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    Posted 7 years ago

    artfoot
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    For us fans of "outside the box" music, Captain Beefheart is the godfather. Musical eccentrics were nothing new but The Captain made it available to everyone. The internet has countless stories and evaluations of Beefheart, his music, and the harrowing, sometimes hilarious, conditions that led to the creation of this album. The TROUT MASK REPLICA album, first released in 1969, has been cited many times, by many reviewers in many countries as one of the most influential rock & roll albums of all times (well, so far anyway). The first US issue included an insert that opens to reveal all the lyrics. The lyrics are like surrealist poetry.

    Going backward in time, the first album, SAFE AS MILK (1967) happened because the label thought they were getting a Blues band. Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band had a minor hit with a cover of "Diddy Wah Diddy" and more were hoped for. "Abba Zaba" was released as a single and was planned as the title for the album. A yellow and black checkered cover was designed. The candy company that makes Abba Zaba candy bars objected. The front cover was whited out and the name was changed to protect the innocent. The album wasn't off to a good start.

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    1. artfoot artfoot, 7 years ago
      All of Captain Beefheart's music is available on YouTube - as whole albums or individual tracks. Here is a favorite from SAFE AS MILK - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8eRDkiwGMM&list=PLiZZCmZNGTEytJwTF5ibT261WvupvYqSz

      It is hard to pick just one from TROUT MASK - if you like this, try some more - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO31kcwnvIU
    2. rockbat, 7 years ago
      AWESOME, THANKS MUCH.
    3. fortapache fortapache, 7 years ago
      An ultra mega classic. People said he was 20 years ahead of time and he is still 20 years ahead from the present time. Fast and bulbous!
    4. rockbat, 7 years ago
      Have you ever heard of MoonDog ? he was way, way ahead of his time. great music, look for him on YouTube.
    5. artfoot artfoot, 7 years ago
      Thanks everyone for the loves and good comments.
      Moondog, "The Viking of 5th Avenue" (or something like that) was an interesting character. I will probably do a posting about him sometime but I only have one of his albums to show - a couple more as mp3s.

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