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"The Spotlight Kid"
"Trout Mask Replica"
"Clear Spot"
"Lick My Decals Off Baby"
"Ice Cream for Crow"
I miss him but I'm so grateful he was here.
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Beefheart was one of a kind. I have a bunch of his albums, but I never really listened to them. The day he died, I put on "Tarotplane" from Mirror Man. His voice blew me away..Howlin' Wolf was obviously a big influence..."Safe as Milk" is a great place to start figuring out Beefheart.
He was a musical treasure.Sui generis,,,
Dan
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His music was clearly influenced by the blues as well as R&B. One of the things that's apparent to me as I listen to his work is that he seemed to be having a lot of fun with this music. In particular, listen to "Grow Fins" on The Spotlight Kid. The band reminds me of a drunk stumbling down the street bouncing off anything in arm's reach. The Captain, unhappy with his woman's behavior after arriving home, informs her that unless things get better he's "going to grow fins and go back in the water again and leave you land-lubbin' women alone".
Absolutely classic Beefheart. I just love it.
If Bees eat baked beans, it's a Bee-Fart kind of day.
"What do you run on, Rocket Morton?"
"I run on beans.
I run on laser beans."
One great but absolutely bizarre show I saw back in the early 70's at the Main Point was Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band followed by Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks. The added Chemistry going on that night probably had an influence but it was an outstanding event. I recall it was an unusually long performance as well.
Commander Cody with the Lost Planet Airmen was also a period favorite.
They just don't make them like that any more.
Did you have warm gingerbread with whipped cream? If that's the same Main Point I know that was one of their specialties. A great little, intimate venue.Still spinnin'...
;^)
Edits: 12/24/16
I was big on the ice cream sundaes. That was a wonderful place to hang out. John and Peter's in New Hope was a great folkie center at the time as well.
There was also a venue (or maybe just a bar) in Mount Airy that escapes me.
I saw Sun Ra and Funkadelic there.
Edits: 12/25/16
I believe I was at that show. Great venue!
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