The residents

I suppose they anticipated memes

wasn´t Beefheart one of them?

Please explain

they memed good

This.

Bowie blew away the residents in everything.

This song is from 1979. No one rapped like that or had a flow like that until the 90s.

youtube.com/watch?v=TP4WoA7rBoU

This song is from 1977. Its an ambient jungle song, which became a genre in the mid 90s.

youtube.com/watch?v=39p8GaaMtgo

Heroes also 1977, has multlayered ambient overdriven guitars and loops which didn't become a style until My Bloody Valentine did it in the early 90s.

youtube.com/watch?v=Tgcc5V9Hu3g

yes a lot of this was because of Tony Visconti and Eno, his producer and co-songwriter at this time, but Bowie approved everything they did.

not an argument. also you're both wrong. try harder.

Yeah bowie is great musician. But I bet you haven't listened to The Residents.

Devo was 100% better

Question is not about "better" tho.