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Captain Beefheart RIP

#21
well.... judging by my username i am a bit of a beefheart fan.

Took me while to get in to Trout Mask. It was touted as one of the finest albums ever so i bought it. Listened to it a number of times and thought 'what a lot of pish!" I tried again a few months later and still thought the same. In the mean time i bought Safe As Milk and really liked it. It became one of my favorite albums and remains to this day. About a year after having bought Trout Mask i thought i'd give it another go now having two other albums. Somehow the penny finally dropped. It all made sense, like i had learned to listen to it properly or something. No idea what changed other than my perception of what is now what i regard to be one of the finest musical works ever. My openness to new musical ideas had been altered forever.

I know he hasn't released any new material for a very long time now but it still feels like theres going to be a great big hole in the audio spectrum.

RIP Don.
 
#24
I was fortunate enough to see him live.
He played the old Main Point in Bryn Mawr Pa.in the early 70's.That was with the Magic Band. I think they were touring behind the Clear Spot lp.The band was astounding! Yes, they really sounded like that.

The good Captain toured a bit in the 80's. He did two albums for Virgin records ( Ice Cream for Crow & Bat Chain Puller. I recommend them both) and that band was great as well. They played the old Bijou Cafe in Philadelphia,Pa.

I was lucky! There's a great multi part documentary on Youtube that's well worth watching.

RIP.
 
#25
b_carville said:
The good Captain toured a bit in the 80's. He did two albums for Virgin records ( Ice Cream for Crow & Bat Chain Puller. I recommend them both) and that band was great as well.
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The only two records I've avoided are "Unconditionally Guaranteed" and "Bluejeans & Moonbeams" since someone told me early on to skip those two... since those were his experimental foray into "accessible" music.

I love Ice Cream for Crow & Shiny Beast/Bat Chain Puller. That was a great band as well... some of my favorites are on those two records.
 
#26
fu22ba55 said:
Anyone here lucky enough to see him live? Any remembrances? I saw Zappa once, but never Beefheart.
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Four times. Once with some guy that has been mentioned named Frank Zappa. I guess I should check him out. The first time I saw him with his own band was the "Unconditionally Guaranteed" tour with the Tragic band. Here is a link to an article I wrote about seeing him when "Shiny Beast" came out. [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] I saw him for the last time when "Doc at the Radar Station" came out. I have v=books by Zoot Horn Rollo and Drumbo. I just finished Drumbo's book this week. Great shows, even the Tragic Band one.
 
#30
Back in 1999, my Illustrator tutor turned out to be well acquainted with the captain. He had met him during his first stay in Amsterdam when the band was on tour. The teacher, still a young guy then, took a week off school and became the captains guide for a week or so.
The pupils with a musical interest grouped around him during the coffee breaks to find out about the stories of those days.
 
#32
Stempelloos said:
He had met him during his first stay in Amsterdam when the band was on tour. The teacher, still a young guy then, took a week off school and became the captains guide for a week or so.
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I'd have to say... a week in Amsterdam as a young man with Captain Beefheart must have been a pretty memorable experience. That's screenplay worthy.

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Either pretty memorable, or impossible to remember, depending upon which way things went.

Who would you have play the Cap'n in a biopic? Jack Black? Judah Friedlander?
 
#38
fu22ba55 said:
I'd have to say... a week in Amsterdam as a young man with Captain Beefheart must have been a pretty memorable experience. That's screenplay worthy.

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Either pretty memorable, or impossible to remember, depending upon which way things went.

Who would you have play the Cap'n in a biopic? Jack Black? Judah Friedlander?
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It was considered very memorable, listening to the tone of voice in which the once a guide tutor told us about those days.
One of the most fantastic weeks of his youth if I got him right.
Very sixties altogether...
 

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