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The Minstrel 
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 Topic: Most difficult album to listen to
Posted: July 01 2005 at 20:30 |
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What album is the hardest for you to listen to, not because it is bad but because the music is overly bizarre or complex. I would definetly have to say some Zappa and Beefheart but the one band that I found the hardest to listen to was Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. Not really prog, but there is also a Lou Reed album of just distortion which I found painful to listen to.
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Bryan
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Posted: July 01 2005 at 20:43 |
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Henry Cow - Leg End
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GoldenSpiral
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Posted: July 01 2005 at 20:45 |
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Most anything with Mike Patton. Particularly Mr. Bungle.
Even Fantomas is even easier to listen to than Mr. Bungle.
crazy. just nuts.
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barbs
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Posted: July 01 2005 at 20:55 |
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Freddie Hubbard Experimental album called Song of Songmy
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Eternity
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frippertronik
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Posted: July 01 2005 at 21:20 |
islands - KC, this album is very difficult to listen but is one of my favourites
and everything of focus
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a plague of lighthouse keepers
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Walker
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Posted: July 01 2005 at 22:01 |
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Pat Metheny, Greg Bendian, Paul Wertico, Derek Bailey - The Sign of 4
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justin
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Posted: July 01 2005 at 22:35 |
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for some reason i am having trouble getting into spocks beard - beware of darkness...
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im not insane, im not insane... im just smarter then you
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Winterfamily
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Posted: July 01 2005 at 22:37 |
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John Coltrane - "Ascension"
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Arsillus
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Posted: July 02 2005 at 00:15 |
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Retrovertigo
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Posted: July 02 2005 at 00:22 |
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That Klaus Schulze kind of electronic droning for minutes on end crap. I don't care how "atmospheric" it is.
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valravennz
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Posted: July 02 2005 at 00:32 |
King Crimson - Earthbound
Not because of the music as such but because of the poor recording quality reminiscent of not so good bootlegs. Very grating on the ears 
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"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence"
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CaincelaOreinim
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Posted: July 02 2005 at 00:59 |
Feel like I'm a broken record lately...but a lot of the "RIO" genre bands are "hard to listen to." Thinking Plague, 5uus, U Totem, Henry Cow, and The Art Bears come to mind.
If you want specifics Thinking Plague's latest I remember buying about a year ago and was totally spacing out listening to it...I've become more accustomed to their music since so it shouldn't be as "bad" as last time...but there's my recommendation.
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Lateralus_64
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Posted: July 02 2005 at 01:06 |
The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute 
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valravennz
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Posted: July 02 2005 at 01:14 |
 Lateralus_64 wrote:
The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute |
Oh Yes - much worse than KC's Earthbound and that is saying something!!!
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"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence"
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boo boo
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Posted: July 02 2005 at 01:15 |
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i once did some scientific research for a project, my discovery?, pink floyd's the final cut is phisicaly impossible for any creature to listen to in its entirety....scientific fact.
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valravennz
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Posted: July 02 2005 at 01:19 |
boo boo wrote:
i once did some scientific research for a project, my discovery?, pink floyd's the final cut is phisicaly impossible for any creature to listen to in its entirety....scientific fact. |
 ^ Yep agreed - another real baddie.
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"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence"
- Robert Fripp
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Shaman
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Posted: July 02 2005 at 01:20 |
The last album from Black Eyed Peas
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Man With Hat
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Posted: July 02 2005 at 01:21 |
Captian Beefheart- Trout Mask Repilca
O boy
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
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Arteum
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Posted: July 02 2005 at 01:26 |
boo boo wrote:
i once did some scientific research for a project, my
discovery?, pink floyd's the final cut is phisicaly impossible for any
creature to listen to in its entirety....scientific fact. |
"The Final Cut" is one of the most enjoyable PINK FLOYD albums for me.
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Arteum
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Posted: July 02 2005 at 01:34 |
Arsillus wrote:
Pretty much all Magma. |
MAGMA is delicious! There was not a single MAGMA album so far that has
not truly impressed me! I find all Canterbury/RIO hard to listen to ...
and yes ... Klaus Schulze and his followers -- especially when the
music is just not going anywhere.
Oh, and I have a special dislike for "Scenes from Memory ..." I can't
listen to it at all -- I simply get disgusted with the lyrics and stop the sound. Although
all the rest of DT albums are highly enjoyable. Even "Train of Thought".
And then I find it hard to listen to Savior Machine (not that I am
going to listen to it for the second time): I despise religion and the
band is a bunch of Christian fanatics praising Mr Jesus in their songs
... Besides, their music is really dull -- I would fall asleep
listening to them if their constant mentioning of the J. word did not
wake me up from my doze every couple of minutes.
Edited by Arteum
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