The weirdest album you've ever heard

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   Definitely Eno and Byrne's "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts" for me.

I bought it when it came out not and was unprepared for what I was getting into. The situation was exacerbated by a hearty beef stroganoff with plenty of fresh mushrooms.

My friends and I listened after consuming the stroganoff and settling into a certain kind of groove. We couldn't believe our ears. The next morning we listened again to see if our nutritional choice had influenced our perception of the music. 

We were relieved to realize that the album is totally original, delightfully weird, and that our nutritional choice merely contributed to mutual good feelings of warmth, friendship, and jocularity.

Edited by RockHound - June 21 2025 at 07:44

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RockHound Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 03 2013 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 666	Post Options Post Reply Quote RockHound Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 21 2025 at 07:42
	Definitely Eno and Byrne's "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts" for me. I bought it when it came out not and was unprepared for what I was getting into. The situation was exacerbated by a hearty beef stroganoff with plenty of fresh mushrooms. My friends and I listened after consuming the stroganoff and settling into a certain kind of groove. We couldn't believe our ears. The next morning we listened again to see if our nutritional choice had influenced our perception of the music. We were relieved to realize that the album is totally original, delightfully weird, and that our nutritional choice merely contributed to mutual good feelings of warmth, friendship, and jocularity. Edited by RockHound - June 21 2025 at 07:44

AFlowerKingCrimson Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 02 2016 Location: Philly burbs Status: Offline Points: 19361	Post Options Post Reply Quote AFlowerKingCrimson Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 hours 47 minutes ago at 18:25
	A little earlier I listened to First Utterance by Comus. That's still one of the weirdest ones for me. Not everything on it is weird but a lot of it is.

Gnik Nosmirc Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 28 2024 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 377	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gnik Nosmirc Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 hours 59 minutes ago at 19:13
	- Comus / First Utterance (1971) - Area / 1978 - Gli Dei Se Ne Vanno, Gli Arrabbiati Restano! (1978) - Karuna Khyal / Alomoni 1985 (1976) - Brainticket / Cottonwoodhill (1971) - Boards of Canada / Geogaddi (2002) - The Residents / The Third Reich 'N' Roll (1976) - Univers Zero / Heresie (1979) - Cardiacs / Sing to God (1996) - Art Zoyd / Häxan (1997) - French TV / The Violence Of Amateurs (1999) - Swans / Soundtracks for the Blind (1996) - Silver Apples / The Garden (1998) - White Noise / An Electric Storm (1969) - Panda Bear / Person Pitch (2007) - Spooky Tooth & Pierre Henry / Ceremony (1969) - Scott Walker / The Drift (2006) - Pink Floyd / The Pipers At The Gates of Dawn (1967) - Motorpsycho / Begynnelser (2017) - Moving Gelatine Plates / The World Of Genius Hans (1978) - Gong / Camembert Électrique (1971) - Ruins / Hyderomastgroningem (1995) - Cecil Taylor / Unit Structures (1966) - Sun Ra / Nuits de la Fondation Maeght (1971) - Kenso / 天鵞絨症綺譚 Fabulis Mirabilibus De Bombycosi Scriptis (2002)
	Eclectic/RIO/RPI/Canterbury

The Dark Elf Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: February 01 2011 Location: Michigan Status: Offline Points: 13395	Post Options Post Reply Quote The Dark Elf Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 hours 50 minutes ago at 19:22
	An Evening With Wild Man Fischer. A protege of Frank Zappa (who produced the album), until he threw a bottle at Frank one day and almost hit Frank's daughter, Moon. Fischer was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and manic depression, and spent time on and off in state hospitals. And yes, the album sounds like someone who needs to go back on his meds.
	...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology...

Valdez Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 17 2005 Location: United States Status: Online Points: 1278	Post Options Post Reply Quote Valdez Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 hours 28 minutes ago at 19:44
	I once had that wild man Fischer album and never played it
	https://bakullama1.bandcamp.com/album/maxwells-submarine

AFlowerKingCrimson Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 02 2016 Location: Philly burbs Status: Offline Points: 19361	Post Options Post Reply Quote AFlowerKingCrimson Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 hours 56 minutes ago at 21:16
	I suppose it's more psych than prog although maybe proto prog fits but the United States of America album from 1968 is pretty weird. Very good but very weird even for a psych album. For Pink Floyd their weirdest album is Ummagumma (particularly the studio side). The title track to Atom Heart Mother is pretty weird too (the middle part especially) but overall I still say Ummagumma is their weirdest. For King Crimson I say Islands is their weirdest. Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - 16 hours 54 minutes ago at 21:18

Valdez Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 17 2005 Location: United States Status: Online Points: 1278	Post Options Post Reply Quote Valdez Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 hours 44 minutes ago at 22:28
	Robert Calverts Captain Lockheed & the Starfighters is pretty weird but I like it a lot. The track “Hero with a wing” is great.
	https://bakullama1.bandcamp.com/album/maxwells-submarine