at 11:10
I didn't spot Yoko, so I have voted for George
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