For me, The Shaggs is a big one. For those who don't know about them, their dad pretty much shut them up with instruments and told them to play . They had no musical training whatsoever and its really interesting to hear how that effected their music. There's no beat really or melody. Their music sounds really juvenile, like when a toddler bangs on the piano. But Frank Zappa declared them to be "better than the Beatles". It's awful, unskilled, almost painful to listen to. But, there's something so pure about their music. Especially "My Pal Foot Foot" (Written about Dot's stuffed animal).
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