The beginner's guide to...
Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band
1. Sure 'Nuff 'N Yes I Do -
Safe as Milk
2. Moonlight on Vermont -
Trout Mask Replica
3. Owed T'Alex -
Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)
4. Dirty Blue Gene -
Doc at the Radar Station
5. Ah Feel Like Ahcid -
Strictly Personal
6. I Love You, You Big Dummy -
Lick My Decals Off, Baby
7. The Host, The Ghost, The Most Holy-O -
Ice Cream for Crow
8. Electricity -
Safe as Milk
9. Gimme Dat Harp Boy -
The Mirror Man Sessions
10. The Floppy Boot Stomp -
Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)
11. One Red Rose That I Mean -
Lick My Decals Off, Baby
12. Veteran's Day Poppy -
Trout Mask Replica
I omitted most everything from the middle of his career, while it's not completely awful it certainly doesn't encapsulate the man's true essence. Had I the opportunity I would have included the entirety of his first four albums, they're all really spectacular.
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