triple j has conducted a cruel experiment on a self-described non-fan of King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. Newsreader Al Newstead subjected the man to a long listening session, where he was forced to listen to all 15 King Gizzard albums back-to-back.
The subject’s name was Angus, who admitted to Newstead at the triple j office that he’d never listened to the band before, so they decided to set up the marathon.
Anything could happen, would it drive Angus mad? Would he come out at the end of it as a die-hard Gizz fan?
“Look, I’m not leaving the house. I have no excuses,” said Angus. “We’re all doing crazy stuff in isolation – learning to bake bread, cut hair, it’s time to read that book or watch that movie you said you would.”
The session was limited to studio albums only, all 15 records created by the band, totalling over 10 hours of audio.
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As the hours went by, there were some incredible quotes and moments.
“I don’t think even King Gizzard has done this before, so maybe I’ll be like an honorary member by the end of it. It could also make me never want to listen to music again,” he said.
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Five hours in and he started to feel a bit weird… “I’m getting very familiar with the individual dust particles on my coffee table,” noted Angus.
“They’re not afraid to get silly,” he added. “I think that’s part of their charm that I’m warming up to because I don’t think music should be wholly serious.
Then as things got towards the finish line, he started to enjoy himself, but admits the exercise was taxing.
“…there were moments where my own physical endurance and mental attention were waning. I’ve spent 13 hours with these guys, I haven’t even spent 13 hours with a lot of relatives in the last decade…”
“Each album it got funnier, to the point of absurdity,” Angus explained in the end.
Watch the full King Gizzard experience below:
