"Experimental Rock is a term applied to music which, while essentially falling under the category of rock music, abandons generic trappings of the genre and experiments with rhythm, dissonance, instrumentation, noise, electronics, studio manipulation and other factors not commonly associated with rock 'n roll. Some of the earliest artists which could fall under the term Experimental Rock include Monks, The Mothers of Invention, The Velvet Underground, Fifty Foot Hose, Nico, Captain Beefheart, Silver Apples and others".
