Music That Is "Ahead of Its Time"
Even though I'm not a huge fan of the phrase "ahead of its time," it's the best way I can describe what I am talking about...
Post any music that you think meets the requirements of being ahead of its time... Just list a few artists and please explain your reason for picking them. Albums, EPs, songs, etc are encouraged. I look forward to seeing some of your responses. :) |
Red Krayola's A Parable of Arable Land seems an obvious choice
there's still nothing much that sounds like it today, though |
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I think this song is the first thing I think of when I think about ahead of its time. It sounds like it could have been released today never mind 32 years ago |
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God Bless the Red Krayola and All Who Sail With It definitely influenced a lot of punk/New Wave |
My Generation-era Who were effectively the first punks, and so they were (kinda) ahead of their time in that respect.
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I`ve been listening to my early Talking Heads albums again recently and its still amazes me just how ahead of their time that band actually were. In fact the period 1977 to 1980 threw up a whole host of bands the pushed musical boundries.
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White Noise are the first band that come to mind when I think of music ahead of it's time. This track is from 1968 and sounds shockingly trip-hop-ish to me:
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I think that The United States of America and Silver Apples rank among them as well. I mean... Silver Apples were basically a more psychedelic version of Suicide. Also... they pretty much invented minimal synth, and they helped pioneer electronic dance music. |
Surely 'Marquee Moon' by Television is "ahead of it's time"?
Also, 'The Modern Lovers'. |
In fact both Television and Velvet Underground were ahead of their time.
Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane (alternate outro) - YouTube |
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