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Old 12-16-2009, 12:55 PM   #108 (permalink)
Schizotypic
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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam View Post
i never made a conscious effort to enjoy Beefheart, it was never this arduous task to me. i simply enjoyed a few of his tunes on his first album and tried a few more thereafter.

and just to note: Safe As Milk is probably the least Beefheartian of them all. there's a few whispers of insanity on it ("Electricity") but nothing that comes close to the organized dissonance of his later works.
Thank you for all your help Lucifer_Sam, It was a great read and answered all my questions. In the end it doesn't matter weather or not he is pretentious of if he is a genius, but weather or not I enjoy his music. I've listened to most of Safe As Milk and although it is the least "beefheartish" Beefheart album I actually did enjoy it, especially Electricity. I'll be interested to see weather or not I like Trout Mask Replica.
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