Captain Beefheart: SOMEWHERE IN VANCOUVER 1973
12/28/2014
Mankind will not really awake the death of Don Van Vliet, aka Captain
Beefheart. But the hippie generation knows him from his experimental blues and
his friendship with Frank Zappa. Raw vocals and rhythmic antics were
characterized by an eccentric. However, early eighties, he finally took leave of
music to focus entirely on art. Too little commercial success (and not paid for
a European tour) and later health problems forced him to stop. Multiple
Sclerosis he was ultimately fatal in 2010 at the age of 69. His legacy consisted
of 13 non-commercial LPs but also a large number of lucrative paintings and
sculptures. The last years were spent in a wheelchair, a swan song.
The live performance that will see the light of day on the famous Gonzo
Multimedia label, unfortunately does not stand out enough of purity. It's an
obscure amateur recording (at that time the technology could hardly be
otherwise) which was made a bootleg album from. And it appears finally on CD,
without digital processing.
'This extraordinary record catches the Captain at his best; live on stage
in 1973. Someone who was in the audience That Night later wrote: "The Captain
Beefheart show was beyond my expectations, it washed over us with a magic gumbo
or free jazz, swampy blues, avante garde squawking and punky insolence. We loved
it. We did not know what it was, but we loved it. Captain Beefheart was at least
twice as old as most of us in the room, but tat was not an issue, not in the
least. It rocked our world. "
Frank Zappa fan, I can follow the Captain and his former fans. He tried to
reconcile white blues and psychedelia with substandard Zappa freaking. And that
this was not always chewed as well, and therefore spewed soon, was
obvious. But a live performance was a big party in the seventies, angrily associated
with an amount of spiritual resources. Captain Beefheart's excesses went at that
time or in like hot cake. The disillusionment came the next morning
though.
Time image on this CD, everything and anything goes, it is also true
completely. And this is perhaps the only reason why you can spend a few dollars
on this disc.
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GONZO
Don Van Vliet (born Don Glen Vliet; January 15, 1941 – December 17, 2010) was an American musician, singer-songwriter, artist and poet known by the stage name Captain Beefheart. His musical work..
Don Van Vliet (born Don Glen Vliet; January 15, 1941 – December 17, 2010) was an American musician, singer-songwriter, artist and poet known by the stage name Captain Beefheart. His musical work..
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GONZO
Don Van Vliet (born Don Glen Vliet; January 15, 1941 – December 17, 2010) was an American musician, singer-songwriter, artist and poet known by the stage name Captain Beefheart. His musical work..
Don Van Vliet (born Don Glen Vliet; January 15, 1941 – December 17, 2010) was an American musician, singer-songwriter, artist and poet known by the stage name Captain Beefheart. His musical work..
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