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Poll Question: What band has the reputation of the most insane live performance?
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    Posted: November 04 2005 at 19:13

In rock history there have been a lot of wackos that got stage time. Who is/was the most insane?

I hope I didn't leave out any other psychos.

I say GWAR.
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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!


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Zappa with his mothers and the whole absurd comedy going on on stage...Iggie Pop is straight crazy!!!
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Insane? I think it would definitely have to the

MAIDEN!!!!

 
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Your poll fails to mention the Residents and Syd Barrett.

The Residents are definetly the most insane band ever.

 
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MOTHERS OF INVENTION
RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on!
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The Residents for presidents
a plague of lighthouse keepers
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Mayhem

They cut up animals (and themselves) onstage. They even injured a fan when they dropeed a sheep head and cracked his scull



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Ozzy is totally insane... but i agree with The Residents

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Pink Floyd
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   where is Arthur Brown ?
How wonderful to be so profound
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There was nothing insane about Frank Zappa. He was perfectly sane. He was just a genius.

And if you've ever known a true genius, then you know that their way of thinking is very close to insanity.
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Most insane? Gong of course!
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To be honest I'd have to vote Kiss. (THEY VOMIT BLOOD for crying out loud!)
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Faust used pinball machines and pneumatic drills onstage on their first UK tour, and on a 90s tour of the USA they had bricklayers building a real wall onstage during their show.

I was lucky enough to catch the Residents on their 13th anniversary tour and I have seen few stranger (or better) shows in my life.

In their heyday, Magma onstage were an awesome sight - they've toned down the theatrics these days, but they're still amazing musically.

In the non prog arena, Iggy Pop is probably the champion showman and still has amazing stamina.
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Points: 582 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 05 2005 at 10:42
     Zappa and the Mothers seem to be topping the poll, but as a
Zappaphile who has seen Zappa live about 8 times, and heard
100s of bootlegs, I don't think "insane" is the right word for what
he did. Always surprising and funny, sometimes shocking, but
thoroughly controlled and intelligent, a Zappa concert was
always like a 3 ring circus: The feling of chaos and anarchy
coupled with its opposite, absolute control and discipline. It's no
secret that musicians were fired from his band for smoking
dope during a tour, because one couldn't play that complex
music under the influence. Insane is something else.
     I wish I'd seen Arthur Brown's Journey live, judging by the
albums and the photos, that must have been a truly mad
experience.
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Gwar, progressive?... 


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First, there is the story of Syd Barret crumbling qualudes into his hair and as they melted under the stagelights, Syd looked like a human candle; then there's the story of Pink Floyd's American Bandstand appearance when during the songs lip synching, Syd stood totally catatonic and mute. I don't believed this episode was ever shown on air.
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   Frank Zappa & Mothers.There is Ozzy Osbourne in the list (not that his not crazy on the stage)

   Also Cooper.    But where is Marilyn Manson ???   Hello ???  

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