The Official Captain Beefheart Thread (albums, bling, covers, quote)

Bulldog · 03-02-2009, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Kamikazi Kat

I'll take any Beefheart links as well. I only have Trout Mask Replica right now.

I'll sort you a link or two. It's just Trout Mask you've got at the moment right?

As for my personal favourite it's a tie between Ice Cream For Crow, Trout Mask and Lick My Decals Off Baby, for now anyway (haven't quite got my head around Strictly Personal just yet).

BigJoan · 11-16-2009, 10:07 AM

The Brown Tweed Society takes a fresh look at 1974's Unconditionally Guaranteed in the LPs from the Attic series. Check out the review on the web site.

I like a lot of stuff on Trout (and it deserves its place on All-Time Greatest lists), but there are good things about UG and Clear Spot/Spotlight Kid, too. Sure, they aren't as avant guard or adventurous as Trout, but I don't think they are awful albums. Don't you kinda think that the Captain was winking at us when he wrote some of those simple, slightly syrupy songs?

At any rate, Beefheart's most accessible work, while not exactly genius, is still better than a lot of artist's stuff. I'd rather listen to a "substandard" Magic Band pop tune than the "best" of the cheesy pop bands of the time. Or any time.

5-Track · 11-16-2009, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by BigJoan

At any rate, Beefheart's most accessible work, while not exactly genius, is still better than a lot of artist's stuff. I'd rather listen to a "substandard" Magic Band pop tune than the "best" of the cheesy pop bands of the time. Or any time.

rite on

Piss Me Off · 01-23-2009, 11:15 AM

Good call, he's always been a mystery to me so this was good.
Whatever happened to the eccentrics in music?

**Janszoon** · 01-24-2009, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Piss Me Off

Good call, he's always been a mystery to me so this was good.
Whatever happened to the eccentrics in music?

Did you miss my Gary Wilson thread?

And then of course there's this which I just stumbled across today:

Piss Me Off · 01-25-2009, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Did you miss my Gary Wilson thread?

And then of course there's this which I just stumbled across today:

Naa i didn't, it didn't really do much for me although the second video i remember did remind me of the Eels in the strangest way for some reason?

As for 'Princess', hmm. Of course you could always argue that there isn't really such a thing as a true eccentric, just weird people who want to be seen that way, and i think maybe she fits that criteria.

But yeah, you found some good nutters there Zoon

Molecules · 01-23-2009, 11:22 AM

meh. i guess most of them don't have an outlet, the market is over-saturated.
would be nice if somebody at this point could point us to a modern independent artist who compares, i certainly can't think of anybody

Piss Me Off · 01-23-2009, 11:26 AM

Well i'm really enjoying the Residents right now..

jackhammer · 01-23-2009, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Piss Me Off

Well i'm really enjoying the Residents right now..

Good man.

Captain Beefheart is astonishing. He crams more into one song than most do in a lifetime.

Molecules · 01-23-2009, 11:39 AM

oh yeah. i havent heard any of their records post-1982 but i'm sure it's f*cking weird whatever it is

11-16-2009, 10:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
BigJoan Groupie Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1	Unconditionally Guaranteed isn't so bad.... The Brown Tweed Society takes a fresh look at 1974's Unconditionally Guaranteed in the LPs from the Attic series. Check out the review on the web site. I like a lot of stuff on Trout (and it deserves its place on All-Time Greatest lists), but there are good things about UG and Clear Spot/Spotlight Kid, too. Sure, they aren't as avant guard or adventurous as Trout, but I don't think they are awful albums. Don't you kinda think that the Captain was winking at us when he wrote some of those simple, slightly syrupy songs? At any rate, Beefheart's most accessible work, while not exactly genius, is still better than a lot of artist's stuff. I'd rather listen to a "substandard" Magic Band pop tune than the "best" of the cheesy pop bands of the time. Or any time.

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Molecules daddy don't Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: the Wastes Posts: 2,577	meh. i guess most of them don't have an outlet, the market is over-saturated. would be nice if somebody at this point could point us to a modern independent artist who compares, i certainly can't think of anybody __________________ [SIZE="1"]Eff em tumble her

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Molecules daddy don't Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: the Wastes Posts: 2,577	oh yeah. i havent heard any of their records post-1982 but i'm sure it's f*cking weird whatever it is __________________ [SIZE="1"]Eff em tumble her