captain beefheart - your top tracks?

[isvicthere?]

OK, folks, post your top beefheart tunes here.......

 

[Cheesypoof]

OK, folks, post your top beefheart tunes here.......

I love this thread and call for many more. For me, the Captain is up there with Syd Barrett, Prince, the wonders of nature and Jesus.

my favourite trackle is Full Moon Hot Sun, right here

 

[rich!]

Dachau blues

those poor jews.

 

[Cheesypoof]

pure genius

 

[jonH]

peaches

 

[Superdupastupor]

well ........ well well well

 

[Sunspots]

Pretty much anything from Safe As Milk.

It was played to me as a baby, and it's an album that's never been too far from the top of the pile since.

 

[Dubversion]

Your Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles

or

Observatory Crest

or

The Future It Sure Is Tense

 

[ice-is-forming]

Blue jeans and moonbeams & ice cream for crow today..

 

[Bernie Gunther]

Pretty much anything from Safe As Milk.

It was played to me as a baby, and it's an album that's never been too far from the top of the pile since.

Fantastic clips, didn't even know they existed.

Loved this comment on there.

Like an old weird mechanical thing you found in your Great Grandfather's garage. You don't exactly know what it is, but man it makes this cool noise.

 

[jonH]

this is the day

and happy love song

both off Unconditionally Guaranteed

 

[Magic Sam]

His version of Robert Pete Williams "Grown so ugly"

 

[Cheesypoof]

Check out his website, its awesome.

http://www.beefheart.com/

And is this the coolest dude on the face of the earth or what?

 

[nino_savatte]

The Old Fart at Play
Ant Man Bee
Diddy Wah Diddy
Ice Cream For Crow
Neon Meate Dream of a Octafish

 

[docus]

Tropical Hot Dog Night

 

[moonsi til]

Your Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles

Beautiful....might need to give it a play now...

 

[ozzie]

The Past Sure is Tense

 

[grosun]

Orange Claw Hammer

 

[rorymac]

Ice cream for crow

 

[nino_savatte]

Orange Claw Hammer

Excellent track.

 

[seeformiles]

Big Eyed Beans
Sure 'nuff 'n' Yes I do
Circumstances
I love you You big Dummy
Candy Korn

 

[seeformiles]

Almost forgot - "Gimme that Harp Boy"

 

[Voley]

Blabber n Smoke
Big Eyed Beans ...
Grow Fins
Moonlight On Vermont
Circumstances

There's fucking loads ...

 

[Red O]

Distant cousins, there's a limited supply:

 

[Voley]

Distant cousins, there's a limited supply:

Great clip.

Are the Magic Band still going? We had them on down here in Penzance a bit back and they were fucking brilliant, even minus the Captain himself.

 

[Dubversion]

Great clip.

Are the Magic Band still going? We had them on down here in Penzance a bit back and they were fucking brilliant, even minus the Captain himself.

Saw them a couple of years back and they were great, although i think Drumbo is getting a bit egomaniacal about it, like instead of them keeping the Captain's flame alive, he's trying to push himself as the frontman too much. That said, they were ace so it doesn't matter

 

[Griff]

Electricity

Gonna Booglarize you Baby

All of the Strictly Personal album.

 

[Voley]

Saw them a couple of years back and they were great, although i think Drumbo is getting a bit egomaniacal about it, like instead of them keeping the Captain's flame alive, he's trying to push himself as the frontman too much. That said, they were ace so it doesn't matter

I know what you mean. They (or rather he) did the Captain Beefheart solo number off 'Trout Mask' ('Orange Claw Hammer' is it?) when I saw 'em. That was pushing it a bit, I thought.

Still, he did a good job of it, I've gotta admit. He's got a fucking great voice and is probably the only person for the job. And there were some other great moments that night - 'Abba Zaba' took off and went on for ages, just getting better and better. Not many people could pull that off.

I hope they stick around. I'd love to see them again.

 

[Knotted]

Kandy Korn
Frownland
Dali's Car
Evening Bell

ETA: Oh yeah, and Her Eyes are a Blue Million Miles

ETAM: those are the only ones that make me cry.

 

[the button]

Electricity
Moonlight on Vermont
Mirror man