Weirdest and cool bands of all time .

some of the following are my all time favourite bands. some i only know passingly, have an album or two.

all of them are pretty weird by some standards, i'd say.


can - the greatest of the krautrock bands imo.
faust
neu
boyd rice/non (questionable politics there, i've heard, but i really like some of his noise records)
coil
robert wyatt
soft machine
scott walker (started off as a teen idol crooner, ended up as a noise merchant maniac. big favourite of mine).
popul vuh
cluster
sun city girls
pere ubu
nurse with wound
current 93
cabaret voltaire
captain beefheart
bongwater
gastr del sol

Sparks

Lords of Acid.... classic industrial rock with a bigger impact than most realize

Boards of Canada... Almost-psychedelic group that sounds like techno but they are just really good with manipulating & mixing analog sound

Bjork... The best Diva. Go all the way back to her first band (Sugarcubes) and even her childhood music for the full picture

The Orb... great techno, very easy to listen to

My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult... Similar to Lords of Acid, except each album released is a concept album representing a genre or fusion.

The Avalanches... very lively iconic music with silly lyrics that doesn't get enough attention

Weezer!!! A classic. Great songwriters and musicians in this band.

FM

These guys were super weird, but also super cool, of course:

https://youtu.be/Ybs39cu21iw

Jefferson Airplane. My favorite so I take every opportunity to shoehorn them into any music conversation.
Marty Balin was the Leader in their formative years but Grace Slick stole the spotlight with two monster hits from Surrealistic Pillow, their 2nd album. Then Paul Kantner asserted himself with songwriting as well as vocals, pushing Marty a little bit to the side. Meanwhile, Jorma Kaukonen was a fourth lead instrument (along with three vocalists) and he and Jack Casady had plans of their own eventually.
And their first drummer was a guitarist named Skip Spence, who has a cult following. Anyone who listens to Grace Slick tracks knows this chick is pushing buttons and off her rocker ! But she's a Rocker ! What a fun band of disparate spirits.

Talking Heads.

Belleville Outfit from Austin.
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