Gong

Gong is a psychedelic / progressive / jazz rock band that began in 1967. They are considered part of the "Canterbury Scene" (group founder Daevid Allen was a former member of Soft Machine and The Wilde Flowers).

Studio album discography:
 * Magick Brother/Mystic Sister - 1970
 * Camembert Electrique - 1971
 * (with Dashiell Hedayat) Obsolete - 1971
 * Continental Circus (film soundtrack) - 1972
 * Flying Teapot - 1973
 * Angel's Egg - 1973
 * You - 1974
 * Shamal - 1975
 * Gazeuse! - 1976
 * Expresso II - 1978
 * Shapeshifter - 1992
 * Zero to Infinity - 2000
 * Acid Motherhood - 2003
 * 2032 - 2009


 * Cluster F-Bomb: In "Dynamite: I Am Your Animal", which might have been somewhat shocking in 1971 (especially for a female singer).
 * Ear Worm: the chant in "Master Builder"
 * Gratuitous French
 * Hair Colors: One of their songs is titled "'Cos You Got Green Hair".
 * Long Title: "Ooby-Scooby Doomsday or The D-day DJ's Got the D.D.T. Blues", "Allez Ali Baba Black Sheep Have You Any Bullshit: Mama Maya Mantram"
 * My Hero Zero: Zero the Hero
 * Mythology Gag: lots
 * Spin-Off: "Pierre Moerlen's Gong", "Planet Gong", "Gongmaison", "Gongzilla", "Mother Gong", "New York Gong"
 * Stage Names: "Bloomdido Bad de Grass" (a Bilingual Bonus Punny Name), "Dingo Virgin", "Submarine Captain", etc.