That's how I got turned on to them. I had gone to Lincoln Center to see some Russian folk singer or something - turns out he was their opening act.
Totally knocked our socks off. It later it dawned on me they were among the earliest music videos on TV (USA's night flight used to show them).
(USA’s night flight used to show them).
Thats pretty much where I first saw them, I think. The Residents led me to Snakefinger, who led me to....
But then I was a huge Captain Beefheart fan.
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