How about SUN RA?

Some of my other jazz favorites are Charles Mingus, Ornette Coleman, Pharaoh Sanders, Eric Dolphy, John Zorn, Thelonious Monk, Nina Simone, and Alice Coltrane.

My unpopular music opinion is grunge was a boring trend except for a few bands like Melvins and Alice in Chains. And grunge should be forever shamed for birthing those post grunge monstrosities like Nickelback, Puddle of Mudd, Creed, Bush, Three Days Grace, etc.

I am also a big fan of Earth, Sunn, Boris, and the whole drone/sludge/stoner/doom scene. I've seen all three of those bands several times over the years. Haven't paid much attention to Boris releases after Heavy Rocks and New Album in 2011 but saw them last on the Pink 10th anniversary tour. I am up to date on Earth, Sunn, and Melvins albums though.

It's interesting to think about Dylan Carlson's and Buzz Osborne's friendships with Cobain, since their bands stayed quite underground compared to Nirvana. I liked the direction Nirvana was heading with the more abrasive In Utero but still not an album I ever feel the need to hear again. But I do appreciate Nirvana more than grunge bands like Pearl Jam, who sounded like a lesser version of Neil Young and Crazy Horse's style from decades prior.

Yep, I still haven't heard their last album, but I love The Illusion of Motion and The Unreal Never Lived.

I'm not a RHCP hater but love this Nick Cave quote about them: “I'm forever near a stereo saying, 'What the f--- is this garbage?' And the answer is always the Red Hot Chili Peppers.”

The No Wave kids who were listening to Swans, Glenn Branca, Suicide, Sonic Youth, etc. were probably punching themselves in the face and setting school buses on fire.

Their stage show is fun, but I think they're lacking compared to Mercyful Fate/King Diamond, who have a similar gimmick but better musicianship and albums. I like the psych rock band Ghost from Japan better. Their guitarist Michio Kurihara is particularly awesome.