Opinions on Captain Beefheart? Hard mode: name your favorite

shiny beast

Strictly Personal is my favourite one anyway.

>>70490294
safe as milk is still is his best

Lick My decals is one of his best albums

>>70490294
Unconditionally Guaranteed

>>70490294

Shiny Beast

>>70490346
This, I think Beefheart himself considers it his best record. Scaruffi btfo.

>>70490294
Doc at the Radar Station is a really amazing album.

Doc at the Radar Station

he certainly had a great natural talent for rhythm and tying sounds together - you could say he was a blues-savant or some shit

Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller), Ice Cream for Crow and Doc At The Radar Station all have genius moments, although I think as albums all are somewhat flawed

Spotlight Kid and Clear Spot are also great as is Lick My Decals Off, Baby

Maybe this was hard mode because he made so many albums that have great moments, but also some flaws

I think this thread should be about posting incredible Beefheart tracks, such as this one that qualifies as one of the best music videos of all time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqRHr5pEIFU

>>70490715
Love this video and the music is pretty accessible too.

>>70490346
decals is my favorite mostly for peon

>>70490294
Really good, nails the same emotions as Zappa's 60s music does. I find it weird that Beefheart is seen as the weirder of the two since his music is just unorthodox blues rock while Zappa covers way more bases

Based off the ones I've heard:
Lick My Decals Off > Trout Mask Replica > Safe as Milk > Mirror Man

Lick My Decals Off, Baby is on par with Trout Mask and is one of the greatest albums of all time. Way better than Safe as Milk.

Bellerin' Pain might be the best track he ever recorded.

Mirror Man Sessions are really good

>>70493601
Tarotplane is great!