Captain Beefheart (aka Don Van Vliet) - 1941-2010

[corianderstem]

Captain Beefheart, a.k.a. Don Van Vliet, dies at 69 | The Music Mix | EW.com

 

[lazarus]

Holy shit. When picking CDs to listen to in the car today, I took Trout Mask Replica with me, an album I hadn't listened to in years.

 

[Moonlit_Angel]

Oh, wow.

That's very sad to hear . Rest in peace.

Angela

 

[cobl04]

Holy shit. When picking CDs to listen to in the car today, I took Trout Mask Replica with me, an album I hadn't listened to in years.

now look what you've done!


i didn't know any of his music, but he was on my list, and someone i had always heard a lot about. sad.

 

[bono_212]

Shit, this really crappy radio station here that plays awesome music has this tendency to ramble on and on and on about pretentious things, and today they were being REALLY bad about some artist, about how fantastic he is and all this stuff he did. So, I left the station on just waiting to find out who they were describing and then cracked up when I found out it was Captain Beefheart, because they were really going over the top. I didn't realize they were saying all that because he died. I am an ass.

 

[PhilsFan]

I was there when Captain Beefhart started up his first band.
I told him, "Don't do it that way, you'll never make a dime."

 

[CrashedCarDriver]

 

[LemonMelon]

I don't have many positive things to say about his music, but I will say that he had a lot of batshit/cool ideas that occasionally translated properly and that his attitude towards music was a very awesome one. RIP.

 

[If you shout...]

Terrible news. Fuck.

 

[If you shout...]

One of the best tracks I've ever heard. Not being sarcastic, or anything. It's fucking incredible.

YouTube - Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band Pena

 

[If you shout...]

 

[corianderstem]

I don't have many positive things to say about his music, but I will say that he had a lot of batshit/cool ideas that occasionally translated properly and that his attitude towards music was a very awesome one. RIP.

That's how I feel. I know a lot of people really dug and respected him. I can get behind that.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Obama: Repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell and listening to Captain Beefheart since 1961.

 

[Carek1230]

RIP Captain Beefheart. Crazy but loved by many.

 

[If you shout...]

YouTube - Captain Beefheart & Magic Band - Sure 'nuff 'n Yes I do

 

[CrashedCarDriver]

One of the best tracks I've ever heard. Not being sarcastic, or anything. It's fucking incredible.

YouTube - Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band Pena

whoa... what is that?

 

[Salome]

rip

amazing artist

 

[LemonMelon]

whoa... what is that?

I've heard the album at least twice and still have this reaction every time. That's got to be worth something.

 

[If you shout...]

Neon meate dream of a octafish.

 

[cobl04]

for some reason my brain is telling me that U2, or Bono, were in some way inspired, or really into Beefheart, but i can't remember why or where i read it... can someone explain?

 

[If you shout...]

I know that I've read that at least one of them was into him, yeah. Thinking about it, though, U2 being even remotely interested in the Zappa wing of rock makes little sense to me, these days...

 

[If you shout...]

Part one! Figure the rest out for yourself!

YouTube - Captain Beefheart documentary (Part 1 of 6)

 

[If you shout...]

YouTube - Capain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Detroit '71