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Old 01-10-2016, 07:52 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Captain Beefheart and Ornette Coleman.... both got me hooked on avant garde and jazz


TMR had such a huge influence on me in terms of appreciating avant garde music, but I'd say that Zappa and Mr. Bungle laid the groundwork for that. Jazz is a little less clear for me, but Zorn and Ayler were a couple of my early loves.
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