SHINY BEAST (BAT CHAIN PULLER)

Amazing album! This album may be Captain Beefheart's best since Trout Mask Replica. This album is basically varied music types done in Traditional Beefheart style. We've got all kinds of music on this. The two instrumentals, Ice Rose and Suction Prints are excellent. Candle Mambo is a great mambo type song that is actually pretty relaxing. The Floppy Boot Stomp is kind of hard to describe. Harry Irene is similar to 1920's/1930's style music. The whole album is flawless. This album is kind of commercial and uncommercial all at once. This is one of the best starting places for Beefheart.