Colorful words used to put it right in the establishment face; like a 'Back at Yeh' Brilliant way for sure. LOVE the melody and lyrics of TRUTH. :-))) Thanks Beefheart for telling it like IT IS.. All of us today speaking truth are called weird too and loony to boot. What a Hoot. OMG I became a poet too. :-))) LOVE you Dear Music making BEing of love. TO the angel that shared this tune. LOVE to you too. Yep. cannot run away from love; it is allll around you; Yep and in tunes like this.;-)))
@garganeo It's not his singing that makes him good, I think he sings horrible as well. But it's his originality, the way he just makes the music WORK. The stuff he made would be a miserable mess if it was performed by somebody else, Beefheart was brilliant because he gave it a certain form of structure.
That's why he is respected and enjoyed by many people, including me!
I love Beefheart's music first and foremost. The fact that he still polarises opinion about himself is just the icing on the cake. Nothing quite like enjoying something and someone starts whining "This is crap. It's just nooiise". There, there. Go back to listening to something safe and linear.
@Blahblobify CB was bored with the inauthentic, pedestrian blues/rock of Clapton; The Stones; The Who, etc., which were infecting the airwaves at that time. He wanted to avoid the same old shit and succeeded. But he dove too deeply into the surrealist/abstract end of the inspiration pool, and tried sounding like he was black and from Mississippi, but he was white and born in CA. Only his studio output is worth listening to. Zappa's music IQ was higher, but his pretentious chamber music sucks.
theres no need to candy coat it, i honestly like safe as milk.One of my favourite albums.I also think his "sell out albums" Unconditionally Guaranteed and moonbeams had some great tracks on them and that trout mask replica was shite.People gotta stop reading reviews and then listening to albums with already formed opinions. I found beefheart through zappa and i dont think hes the "best ever OMG " , i just like some of his music.
@Blahblobify Dont you know that at the closing of Winterland in SF Friday night the crowd was filled with people just like you..as they threw bottles and such at him as he opened with Hair Pie which is a tune YOU could not dance to. Shame on you was in fact what Frank Zappa said to the crowd as Beefheart was going to walk off the stage....He stayed , music brilliant..then Zappa ..brilliant....You must work for Warner Bros. or have that flu going around.
This is really terrible in my opinion.Horrible singing,and just plain wierd.Had to be different.Same as an ugly fat girl dying her hair purple and a hundred piercings in her face.Needing to be noticed,to stand out.gross.
@green66vw you are a complete idiot. If the magic band and others like them hadn't been "different" then most modern music wouldn't exist. Needing to write a negative comment because you dont understand creativity. foolish.
@TheStuF there is nothing musical about this.the emphasis of the band is obviously on stupid outrageus lyrics.to surprise and agast people.ill be fair about it though,ill check some other stuff out at random and see if anything good MUSICALLY comes from this band.by the way,even ther song titles are meant to be wierd and catchy.to be cool.
@TheStuF there is nothing musical about this.the emphasis of the band is obviously on stupid outragous lyrics.to surprise and agast people.ill be fair about it though,ill check some other stuff out at random and see if anything good MUSICALLY comes from this band.by the way,even ther song titles are meant to be wierd and catchy,just to be cool.
"I may be hungry but I sure ain't weird," as he dropps the flag to the floor. That speaks volumes to me. Look at the wierdos that have infiltrated and subverted our country, world. They are turning it into a burned out waste land. If you don't agree with them, if you speak out, you will go hungry, soon, and be called a wierdo to boot. The Captian was dialed in. There is complete, ulimate reality in his poetry. Just because you can't find it, means you are not dialed in.
@lamccaugh I don't think it was the mic as much as it was the dumb ass at the mixing board that didn't have the lead vocal mic potted to the proper volume.
@reassessment Yeah, that's right, you're okay. Stop eating acid! The Beatles just a footnote, uh-huh, only a moron would make such a comment. I love Don Van Vliet and I love Captain Beefheart, two different entities, great talent, but throwing the Beatles under a bus is just fucking dumb.
His hand movements in his performances are cool. They always seemed to never change throughout his career. He looks like he's throwing something out to the world with each note he sings with the hand movements, and really knew the importance of them in emphasizing what you say.
I just got Trout Mask Replica, and read the story behind it, and now I'm fucking terrified of Mr. Beefheart.. in a good way...
He basically kept the band in a house for 8 months, they did not get enough food or sleep, they were emotionally and physically abused, and they rehearsed at least 14 hrs a day. It's like... literally a "cult band".
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At flowerdoodle, how would you like if someone is to say to you that you been dead for 25yrs old? Respect and never speak ill of the dead.. Peas andlight to the captain, my captain
@Nimaz99 My apologies good sir or ma'am. I love the captain too. I just meant he hasnt been making music for 25 years, and had been very hidden and withdrawn from public eye, so its almost as if he were dead in a sense. I love his paintings too and am happy he did what he wanted and got out of the crazy music biz scene
At flowerdoodle, how would you like if someone is to say to you that you been dead for 25yrs old? Respect and never speak ill of the dead.. Peas andlight to the captain, my captain
Ok folks, no more "Captain my Captain" allusions please ;) He's been dead for 25 years. Yeah he was special, but let's not do the mythologizing, romanticizing, sanctimony thing.
@flowerdoodle how would you like if someone was to say to you that you been dead for 25 yrs? Do not judge and do not speak ill of one who has passed on.. we all grow old someday and we all die. Have some respect . Peas and light to the Captain!
@goodbyebluesky1000 Ah, you think so, too? I was just thinking of "Drink and Drive" this morning. Beefheart influenced a lot of later Gen X music...Rollins, hardcore punk, Husker Du, Sonic Youth, Patti Smith, yadda yadda...
Another nail in the coffin of great music - music with real soul - music created by musicians. I feel blessed that I remember a time when people were respected for their musical ability, for creative songwriting, for pushing boundaries rarther than pushing units.
I feel sorry for the youth of today, who will never know that feeling of hearing music like this - rushing out and buying the album - that thrill as the needle came down on the vinyl with that satisfying "pumph" noise.
I'm just so saddened at the news of his death... just got into a massive Beefheart kick and the timing now seems so prophetic, like those who really need to hear his art actually do. A precious gift to us all from a true genius. RIP sweet Captain.
A dear friend's brother died a few days ago. The day after, my friend went through the Ipod his brother had left behind, and found that a track with Beefheart and Zappa was his favourite. I attended the funeral today. Coming home, I learned about the Captain's death. So sad, but on the other hand, it gives an occasion for celebrating all the good memories he has given.
Nobody will ever be able to do covers of Beefheart and Zappa songs that even approach the genius of the originals. This is a testament to these legendary musician's talent.
@Polybun I stand by my statement. Nobody, including Frank's son, could even come near the unique one-of-a-kind phrasing found in Franks guitar solos. You can copy the notes but you can't copy Frank. Also you can assemble Frank's musicians but you need Frank's genius to guide them and to make the true magic happen. Frank Zappa is gone and there is a void that cannot and will never be filled.
@Polybun I wasn't saying the void needed to be filled, I was saying it can't be filled. People that try to play Franks music such as Zappa Plays Zappa, are trying to fill a perceived need. You like the band as much as you like Zappa, but you say that they don't need to exist. I agree, let's move on.
@Rasputin22January well i find zappa's cover bands playing pretty similar to zappa's music- not as good, but not that bad... but for beefheart's music i personally can't think of way to play the song as good as magic band did... every fckin' note has it's own charm of the song, playing something different would just ruin the song...
When I first heard and immediately fell in love with Trout Mask Replica, I just assumed they were all improvising like Ornette Coleman, but when I heard them play live, I nearly fell off the theater seat because they played all that complex and asymmetrical music note-for-note like the record!! Unbelievable!!! (Later I read about the cult-like situation they practiced under, and it made more sense -- total mind control!) The Captain's music grabs the ear like Francis Bacon's art grabs the eye.
I don't know, but Don's final words holding the flag sent a chill down my spine...
Saw the band in Pittsburgh around 1970 or so, when they gave us a double show because Miles Davis didn't show up (as usual) -- this is one of the great experiences of my life. First Rockette Morton's double guitar dancing around, then other players one by one appear on stage, and finally a spotlight on the caped Captain, casting spells on the players like a wizard. Unforgettable. His music cuts through the crap!!
@FleeingFingers I did say 'so far as I'm aware'... my awareness has now been expanded thanks to your good self; I shall indeed, immediately sally forth and listen to 'Bongo Fury'... Or at least, I'll check it out tomorrow; getting a bit late now...
One thing I'm sure of though, it'll be absofrigginlutely fantrippingtastic!
Frank Zappa and Don Van Vliet are two of the best musos to come out of the US of A... So far as I'm aware they only appear together on one track, from Zappa's 'Hot Rats' album, called, "Willie the Pimp"... What a classic that was!
Frank Zappa and Don Van Vliet are two of the best musos to come out of the US of A... So far as I'm aware they only appear together on one track, from Zappa's 'Hot Rats' album, called, "Willie the Pimp"... What a classic that was! I do hope someone has or will post it!
Strontium 90, a radioactive substance, which was found in milk at/before the time this was written was the inspiration for, at least, the name of this incredible song.
Captain Beefheart is certainly One of a Kind> Some people may not like it or appreciated but the more you really listen to it the more you like it, it kinda grows on you. One of the best ever and one of my very favorites. Long live to Captain Beefheart !!!
selling vacum cleaners in the desert has really fucked this dude up! great ! if he hadnt done that job we wouldnt have Beefheart , long live vacumm cleaner salesmen
@michelesaintthomas He can very well be, though Gods name is Arthur Lee! You know... The one who provided us with LOVE! ... and Jerry Lee Lewis the devil,and Elvis the King, and so on...
I love the way how the song so seamlessly changes into something totally different, especially the bass line. The transmission is so beautifully done, reaching a crescendo with - I may be hungry but i sure ain*t weird!!! Brilliant!
@sbyrne1 agreed, but we are normal.Some heroes are off their heads as a normal way the chemicals work.An edge is what us lesser mortals need.I wonder what the world looked like through Vliets eyes?
....also ( forgot to mention this on my first post). Look for the 1:12 mark. He's not making strange comedy gestures. This was recorded back when the monitor man was the same as the sound-man. Monitor speakers are on the stage & face the musicians so they can hear themselves sing. Gotta keep in tune. He's pointing at his monitor person & gesturing for Mr. Soundman to-turn-it-the-hell-up!
Captain Beefheart is thoroughly entertaining. I tell people who do not understand his music that it is an "acquired" taste. I didn't even like his Trout Mask Replica album on my first 2 listens. Bring the Captain back!
Acquired? Most certainly not - you can like Beefheart's oeuvre right away, if you've doused yourself in a lot of blues and jazz, especially the really far-out ones.
Captain B is such a versitle artist,He can funk it,delta blues it,garage rock/protopunk or experimental jazz/blues with amazing lyrics/poetry,he pisses on these artists today!!!!
you are right. Don't know any other artist this versatile- this is a stupendous performance, i saw this line-up live- As for great music- i believe most people in our culture can't handle it, sadly- they love their chart tunes and that's all
I don't understand people who say he can't sing - Beefheart's got an amazing primal blues voice!...
ash231266 2 weeks ago
I suppose he was to music what Salvador Dali was to painting.
franklinrwful 1 month ago
Colorful words used to put it right in the establishment face; like a 'Back at Yeh' Brilliant way for sure. LOVE the melody and lyrics of TRUTH. :-))) Thanks Beefheart for telling it like IT IS.. All of us today speaking truth are called weird too and loony to boot. What a Hoot. OMG I became a poet too. :-))) LOVE you Dear Music making BEing of love. TO the angel that shared this tune. LOVE to you too. Yep. cannot run away from love; it is allll around you; Yep and in tunes like this.;-)))
nancyl2 3 months ago
This dude was a true artist.
drdali138 3 months ago
i am sorry guys ... for me this person cannot sing ...
garganeo 3 months ago
@garganeo It's not his singing that makes him good, I think he sings horrible as well. But it's his originality, the way he just makes the music WORK. The stuff he made would be a miserable mess if it was performed by somebody else, Beefheart was brilliant because he gave it a certain form of structure.
That's why he is respected and enjoyed by many people, including me!
MildPsychedelic 3 months ago
@garganeo not in the way you've been programmed to believe is singing.
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i like this shit
CheGumby 4 months ago
how the fuck can you say 'Moonbeams' was a 'sell out ' lp,
you sound like a music journo, ie dumb.
STEVEFINNERTY 4 months ago
I love Beefheart's music first and foremost. The fact that he still polarises opinion about himself is just the icing on the cake. Nothing quite like enjoying something and someone starts whining "This is crap. It's just nooiise". There, there. Go back to listening to something safe and linear.
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caravanprogressive 5 months ago
When he's good, he's good. When he's bad, he's oh so bad. This is definitely NOT one of his better performances.
JaZzure79 6 months ago
@JaZzure79
This crap is just noise.
Annoying shitty noise.
I was 20 when Zappa declared Beefheart to be really innovative, the new thing, etc.
I liked The Mothers and zappa, but I always thought BeefheART WAS crap.
40 years ago all the sheep said Oh So Kewl don't you get Beefheart?
It's The Emperor's New Clothes fairy tale in modern times, nobody can tell me they like this shit.
Blahblobify 5 months ago
@Blahblobify CB was bored with the inauthentic, pedestrian blues/rock of Clapton; The Stones; The Who, etc., which were infecting the airwaves at that time. He wanted to avoid the same old shit and succeeded. But he dove too deeply into the surrealist/abstract end of the inspiration pool, and tried sounding like he was black and from Mississippi, but he was white and born in CA. Only his studio output is worth listening to. Zappa's music IQ was higher, but his pretentious chamber music sucks.
JaZzure79 5 months ago
@JaZzure79
Candy Coat it any way you want, this shit is just no fun to listen to.
Fuck Captain Beefheart, I'd rather listen to the monkees than this annoying crap.
I was in a no talent garage band in the 60's we sounded better than this asshole.
Blahblobify 5 months ago
@Blahblobify
theres no need to candy coat it, i honestly like safe as milk.One of my favourite albums.I also think his "sell out albums" Unconditionally Guaranteed and moonbeams had some great tracks on them and that trout mask replica was shite.People gotta stop reading reviews and then listening to albums with already formed opinions. I found beefheart through zappa and i dont think hes the "best ever OMG " , i just like some of his music.
Dincilo 5 months ago
@Dincilo
As Jimmy Carl Black once put it: Frank is good but Captain Beefeart is the real deal
longlivejerryg 4 months ago
@Blahblobify Dont you know that at the closing of Winterland in SF Friday night the crowd was filled with people just like you..as they threw bottles and such at him as he opened with Hair Pie which is a tune YOU could not dance to. Shame on you was in fact what Frank Zappa said to the crowd as Beefheart was going to walk off the stage....He stayed , music brilliant..then Zappa ..brilliant....You must work for Warner Bros. or have that flu going around.
TheBatchainpuller 4 months ago
This is really terrible in my opinion.Horrible singing,and just plain wierd.Had to be different.Same as an ugly fat girl dying her hair purple and a hundred piercings in her face.Needing to be noticed,to stand out.gross.
green66vw 6 months ago 2
@green66vw you are a complete idiot. If the magic band and others like them hadn't been "different" then most modern music wouldn't exist. Needing to write a negative comment because you dont understand creativity. foolish.
TheStuF 6 months ago
@TheStuF agreed. its not a great song but beefheart an important part of music history.
fel7000 6 months ago
@TheStuF there is nothing musical about this.the emphasis of the band is obviously on stupid outrageus lyrics.to surprise and agast people.ill be fair about it though,ill check some other stuff out at random and see if anything good MUSICALLY comes from this band.by the way,even ther song titles are meant to be wierd and catchy.to be cool.
green66vw 6 months ago
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@TheStuF there is nothing musical about this.the emphasis of the band is obviously on stupid outragous lyrics.to surprise and agast people.ill be fair about it though,ill check some other stuff out at random and see if anything good MUSICALLY comes from this band.by the way,even ther song titles are meant to be wierd and catchy,just to be cool.
green66vw 6 months ago
@green66vw Aren't you doing the same by going against the popular opinion on a video for an artist with a cult following?
cinephilefromhell 6 months ago
He was only visiting this planet...
WellOiled87 6 months ago
"I may be hungry but I sure ain't weird," as he dropps the flag to the floor. That speaks volumes to me. Look at the wierdos that have infiltrated and subverted our country, world. They are turning it into a burned out waste land. If you don't agree with them, if you speak out, you will go hungry, soon, and be called a wierdo to boot. The Captian was dialed in. There is complete, ulimate reality in his poetry. Just because you can't find it, means you are not dialed in.
So turn your dial.
magprob 7 months ago
I'm unsafe beef-stew thrown up the wall at 1mph
milesperhower 7 months ago
I don't get it. Overall, it sounds disturbing and distorted but he gets points for originality.
/Maybe it sounds awesome on a drug trip?
theprophet556 7 months ago
@theprophet556 Take a listen to the Trout Mask Replica album and figure it out! Safe as Milk is for starters...
pieterjanoddens 7 months ago
his music wil still live on,he was a big captain of music and paint art
patje130 7 months ago
But, any cover, or attempt will be tribute ! ! !
Please musical brother/sisters cover ! ! !
bongeoz01 8 months ago
But, any cover, or attempt will be tribute ! ! ! Please musical brother/sisters cover ! ! !
bongeoz01 8 months ago
I may be hungry but I sure ain't weird.
C.B.'s music will still be listened to in a hundred years' time.
SimonThe1st 8 months ago
Man he got aggravated and pissed at 1:13 over that dollar store quality mic :0
lamccaugh 8 months ago 2
@lamccaugh I don't think it was the mic as much as it was the dumb ass at the mixing board that didn't have the lead vocal mic potted to the proper volume.
dlh60 8 months ago
@lamccaugh ahahaha yeah!
omegant 8 months ago
This is why I love YouTube.....
TheGetor 9 months ago
In 50 years the Beatles will be a minor footnote in pop history, Don Van Vliet will be a chapter.
reassessment 10 months ago
@reassessment Yeah, that's right, you're okay. Stop eating acid! The Beatles just a footnote, uh-huh, only a moron would make such a comment. I love Don Van Vliet and I love Captain Beefheart, two different entities, great talent, but throwing the Beatles under a bus is just fucking dumb.
deerfielder11 9 months ago
His hand movements in his performances are cool. They always seemed to never change throughout his career. He looks like he's throwing something out to the world with each note he sings with the hand movements, and really knew the importance of them in emphasizing what you say.
Ori0n1975 10 months ago
watching this video i can't help but thinking that lemmy souns a lot like the "captain" sometimes, no disrespect to the captain..
unplugged6432 10 months ago
@unplugged6432 Tom Waits sounds a ton like Beefheart..
omegant 8 months ago
@omegant Yeah, I found Beefheart because I heard that he had influenced a lot of Tom Waits later material.
Thank you Tom Waits!
StrOcc 7 months ago
Excellent stuff! Where can I get this live show on DVD?
pieterjanoddens 10 months ago
I just got Trout Mask Replica, and read the story behind it, and now I'm fucking terrified of Mr. Beefheart.. in a good way...
He basically kept the band in a house for 8 months, they did not get enough food or sleep, they were emotionally and physically abused, and they rehearsed at least 14 hrs a day. It's like... literally a "cult band".
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sunrise58176 10 months ago
I hate to see the the name of captain beefheart associated to frank zappa. beefheart is much betterr man
antifarsas 11 months ago 2
@calligraphish when CB retired, Waits came out with his1st' other persona' album - swordfish trombones.
Althoough Waits is great, i think he's a bit contrived!
hounddig 11 months ago
@hounddig waits= contrived. couldnt agree more. still some great songs though
borat27 11 months ago
Love Beefheart, but you can't put shame on "The Dude."
annmo90 10 months ago
abazabba
novaflo339 1 year ago
Sound mans going to get an earfull
ahaven12 1 year ago
At flowerdoodle, how would you like if someone is to say to you that you been dead for 25yrs old? Respect and never speak ill of the dead.. Peas andlight to the captain, my captain
Nimaz99 1 year ago
@Nimaz99 My apologies good sir or ma'am. I love the captain too. I just meant he hasnt been making music for 25 years, and had been very hidden and withdrawn from public eye, so its almost as if he were dead in a sense. I love his paintings too and am happy he did what he wanted and got out of the crazy music biz scene
flowerdoodle 1 year ago
At flowerdoodle, how would you like if someone is to say to you that you been dead for 25yrs old? Respect and never speak ill of the dead.. Peas andlight to the captain, my captain
Nimaz99 1 year ago
REST IN PEACE
elpololoco75 1 year ago
Ok folks, no more "Captain my Captain" allusions please ;) He's been dead for 25 years. Yeah he was special, but let's not do the mythologizing, romanticizing, sanctimony thing.
flowerdoodle 1 year ago
@flowerdoodle DICK!
servant2069 1 year ago
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flowerdoodle 1 year ago
@flowerdoodle how would you like if someone was to say to you that you been dead for 25 yrs? Do not judge and do not speak ill of one who has passed on.. we all grow old someday and we all die. Have some respect . Peas and light to the Captain!
Nimaz99 1 year ago
Such a shame that there aren't more peolpe around like Beefheart! The world would be a much better place!
Abracadab5 1 year ago 25
@Abracadab5 There is Tom Waits!
waisinet 11 months ago
@Abracadab5 ever been to a buckethead show?
kristofor12345 3 months ago
capptain you was the best by far , stay cool man xx
yurtseed 1 year ago 2
Another Legend Dead
Mezzada 1 year ago
goodbye, i love you Don
thedreddster 1 year ago
RIP Don. I won't forget you.
JaimeGiacomo 1 year ago
Fast is fast; slow is slow. Do the low low low low yo-yo. Go well, my captain!
PaulKasner 1 year ago 5
R.I.P.Captain.
mrlucky777 1 year ago
I dig this more than all the recorded versions! Thanks for the music, Don, you touched so many, many lives. Rest in atonal noise.
vollsticks 1 year ago
Weird being on a planet without him.
(And that band played the living shit outta that song)
willbond 1 year ago 2
@willbond It is
gezunder 1 year ago
A time for celebration.
FENNYMAN 1 year ago
Thanks, Don.
MOSSIBANKS79 1 year ago
The precursor to Rollins???
goodbyebluesky1000 1 year ago
@goodbyebluesky1000 Ah, you think so, too? I was just thinking of "Drink and Drive" this morning. Beefheart influenced a lot of later Gen X music...Rollins, hardcore punk, Husker Du, Sonic Youth, Patti Smith, yadda yadda...
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BulleTProoFBunnY187 1 year ago
Sourly your soul roams. devoted then demoted, a voice and then a paint brush.
Both so lush and lavish, a true genius
Rest In Peace.
BulleTProoFBunnY187 1 year ago 2
The GREAT CAPTAIN BEEFHEART set the music standard ultra high and into another cosmo for all that follow....
michelesaintthomas 1 year ago
spasmelodic tripped up hiccups
iconoclasp tickled born free jazz now gone
goes dancin down some other halls
like some haiku jedi knight
R.I.P.
thepaulusmaximus 1 year ago
Skvělé!!!!!Měj se tam dobře a pozdravuj Franka.
repec66 1 year ago
Another nail in the coffin of great music - music with real soul - music created by musicians. I feel blessed that I remember a time when people were respected for their musical ability, for creative songwriting, for pushing boundaries rarther than pushing units.
I feel sorry for the youth of today, who will never know that feeling of hearing music like this - rushing out and buying the album - that thrill as the needle came down on the vinyl with that satisfying "pumph" noise.
Ziontie1971 1 year ago
@Ziontie1971 devolution is a reality
brabon1 1 year ago
R.I.P. Captain Beefheart. I'm glad I once saw you and I'll never forget.
MelinaMercury9 1 year ago 3
Will be missed.
wickedtothemisty 1 year ago 3
R.I.P Captain!
we will never forget you.
16x9enhanced 1 year ago
One of the absolute all time great original musical talents of the 20th century.
"Quietly the rain played down on the last of the ashes" R.I.P. Cap'n B.
Bongoplonk 1 year ago 3
I'm just so saddened at the news of his death... just got into a massive Beefheart kick and the timing now seems so prophetic, like those who really need to hear his art actually do. A precious gift to us all from a true genius. RIP sweet Captain.
23KLT23 1 year ago
RIP
MadDogMolenaar 1 year ago
I take my hat of to you, God`s Speed, Captain!
jp1100 1 year ago
Great
sonicjay007 1 year ago
A dear friend's brother died a few days ago. The day after, my friend went through the Ipod his brother had left behind, and found that a track with Beefheart and Zappa was his favourite. I attended the funeral today. Coming home, I learned about the Captain's death. So sad, but on the other hand, it gives an occasion for celebrating all the good memories he has given.
hannisdal 1 year ago
Yep,R.I.P. ,Don
mcnulty70 1 year ago
RIP Captain ........ You'll never be forgotten in this house
miclewis55 1 year ago
RIP Capitano. The upstairs orchestra just got even better.
mundusabsurdus 1 year ago
RIP Good Captain. I love you you big dummy.
drumgold23 1 year ago
i m obsessed by the captain for years.
cosmicrider287 1 year ago
Sheer utter genius.......
Rubycon1975 1 year ago
I hadn't realised Captain Beefheart also doubles up as Tom Selleck
ustickx 1 year ago
Nobody will ever be able to do covers of Beefheart and Zappa songs that even approach the genius of the originals. This is a testament to these legendary musician's talent.
Rasputin22January 1 year ago 15
@Rasputin22January That isn't true. Zappa does zappa is doing a hell of a job. That said many of the mothers are there.
Polybun 1 year ago
@Polybun I stand by my statement. Nobody, including Frank's son, could even come near the unique one-of-a-kind phrasing found in Franks guitar solos. You can copy the notes but you can't copy Frank. Also you can assemble Frank's musicians but you need Frank's genius to guide them and to make the true magic happen. Frank Zappa is gone and there is a void that cannot and will never be filled.
Rasputin22January 1 year ago
@Rasputin22January nor does the void need to be filled. He's dead, so what? lets move on.
Polybun 1 year ago
@Polybun I wasn't saying the void needed to be filled, I was saying it can't be filled. People that try to play Franks music such as Zappa Plays Zappa, are trying to fill a perceived need. You like the band as much as you like Zappa, but you say that they don't need to exist. I agree, let's move on.
Rasputin22January 1 year ago
@Rasputin22January well i find zappa's cover bands playing pretty similar to zappa's music- not as good, but not that bad... but for beefheart's music i personally can't think of way to play the song as good as magic band did... every fckin' note has it's own charm of the song, playing something different would just ruin the song...
pedalla 11 months ago
@Rasputin22January Check out some Zappa plays Zappa, (Dwezil & former Mothers). Great stuff!
HELODERMANDER 10 months ago
@Rasputin22January i can
DEATHDEVOURED 10 months ago
@Rasputin22January lol dweezil does quite a gewd job
foathkent 10 months ago
Ah, an artist like this comes along every fifty years or so.
Unfortunately I don't see anyone out there ready to replace him.
He had a gift and got as much of it to us as he could afford.
It came at a steep price and its going to take a couple hundred years for
it to sink in.
bbcart1
bbcart1 1 year ago 2
When I first heard and immediately fell in love with Trout Mask Replica, I just assumed they were all improvising like Ornette Coleman, but when I heard them play live, I nearly fell off the theater seat because they played all that complex and asymmetrical music note-for-note like the record!! Unbelievable!!! (Later I read about the cult-like situation they practiced under, and it made more sense -- total mind control!) The Captain's music grabs the ear like Francis Bacon's art grabs the eye.
emtube 1 year ago 2
I don't know, but Don's final words holding the flag sent a chill down my spine...
Saw the band in Pittsburgh around 1970 or so, when they gave us a double show because Miles Davis didn't show up (as usual) -- this is one of the great experiences of my life. First Rockette Morton's double guitar dancing around, then other players one by one appear on stage, and finally a spotlight on the caped Captain, casting spells on the players like a wizard. Unforgettable. His music cuts through the crap!!
emtube 1 year ago
beefheart is the best!
friendofanubis 1 year ago
@ "theseustoo": Wrong! Listen to Bongo Fury ;-).
FleeingFingers 1 year ago
@FleeingFingers I did say 'so far as I'm aware'... my awareness has now been expanded thanks to your good self; I shall indeed, immediately sally forth and listen to 'Bongo Fury'... Or at least, I'll check it out tomorrow; getting a bit late now...
One thing I'm sure of though, it'll be absofrigginlutely fantrippingtastic!
;)
theseustoo 1 year ago
Frank Zappa and Don Van Vliet are two of the best musos to come out of the US of A... So far as I'm aware they only appear together on one track, from Zappa's 'Hot Rats' album, called, "Willie the Pimp"... What a classic that was!
:)
theseustoo 1 year ago
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friendofanubis 1 year ago
@theseustoo also the song tiger roach
sodemored 1 year ago
Frank Zappa and Don Van Vliet are two of the best musos to come out of the US of A... So far as I'm aware they only appear together on one track, from Zappa's 'Hot Rats' album, called, "Willie the Pimp"... What a classic that was! I do hope someone has or will post it!
:)
theseustoo 1 year ago
Strontium 90, a radioactive substance, which was found in milk at/before the time this was written was the inspiration for, at least, the name of this incredible song.
maureenobrien 1 year ago
@maureenobrien no shit!
stevom31 1 year ago
@stevom31 no shit
maureenobrien 1 year ago
best song ever
mradamcooley 1 year ago
At 1:12 he surely wants MORE MONITOR!
rimgabob 1 year ago
1:22-1:25 is a little trippy
My6thAccount 1 year ago
captain beefheart and frank zappa. some of the best no one can compare
yourfavoritestin 1 year ago
captain beefheart rips music up spits it on you and lets you figure out how YOU want to arrange it for yourself
ZappaMaskReplica 1 year ago 3
ΑΥΤΟ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΓΙΑ ΝΑ ΜΕ ΔΙΑΓΡΑΨΟΥΝ ΚΑΙ ΑΠΟ ΤΟ FB
ΣΑΜΠΩΣ ΠΡΩΤΗ ΦΟΡΑ ΕΙΝΑΙ?
NondasGB 1 year ago
Captain Beefheart is certainly One of a Kind> Some people may not like it or appreciated but the more you really listen to it the more you like it, it kinda grows on you. One of the best ever and one of my very favorites. Long live to Captain Beefheart !!!
santamusa007 1 year ago
never any standard drumbeats is there
unothisshit2010 1 year ago
that's one of things that makes this song kick ass
Austinian2 1 year ago
'' I may be hungry but I sure ain't weird. ''
DrRichardBaker 1 year ago
selling vacum cleaners in the desert has really fucked this dude up! great ! if he hadnt done that job we wouldnt have Beefheart , long live vacumm cleaner salesmen
geisterbahn1 1 year ago
Fast n bulbous is the greatest utterance of all human history. (bulbous also tapered)
srgtmurphy 1 year ago
The Captain lifts everyone higher ...
HighFlyinDragon 1 year ago
i love this man.. he is genious...
from indonesia..
shockbreaker1 1 year ago
here is music that animals may also appreciate
jackhillty1 1 year ago
@jackhillty1 My turtle prefers to hear it with the earphones ON
shucky 1 year ago
The drums and bass in his music is amazing
magicmike323 1 year ago
i have loved the Don for many years - Great to see so many vids these days :)
dadamoid 1 year ago
unique sounding group !
captain is genious !
theo9952 1 year ago
kids the raose as milk wonadayse alldte daisyes call teh dayhs
g090909 1 year ago
The ending was priceless.
TagoMago7 1 year ago
this sounds a lot like 70's devo. i like that.
tomfrankly 1 year ago
@tomfrankly
besides the vocals that is
freespeech4u2 1 year ago
@freespeech4u2 well his scratchy voice doesn't sound like devo but the singing style does.
tomfrankly 1 year ago
To Michele:
Fuck God. For what has he brought us but our fall?
Israfvel 1 year ago
@Israfvel
donuts. he has brought us jam centered donuts!
Landmarkmoon 1 year ago
Wau, first time I see him live! I have listened to the vinyl album for 35 years then the CD for 5 years. -and yes, it´s still alternative !
Psykelic68 1 year ago 2
The Captain is the Greatest of all time second only to GOD!!!
-Michele
michelesaintthomas 1 year ago 10
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@michelesaintthomas
there is no god
TemwaJ 1 year ago
@michelesaintthomas He can very well be, though Gods name is Arthur Lee! You know... The one who provided us with LOVE! ... and Jerry Lee Lewis the devil,and Elvis the King, and so on...
GreatBonFire 1 year ago
Captain Beefheart is cult!
xritchyx 1 year ago
haha 2:25 tickle tickle
themitchies 2 years ago 2
I love the way how the song so seamlessly changes into something totally different, especially the bass line. The transmission is so beautifully done, reaching a crescendo with - I may be hungry but i sure ain*t weird!!! Brilliant!
blabalkan 2 years ago 4
he sure is wierd , thank fuck
montecarlo362 2 years ago 3
cheers for these. Brilliant
leojwelch20 2 years ago 4
Wow. I sure don't need drugs or beer to have a good time when I listen to Captain Beefheart! Thankyou!!!!
sbyrne1 2 years ago 55
hahaha .. i was thinkin the same thing myself.
MsKittyKittyKat 2 years ago
@sbyrne1 agreed, but we are normal.Some heroes are off their heads as a normal way the chemicals work.An edge is what us lesser mortals need.I wonder what the world looked like through Vliets eyes?
Rikk303 1 year ago
@sbyrne1 who needs'em? they're sure damn sure fun, surely they are
solargesture 1 year ago
@sbyrne1 shouldn't need drugs anyway
GarytheAxe 1 year ago
@sbyrne1 I totally agree. Drugs are bad. Pass the joint.
gamesDAMNED 1 year ago
@sbyrne1
no, because you're already retarded
sanyivagyok 1 year ago
I believe he would like his vocal amp moved up a bit boys....better get on it.
999Atwood 2 years ago
....also ( forgot to mention this on my first post). Look for the 1:12 mark. He's not making strange comedy gestures. This was recorded back when the monitor man was the same as the sound-man. Monitor speakers are on the stage & face the musicians so they can hear themselves sing. Gotta keep in tune. He's pointing at his monitor person & gesturing for Mr. Soundman to-turn-it-the-hell-up!
JamminClemmons 2 years ago
Captain Beefheart is thoroughly entertaining. I tell people who do not understand his music that it is an "acquired" taste. I didn't even like his Trout Mask Replica album on my first 2 listens. Bring the Captain back!
JamminClemmons 2 years ago 3
Acquired? Most certainly not - you can like Beefheart's oeuvre right away, if you've doused yourself in a lot of blues and jazz, especially the really far-out ones.
Israfvel 2 years ago
Captain B is such a versitle artist,He can funk it,delta blues it,garage rock/protopunk or experimental jazz/blues with amazing lyrics/poetry,he pisses on these artists today!!!!
jasonjarvis1988 2 years ago 5
We should follow el Captain to the end of the universe.
Sheer unadulterated essence of original genius.
ApolloColumbo 2 years ago 10
you are right. Don't know any other artist this versatile- this is a stupendous performance, i saw this line-up live- As for great music- i believe most people in our culture can't handle it, sadly- they love their chart tunes and that's all
keltyk 2 years ago 4
a desert shaman/mystic.....
4 octave incantations.....
beyond impressionistic.....
dazamaru 2 years ago 2
Art is the last refuge of resistance....Beefheart is a mighty fortress.
The cure for superstition and boredom....
pyannaguy 2 years ago 5
Man, I hope that sound guy turned the monitor up for him. (see 1:14)
actron 2 years ago
what a vocalist
LauryWard 2 years ago 2
WEEN, like owes a huge debt to Capt. Beef.
They pretty much copied their style and expounded on it.
I love WEEN, I'm not knocking them.
CaptainPillowMusic 2 years ago
shit grows on you
noodlam 2 years ago
Cheese in the corner, with a mile long beard...
gbxpert 2 years ago
Thought he said Jesus in the corner?
chrisburchardt 2 years ago