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Poll Question: What band has the reputation of the most insane live performance?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 09 2005 at 15:50

   Hendrix --He was on drugs on concert stage and he burned his guitar.

   Did some weird sex moves with his guitar.    Crazy ...

Frank Zappa,Pink Floyd,Yes,Genesis,Rush,King Crimson,Jethro Tull,E.L.P,Rick Wakeman -They have one similarity-    I Love Them all !
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 09 2005 at 16:01
If U want to listen a real insane band, please check

HAPPY FAMILY
... E N E L B U N K E R...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 09 2005 at 16:06

Hawkwind apparently had some pretty insane shows... that spoken-word stuff on Space Ritual is absolutely nuts...

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 09 2005 at 16:10
Jim Morrison sexually assaulted his bandmates.

John Lennon and Paul McCartney (I think) literally fought on stage in the early days.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 09 2005 at 16:13
What kind of stuff did Zappa do on stage?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 09 2005 at 16:25
Zappa just had a lot of satirical and comedy factors in his live
performance. In the earliest incarnation of the Mothers, there
was often sort-of a "happening" atmosphere, audience
members could be invited up to perform on the instruments,
there was a lot of provocation, once some Marines were invited
up to destroy a baby doll, there was a big giraffe puppet that
ejaculated whipped cream on the audience, etc. Later, with Flo
and Eddie there was lots of parodying the holy cows of the rock
world, the subculture of groupies, etc., sort of like a vaudeville
show or subversive circus. Later bands continued to satirize
existing rock idols, the madness of American culture, FZ was a
master of incorporating whatever was going on with the
audience or band members, and creating spontaneous art out
of it. I don't think any of that could be categorized as "insane",
as it was always handled in a methodical, intelligent manner.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 09 2005 at 16:30
If you want insanity check out John Zorn´s Cobra or Naked City or just anything by Zorn ..
"..So what´s the speed of dark?.."
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 09 2005 at 16:47
^^^ Good call... on a purely musical level, Zorn (in particular Naked City) is about as crazy as you can get!!!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 09 2005 at 17:47
     It depends on what you call insane, I've seen both Naked
City and Cobra live, and though the music was insanely
complex, there's a technical brilliance and control there that no
nutcake could muster. I do feel that Zorn's Naked City was a
real starting point for many of the interesting newer progressive
manifestations, post-modern, post-punk style collage things.
Mr. Bungle, Secret Chiefs 3, Thinking Plague, Hamster
Theater...it's hard to imagine any of this without Naked City.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 09 2005 at 17:59
I'd have to go with the insane Iggy Pop.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 09 2005 at 18:05
Originally posted by frippertronik frippertronik wrote:

The Residents for presidents


Agreed :)


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 09 2005 at 18:05

Originally posted by Manunkind Manunkind wrote:

So no one here has ever heard of G. G. Allin?

Yup, saw a video of the Murder Junkies once - now there was a deranged performer. He certainly didn't let a lack of talent stop him from expressing himself.

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I've got my doubts about how much to contribute
to the already rich among us...'

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 10 2005 at 01:47
The Tubes were insane.  Over the edge insane!
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Nothing ventured, nothing gained, but better safe than sorry.
Look before you leap, but he who hesitates is lost
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 10 2005 at 02:07

Originally posted by BaldFriede BaldFriede wrote:

Well, it depends on what you call "whacko", but I would definitely name Gong and Guru Guru too; unfortunately I never saw either of them live, but from what my brother told me about concerts of Guru Guru (and from what you can hear on their live albums) there are a lot of weird things going on on stage. Some might name Magma too; the whole idea of the space-ship crew "Kreuhn Köhrman" (not sure about spelling; would have to look it up) from planet Kobah is absolutely whacko. And don't get me wrong: I love being whacko; I'm whacko myself!

Could you EVER just pick one of the bands in the poll???



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 10 2005 at 02:08
Definitely GWAR


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 10 2005 at 04:50
I've heard something about GWAR, but not their music yet...
What about ARCTURUS?

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 10 2005 at 05:15
I'd have to go for Captain Beefheart's Magic Band.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 10 2005 at 05:16
THE RESIDENTS!!!!!!!!!!!
But if I have to pick one from these I say ZAPPA!
La Speranza della coscienza è forza
La Speranza del sentimento è schiavitù
La Speranza del corpo è malattia
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 10 2005 at 17:12
Well, when you think about it, Syd Barrett's solo career has got to be the one...seing how HE ACTUALLY WAS INSANE!!!!!

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 10 2005 at 18:51
^ I frikkin agree with you there. he was the man... he did the craziest things on stage while he was insane, such as not playing the guitar. and staring at the camera, and switching songs in the middle of their shows. gotta love em, poor guy, shouldnt of had his everyday acid
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