Most difficult album to listen to

I also tried listening to "Out Bloody Rageous" by Soft Machine, and found it extremely boring.

Yes's "Tales from Topographic Oceans" is also difficult to listen to, and it took me about a month before I finally understood King Crimson's "Larks' Tongues in Aspic."

Edited by Biggles

Hola:

I agree with Dick from UK, The ceremony album from Spooky tooth is the most dificult rock album that i ever heard but i love the album now is an excelent experiment and very obscure too.

Another album that i consider difficult could be Zeit from TD but i love it now, did you remember that album from one of the fleetwood mac guitar players hwho gots a leppard snoring in a tree thats a difficult album, (is a shame that i cant remember the name of the guy right now, can you imagine i got the record in home damm).

 

Alonso 

 

I'd say VdGG. Since "Pawn Hearts" was my first aproach to the band, I had several blackouts while listening to their music. I mean, the sensitivity combined with this sort of darkness and mystery, evoked such reactions in me that led me to no-place else but to put hands on another production by the band. It was like I couldn't have enough of them! So I got "Still Life" and "H to He..." same day. Now, I've dedicated a special part of my ears just to VdGG. There's always something new to me hidden in their music, something unrevealed and provocative. One of my fave bands now...

Land

 

I agree with Biggles, '200 Motels' is pretty tough....

 

I've found the absolute worst for me is anything by Pavlov's Dog.  The music isn't bad, but wow, Surkamp has the WORST voice I have ever, ever, heard (sort of a drunk Stevie Nicks meets Geddy Lee before puberty).  Godawful....

Arteum wrote: Radiohead! Of course, I cannot stand Radiohead! You think I am just a very irritable person ... but I am usually very quiet and tolerating ... But Radiohead is killing me with its whining. I find it impossible to listen to for more than 5 minutes.

I couldn't agree more!! One of the worst bands I've ever heard.

No Pussyfooting by Fripp and Eno is also one of the most irritating experiences of my life; 40 minutes of repetitive mindless noodling.

Muse - Absolution is an album I find hard to do in one go. Great album, but one side of the double vinyl is all I can manage at a time.

The Wall is a terribly overrated album IMO; don't think I've ever listened to it all in one go because it's so boring in parts. Plus kids used to sing Another Brick in the F*****g Wall during the break between lessons and I got totally fed up with it. Meddle to Animals is a far better period.

 

 Anything by Tangerine Dream

 The doubles are always taxing  particularly Tales from Topographic Oceans and Umma Gumma ( can anyone listen to 4 sides straight ?). The Lamb is great but so great I agree it is exhaustinbg

Lateralus_64 wrote: The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute

I'm in the same boat there.

Hmm, I don't really have difficulty with listening to anything after listening to VdGG all the time!  I bought Pawn Hearts the other day (as I had never heard it) and it didn't trouble me in the slightest.

I really want Godbluff now, as I know I'll probably love it.

The only real problem I have and it's not because I dislike it, is the second side of _Present_ by VdGG..., just a lot to listen too in one sitting.

The same goes with the second CD of Soft Machine's Anthology 1967-1973..., it's all instrumentals and all a bit jazzy in places... Not bad music I guess, but then I've only played it through once so far, maybe it'll grow on me.

Oh and I have yet to really get into _Larks' Tongues In Aspic_ by King Crimson yet either, it's just too quiet in places and not busy enough.  It's the phase I'm going through I guess, I want my music to be busy and noisy.

Non-prog, but I found difficulty getting into The Mull Historical Society.

James.

Psychotic Waltz

I find it simply un-heardable