The Wierdest Bands

[PumpkinKoRn52]

This thread is about some of the wierdest bands of all time. In no paticular order:

Primus. This is one of my favorite bands ever. Every member of the band is insaenly talented, playing complex rythms and insane basslines. But the main thing about the band that makes them wierd is the lyrics. Some of them make sense, but most are just seemingly random thoughts. And the singer, Les Claypool, one of the best bassists in history, sings in an almost cartoon-like sound. Soem of the CD titles include Sailing the Seas of cheese, and Tales From the Punh Bowl. I highly recommend checking out this band.

The Les Claypool Frog Brigade. Les Claypool's solo album. This is just wierd. Awesome, but wierd. Each song has wierd beats and use of random gadgets like whistles and toy horns. It's just wierd.

Mindless Self Indulgence. This is a wierd Techno-metal band of sorts. It's really wierd, mainly cause of the singer. However, I must caution you before listening to this: It is very vulgar.

Mr. Bungle. This is probably the wierdest band I have ever known. They change styles completely every song, and change styles, beat, rythm, tempo, instruments, and anything else you can think of during each song. For example, in one song, the band begins to play this hardcore metal riff and follows it up by switching to ska. A short while later, in the smae song, they switch back to metal and then to jazz, and back to ska once more. This was in the first minute of the song. To top it all off, every song is backed up with lyrics about absolutely nothing, with titles such as: "The Air-Conditioned Nightmare," "None of Them Knew They Were Robots," "Follow the Bubbles," and "Golem II: The Bionic vapor boy." They are the wierdest band I have ever heard.

[Kkun]

The Thermals. The Thermals are freaks. They're like this punk rock dog and pony show outfit and they scare the heck out of me. Their lead singer has the worst voice on the history of the planet. They're just weird.

[Warrior 4 Jesus]

Blue Man's Group. They create their own instruments (from PVC pipe and other junk) and their style can not be pinned to any genre. Its very original and definetly weird.
Recommended.

[BigZam]

Norma Jean. They have the strangest lyrics and the strangest videos....very hardcore, but they're Christian. This is one of their songs, its call Memphis Will Be Laid to Waste.

Walk around the room with a glaze in your stare.
In your tuxedo suit. I will give it a name. Lower
your defenses. Lower your casket. Open the door
and open your grave. Murder. Now you're doing the
waltz with your murderer. Mediocrity is the killer.
You find yourself helpless. Christ is not a fashion,
fleeting away. He laid emeralds in her eyes, but I'd
already tried a bracelt made of gold and a scarlet
thread around her wrist. Everything was wrong so we
sang sentimental songs. "Oh how seldom we belong but
how elegant our kiss." We painted crooked lines but
danced in perfect time to a love so much refined, we
know not what it is until like a dullen wine we pour
into a grief know before but never quite like this.
All i know now is regret, it follows like a silhouette
along the cobbelstone behind me, but has nothing to
say except to innocently ask, its voice delicate as
glass, "Do you see me when we pass?" but i continue on
my way.

[Kkun]

Norma Jean. They have the strangest lyrics and the strangest videos....very hardcore, but they're Christian. This is one of their songs, its call Memphis Will Be Laid to Waste.

Walk around the room with a glaze in your stare.
In your tuxedo suit. I will give it a name. Lower
your defenses. Lower your casket. Open the door
and open your grave. Murder. Now you're doing the
waltz with your murderer. Mediocrity is the killer.
You find yourself helpless. Christ is not a fashion,
fleeting away. He laid emeralds in her eyes, but I'd
already tried a bracelt made of gold and a scarlet
thread around her wrist. Everything was wrong so we
sang sentimental songs. "Oh how seldom we belong but
how elegant our kiss." We painted crooked lines but
danced in perfect time to a love so much refined, we
know not what it is until like a dullen wine we pour
into a grief know before but never quite like this.
All i know now is regret, it follows like a silhouette
along the cobbelstone behind me, but has nothing to
say except to innocently ask, its voice delicate as
glass, "Do you see me when we pass?" but i continue on
my way.

Duuuuuude. Norma Jean isn't weird. That's Memphis Will Be Laid To Waste. It's like their only good song. That second part starting with "He laid emeralds in her eyes" is beautiful.

[BigZam]

Duuuuuude. Norma Jean isn't weird. That's Memphis Will Be Laid To Waste. It's like their only good song. That second part starting with "He laid emeralds in her eyes" is beautiful.

Ok I'm pretty good at interpreting songs but this one has got me stumped. Care to explain? I know what Memphis is in the Bible but what does it hafta do with this song? Have you seen the video?

[inkjet1987]

Norma Jean dosn't really qualify as a strange band. Some of Josh Scogins lyrics may be hard to interpret, but they arn't strange. Yeah but anyway Norma kicks butt.

The strangest band I can think of is The Locust. A bunch of guys dressed in locust outfits playing grindcore. Some of it sounds awsome, but I havn't heard much.

[Mizumi-Kun]

The Village People. 'Nuff said.

[Kkun]

Ok I'm pretty good at interpreting songs but this one has got me stumped. Care to explain? I know what Memphis is in the Bible but what does it hafta do with this song? Have you seen the video?

A lot of Norma Jean's song titles don't have much to do with their songs themselves. Their lyrics are really just stream of consciousness...sometimes, I don't know that they're really there to serve any purpose other than to sound good. At the least, Josh Scogin's Christian faith comes through clearly, so I appreciate that, you know?

[Stephen]

Strange bands eh? Rammstein are fairly unique...then again most American bands would be too sissyish to light themselves on fire during a show....*pictures Britney Spears doing it* burn baby burn

[BigZam]

A lot of Norma Jean's song titles don't have much to do with their songs themselves. Their lyrics are really just stream of consciousness...sometimes, I don't know that they're really there to serve any purpose other than to sound good. At the least, Josh Scogin's Christian faith comes through clearly, so I appreciate that, you know?

I asked you have you seen their video?

[Kkun]

Yeah, I have. It's interesting.

[Hitokiri]

I love Norma Jean.

.....(I know I'm gonna get burned at the stake if ShiroiHikari or Elrickun read this) After taking a look at the J-Rock thread...I don't think any band I know comes close to that type of ::shiver:: style...save for Marlyn Manson....::shiver but more violently::

Doesn't float my boat...it kinda sinks it before it set sails from the harbor.

[Blitzkrieg1701]

J-Rock bands of said variety are pretty freakin' wierd, but they're all wierd in the same way, which (to me, at least) kind of takes some of the edge off the wierdness.

Now, late '60s/early '70s guys like the Captain Beefheart, The Red Krayola, and The Hampton Grease Band (the last of whom recorded a song featuring lyrics that were the ingredients on a can of spray paint) were just plain NUTS.

[Kkun]

J-rock bands are kind of weird, not because of their music, but just because they all insist on looking like women. Women who look like they used to be men.

Ahem. Sunako, ShiroiHikari, KrescentMoon, and Elric-kun are all going to come after me and eat my brain.

[Blitzkrieg1701]

Yeah... but that's the thing. If you'll excuse the AWFUL joke, that kind of wierdness is skind deep. (icklousyick) I'd think that true wierdness involves more than just cosmetics that you take issue with, but also the music itself (the music of our glam-ed up friends doesn't really sound very different that more traditionally outfited rockers to my own ears, so I try to aviod making rash judgements)

[Kkun]

Yeah... but that's the thing. If you'll excuse the AWFUL joke, that kind of wierdness is skind deep. (icklousyick) I'd think that true wierdness involves more than just cosmetics that you take issue with, but also the music itself (the music of our glam-ed up friends doesn't really sound very different that more traditionally outfited rockers to my own ears, so I try to aviod making rash judgements)

Okay, okay. Guilty. ^^; Good point, thanks for calling me on that, because truthfully, the music is good.

[Blitzkrieg1701]

Now see, if the topic said "The Wierdest WARDROBE"... buuuuut it doesn't so I'll keep my mouth firmly clamped shut and try not to start anything unpleasant. *insert innocent whistling*

[ShiroiHikari]

>_>;;; I'll spare you this time, kkun XD

weird bands...um...I really can't think of any at the moment.

[BigZam]

Yeah, I have. It's interesting.

So basically Norma Jean's music and videos have nothin to do with anything?

[greyscale42]

Dont forget the Beatles. I would definitely classify them as one of the wierdest bands of all time.

Its a bit of a clue when one of their songs is called "I am the Walrus"
Not to mention they didnt have the healthiest of habits. "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"

[SpikeSpiegel306]

Hmm...weird bands you say?

I would have to say Group X...they are just plain weird, they are from New York but they sing like they are from India, I love it.

Jefferson Airplane is definitely weird but that is just because they enjoyed the ways of drugs and alcohol.

The late Zeppelin got kind of weird when they got into the Eastern Religion music and eastern drugs

And finally, the king of weird bands and father band of all hidden meanings in songs...::drumroll:: PINK FLOYD! Yeah, they freak me out personally but some people dig that kind of stuff so who am I to judge?

[Stephen]

How did I forget Floyd....you are right. They are very very odd. But, most the great bands are...

[Hitokiri]

Dont forget the Beatles. I would definitely classify them as one of the wierdest bands of all time.

Its a bit of a clue when one of their songs is called "I am the Walrus"
Not to mention they didnt have the healthiest of habits. "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"

Yeah but they still are awesome and rock goo goo g’joob.

So basically Norma Jean's music and videos have nothin to do with anything?

Yeah pretty much But it's still one of my fav music videos just cause it's so.... weird.

[PumpkinKoRn52]

Jefferson Airplane a wierd band??? They may use syntesizers form time to time, but that was extremely common when they came out. One band I forgot to mention:

Tool

Just watch any of thier videos and you'll see why.

[SpikeSpiegel306]

Jefferson Airplane a wierd band??? They may use syntesizers form time to time, but that was extremely common when they came out. One band I forgot to mention:

Tool

Just watch any of thier videos and you'll see why.

Yeah Jefferson Airplane is definitely weird in my opinion...ever tried to understand or even make sense of the song White Rabbit?

[PumpkinKoRn52]

Some songs are wierd, bu the band overall isn't.

[Yojimbo]

David Bowie is the ultimate in wierdness hands down.

[Knives]

Green Day is kinda weird in a good way.

[SpikeSpiegel306]

Ha, oh yeah and Super Tramp...they arent freaky weird though, they are just funny weird