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masterofsparks

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Re: What Are You Listening To Right This Very Second?
« Reply #1650 on: August 23, 2009, 03:38:55 PM »
My 2 favorite Beefheart LPs are Clear Spot and Safe as Milk. I think Trout Mask is pretty unlistenable, as is Lick My Decals Off, Baby. I have no idea how TMR was chosen as the "classic" Beefheart LP.
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Re: What Are You Listening To Right This Very Second?
« Reply #1651 on: August 23, 2009, 04:06:38 PM »
Trout Mask has some funny, quotable lines.  Like all of Orange Claw Hammer.  I'm sure it's fun to listen to on "grass."

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Re: What Are You Listening To Right This Very Second?
« Reply #1652 on: August 23, 2009, 04:11:36 PM »
Geez, I forgot Clear Spot. That is a good album.

Regarding TMR, I think its status as a classic may have something to do with the number of critics and musicians that have championed it over the years. I think Lester Bangs said that it was the greatest album ever made. But I don't believe it's any great piece of art. It sounds pretentious and mostly unlistenable to me.

Although, the same could be said for LMDOB. I like it though.
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Re: What Are You Listening To Right This Very Second?
« Reply #1653 on: August 23, 2009, 04:15:07 PM »
Some great captain beefheart boots on this page.

http://www.eggcityradio.com/?p=125

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Re: What Are You Listening To Right This Very Second?
« Reply #1654 on: August 23, 2009, 04:18:10 PM »
Some great captain beefheart boots on this page.

http://www.eggcityradio.com/?p=125

http://www.eggcityradio.com/?p=129
I'll vouch for the live concert from 1978 that Rhino Handmade put out. It's excellent.
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Re: What Are You Listening To Right This Very Second?
« Reply #1655 on: August 23, 2009, 04:42:09 PM »
Geez, I forgot Clear Spot. That is a good album.

Regarding TMR, I think its status as a classic may have something to do with the number of critics and musicians that have championed it over the years. I think Lester Bangs said that it was the greatest album ever made. But I don't believe it's any great piece of art. It sounds pretentious and mostly unlistenable to me.

Although, the same could be said for LMDOB. I like it though.

Decals is great raw and loose but more cohesive than Trout Mask.

My favorite Trout tune wold have to be Dachau Blues.
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Re: What Are You Listening To Right This Very Second?
« Reply #1656 on: August 23, 2009, 04:44:44 PM »
i really like almost everything.  Even Spotlight kid which everyone seems to hate. 

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Re: What Are You Listening To Right This Very Second?
« Reply #1657 on: August 23, 2009, 05:37:06 PM »
Who's afraid of the Fallin' Ditch?
I really don't appreciate your sarcastic, anti-comedy tone, Bro!

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Re: What Are You Listening To Right This Very Second?
« Reply #1658 on: August 23, 2009, 05:45:34 PM »
A squid eating dough in a polyethylene bag is fast and bulbous.
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Re: What Are You Listening To Right This Very Second?
« Reply #1659 on: August 23, 2009, 05:49:52 PM »
TMR pretty much put me off Captain Beefheart. I should probably give him another chance.

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Re: What Are You Listening To Right This Very Second?
« Reply #1660 on: August 23, 2009, 06:24:34 PM »
http://www.eggcityradio.com/?p=129
I'll vouch for the live concert from 1978 that Rhino Handmade put out. It's excellent.

Yes!! I love listening to it.
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Re: What Are You Listening To Right This Very Second?
« Reply #1661 on: August 23, 2009, 06:28:47 PM »
A squid eating dough in a polyethylene bag is fast and bulbous.

Would you and/or buffcoat hold my big toe till I have to go?

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Re: What Are You Listening To Right This Very Second?
« Reply #1662 on: August 23, 2009, 07:29:10 PM »
I'm listening to episodes 1 and 2 of John Junk's radio play serial, airing tomorrow at 5pm EST on The Acousmatic Theater Hour on WFMU.
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Re: What Are You Listening To Right This Very Second?
« Reply #1663 on: August 23, 2009, 07:33:22 PM »
I'm listening to episodes 1 and 2 of John Junk's radio play serial, airing tomorrow at 5pm EST on The Acousmatic Theater Hour on WFMU.

If it's on tape, I hope your co-host is there to help you

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Re: What Are You Listening To Right This Very Second?
« Reply #1664 on: August 23, 2009, 07:44:35 PM »
TMR pretty much put me off Captain Beefheart. I should probably give him another chance.

Try Clear Spot. It's much more "normal," even 70s-rock sounding (produced by Ted Templeman of Van Halen & Montrose fame) but it retains the edge of Beefheartian weirdness.
I'll probably go into the wee hours.