MadScreamingGallery Posted December 17, 2010 Posted December 17, 2010 Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band: R.I.P. Captain... Quote
chef free Posted December 18, 2010 Posted December 18, 2010 Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band: R.I.P. Captain... Factory's no place for me Boss Man, leave me be! God did he have a... distinctive voice! Rest in Piece you crazy MF! Quote
reswati Posted December 18, 2010 Posted December 18, 2010 Only 2 replies..... Jeez! Well, anyway: Rest in peace Captain Beefheart, and send regards to Frank Zappa. Quote
MadScreamingGallery Posted December 18, 2010 Author Posted December 18, 2010 (edited) Only 2 replies..... Jeez! Well, anyway: Rest in peace Captain Beefheart, and send regards to Frank Zappa. Top 14 Reasons Why Captain Beefheart Was a True American Genius And One-of-a-kind Bangs on one-of-a-kind Beefheart: Dare Ya to Eat the Whole Thing Edited December 18, 2010 by MadScreamingGallery Quote
ally Posted December 18, 2010 Posted December 18, 2010 Just saw this ! Damn, another legend gone...RIP Quote
MadScreamingGallery Posted December 18, 2010 Author Posted December 18, 2010 Just saw this ! Damn, another legend gone...RIP Don't know if you knew this already but Beefheart had cited as his influences (in addition to Dylan, Bo Diddley, etc.) the likes of Robert Johnson, Son House, Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker, etc. You can hear the influences of those blues legends in this song. Quote
ally Posted December 18, 2010 Posted December 18, 2010 ^^^ You sure can. What a unique talent and a great Magic Band to boot. Quote
ally Posted December 18, 2010 Posted December 18, 2010 (edited) http://www.beefheart.com/ Definitely worth a look Edited December 18, 2010 by ally Quote
MadScreamingGallery Posted December 18, 2010 Author Posted December 18, 2010 http://www.beefheart.com/ Definitely worth a look Thanks. Just have so many memories of him...my friends and I loved him...at one show he was playing the sax, stomping around stage in a floor-length cassock, looking like a crazed, demented monk. Pulling out the old vinyl in his honor today while I'm baking my Christmas baklava. Quote
ally Posted December 18, 2010 Posted December 18, 2010 Sounds like a great way to spend the afternoon ! Any chance you could bake an extra Baklava Quote
beetleron Posted December 18, 2010 Posted December 18, 2010 Only 2 replies..... Jeez! Well, anyway: Rest in peace Captain Beefheart, and send regards to Frank Zappa. not someone most people would be familiar with.....i'm mainly familiar with him cuz i was a big zappa fan for those who don't know, maybe check out "willie the pimp"........great guitar tune by zappa with beefheart on vocals Quote
Jahfin Posted December 18, 2010 Posted December 18, 2010 I have an older brother who's responsible for turning me onto the likes of Zappa, Wild Man Fischer and Beefheart. I'm not a big fan of a lot of it but I feel thankful to have been exposed to the avant garde side of rock n' roll early on. It opened my eyes and ears to a lot of things I'll forever be thankful for. Quote
Swede Posted December 21, 2010 Posted December 21, 2010 Thanks. Just have so many memories of him...my friends and I loved him...at one show he was playing the sax, stomping around stage in a floor-length cassock, looking like a crazed, demented monk. Pulling out the old vinyl in his honor today while I'm baking my Christmas baklava. That's one of my favourites, and an early single by Beefheart.. Sure love his music. Safe As Milk is a great psych/blues record! Funny guy, that man Don... RIP. Quote
leddy Posted December 29, 2010 Posted December 29, 2010 R.I.P, I was introduced to his music a few years back after knowing his name but not really his music. A one off and am sure Zappa was influenced. Quote
Aquamarine Posted December 30, 2010 Posted December 30, 2010 I was on vacation so haven't been able to contribute till now--anyway, thanks to John Peel I got into Beefheart early and often, and Safe as Milk is still one of my favorite albums ever. (Possibly because it's also his bluesiest, IMO.). Though I have to say that Trout Mask Replica is just amazing. Such a shame he left music to follow his (other) artistic pursuits, but I guess he felt he'd said all he had to say. R.I.P., indeed. Quote
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