WTF? Surprising, incongruous tracks f/ Prog bands

-Radioswim- wrote: Off "On the Sunday of Life" the song Linton Samual Dawson... If I could find a link for you all I would give you, but I dont. Let me just say, even now as I'm looking at words telling me that Steve Wilson wrote this song, I still can't believe it... his worst song in history.

I like that song! It's catchy!

Im  absolutely amazed noone even mentioned Invisble Touch or Owner of a Lonely Heart yet,

Those songs have the most proggy lyrics and weirdest time sigs ever ! ever!

There are two very incongruous tracks by Meshuggah off their True Human Design EP called Friends Breaking and Entering and Quant's Quantastical Quantasm. They aren't even metal, but a type of electronic music.

Raff wrote: I am sure there are hundreds, but the only one I can remember now is "Down on the Farm" by Camel (or, more accurately, by Richard Sinclair) - a track many people hate, but which I find oddly infectious. Indeed, it does sound much more like one of the quirkiest items on Caravan's back catalogue than like anything Camel ever did.

Logan wrote: ... I shared it not long ago, but I'll start with this opening track from Magma's Merci album: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6remm_01-magma-call-from-the-dark-ooh-ooh_music Incidentally, this is not intended as a hate topic, but more for amusement, bad entertainment, befuddlement yadda yadda. Bring an open mind, but you might want ear-plugs.

I finally got around to following your link and listening to that track.  OMG, WTF indeed!!  Whew, now that is hilarious, to me anyway. 

Come to think of it, skip "to me anyway."  Anyone want to defend it (the track, not Magma)?  Can anyone top it?  Not I.

I have to mention the ending of 'Lucy had a Dream' (about 20 or so seconds) off "Paradox Hotel" by Flower Kings. At the end of this completely moodey, unfunny song, here it cuts to a recording of a parody commercial that was made for Delta Airlines. To me it was just a small cut that turned into a scar on what is otherwise a magnificant album.

Sorry, what was that?, I was in the bathroom.  Good one KC250.

American Khatru wrote: harmonium.ro wrote: I'm amazed nobody mentioned More Fool Me yet  Only because you beat me to it (darn!).  I know there was a practical reason for it and all (played live, gave Gabriel a rest and room for costume change, plus there were fans of Collins' voice even early on), but as a kid just kicking along listening to great Genesis records and knowing the music only through the vinyl, yes I thought it was incongruous.

More Fool Me was possibly Genesis' greatest moment of brilliance. Because the vinyl had to be stopped and flipped over halfway through, this gave album listeners a sort of intermission - a chance to go to the bathroom, grab another drink or comment on what they've already heard, all without having to miss any of the music. CDs, obviously, do not have this feature, however in a stroke of uncanny genius, Genesis managed to predict this situtation and include More Fool Me just before the end of side 1. Now those of us who are from the CD generation can also enjoy the aforementioned intermission while this song plays.

I also disagree about Harlequin. There isn't anything surprising or incongruous about it. It may not be the band's shining moment, but it does work pretty well on Nursery Cryme.

Snow Dog wrote: I love Whodunnit...always have, always will.

Great to see I'm not the only one! That one is just awesome in it's ugliness.

ghost_of_morphy wrote: harmonium.ro wrote: I'm amazed nobody mentioned More Fool Me yet  That was the Son of Harlequin!

Nah! Harlequin suits Nursery Cryme perfectly, while More Fool Me doesn't fit SEBTP at all, while not necessary a bad song.