The Official Captain Beefheart Thread (albums, tracks, quote, artists)

[ehname]

Here are the interviews of Drumbo and Zoot Horn Rollo, for those of you interested:

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Spent what felt like the entire day yesterday getting through these, and also watched the 2006 documentary Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Under Review which go through the entire discography of the Captain. It was a good day, but I can't stop to wonder: AM I THE ONLY ONE ON THIS PLANET LIKING UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED?? Everyone in these aformentioned sources show alot of hatred towards this album. Anyone joining my camp?

Anyhow. The Magic Band apparently hated the album and all quit the band afterwards, but what I wasn't aware of was that they together formed another band, Mallard, which they talk of briefly in some interviews. What do you guys think of these albums? Mallard (1975), and In a different climate (1976)

I kind of liked them. The second slightly more than the first.
Slightly skewed dad-rock kind of americana-ish feel to it, not very similar to the Magic Band.

[rostasi]

Originally Posted by ehname

What do you guys think of these albums? Mallard (1975), and In a different climate (1976)
I kind of liked them. The second slightly more than the first.
Slightly skewed dad-rock kind of americana-ish feel to it, not very similar to the Magic Band.

I like both of those albums a lot. When I got them as promos from Virgin back in the day,
I was kinda surprised that I'd actually like that style of playing - and I didn't try, in any way,
to compare them to Beefheart, so that kinda provided a clean(ish) slate.
I played them a lot on the radio and got good responses.

[ehname]

Originally Posted by rostasi

I like both of those albums a lot. When I got them as promos from Virgin back in the day,
I was kinda surprised that I'd actually like that style of playing - and I didn't try, in any way,
to compare them to Beefheart, so that kinda provided a clean(ish) slate.
I played them a lot on the radio and got good responses.

Yeah I think they'd win on not to be compared with Magic Band. I listened to it again, and damn that's some awesome musicianship on particularly the second one, with not only technical skill but also enough style and feel to it that even I can stand that awefully sleek production it has. But, well, I tend to go that direction nowadays it seems, becoming old or whatever it is about...