Weirdest albums
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Topic: Weirdest albums
Posted By: freudiana
Subject: Weirdest albums
Date Posted: February 04 2021 at 22:38
| Mine is definitely Dün - Eros. I just like intricate vocals.and xylophone playing. It has that Frank Zappa vibe to it. |
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Posted By: zwordser
Date Posted: February 04 2021 at 22:41
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Don't know all the albums, but Trout Mask Replica is the weirdest album I've ever heard. ------------- Z |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: February 04 2021 at 23:18
Nothing touches
 Except this comes close to the beauty-via-dissonance (not on poll):  ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: freudiana
Date Posted: February 04 2021 at 23:31
Good choice for the Gorguts album. If we are going to be adding avant-garde metal, I could've added Mr. Bungle - Disco Volante to the poll list. |
Frenetic Zetetic wrote:Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: February 04 2021 at 23:39
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trout mask ------------- 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. |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: February 04 2021 at 23:54
Ha! That album is JUST behind Obscura here for me! Great mention!  ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: Awesoreno
Date Posted: February 05 2021 at 00:39
| If we're going weirdest, I would think of a couple other Zappa entries before Absolutely Free (though that one is certainly up there). We're Only In It..., Thing-Fish, Ship Arriving..., and Joe's Garage come to mind first. Sheik Yerbouti, Uncle Meat, and Live in NY would come up at some point too... and all the works with Flo & Eddie... and... well, most of his discography really... |
Posted By: VianaProghead
Date Posted: February 05 2021 at 02:55
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Probably Dün - Eros.
------------- "PROG IS MY FERRARI". Jem Godfrey (Frost*) |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: February 05 2021 at 03:24
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Oh Captain my Captain! That was easy  Funny how some albums start out completely impenetrable...and then after a good day of listening on repeat...small melodies appear and I started out peaking through ‘the looking glass’. That’s not to say that it’s for everyone..not even slightly. It will always remain an album most folks detest and like to cut down. That can however also be the mark of true genius. Another wonderfully strange album I thought of whilst reading this poll is Geinoh Yamashirogumi’s Osorezan: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=D5iLT7qalJc ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Homotopy
Date Posted: February 05 2021 at 04:39
| Cardiacs of course. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: February 05 2021 at 04:48
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Trout Mask, hands down. Not enjoyable by most Symph Prog fans but it's easily the weirdest. Just as Dr. Wu. ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: February 05 2021 at 04:59
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Trout Mask just over Zappa (although Dun is just on the edge). ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: Spacegod87
Date Posted: February 05 2021 at 06:48
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My personal favourite is Sing to God! But as for the weirdest...probably Trout Mask Replica. Too bad The Shaggs aren't in this list  ------------- Levitating downwards, atomic feedback scream. |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: February 05 2021 at 07:09
| Captain Beefheart. |
Posted By: Ronstein
Date Posted: February 05 2021 at 07:48
| Trout Mask Replica |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: February 05 2021 at 07:53
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My favourite is not necessarily the weirdest, so hard to answer. I do love most of those albums. Favourites are Comus - First Utterance, Cardiacs - Sing to God, Dün - Eros, and Faust - s/t. I'll give it to the mighty F.U. even though I don't think it's the weirdest of these despite being weird in its own unique way in the list. Cardiacs would be the band that gets the most playtime from me, and I love Sing to God. One of my most recent topics was a Dune poll, which was mostly an excuse to bring up Dün. Eros was an early fave album of mine when I was deeply diving into music listed at this site before I joined, and I have listened to it again in the last two weeks. |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: February 05 2021 at 08:29
That's the one I was trying to think of, unintentionally weird though?
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Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: February 05 2021 at 08:35
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On your list FAUST. Check out my 60 Weirdest albums list on RYM I'm sure i could find many more http://rateyourmusic.com/list/siLLy_puPPy/crazy-dog-magazines-60-weirdest-albums/1/" rel="nofollow - https://rateyourmusic.com/list/siLLy_puPPy/crazy-dog-magazines-60-weirdest-albums/1/
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Posted By: TCat
Date Posted: February 05 2021 at 09:00
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Out of this list, I would say Trout Mask Replica, but if it was up against the pre-Resident's WB album, I would put that one as the absolute weirdest album. ------------- https://ibb.co/8x0xjR0" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: February 05 2021 at 09:10
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Hi, Poor listing in my estimation, but I can't blame the OP for not knowing more material. Some oddballs ... White Noise - Electric Storm in Hell Brainticket - Cottonwood Hill Ultima Spiaggia ... Heck, one could even add Aphrodite's Child 666 ... for one of the strangest albums that so many "progressives" can listen to past one cut! And to hear Irene Pappas ... well, she ain't no Madonna or Brittany or Taylor ... faking their excitement to teenagers that would not know the difference! ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: February 05 2021 at 09:17
Hi, Sorry ... but that list is the biggest pile of trash I have ever seen ... the person putting it together obviously is upset that the "songs" are not formatted properly and are not a hit. That list, actually, would fare better as a "progressive music" listing ... even if the idiot had never heard any of it, which I can not say he/she did at all ... "Dance of the Lemmings" is not weird, and the inside picture tells you all and the music stands out ... because it is not "based" on the "known" effects and formats used in radio and top of the pops ... and on top of it ... it makes fun at our own look at things ... opens a door, and all we can say is that it is weird ... and it isn't ... we intentionally STOPPED and closed the ability to learn and find out what it was all about. .... even more so, when "you" are not the pilot of the trip ... which is shown in the flaring out of the double LP inside cover. It gets really sad when people think things are weird just because someone said so, not because they heard the albums! I have heard and appreciated all the albums listed, and in fact, I have to look but I think I have 6 of them, maybe 7!
------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: February 05 2021 at 09:18
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Weirdest? Try this: http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=9859" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=9859 ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: February 05 2021 at 09:35
Mike (Silly Puppy) clearly came out with that list himself -- the one you should be directly addressing -- talking to rather than about. Calling him an idiot and making claims (the kinds of generalisations you often pull out) that I bet you cannot adequately support is not okay. I have issues with the list, partially because I think it would be better termed, 50 Albums I find Weird (rather than weirdest), but that doesn't mean that I would resort to name-calling or making unverified claims about the person. We have rules against insulting people and if that not being his list is not obvious to you, then you are not paying attention as he even said "Check out my 60 Weirdest albums list on RYM", which you edited out purposefully. This is an official warning. |
Posted By: Awesoreno
Date Posted: February 05 2021 at 11:28
| Another weird one for those of you interested in those listed in the poll would be the two Bubblemath albums. The first one particularly is incredibly weird when it comes to lyrical content. Disturbing as well. The second is probably a more consistent work overall, though the lyrics comment more on society. Either way, musically, quite adventurous and unexpected upon first or even second or third listen. |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: February 05 2021 at 11:47
From the list, Comus. A little disappointed to not see any Residents (any of their albums would fit on this list and I would have included Not Available). White Noise was another I thought of, but it is not my list - just mentioning these titles for those who are looking for weird and don't know them.  ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: February 05 2021 at 12:02
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Trout Mask ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: February 05 2021 at 12:25
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"Orgasm" by Cro-Magnon from 1969 is definitely one of the weirdest albums ever. Here an example track: -------------  BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: Gentle and Giant
Date Posted: February 05 2021 at 13:32
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I'll never understand Trout Mask Replica. ------------- Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: February 05 2021 at 14:55
Ah, our favorite user whose name perfectly represents an infested swamp. Always a pleasure, like a porcupine in a balloon factory FYI, i made the list and in case it isn't obvious to the verbally challenged, the word "I" is a first person pronoun mean I WROTE THE FRIGGIN LIST! Obviously English isn't your first language so let me give you the definition of... weird(wîrd)adj. weird·er, weird·est 1. Strikingly odd or unusual, especially in an unsettling way; strange: He lives in a weird old house on a dark street. Your neighbor is said to be a little weird. I felt a little weird after drinking that tea. 2. Suggestive of the supernatural: weird stories about ghosts. 3. Archaic Of or relating to fate or the Fates. n. Archaic 1. Fate; destiny. 2. One's assigned lot or fortune, especially when evil. tr. & intr.v. weird·ed, weird·ing, weirds Slang To experience or cause to experience an odd, unusual, and sometimes uneasy sensation. Often used with out. ------------- https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: February 05 2021 at 14:58
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Wow. I just heard this John ZOrn album for the first time today. This very well may be one of the weirdest albums i've EVER heard and that's saying a lot since i sniff out weird like dog treats. http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=10219" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=10219  ------------- https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: February 05 2021 at 15:02
The reason it's called WEIRDEST ALBUMS is because it's a joke. It's a parody of MOJO magazine's top 50 weirdest albums except that i'm replacing the choices with my own and of course it's my OPINION. If i were to do a "normal" list then of course i would say MY CHOICE FOR WEIRD ALBUMS but that's not very WEIRD, is it?  ------------- https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: February 05 2021 at 17:13
| Yeah, sorry about failing to mention that. I had noticed that you were riffing on the other list before. |
Posted By: JD
Date Posted: February 05 2021 at 17:18
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Posted By: Spacegod87
Date Posted: February 05 2021 at 17:18
You're right, it was definitely unintentional weirdness. ------------- Levitating downwards, atomic feedback scream. |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: February 05 2021 at 17:49
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Nice! I forgot about that Ron Geesin and i'm really diggin' the Kauran Khyal! Adding some of these to my list that I DID CREATE ------------- https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: TCat
Date Posted: February 05 2021 at 18:53
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Before there was The Residents, there was this demo album sent to Warner Brothers. WB sent it back to them and since there was no name attached to the demo, they addressed it to RESIDENTS. Hence, their name. This is now been re-released in modern times because I guess their own discography wasn't already weird enough. ------------- https://ibb.co/8x0xjR0" rel="nofollow"> |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: February 05 2021 at 19:05
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^ It doesn't get any weirder than The Residents! They pretty much outweirded EVERYONE ------------- https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: JD
Date Posted: February 05 2021 at 21:20
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I bought this LP at a student townhouse end of year moving sale. I think I paid $5 for it. I just really liked the cover I haven't played it in over 45 years without a lie. It deserves at least one more play before I shed this mortal coil.  ------------- Thank you for supporting independently produced music |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: February 05 2021 at 23:59
I love how you phrased this, because that's basically what I consciously embrace now, lol. I look for stuff I can't hear immediately; it's the most rewarding. Gorguts Obscura sounds like a beautiful ballet of dissonance to me now, versus just a wall of noise. I have a theory that "building" those synapses makes you notice/appreciate other stuff in less-dense music, as well! Neuroplasticity? ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: July 27 2022 at 05:14
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Zappa ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: July 27 2022 at 06:56
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Dun other of interest: Zappa, Zaar,This heat |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: July 27 2022 at 07:28
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NOBODY weirder than the Residents. The music was weird. Their live performances were weird. They eyeball suit imagery was weird. AND they were prolifically weird from various angles. Definitely my pick of weirdest musical artist of ALL time. ------------- https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: July 27 2022 at 07:31
Comus - First Utterance - the only album I know in the poll, which will come as no surprise to anyone who knows my musical tastes. 
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Posted By: Rick1
Date Posted: July 27 2022 at 09:59
| The genius of Cardiacs |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: July 27 2022 at 21:01
| One of the weirdest albums I've heard isn't on the poll or on this site. It's an album called Silence & Wisdom by Deux Filles. |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: July 27 2022 at 21:13
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An Evening With Wild Man Fischer on Zappa's Straight/Bizarre label. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Progmind
Date Posted: July 28 2022 at 10:59
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From the list Dun - Eros Outside the list Cardiacs - Their entire discography, love them Napalm Death - Scum Mr Bungle - Disco Volante |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: July 28 2022 at 11:50
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Beefheart Guess I need to check the Glenn Branca as it's the only one I don't own ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: July 28 2022 at 12:24
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GTO's - Permanent Damage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7vHfIdGyho |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: November 30 2024 at 10:42
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I think all of these are excellent, but I'll vote for Ground Zero's one today since it's a overlooked masterpiece of mayhem and maybe the weirdest album here barring the Trout (or even more so actually). ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: November 30 2024 at 10:52
I don't think Glenn Branca is the weirdest of the lot but compared to normie music it certainly is unusual and experimental. Definitely check out the masterpiece The Ascension. Experimental rock classic. ------------- https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: Floydoid
Date Posted: November 30 2024 at 11:12
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Beefheart - to this date I've never managed to get to the end of that album. ------------- 'We're going to need a bigger swear jar.' |
Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: November 30 2024 at 12:15
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Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica
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Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: November 30 2024 at 14:26
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First Utterance all the way! ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |