Some old friends at what I think of as their best. Frequently termed “experimental” - a label I disagree with - they were more about sarcasm and de/reconstruction. Really, that might be an overstatement. They were well-rehearsed, skilled musicians that simply did not use 4/4 or Gm7 or trimeter as guideposts. It’s not “nonsense” but I’d acquiesce on “un-sense”. Even that is selling them short; there was nothing left to chance in the songs except the reaction they would garner. Decide for yourself:
If that interests you at all, you should check out the documentary done by the skilled and affable Tony Ciarrocchi:
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