Yep, I own Octopus by Gentle Giant. It's a very strange beast.wow those guys are strange
Lemmy's first band right? Never took the time to check them out.Anyone here like Hawkwind?
Lemmy's first band right? Never took the time to check them out.
Same problem as with Octopus. Their sound is just too erratic and all over the place. More of a musicians' band, I guess. Gonna listen to Octopus again to see if it has changed for the better.Try the first two albums sometime. They're a little more 'user friendly', though Octopus is still fucking brilliant.
Here's an awesome one from their second album:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7MGLKso3d4
I've really been digging minimalism lately, particularly Steve Reich, Terry Riley, John Adams, and Philip Glass.
Morton Feldman too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU23LqQ6LY4
Same problem as with Octopus. Their sound is just too erratic and all over the place. More of a musicians' band, I guess. Gonna listen to Octopus again to see if it has changed for the better.
Somebody post a few vid's of their good songs.
Well, I listened to Octopus again; it got slightly better.They're definitely unique and have an interesting sound, no doubt about that,but I'm kinda put off by the weird off-key vocals, and the whole musical package is a bit too clinical and self-indulgent.What? They're not "just a musician's band". That's originality you're hearing there, not wankery. Of course they sound "all over the place", but there's a method to it, and I can assure you it's absolutely beautiful if you are able to "get" them. It takes some patience though.
I really enjoyed that. Thank you.
Jay Z is fucking terrible, but I'll let it slide since you included Wu Tang and Nas in there