Captain Beefheart documentary (Part 6 of 6)

[beatler11]

I remember in the early 70s, his music scared me.

[ybravura]

Without there having been Beefheart, Tom Waits would not be what he is.

[ifidiotscouldfly]

hey they left out one drummer, Gary Jaye, who thought me how to play drums. how inaccurate of them

[mead2000]

thanks for posting the entire beefheart documentary.

[AskMeArse1966]

Fuckin brilliant doc,nice one for the upload man ; )

[pureloveracing]

Paint every day...

[BootyFister]

I'm not surprised that Matt Groening is a fan of Beefheart.

[lionlr1]

The shit that this man was writing especially between 1971-1977 SHOCKED ME!!!!!! I just could not comprehend that could me done. Then I saw him at the Bottom LIne club in NYC, I was and am a fan for life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!

[owlandtree]

Bat Chain Puller! The sun ain't stable....solid jackson.

[ThePracticalTheorist]

So long, captain. The world is a sadder place without you.

[michaelculhane]

great man, great DOC

[rick4318]

Reunite Gondwanaland! HAHA!

[videocanone]

Look out Frank, it's the BLIMP !!!

[cutelittleball]

Thank you for uploading this.

[kidcalabria]

Great upload. I think that in years to come the Captain will be recognized more and more as a major artist, both in painting and certainly as far as Rock'n'Roll is concerned. He was also very funny, I love listening to Safe As Milk, Clear Spot, The Spotlight Kid, Trout Mask Replica, Lick My Decals Off Baby, etc.. endless hours of enjoyment, but I think it might be too much for most people, who just don't get it. Anyway, you've done a great job, thanks for posting this

[MacDisel1]

He tried so hard to sing like Howlin' Wolf. Zappa was very funny. Made me laugh, Not this guy. RIP

[pedalla]

although i don't like autobiographic movies, but if some motherfucker tries to do it, i beg you give benicio del toro the lead part.... They are the same..

[stickyjam1]

We've all had to much to think.

[waseldo]

jesus lizard omg !

[workingwithbenny]

What's funny is all those assholes in the Eagles are going to live to their 90's.

[CinnAlla]

@workingwithbenny Which proves that the one thing they are not is rock & roll.

[MouseTheProdigy1]

as long as it's not boring it's awesome! thank you captain my captain and Rest In Peace

[reversewound]

brilliant doco of an unfathomable creative spirit.

I hope he gets to draw up there too :-)

[WillisProvidence]

i went to music school in london and this documentary came on bbc II around 9pm on a sunday... i wish america would show respect like that to their own geniuses... even though he'd been out of the public eye for so long, it's still a rough loss... trout mask replica changed my life... much love and many blessings to the captain

[unc007]

This is not music you put on to get into a girl's panties -

this is music you put on to open people's minds.

The only down side is not mentioning "Clear Spot."

[unc007]

This is not music you put on to get into a girl's panties -

this is music you put on to open people's minds.

[ace69er]

RIP Cap'n! I hope you'n Frank are doing some Dirty Love in another realm!

[Notecrusher]

Great docu! So great to hear Cooder, Drumbo, Zappa, Fowler, Feldman, JC Black talking about CB. I wish they could have gotten some other members of the Magic Band that played on Trout Mask like the 2 guitarists.

I'm so glad I saw CB at the Public Theater in NYC in 1980 w/ Blood Ulmer, who's also gone. What an unforgettable show.

There will never be another like him. Makes me so so sad. But we do have the music.

[TaffyRaphie]

Whats the name of the song in the credits?

[RonaldDumsfeld020]

@TaffyRaphie

closing credits : Glider : The Spotlight Kid: Reprise : 1972. Last track on side 2.

[TaffyRaphie]

@RonaldDumsfeld020 thanks

[mladenvukmir]

We he got older he looks a bit like late Dražen Vrdoljak to me. I miss them both a lot

[mastermagu]

Awesome Documentary, R.I.P. Capt. BeefHeart

[Osthropek]

John Peel, Zappa and Don... three legends that are now all gone.

This year's christmas is going to fucking suck.

[ujohn]

i first saw don in concert almost 40yrs. ago. he played a small club off lincoln center. cooder opened but i was scarcely prepared for what i saw next and i've seen a lot since but nothing musically as extraordinary as that night. it will always remain one of my fondest memories. thanx don, RIP.

[plasticglassonion222]

this artist always reminded me of Salvador Dali on so many levels

[plasticglassonion222]

It's funny I was into Frank Zappa and liked We are only in it for the Money album when I was about 14. I did not know anyone that was into Captain Beefheart... in fact when I was standing in J. C. Penneys debating on buying the two album Trout Mask Recplica produced by Frank Zappa I thought... the only person I know that is into Captain Beefheart was the guy on the album cover. I bought Led Zepplin 2 instead.

[77nathan]

just watched it all. What a legend! R.I.P.

We'll keep your memory alive

[09brabbit]

R.I.P

[faunflynn]

" If you wanna be a painter ya have ta stop doin' music.'

HOW ARCHAIC ! Fuck that shit. what a parochial view.

[BlueScarfLady]

Is this Matt Groening at beginning of clip? Man of taste!

Reunite Gondwanaland!

[Conyej]

what a lovely documentary!

 beefheart is brilliant

[fireblossom2u]

Art is a man in overalls down the street talking trash to the butter bean scarecrow

Genius is every time new colors creepin out fine minded like some beefhearted captain in dark bright light...

[thawthepast]

RIP....peace

[gamesDAMNED]

Thumbs up if you downloaded at least one Beefheart album while watching this. Long Live Beefheart!

[chimphater]

@gamesDAMNED

Well......thumbs up if you PAID for it.

[gamesDAMNED]

@chimphater Rest assured that I am searching the used record shops in Minneapolis for vintage Beefheart vinyl.

[Robizoid]

R.I.P Captian Beefheart (Don Van Vliet)

[MrEdyoulis]

Very thought provoking film. Makes me want to dig deeper into his music and art. What a fascinating character!

[FlyGoddessSue]

I came right to YouTube when I knew Beefheart made his transition...Excellent Documentary, Thank You... Focused... Aimed to get us out of the Catatonic State...unfortunately with MS he ended up in the most aware catatonic state...the split, the tension of the artist.

[jdrodi]

Beefheart forever!

[drumgold23]

RIP. "I'm doing a non-hypnotic music to break up the catatonic state". 2:4. Sums it up. You will be more sorely missed than ever.

[raneydev]

Just finished the documentary. Fantastic stuff. Many thanks to smash9grab. Having first heard the Captain when Clear Spot came out, and loving everything else he did from Safe As Milk to Ice Cream for Crow, I'm embarrassed to admit I didn't know this documentary existed. I don't recall any mention of Clear Spot, did I miss something? 

[gpd784]

Thanks for posting these videos. I always assumed he was the Captain from Captain & Tennile. That dude always wore a captain's hat. What was that all about, huh? I mean come on. But Love Will Keep Us Together is a classic song (and it's great for dancing).

[adderas]

Loved watching these. Looks like #3 is still missing? I saw a comment a year ago that a label blocked it.

[soundboy3]

@adderas I saw #3 on here... there's a full track on it that the record company has recorded a robotic voice over 'audio removed by...' or something. that must've been the problem, the record company wasn't getting their royalties when it was on youtube.

[8269998]

non-hypnotic music to break up the catatonic state - he said it!

[gezunder]

@8269998 thank you Don

[magprob]

I watched this complete documentary without getting up. I understand Captain Beefheart better now. I think he is amazing. His songs attract me, and at the same time, push me away. I think that is his essence.

I'm sure he took it hard when Frank Died. In Frank's book, he said Beefheart would open the back of his Dad's Helms Bakery Truck, pull out some trays, and have his sister climb in to steal change from his Dad's belt changer. To buy smokes. I laughed, I used to buy donuts from the Helms man

[lagginswag]

thanks for posting this as others have said... he truly was ahead of his time

[KylieRamone]

I thank the stars that I actually met Don once and was able to shake his hand and thank him for the music

[gezunder]

@KylieRamone so did I. I treasure that.

[garygomesg]

Was the person properly prepared?



[pgreenlief]

smash and grab - whoever you are, thanks so much for posting this documentary. i ate it up in one sitting .... and hoped for desert.

[cogitatione1]

Thank you, Beefheart, BBC, Mr. smash9grab. The BBC people did us (OK, me) a great service by making this footage, and you by posting it. Good to hear these grounded words from Beefheart and people who know him in the living sound and paint and in the flesh. CBH has found a way to keep it together even making art way out there on the edge. Thanks!

[gezunder]

@cogitatione1 well said brother

[s01wunni]

The rehearsal at 2:56 - 3:22 - playing the Smithsonian Institute Blues - anybody know where I can get exactly that version of the song but uninterrupted? Great version with lots of energy. Hope the original footage is available somewhere.

Regs

s01

[stevecrosby99]

ps also thanks to The Captain

[stevecrosby99]

Thanks smash9grab. Beefheart is beautiful.

[themitchies]

why did his appearance change so drastically in the early 70s?

[7beers]

"Aging Beefheart" ? He was friggin' 41 years old! Although to be sure he did look closer to 60.

[tundradog]

wow,that's all I can say!

[KnowKnot]

I expected this to be interesting. I didn't expect to be touched. Can't help but love the man. Strange and deep experience.

[treborif]

@w00oo00oot - in my '63 daimler, friday night 1981, tape crusher being Mr. Ralph Scum - now a convert.

[Gandan2]

Get your tickets NOW folks. The Captain and the Magic Band are hitting the road for a tour after the new album is released on 7/6/2010. The tour begins in Vancouver, BC, slides down the west coast, and then zig zags the rest of the country. YES!

[TheBrowndawg]

@Gandan2 get outta here

[lizzysslave]

i remember don from over thirty years ago. i got to know him over a period of several months....he used to show up at the sand sailor to listen to the bands...a period of time in which he was almost destitute but well liked.....the thing i remember most was that he once poked a hole in his nose with a pencil to see if could whistle through it...here's to you don...peace be with you

[srgtmurphy]

Anyone noticed dudes "Reunite Gonwanaland"shirt towards the end. I want that shirt.

[glennw53]

Saw Don/Frank in Phx during the Bong Fury Tour(?) at the Celebrity Theater(stage spins 360). Sang Willie the Pimp and then promptly sat down with his bottle of whiskey. Saw him in Portland(OR) in 80-81 with his band and was fantastic. He's happier with his painting now. Very ill though. :(:(:(

[glennw53]

Ultimate test of people if they know their music. Only one friend will let me play the Captain. On a limited bases. Wish Don and the Magic Band got the lifestyle,money and respect they deserved. Tortured Artist Effect I guess.

[harmonicrat]

The first song I heard from Beefheart was "Click Clack". To this day, it is one of my all time favorites from anyone. What a great documentary.

[marqdarq]

saw them do tmr at knebworth (uk) early 80's late 70's and the electric razor blade sound is still ringing in my head..... wonder how many people he showed the other side to.... shamanic .... i love you man... xxxxxx

[VUandChips]

When I meet someone who really seems to know their music I play them Trout Mask Replica. The range of reactions is brilliant. Some people can't handle it at all and just can't listen to it.

[SIRKELAVSVART]

i liked doc at the radar station : )

[sloanmidwestXTC]

Great zoom in on that moustache. Great doc thanks a mil. Beefheart is great

[drydust999]

THANK YOU for allowing me to think that there are not only zombified minds in boxes out there

[dragpackdale]

He is a brave man, simply did it his way,

I'm sure that lifestyle has taken it's toll on him though.

[hyphoid]

awesome!

He's better off now, we wouldn't want him to become a novelty.

[doctordead8]

very good document, it was different and it's great

[SUPERTOUCHOX2]

Brilliant, was so happy when i found this.

[musads]

I loved it!!!!

[drgabrielsoileau]

That last picture of him really makes him look like Igor Stravinsky!

Does any body agree?

[drgabrielsoileau]

How does he still have a voice!

[SirBobHaulk]

enjoyed this very much, cheers from the deserts of scotland

[ForForm]

Thanks for uploading this documentary!

I have to admit that I never really heard of Captain Beefheart before this. I got here after some Zappa records.

After watching this I have to say I'm kinda scared of his way of living... Don't get me wrong, I do respect him, but there is something scary about it... "Onheilspellend" in Dutch, don't know the English word.

This man doesn't just create art, he IS art. Every move he makes or breath he takes is an inspiration to others.

[Teabonesteak]

poor cooder.

[doommarine80]

Thank you very much for uploading it!

[treborif]

i put TMR on in my car once and one of the passengers screamed 'stop the car!', grabbed the tape and stomped it into little pieces.

[Dissexional]

@treborif LOLLLL

[xperimentvictim]

@treborif fast n bulbous

[gamesDAMNED]

@treborif So the big question is....What was playing on his tape deck? And did it deserve to get stomped?

[snakey319]

@treborif I assume after you killed them , you buried the body in the subtle desert.

[ace69er]

@treborif Then it MUST have done its JOB then! LOL!

[WizardofFuzz]

when i listened to trout mask replica i would not have thougt that they had written down a single note before playing it...

[Jorenanthony]

I watched this doc straight thru. A perfect compliment to the world of imagination left for us by that man.

[pedrofcuk]

@Jorenanthony He's not dead.

[goodhead20]

Hello mike. Great minds think alike. I've just thoroughly enjoyed watching it all again too! What are the chances eh?

[mbradxxx]

The chances must be very slim!!

[mbradxxx]

Truly wonderful stuff. Thanks a lot for posting it. Nice to hear Peely again too. He was the first to play Beefheart in the UK back in the 60s.... on pirate radio, then on the BBC.

I was lucky enough to see Beefheart live in 1980. Wish I'd seen him in 74 at the Brighton Dome like a lot of my mates but I didn't go... i was a bit young.

If youlike Beefheart then check out Drumbo's book - Through the Eyes of Magic'. 900+ pages... an incredible story.

[cosmicrider287]

thanks so much for putting this extraordinary doc up.

[licklik]

this doc is just what i needed to watch on sunny morning! thank you for up loading it!

[chamallowbleu]

thanks for upload!

[detsjeeven]

Wonderfull! Thanks so much for uploading.

[BigBruinekool]

i never realized how greaty tom waits later stuff was influenced by beefheart

[Mr100bills]

yea..ive heard that waits wife turned him on to beefhearts later stuff

[ajgree6]

This was so awesome. Thanks for posting!

[jumbles1957]

The thing that Matt Groening said about Trout Mask Replica growing on you... that's my experience too. It sounds like a bunch of noise at first... but you know, there are a lot of parallel rythms, sounds, harmonies.. after about 10 or 20 times listening to it.. it becomes a lot more obvious

[acinemajunkie]

this documentary has increased my respect for Matt Groening tenfold. Trout Mask Replica: greatest recording of all time? Completely agreed.

[DavidMJordan]

Love the anecdote about John Peel driving the Captain to a gig at The Frank Freeman School of Dancing in Kidderminster. He thought it was a really groovy name until John informed him that it actually was a dancing school owned by a guy called Frank Freeman. I live near Kidder and can assure y'all that it is the least psychedelic place on earth.

[dullsvillain]

I think Don said " no people now, just paint " about his later years, Heavy cat !

[hydroscope]

the closing track is 'glider' from 'spotlight kid'. what a great documentary. i only saw him once in 1980 at the beacon theater in nyc with james blood ulmer opening. they were both fantastic! i love the last 3 albums as much as trout.

[folkhippy]

Anybody know what the title of the last song played during the ending credits is?

[Phaedrus212]

The stars are matter.

We're matter.

It doesn't matter.  - DVV

[clean3]

Well said.

[blacktopaz8]

DEPRESSING ENDING

[ManilaSyndicate]

Thanks for uploading, real nice watch. Sad to see the state Don's in, but he's left his mark. And what a legacy.

[SexyyAamberr]

can somebody rescue me from my loneliness ;)

[edmundsampo]

no.

[jacksilverbirch]

everybody here is all right I see? listening to beefheart almost twenty years ago had profound consequences. It is good to be back, I understand my life a bit more

[treebeard431]

Whose, brianwilson49, whose is the word you want there as you shoo that vermin...whose, not 'who is'

[brianwilson49]

aaaah.

our resident mr lover man is not only a tedious blues jammin fret wanker, but a sanctimonious scribe too.

definately not one to get stuck in a lift with.

[luckycomehawaii]

avuncular suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality aloha ha ha

[60tat]

yeah an you got a rilly full life

[piccanninni]

Rilly? Really?

[ironbuttermilk]

Strange, disjointed beats. Unsentimental, illogical, unromantic lyrics. Wierdness for wierdness sake.

Interesting.

But it is no mystery why only guys like this music, and weird guys at that. Guys who aren't exactly knee deep in pussy.

[brianwilson49]

guys who's sole motivation in life goes beyond being "knee deep in pussy". guys who have evolved from apes, unlike those who's sole desire is to be "knee deep in pussy".

essentially, guys who walk upright and who's knuckles arent dragging along the ground behind them.

unlike those who desire to be "knee deep in pussy".

ahem.

let me direct you back to the limp bizkit videos where you belong.

[ironbuttermilk]

LOL.

limp bizkit. A death worse than fate. Part of evolutionary success, one of the biggest parts, is attracting a mate and breeding. If you'd like to amuse yourself with these abstract noodlings, that's fine, but even 'evolved' women won't swoon o're this stuff. Knee deep? Not needed.

But one would be nice, and she won't want to do the courting dance with you if This is on your stereo I'll wager. Sorry boys.

[tealfarm]

As an evolved woman, I am over the moon. Life on the edge is the only place to be. Granted, not many women are comfortable there.

[brianwilson49]

well, seeing as i'm married with 2 children i think i might have completed my evoloutionary perogatives already, and i can assure you that primitive catatonic music was not required in the process.

the fact that you see this as "abstract noodling" when a good deal of it is highly structured suggests that this may be lost on you. fair enough.

you stick to what you know, i'll stick to what i know. and hopefully never the twain shall meet.

[fluxmuldar]

Congrats, you've just insulted every great man in history, who put the pursuit of their interests and passions ahead of being "knee deep in pussy". Einstein, Caesar, Confucius, Picasso, Hendrix, Hawking, Gates, etc. Now kindly go find yourself a drunk club chick for a night of meaningless sex.

[ironbuttermilk]

You're a tool with no clue. Anyhow, you never jammed with Ry Cooder, but I have several times. David Lindley too. Even Brownie McGee.

Sex is always 'meaningful' to me.

You boys crack me up.

[brianwilson49]

dood, if i wanted to get "knee deep in pussy" i wouldnt be jamming with ry cooder!

ROFL

[BROOKS39]

I became a big fan of Captain Beefheart after seeing this doco...

[shookrunner]

I love Beefheart.

This was a valuable documentary

of a wonderful,original artist.

[jugoponos]

trully amasing doc

TX 4 upload

i'lcome back again & again

[Neptuneman07]

Well done Documentary about Captain Beefheart!!!!! WMG are simply greedy bastards though.

[tracehazarrrrd]

great stuff, except for the fucking edits, fuck you prigs

[PAULLONDEN]

Sometimes we need a bit of hypnotising,Don.

Nothing wrong with a steady heartbeat ☺

That's why personaly ,I never got on

with Trout & Decals.

[sdrosgen]

Cliff was in the Red Hot Chili Peppers for their first two albums also!

[progpunk76]

Love the line up on Ice Cream For Crow, especially Cliff Martinez, a punk drummer who later drummed for The Dickies.

[ari1234a]

Great documentary from BBC and great post from smash9grab.

Thakns for sharing it with us.

[jugoponos]

WOW, that was something 2 see..

thanks a lot smash9grab

[Namrehtulip]

Is Don Vliet ( the' van' is made up by him)

alive? If not when did he die?

Is his wife Jan alive?

Did he become the big painter he wanted to be?

Where are the answers? The internet doesn't have the ansewers this time.

Many thanks for uploading this documentary smash9grab!.

[bunko74]

well done for posting this.

thanks

[certificate18flix]

You're a star for uploading this smash9grab. Cheers :)

[kirkwell]

Thanks a lot for uploading the Captain Beefheart documentary smash9grab, cheers!

[pretorious700]

Is there anything more pompous than an art critic? With a British accent?

[lcsgze]

Inspiring and intimidating at the same time.

[crlxc]

oh my god he looks so much thinner

[treebeard22]

MY GOD if you live in a house for 8 months and then..... Trout Mask Replica is sitting on my shelf and I thank you all for it: CBH, Zoot, etc. The Man With the Woman Head - Never go back to the desert.

[alkanista]

Thanks. Isn't it something how he (and the band, too) still matters?  Love him.

[yonigueta1]

For part 3 Go to "smash9grb" videos, it's listed as "Captain Beefheart Doc part3".

[bertbretherton]

Thank you for posting this, I was in a deep hole when this was a BBC broadcast and missed it. Shame about 3/6, but there you go with the corporate head up its arse thing. I'm the same age as the Captain and still think his music has the 'wow' factor and pleased he is there.

[sjofarthotellet3]

yeah dude sick nice one thanks

[LunaSeaSane]

I thoroughly enjoyed this. Thanks for posting.

[calebengler]

i want things to change like the shadows and patterns that fall from the sun

[deltabilly1]

Thank you

[zimmerface]

Where the hell is part 3?

[AFDex16]

great documentary