Captain Beefheart (1941-2010)
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1cappybear
I was very sorry to hear about the death of Don Van Vliet, alias Captain Beefheart. One of my great regrets is that I didn't get to see him live when he toured the UK around 1977/78. Nevertheless, he recorded some classic albums, most of which repay repeated listening and remain as fresh as they did on release.
Interestingly, the NME Book of Rock 2 had this to say in 1977 :-
"A complete original, Beefheart exerts next to no influence on rest of the (music) scene while continuing to plough his own consistently startling furrow."
Thirty years later, a good many in the musical world would claim that they'd been influenced by the great man.
Interestingly, the NME Book of Rock 2 had this to say in 1977 :-
"A complete original, Beefheart exerts next to no influence on rest of the (music) scene while continuing to plough his own consistently startling furrow."
Thirty years later, a good many in the musical world would claim that they'd been influenced by the great man.
2HectorSwell
Beefheart is irreplaceable. I still have those records in regular rotation, with special affection for the bookends Safe as Milk (1967) and Ice Cream for Crow (1982).
3rocketjk
I recently read Tom Schnabel's Rhythm Planet: The Great World Music Makers, which has short chapters on, as you'd imagine, great musicians from around the planet. The final chapter is about Tom Waits, and contains the following passage:
"He later brought in musicians like guitarist Marc Ribot, who helped Waits deconstruct his musical style, creating a more Captain Beefheart sound. 'I love Captain Beefheart,' Waits says. 'He's a true innovator. He has a mad quality; he takes things that fell off a truck and adapts them.'"
"He later brought in musicians like guitarist Marc Ribot, who helped Waits deconstruct his musical style, creating a more Captain Beefheart sound. 'I love Captain Beefheart,' Waits says. 'He's a true innovator. He has a mad quality; he takes things that fell off a truck and adapts them.'"
