The Official Captain Beefheart Thread (singer, indie, cassette, member)

Molecules · 01-23-2009, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Kamikazi Kat

I've just recently gotten into Beefheart, and I'm really starting to love Trout Mask Replica.

I found that this documentary on him was pretty interesting. Not sure if people here have seen it, but its worth posting I guess: Part 1 of 6. The other 5 parts are found pretty easily in the related videos section.

Good man, this is just what the doctor ordered! Definitely worth posting.

RIP Peelie.

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?

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..

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

Molecules · 01-23-2009, 11:47 AM

Two hugely underrated albums and the best from his comeback era I think, Ice Cream For Crow his last album was the first one I bought (when you were 16 and payed so much for the damn CD you would just keep listening even if you didn't like it)

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.

Elastic Man · 01-24-2009, 03:48 PM

'Trout Mask Replica' is my favourite album ever. It's just tooooo good! BUT it's supreme brilliantness shouldn't lead people to overlook his other work, some of which is almost as good as that masterwork. Just check out 'Lick My Decals Off Baby', 'Shiny Beast', 'Ice Cream for Crow', 'Safe As Milk', 'Doc at The Radar Station' etc. Only ones to really avoid are 'Unconditionally Guaranteed' and 'Bluejeans and Moonbeams' seen as they were the result of the good Captain's self-conscious and woefully misguided attempt at selling out...

Molecules · 01-24-2009, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Elastic Man

'Trout Mask Replica' is my favourite album ever. It's just tooooo good! BUT it's supreme brilliantness shouldn't lead people to overlook his other work, some of which is almost as good as that masterwork. Just check out 'Lick My Decals Off Baby', 'Shiny Beast', 'Ice Cream for Crow', 'Safe As Milk', 'Doc at The Radar Station' etc. Only ones to really avoid are 'Unconditionally Guaranteed' and 'Bluejeans and Moonbeams' seen as they were the result of the good Captain's self-conscious and woefully misguided attempt at selling out...

i recently completed my collection of 'the good sh*t' with Doc At The Radar Station which is brilliant, Shiny Beast just pips it methinks but it's only been a couple of days.

Strictly Personal aswell i f*cking love; it's known for having a generic 'psychedelic' mix which the Captain hated (phasing, flanging, all that ****) but it's pure genius end-to-end I think

Never bothered with the commercial-period stuff, but this performance from that era is, you have to admit, otherworldly

**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:

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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

01-23-2009, 11:26 AM	#44 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,512	Well i'm really enjoying the Residents right now.. __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

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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

01-23-2009, 11:47 AM	#46 (permalink)
Molecules daddy don't Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: the Wastes Posts: 2,577	Two hugely underrated albums and the best from his comeback era I think, Ice Cream For Crow his last album was the first one I bought (when you were 16 and payed so much for the damn CD you would just keep listening even if you didn't like it) __________________ [SIZE="1"]Eff em tumble her

01-24-2009, 03:48 PM	#48 (permalink)
Elastic Man Groupie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 32	'Trout Mask Replica' is my favourite album ever. It's just tooooo good! BUT it's supreme brilliantness shouldn't lead people to overlook his other work, some of which is almost as good as that masterwork. Just check out 'Lick My Decals Off Baby', 'Shiny Beast', 'Ice Cream for Crow', 'Safe As Milk', 'Doc at The Radar Station' etc. Only ones to really avoid are 'Unconditionally Guaranteed' and 'Bluejeans and Moonbeams' seen as they were the result of the good Captain's self-conscious and woefully misguided attempt at selling out... __________________ http://www.last.fm/user/Wombfruit