DON'T ARGUE WITH THE CAPTAIN
HISTORY of CAPTAIN BEEFHEART and THE MAGIC BAND in a NUTSHELL
or maybe
BIOGRAPHY of DON VAN VLIET
COLLECTION of INTERVIEWS and STORIES
trying to tell you all about some groups of musicians called
THE MAGIC BAND and its commander CAPTAIN BEEFHEART
captain beefheart - aka don van vliet - explains...
to discover the truth behind their AMAZING MUSIC you only have to read the following:
FROM SCRATCH TO DECALS
1965-1971
how their first tunes changed to avant-garde rock 'n' roll
on 'safe as milk', 'strictly personal', 'trout mask replica' and 'lick my decals off, baby'
LIGHT KIDS AND CLEAR SPOTS
1972-1973
easier listening to 'the spotlight kid' and 'clear spot'
TRAGIC YEAR AND RETURN
1974-first half 1978
terrible shipwreck and difficult comeback
SHINY END
summer 1978-1982
grand finale with 'shiny beast', 'doc at the radar station' and 'ice cream for crow'
WHAT THE CREW LIKES TO SAY
the other side of the matter
extra part
DON VAN VLIET
before and after beefheart
1941-1964 and 1983-2001
BUT THEN... this is an important, but just a small part of their history;
the group also experienced many fascinating moments during
THE CONCERTS
AND THEN... the crew later on remembered a lot of further facts,
which adventures have been collected in several
BOOKS
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INTRA SEARCH
if you're looking for anything in particular, don't be afraid to SEARCH for it
in case you still don't get a proper answer the information hasn't been added yet...
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part of cartoon inspired by bill harkleroad's book 'lunar notes':
MUSICAL LEGENDS
usa 010699 pulse #182
text by ned hammap
drawing by justin green
talking to the press, captain
beefheart gave a false impression
about the band's record, taking all the credit for
himself:
band members have since come to
qualify beefheart's claims
captain beefheart
electricity
as felt by teejo