Most Inaccessable Artists?

5-Track · 08-13-2009, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by TumorAttitude

I'm also going with Grateful Dead.

To clarify - I like the Grateful Dead just fine at this point ... but it took me YEARS of serious opposition and hearing bits of different records and different shows when they were playing on late-night radio or at friends' houses to get me to a point where I could find something appealing in it ...

Their existence-over-time / body-of-work is astonishing when seen as a whole ... but no casual listener could possibly see it as that ... in fact, any single album or show (let alone song) could be scene as a sort of incomplete reference to the larger body-of-work, making no sense unto itself without the larger context (although that is an extreme and probably unjustifiable point of view) ...

I would label them "challenging" mainly as there is so much to take in prior to appreciation, in addition to the cultural baggage that goes along with them ... but ultimately (for me) an enriching listen, over time

boo boo · 08-13-2009, 08:10 PM

I like the Grateful Dead, they're a great band, though a lot of their stuff is something I just appreciate, I don't listen to them very often.

LoathsomePete · 08-13-2009, 08:37 PM

I've had a hard time trying to get into Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band as well as the obscure Canadian hip hop artist Gruf The Druid.

Terrible Lizard · 08-13-2009, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Conan

LOL! That's best fake-genre I've ever seen! Unless it's real... in which case there is no God.

Aaaahhh bull.

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Dr.Seussicide · 08-13-2009, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

But if I had to say what I think the most inaccessible artist in the world is, Merzbow gets my vote.

Who woulda thunk Metal Machine Music would become an actual genre?

WTF...

you broke my ears dude

Piss Me Off · 08-13-2009, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

I've had a hard time trying to get into Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band as well as the obscure Canadian hip hop artist Gruf The Druid.

You said Gruf was pretty hard to get into but i got into him pretty easily. Must just be me. Do you like Dalek? The most avantgarde rap i've listened to anyway

Neapolitan · 08-13-2009, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

Joking aside. I understand that "Inaccessible" depends on the person.

So for me, the music of Fred Frith and Glenn Branca isn't anywhere near as inaccessible as say, the music of ZZ Top or Bad Company, so accessibility like everything else is a subjective thing.

I didn't like Bad Company at first but I started to appreciate them lately, and ZZ Top is one of my favorites, I consider them as having a "less is more" approach to guitar playing, and having "less" make every note is important to the song.

It's like who can honestly say they know every single note that Clapton or Buckethead is playing, right?

LoathsomePete · 08-13-2009, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Piss Me Off

You said Gruf was pretty hard to get into but i got into him pretty easily. Must just be me. Do you like Dalek? The most avantgarde rap i've listened to anyway

Dalek were pretty easy to get into for me, however I have heard that they can be hard to get into, I guess my version of Gruf for you.

~~TumorAttitude~~ · 08-13-2009, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by 5-Track

To clarify - I like the Grateful Dead just fine at this point ... but it took me YEARS of serious opposition and hearing bits of different records and different shows when they were playing on late-night radio or at friends' houses to get me to a point where I could find something appealing in it ...

Their existence-over-time / body-of-work is astonishing when seen as a whole ... but no casual listener could possibly see it as that ... in fact, any single album or show (let alone song) could be scene as a sort of incomplete reference to the larger body-of-work, making no sense unto itself without the larger context (although that is an extreme and probably unjustifiable point of view) ...

I would label them "challenging" mainly as there is so much to take in prior to appreciation, in addition to the cultural baggage that goes along with them ... but ultimately (for me) an enriching listen, over time

I see. Is there a specific album that you would reccomend for me to start with?

Unknown Soldier · 08-14-2009, 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Neapolitan

I didn't like Bad Company at first but I started to appreciate them lately, and ZZ Top is one of my favorites, I consider them as having a "less is more" approach to guitar playing, and having "less" make every note is important to the song.

It's like who can honestly say they know every single note that Clapton or Buckethead is playing, right?

I always thought of Bad Company as a disappointment especially given the quality of Paul Rodger`s stuff with Free.

Early ZZ Top were certainly unique with their southern blues boogie sound and "Deguello" was certainly their highlight......and how could anyone forget those boilersuits and beards.

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