I'm not sure that their Father was a record producer..but he played a very big role in their career.
He was almost like a Murry Wilson (Beach Boy's Father) in that he was a tyrant who forced the band to play, but also had some good intentions
Yeah, leaving off Dyan was tough. I'm actually a Dylan freak believe it or not, but just enjoy the 10 records I listed better than they stuff he did in the 60's.
Here's my list for Dylan:
1. Blood on the Tracks
2. Highway
3. Blonde on Blonde
4. John Wesley Harding
5. Another Side
6. Desire
7. Bringing it all Back Home
8. Planet Waves
9. the other folk albums
10. everything else prior to the 80's work
Of course "Let it Bleed" is a classic...but IMO it's not as good as: Begger's, Sticky, Aftermath, and especially Exile (70's yes, but in my mind the best album of all time)
The Shaggs are the best kept secret in music. (Jonathan Richman being the other).
Some people would say that they can't play their instruments...and in some ways that's correct...but they actually play very exact - every note is planned and has meaning - and it's like they learned in almost complete isolation from the rest of the western world.
The reason I love their music so much is because it's the most pure form of Rock n' Roll honest passion that I have yet heard.
Song's like "Who Are Parents" just can't be duplicated in my mind.
Give 'em a shot, but be prepared for it to take several listens before "getting it". They are about as challenging as "Trout Mask Replica".
BTW...Zappa said that they were better than the Beatles!