Oh, I get you-- didn't realize it was a joke. Thanks, tho!
Weird But Good?
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Oh, I get you-- didn't realize it was a joke. Thanks, tho!
Onhell
Infinite Dreamer
Here are a few samples of his great work:Wasted CLV said:
Creeping Death
Smells Like Teen Spirit
The Twoopa!
pilau
Nomad
If you'd like to get a bit into experimental rock, I highly, sincerely and definitely recommend Gentle Giant! You surely have heard their name, and for a reason - their experiments with music rock, they simply kick ass, although a bit hard to get into. I suggest you pay a few listenings to their Octupus album.
In the likes of Gruge giants Alice in Chains mentioned earlier, (which are also one of my favorite bands), I recommend checking out Mad Season, which is a supergroup with several members from famous Grunge groups, like AIC, Pearl Jam and more. They have only released one album, called Psycho Hotel.
In the likes of Gruge giants Alice in Chains mentioned earlier, (which are also one of my favorite bands), I recommend checking out Mad Season, which is a supergroup with several members from famous Grunge groups, like AIC, Pearl Jam and more. They have only released one album, called Psycho Hotel.
For all-out experimentation and pure strangeness, you can't do much better than Can. They pretty much avoided anything to do with traditional song structures (or any structures really), composing their music through improvisation and editing. Sometimes there's a singer, and sometimes he sings in an actual language.
Their most famous work is probably Tago Mago, but I'd recommend starting with the debut Monster Movie and working your way forward. Like a lot of experimental music, some of their stuff doesn't work and much of it lacks direction, but every once in a while they come up with something extraordinary.
Their most famous work is probably Tago Mago, but I'd recommend starting with the debut Monster Movie and working your way forward. Like a lot of experimental music, some of their stuff doesn't work and much of it lacks direction, but every once in a while they come up with something extraordinary.
Didn't this thread start by talking about Zappa as a "weird but good" guitar god? Let's get back to guitar gods...
Buckethead. I was listening to some of his stuff again yesterday - I'd almost forgotten how great it is. If you've never heard him, he's like a cross between Steve Vai and Tom Morello[sup]1[/sup]. He has the virtuosity and melodic leanings of Vai, but with the arsenal of unorthodox effects that Morello brings to the table.
[sup]1[/sup] In case that name is unfamiliar, Tom Morello is the guitarist for Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave.
Buckethead. I was listening to some of his stuff again yesterday - I'd almost forgotten how great it is. If you've never heard him, he's like a cross between Steve Vai and Tom Morello[sup]1[/sup]. He has the virtuosity and melodic leanings of Vai, but with the arsenal of unorthodox effects that Morello brings to the table.
[sup]1[/sup] In case that name is unfamiliar, Tom Morello is the guitarist for Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave.