 They have made seven studio albums between 1984 and 2017, and released one live album recorded at NEARfest in 2000.Their music is a mix of rock, folk, jazz and 20th-century classical music.Music.com remarked that "...Thinking Plague stand out as a shining example of avant-garde music blended with just enough rock for it to be called progressive rock..."

While never directly related to Rock in Opposition (RIO), Thinking Plague was strongly influenced by this late-1970s movement, particularly Henry Cow and Art Bears.