Gary Lucas /(Capt Beefhearts) Magic Band
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Topic: Gary Lucas /(Capt Beefhearts) Magic Band
Posted By: Dick Heath
Subject: Gary Lucas /(Capt Beefhearts) Magic Band
Date Posted: June 11 2004 at 13:28
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JUNE 2004
JULY 2004
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Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: June 11 2004 at 14:02
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They're coming to Holland!!! Thanks thanks THANKS for informing me Mr. Heath! Maybe I can find someone who wants to go with me...
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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: June 13 2004 at 11:11
Spent 6 hours talking and listening to Magic Band's guitarist and leader , Gary Lucas last night in the Georgian town of Stamford in the English country of Lincolnshire - when he also did his usual incredible one man guitar set. Spent a lot of time drumming up business for the Magic Band's tour of the UK at the beginning of July. So please check them out in the Netherlands!!! |
Joren wrote:Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: June 20 2004 at 08:28
I have bought two tickets! |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: June 24 2004 at 11:48
| What were they like Joren - got good value? |
Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: June 24 2004 at 17:08
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I was a little disappointed... without the Captain himself, there was less Magic Overall: Good show, I don't regret having bought the tickets, but the music was not as fantastic as on the records (I guess mainly because Van Vliet himself was not present). |
, but still, I can't deny they are fantastic musicians! It was a good concert, but a bit too 'normal' for my taste. They played a few pretty straight-forward blues songs (I guess from Safe As Milk, I don't have that one). The songs from Trout Mask were great! Hair Pie live!!! Odd time changes! Perfect! But I didn't like the vocals of 'Drumbo' French. But what a great drummer he is! And Rockette Morton was also very good! And Mantis did a fantastic guitar-solo! 
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: July 01 2004 at 05:36
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Joren
I don't think Don Van Vliet is a well man from my conversations with Gary Lucas. Lucas claims to have made the final push that propelled DVV into full time painting in the Mojave desert, because he was increasingly unhappy about being on the road. From what I can gather, DVV has quite some say in what this band does. They travelled to California to put the set together under the watchful eye of the Captain, to his full approval. Hopefully I'll being talking to Lucas next Tuesday, when the Magic Band hits Nottingham, and ask him about Don's involvement nowadays.
BTW I suggest checking out the liner notes on Lucas's album of outtakes Improve the Shining Hour – rare lumière 1980-2000, which includes two live tracks from the last line-up of Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band, for clues to the way Beefheart composed and passed his music to the band. BTW have you come across Mersey Trout - a jumbled mess of recordings made of Beefheart etal on the last tour? |
Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: July 05 2004 at 17:13
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nope... I don't even have all 'regular' Beefheart records. It's hard. I have a limited amount of money, and an unlimited amount of wishes... Zappa You see? |
