Oh boy.
It's a novelty record guys.
That's about it. Other wise its a scam, a spook, a Rothko if you will. Which bares no substance yet you buy into it.
Let's remind ourselves that that Don was mentally ill, never had the discipline to learn an instrument himself and physically & mentally tortured his band. Not to mention, he kept all the money himself and was deeply paranoid when reporters would ask about his Trout Mask band and whether they got payed or not.
The drummer who transcribed all of Dons work was mentally & physically abused so much that he had a problem coping with the outside world after TMR and turned full Jesus freak. Too many acid spiking and beatings.
Don is a hack, most of his life is a fabricated lie and you take that to the bank.
Go out one night and play TMR to your friends, see if they don't look at you like a disgusting freak.
thx op my sides have losted it WOW
Regardless of the circumstances its a good album. And my friends listen to hip hop, mainstream "alternative" and j rock so of course they wouldnt like some off kilter psych blues album.
>>68940732
You're gay
>has gf over to spend the night
>cooks her dinner
>she loves it
>everything is going great
>we're both in the mood
>I take her to my room
>things are moving quickly
>we start feeling each other up
>I pause
>Hold on just let me get comfortable here...
>Mmm, okay, babe...
>slips on my ol' Trout Mask
>leans up closely to her sensually
>MY SMILE IS STUCK! I CANNOT GO BACK TO YOUR FROOOWWNLAAAND!
>E-excuse me?
>A SQUID EATING DOUGH IN A POLYETHYLENE BAG IS FAST AND BULBOUS!
>What?
>GOT ME?!
>N-no.
We haven't spoken since.
>>68941082
i bet if scaroofles did this he would be balls deep in the girl in the next five minutes
>>68942184
THE FACT THAT...
>>68942301
i came
>>68940732
i hate this album because i think it's pretentious trash (along with most people who listen to it and brag about how "ahead of its time" it is or whatever) but the context of the album is not relevant when you're speaking of the actual musical content, asshole.
>Go out one night and play TMR to your friends, see if they don't look at you like a disgusting freak.
>because it's inaccessible to me, it's objectively bad !
>>68942515
I think its too funny to be pretentious(in the way you use the word). It doesnt even have the smugness of zappa albums, every skit just sounds like some stoners making some weird, poor attempt at humor. The way the music was recorded is really basic and lacks any grandiose sound of king crimson or genesis. If anything it defies the pretense by being such a wild album
>>68940732
That made me like the album more than I already did desu
Trout Mask Replica is really probbably the only worthwhile release in rock/popular music.
>>68944414
this
>>68944502
Never procreate.