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TROUT MASK REPLICA

Captain Beefheart

 

RIO/Avant-Prog

3.76 | 396 ratings

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skitsopal
5 stars Anyone who says this album is something they dont understand doesnt really dig the rough melodies played on the back. This is partly poetry to be frank and that makes this an milestone in music and something really hard to understand. This is not all a masterpiece because even i think it has its weak moments. This shouldnt even be considered to be 'music for masses' but an unbelievable effort for those who understand the humorous beauty of an album like this. Listen to those bluesy and harsh melodies all builded on top of another in order to first confuse the listener and later make him wonder where was that part where guitar goe like.... and that makes this album that should be listened as weird background music and to be listened as monolith of progressive blues-rock with all perception. This should be experience for everyone to be in touch with. Just listen. I think that, after awhile, beefheart's voice is something more genius than anything that normal people get in touch with (and what more important) or understand. Essential work of beefheart and essential work of genius of a man. You need no 'drugs' or 'crazy mid' to get into this music. You should only have somekind of a mood for this but not an twisted sense of humour to get into this music. Nothing more nothing less than an exceptionally interesting album full of progressive painting in a form of music. Rough edged masterpiece that opens or opens not for anyone. But remember that the magic word in unlocking this album is not on symphonic melodies that someone might wait in an album of this status or just in harsh voice of beefheart or lyrics but in album as a whole. Unique listening experience!
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