95% of the bands mentioned on these forums.

Brett Eugene Ralph wrote:The Electric Eels

For your listening pleasure:

Cyclotron

Spinach Blasters live mp3

This band are as fantastic as they are outlandish.

burun wrote:Gong: start with either You or Radio Gnome Invisible. Maybe Flying Teapot. Slight hippie leanings, but engaging records (to me, at least) that grow on you with each listen.

'Hippie leanings' is perhaps a gross understatement. Nonetheless, Gong are band that I'm inexplicably fond of.

captain beefheart.

I feel like I have only heard of him, but have only heard about 30 seconds of his music, and would probably have trouble identifying it (which is ironic, given its reputation for idiosyncracy).

Same goes for the Residents.

Also, I probably would have trouble telling the difference between Woody Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie, and John Fahey. I would have more trouble, even, distinguishing Charley Patton from Blind Lemon Jefferson. How embarassing.

I can, however, distinguish Charley Patton from Mike Patton, which is a start...

Tom wrote:

instant_zen wrote:
As ashamed as I am to admit it... I've never heard a song by Naked Raygun, either.

for those looking to get some NR experience under their belts, I would recommend
Basement Screams -Short EP but completely awesome. Best record out there.
Throb Throb- Almost as good.
Understand\Jettison - Both ok. Neither is stellar.
The rest is forgettable.

My friend, All Rise is certainly not forgettable. And yet you have clearly forgotten it.

i had never heard Bedhead... until yesterday.

Brett Eugene Ralph wrote:
Other bands I have never knowingly heard:

Be Your Own Pet

They are quite catchy.
Really
Don't let the name put you off

I don't know anything at all by any of these bands, but I understand they might have similar fanbases(?):

Can
Faust
Neu!
Pavlov's Dog
Atomic Rooster
Nektar

Who would recommend any of this, please speak up and convince me.

all of them

ready?

the fall
television
sebadoh
scratch acid
brigth eyes
modest mouse
guided by voices
nina nastasia
drive like jehu

bands i have listened for up to 20 minutes and decided to give them a chance later (which i never did)

gang of four
jesus and mary chain
the residents


i haven't even heard about some bands mentioned in this thread. but this is one of the reasons i like EA.

fugazi, beyond red medicine (which is a fine fucking album) I don't know much.

slint, I have yet to get into slint. I heard there a gas! but I never knew where to begin. I have seen a couple live videos, but I don't know if does them justice.

sonic youth, I've heard day dream nation, and sonic nurse. I hear they have like 20 albums.

blonde redhead, from what I've heard I've really liked, and would like to know more.

pavement, yes pavement. everyone loves pavement. I've heard a little off of crooked rain, but nothing too exciting... what am I missing?