Acquiring the Taste by Gentle Giant: techniques borrowed directly from the Renaissance and Baroque proved us all that there's so much more to do in rock music
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Shark's Ultimate Music Research Corner
Unveiling the beauty of challenging music
![Acquiring the Taste by Gentle Giant: techniques borrowed directly from the Renaissance and Baroque proved us all that there's so much more to do in rock music](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d555a3_24c8cb0a5fec4855bb3e46f0560f1621~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_319,h_318,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d555a3_24c8cb0a5fec4855bb3e46f0560f1621~mv2.png)
![Tago Mago by Can: a Stockhausen-esque, which fuses an avant-garde rock symphony with shamanic avant-funk trance](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d555a3_94ae719568374baa9990571cb0e89a1c~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_319,h_318,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d555a3_94ae719568374baa9990571cb0e89a1c~mv2.png)
- Feb 4
- 5 min
Tago Mago by Can: a Stockhausen-esque, which fuses an avant-garde rock symphony with shamanic avant-funk trance
![Rain Dogs by Tom Waits: breathtaking dark cabaret and beat poetry, wrapped with seductive jarring rhythms and singular instrumentation](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d555a3_a10dddc3c533424b89671fd96b580762~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_318,h_318,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d555a3_a10dddc3c533424b89671fd96b580762~mv2.png)
- Feb 3
- 6 min
Rain Dogs by Tom Waits: breathtaking dark cabaret and beat poetry, wrapped with seductive jarring rhythms and singular instrumentation
![Bar Kokhba by John Zorn: a journey to an elegant and sophisticated avant-garde territory](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d555a3_f9175e8132fc4e6a86301a3aa48cdac3~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_319,h_318,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d555a3_f9175e8132fc4e6a86301a3aa48cdac3~mv2.png)
- Feb 2
- 3 min
Bar Kokhba by John Zorn: a journey to an elegant and sophisticated avant-garde territory
![Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band: fast and bulbous; a massively misunderstood masterpiece](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d555a3_e191d04073a1437ab752c3abcb0cac97~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_319,h_318,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d555a3_e191d04073a1437ab752c3abcb0cac97~mv2.png)
- Feb 2
- 7 min
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band: fast and bulbous; a massively misunderstood masterpiece
![Hot Rats by Frank Zappa: flawless, impeccable and exquisite; the birth of jazz-rock fusion](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d555a3_950e3fa069664443b7f0c752fb59ca8a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_318,h_318,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d555a3_950e3fa069664443b7f0c752fb59ca8a~mv2.png)
- Feb 2
- 8 min
Hot Rats by Frank Zappa: flawless, impeccable and exquisite; the birth of jazz-rock fusion
![Enigmatic Ocean by Jean-Luc Ponty: flawless playing and utterly fluid transitions and interplay](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d555a3_067753557ffa4c12bf470481599bd5fc~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_319,h_318,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d555a3_067753557ffa4c12bf470481599bd5fc~mv2.png)
- Jun 5
- 6 min
Enigmatic Ocean by Jean-Luc Ponty: flawless playing and utterly fluid transitions and interplay
![Starring Rosi by Ash Ra Tempel: the definitive trip into cerebral space land](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d555a3_b79f3d071ae048b99ece1aa637b7a466~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_319,h_318,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d555a3_b79f3d071ae048b99ece1aa637b7a466~mv2.png)
- May 27
- 5 min
Starring Rosi by Ash Ra Tempel: the definitive trip into cerebral space land
![Somethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley: this music is so cool and so smooth, that it is infectious working its way into the mind, body and soul of the listener](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d555a3_c3b30df3f8bd412e9ec31b3413e8698e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_318,h_318,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d555a3_c3b30df3f8bd412e9ec31b3413e8698e~mv2.png)
- May 23
- 7 min
Somethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley: this music is so cool and so smooth, that it is infectious working its way into the mind, body and soul of the listener
![The Complete Music of Anton Webern —Recorded Under the Direction of Robert Craft: hugely influential recordings of jewel-like works](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d555a3_2090a7aa173d49ecab18948ebba7ced8~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_319,h_318,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d555a3_2090a7aa173d49ecab18948ebba7ced8~mv2.png)
- Apr 11
- 16 min
The Complete Music of Anton Webern —Recorded Under the Direction of Robert Craft: hugely influential recordings of jewel-like works
![Letzte Tage - Letzte Nächte by Popol Vuh: an ability to create music that's simultaneously delicate and powerful, detailed and expansive, earthbound in its origins and cosmic in its reach](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d555a3_067675f76f8346d88ba8228e73616b2a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_319,h_318,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d555a3_067675f76f8346d88ba8228e73616b2a~mv2.png)
- Apr 7
- 6 min
Letzte Tage - Letzte Nächte by Popol Vuh: an ability to create music that's simultaneously delicate and powerful, detailed and expansive, earthbound in its origins and cosmic in its reach
![Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock: considered to be one of (if not THE) vanguard recordings that gave birth to funk/rock jazz fusion](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d555a3_853ce9693c2347d69840033c2a052c42~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_318,h_318,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d555a3_853ce9693c2347d69840033c2a052c42~mv2.png)
- Apr 2
- 5 min
Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock: considered to be one of (if not THE) vanguard recordings that gave birth to funk/rock jazz fusion
![Welcome to Shark’s Ultimate Music Research Corner!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d555a3_d4a643d708d94a0f8b4889066240399c~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_319,h_318,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d555a3_d4a643d708d94a0f8b4889066240399c~mv2.png)
- Feb 1
- 3 min
Welcome to Shark’s Ultimate Music Research Corner!
![The Bible of the Discography of an Alchemist Master, John Zorn](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d555a3_cafdb5d18a624b0cbcf846069fe90b0c~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_319,h_318,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d555a3_cafdb5d18a624b0cbcf846069fe90b0c~mv2.png)
- Feb 5
- 38 min
The Bible of the Discography of an Alchemist Master, John Zorn
![A Treasure-Map of the Discography of a Unique Genius, Frank Zappa](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d555a3_8f440354af304e048293d1b28641b1f5~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_318,h_318,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d555a3_8f440354af304e048293d1b28641b1f5~mv2.png)
- Feb 4
- 2 min
A Treasure-Map of the Discography of a Unique Genius, Frank Zappa