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aqualung28 
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Posted: December 04 2004 at 19:02 |
BEEFHEART IS NOW ON THE ARCHIVES
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Dick Heath
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Posted: September 04 2004 at 18:56 |
 The Owl wrote:
Beefheart is a true original, there was NOBODY like
him before or since! If I had to describe his music, I would say
Stravinsky, Ornette Coleman and a bunch of great blues musicians having
an acid freakout together.
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Howlin' Wolf is at the head of
the list of those bluesmen and deserves mention surely? ( Again) a
record not mentioned - the title track of Icecream For Crow, is worth the price of the CD alone - Gary Lucas's first recording and boy the guy has ready established his unique style. A couple of magnificent live recordings of Lucas in the Magic Band, on Lucas's retrospective Improve The Shining Hour, Her Eyes Are A Million Miles finds Van Vliet singing a love song with passion and sublety (check out the acknowledgments on that album). Of course Lucas (with Van Vliet's approval) has taken the Magic Band back on the road in Europe this summer -I'm much annoyed I missed them but told they were magnificient in Nottingham
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philippe
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Posted: September 04 2004 at 10:40 |
This is excellent Howlin wolf kind of blues & beat...but prog?
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Dick Heath
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Posted: September 01 2004 at 08:14 |
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What can be more progressive then merging blues, jazz, avante-pop and -rock?
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AngelRat
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Posted: September 01 2004 at 04:47 |
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The Captain should be here. He is unique. I remember hearing 'Trout Mask Replica' for the first time and I was stunned!
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Bryan
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Posted: September 01 2004 at 01:20 |
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Reviving this. I'd say Max has had more than enough time to get around to adding the Captain.
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Joren
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Posted: May 15 2004 at 13:35 |
Useful_Idiot wrote:
Dude, Max has piles of artists to consider for the archives. Have patience and I'm sure Beefheart will (deservingly) get in. |
I know Max is busy.... I'm just a big fan of Captain Beefheart and I'm shouting his name here since I first registered.. so ...
ok
I'm sorry, Bryan  and Max
I'll be patient 
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Bryan
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Posted: May 14 2004 at 18:12 |
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Dude, Max has piles of artists to consider for the archives. Have patience and I'm sure Beefheart will (deservingly) get in.
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Joren
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Posted: May 14 2004 at 13:44 |
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dude
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Posted: May 14 2004 at 09:47 |
MMMMMMMMMMMMM.....BEEEFEHEARTTTS
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ShrinkingViolet
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Posted: May 14 2004 at 09:40 |
you got my vote!! Captain Beefheart ought to be in the archives.
someone mention muffin men?? lol i went to see them last night for the first time a really awesome night and i met the whole band..
I'm becoming a big zappa fan im listening to the song Crewe Slut at the moment
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The Owl
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Posted: May 14 2004 at 09:39 |
Beefheart is a true original, there was NOBODY like him before or since! If I had to describe his music, I would say Stravinsky, Ornette Coleman and a bunch of great blues musicians having an acid freakout together.
Trout Mask, Lick MY DDecals and Doc At The Radar Station are my personal favorites.
Edited by The Owl
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People are puzzled why I don't dig the Stones, well, I listened to the Stones, I tried, and I tried, and I tried, and--I Can't Get No Satisfaction!
www.myspace.com/theowlsmusic
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Joren
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Posted: May 14 2004 at 05:21 |
come on! don't tell me I'm the only fan here!
The poll suggests there WAS interest...
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Joren
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Posted: May 13 2004 at 13:20 |
I just wanted to bring this thread to your attention again! What do YOU think of Captain Beefheart? Should he be in the archives? I think so!
Don't forget to register to vote! 
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Joren
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Posted: February 24 2004 at 14:26 |
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I know Muffin Man from that record and I own the entire album in mp3 (a gift form someone). But I never listened to it. I want all Zappa CD's original, not downloaded
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Posted: February 24 2004 at 05:06 |
Joren wrote:
I'm sorry, don't own that one... I'm only listening to prog stuff for about half a year now...
I have: Trout Mask Replica, Doc At The Radio Station and Bluejeans and Moonbeams
and about 15 Zappa albums (including all the Mothers' greatest) |
You need to hear 'Bongo Fury' - a live album with Beefheart & Zappa's band; more of a bluesy/roughneck album than you'd expect from Zappa, but an absolute stormer nonetheless
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Jon Lord 1941 - 2012
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Joren
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Posted: February 24 2004 at 04:54 |
I'm sorry, don't own that one... I'm only listening to prog stuff for about half a year now...
I have: Trout Mask Replica, Doc At The Radio Station and Bluejeans and Moonbeams
and about 15 Zappa albums (including all the Mothers' greatest)
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Perry
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Posted: February 23 2004 at 11:10 |
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I heard "Bluejeans..." and I agree that it is just blues-rock ecord. But I mean that albums (both Zappa and Beefheart) proved their power in all styles. I mean they in easy way played such a kind of music, not to make money. Just for fun. And what about "Sniny beast"? Did Zappa record any album similar to this chef d'oeuvres
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Let music make your life a little sweeter - Kim Simmonds
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Joren
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Posted: February 23 2004 at 09:25 |
Yes, I know he produced Trout Mask.
I still think 'Overnite Sensation' and 'Apostrophe' (especially the first four songs together, about Nanook) are more complicated and more progressive than 'Bluejeans And Moonbeams'. Do you guys actually know that album?
But, of course, there are some similarities between their music, they were friends and even recorded an album together...
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Gonghobbit
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Posted: February 22 2004 at 20:04 |
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I think quite a bit of Zappa's stuff is fairly straightforward, but just put through a Zappa filterof some sort. He produced Trout Mask (everyone probably knows that, just thought I'd mention...).
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