{"title":"Captain Beefheart \u0026 His Magic Band","description":"\u003cp\u003eBorn Don Van Vliet, Captain Beefheart was one of modern music's true innovators. The owner of a remarkable four-and-one-half octave vocal range, he employed idiosyncratic rhythms, absurdist lyrics and an unholy alliance of free jazz, Delta blues, latter-day classical music and rock \u0026amp; roll to create a singular body of work virtually unrivalled in its daring and fluid creativity. While he never came even remotely close to mainstream success, Beefheart's impact was incalculable, and his fingerprints were all over punk, New Wave and post-rock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn their original incarnation, Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band were a blues-rock outfit which became staples of the teen-dance circuit; they quickly signed to A\u0026amp;M Records, where the success of the single \"Diddy Wah Diddy\" earned them the opportunity to record a full-length album. Label president Jerry Moss rejected the completed record as \"too negative,\" however, and a crushed Beefheart went into seclusion. After producer Bob Krasnow radically remixed 1968's hallucinatory Strictly Personal without Beefheart's approval, he again retired. At the same time, however, longtime friend Frank Zappa formed his own Straight Records, and he soon approached Van Vliet with the promise of complete creative control; a deal was struck, and after writing 28 songs in a nine-hour frenzy, Beefheart recorded the seminal 1969 double album Trout Mask Replica. After 1982's Ice Cream for Crow, Van Vliet again retired from music, this time for good; he returned to the desert, took up residence in a trailer and focused on painting. In 1985, he mounted the first major exhibit of his work, done in an abstract, primitive style reminiscent of Francis Bacon. Like his music, his art won wide acclaim, and some of his paintings sold for as much as $25,000. In the 1990s, he dropped completely from sight when he fell prey to multiple sclerosis. Van Vliet died of complications from multiple sclerosis on December 17, 2010 in California; he was 69 years old. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"frank-zappa-featuring-captain-beefheart-the-muffin-man-goes-to-college-import","title":"The Muffin Man Goes To College [Import]","description":"\u003cp\u003eTracklist Side A 1. Montana 2. Improvisations (Incl. Chariot, Moontrek) 3. Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top Side B 1. Penguin In Bondage 2. Willie The Pimp 3. 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Beefheart's second recording for Frank Zappa's Straight label consolidated the artistic freedom expressed on its predecessor TROUT MASK REPLICA. Avant garde rock and free jazz melt into a seamless whole, jagged guitars and ravaged saxophone splinter through the mix while ex-Mothers Of Invention drummer Artie Tripp, herein renamed Ed Marimba, brings new rhythmic possibilities to the Captain's heady brew. Beefheart prowls around the proceedings with consummate ease, his expressive voice, which echoes bluesman Howlin' Wolf, emphasizing the adventurism of both music and lyrics. By demolishing previous notions of tonality and structure, Captain Beefheart inspired a whole generation of post-punk disciples, from Pere Ubu to Sonic Youth.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 04\/22\/2016\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Captain Beefheart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43724299763945,"sku":"5K34NZ-OB43-00","price":28.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/Captain-Beefheart-LICK-MY-DECALS-OFF-BABY_ybdwu.jpg?v=1759256947"},{"product_id":"captain-beefheart-clear-spot-2lps-clear-vinyl-50th-anniversary-limited-edition-rsd","title":"- Clear Spot (2LPs | Clear Vinyl, 50th Anniversary, Limited Edition, RSD)","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0in\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan 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