Whats the weirdest "music" that you listen to

RCMerchant · February 17, 2009, 06:38:17 AM

Quote from: vanlutz on February 16, 2009, 02:41:48 PM
While I don't listen to trash metal or death metal, there is one band if you haven't heard them, you should.

Hank Williams III. That's right, the grandson of Hank Williams, and son of Hank Jr. He does his country stuff to pay the bills, but his metal band is AMAZING. It's called ASSJACK. The first time I saw them was at CBGB's and they did their country set, then Hank said "I'll give all you country fans twenty minutes to clear out and we're gonna do our Assjack set. He then went on to play thrash music with acoustic guitar, stand-up bass, fiddle and drums. Most incredible heavy set I've ever heard.

If you like early metal, check out The Godz. They were great, but after one or two albums sunk into oblivion. Back in 77 or 78 it was a heavenly night when The Godz, Judas Priest and Angel played the Palladium. Excellent show.

My Gawd...someone elese who has heard of the GODZ?!?!?! Karma fer that!

"We are GODZ!!!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-t4hU3hhc8

I like every thing from Vera Lynn to the Meatmen.

Vera Lynn...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Drw4aZhdT8

.....that song reminds me of me sweetie. I miss her so much.

HappyGilmore · February 17, 2009, 11:20:22 AM

Depends on your definition of "Weird" and or "Music", but what I listen to is generally everything. But, there's some bands I like that some people are like, "Huh? Why?"
For example:
Primus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn3uiLZY9Jg

Ween
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yarfOFdopQ0

Flaming Lips
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdpTeUWN6sU

Butthole Surfers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76yWZcsgwF8

And of course, can't have weird music without
Weird Al Yankovic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsfVw9xxoNY

peter johnson · February 17, 2009, 01:58:57 PM

Man, I hadn't heard anyone mention "Renaldo and The Loaf" since '79 or so -- are they still making music?

As a Theremin player, I have quite a few recordings by other Theremin playing bands -- Robert Schwimmer, The Inactivists, etc. The front-man for The Inactivists plays an amplified ukelele that sounds like Hendrix.

Look up Little Fyodor and Babushka and/or Ukelele Loki's Gadabout Orchestra, and reflect: These people are friends of mine. Loki has some great online vids somewhere with a firebreathing midget & a girl who walks up a sword ladder to the accompaniment of his '20's-style weirdcore. Little Fyodor is unclassifiable.

Captain Beefheart is wonderful. Sorry he's not making new releases. I have old Cab Calloway recordings that I still play on the turntable from the original vinyl, even though I know this is probably killing their collectability. You just can't beat that sound! Frank Zappa in all his incarnations, as well as Zappa tribute bands like Project Object & their side projects. Kevin Coyne. Die Arzgeburvegen. Tom Waits, of course. I have a underground cut from Germany of Waits and Zappa playing together. Did you know they were friends in their early 20's, and stayed in touch until Zappa's death? Surprizing that they didn't play more together.

Edgard Varese. John Cage -- yes, I have his recording of "Three Minutes and 33 Seconds of Silence". Wild Man Fisher. Morton Subotnik (See if you can find a copy of "Sidewinder" on Nonesuch). Numina Coil. The Tinklers. Godley & Creme (If you see a white albumn cover with nothing but a giant red letter "L" on it, grab it & thank me later!!). Insect Surfers.

Come to think of it, actually my entire music collection consists of what I think many people would consider "weird . . .". I mean, Zappa is about as mainstream as I get . . .

peter johnson/denny crane

Joe the Destroyer · February 17, 2009, 02:39:53 PM

The strangest stuff I listen to is anime opening themes. I'm not a really big otaku or anything. I just find them really catchy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRTrgBP7I4s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YLQvKX_W6I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWXSXneCEy0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6zDfxZ4NcE

InformationGeek · February 17, 2009, 04:51:51 PM

Quote from: Joe the Destroyer on February 17, 2009, 02:39:53 PM
The strangest stuff I listen to is anime opening themes. I'm not a really big otaku or anything. I just find them really catchy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YLQvKX_W6I

Heh... I love the School Rumble opening song.

Rev. Powell · February 17, 2009, 06:55:03 PM

Quote from: peter johnson on February 17, 2009, 01:58:57 PM
Tom Waits, of course. I have a underground cut from Germany of Waits and Zappa playing together. Did you know they were friends in their early 20's, and stayed in touch until Zappa's death? Surprizing that they didn't play more together.

I'd heard they'd played together. Seems like almost too much of a good thing. They're both such strong musical personalities, but they pull in opposite directions. Zappa is abstract, Waits is romantic.

zombie no.one · February 18, 2009, 09:47:29 AM

well Id say the top 3 weirdest albums I own are

OVAL - "Dok" - some guy went round the world taking various recordings of church bell sounds and then OVAL put them all into a computer and came out with some crazy results. I like this album a lot, it really sounds like nothing else

STOCK HAUSEN & WALKMAN - "Organ Transplants Vol.1" - not sure how to describe this, think cheesy wurlitzer fairground music crossed with nice easy-listening samples and what sounds like mashed up porn sound effects

also VARIOUS ARTISTS - "Mariopaint" - an entire album of tracks composed using only the music maker option on the original Nintendo Mariopaint program by about 10 different artists. Ive got it on vinyl, theres no sleeve though just a white cardboard case

zombie no.one · February 18, 2009, 06:43:14 PM

Quote from: peter johnson on February 17, 2009, 01:58:57 PM
Godley & Creme (If you see a white albumn cover with nothing but a giant red letter "L" on it, grab it & thank me later!!).

peter johnson/denny crane

ooh I didnt see that when i skimmed the thread. Godley And Creme "L", you know that. I just bought it on CD remastered last year but Ive got the vinyl as well. I used to be pretty good friends with the son of Andy Mckay who plays sax on a few tracks on it. very weird album. good one

Ive also got 'IZMIZM' which is good but not as weird

JaseSF · February 18, 2009, 08:08:01 PM

Well the weirdest would probably be either The Look People or Pop Will Eat Itself. Love Clint Massell (of PWEI)'s work on the film PI too.

Mr. DS · February 24, 2009, 09:12:26 AM

Not exactly weird but I love the resurgence of Stoner Rock in the past 10 years or so. Stuff like Fu Manchu, Sheavy, Orange Goblin, etc. Of course I dig Kyuss, who kind of started it all, too.

Psycho Circus · February 24, 2009, 12:34:41 PM

Quote from: The DarkSider on February 24, 2009, 09:12:26 AM
Not exactly weird but I love the resurgence of Stoner Rock in the past 10 years or so. Stuff like Fu Manchu, Sheavy, Orange Goblin, etc. Of course I dig Kyuss, who kind of started it all, too.

Don't forget Trouble.

Nukie 2 · February 24, 2009, 09:11:17 PM

My tastes are very eclectic:
Klaus Nomi, Captain Beefheart, Carcass (of course), Public Image Limmited, Bad Brains, The Tigerlillies, Gogol Bordello, Black Uhuru, and Bethlehem :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoGkDtPqtbY
Most insane metal vocal ever!

Rev. Powell · February 24, 2009, 11:04:03 PM

Quote from: Nukie 2 on February 24, 2009, 09:11:17 PM
The Tigerlillies

Ooh, forgot about them. I only have one album but I've been meaning to check out more.

Psycho Circus · February 25, 2009, 12:13:27 PM

I've just started listening to Bathory

Pilgermann · February 25, 2009, 01:40:28 PM

I adore Charles Ives and his music gets fairly out there from time to time. One of my favorite CD's is Ives Plays Ives, recordings of Ives playing his own music. It was all recorded between 1933 and 1943, and is loaded with incomplete songs, false starts, and lots of Ives' own terrible singing. It's amazing! Here's one of the highlights that someone kindly uploaded on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10pqluMwgXQ