Audio CD review:
Captain Beefheart - At His Best

Captain Beefheart - At His Best

Band: Captain Beefheart Title: At His Best Rating: Release Date: 1992-03-30 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Sure Nuff 'N' Yes I Do - Captain Beefheart, 2: Zig Zag Wanderer - Captain Beefheart, Bermann, Herb 3: Call on Me - Captain Beefheart, 4: I'm Glad - Captain Beefheart, VanVliet, Don 5: Dropout Boogie - Captain Beefheart, Captain Beefheart 6: Electricity - Captain Beefheart, Captain Beefheart 7: Yellow Brick Road - Captain Beefheart, 8: Abba Zaba - Captain Beefheart, VanVliet, Don 9: Plastic Factory - Captain Beefheart, Handley, Jerry 10: Where There's Woman - Captain Beefheart, 11: Grown So Ugly - Captain Beefheart, 12: Autumn's Child - Captain Beefheart, Captain Beefheart

Great early compilation The songs are short; most are less than 3 minutes. A great hippie album! This is a compilation of early songs from Captain Beefheart. These songs were produced before the coarse, challenging Trout Mask Replika, simply one of the strangest albums ever made. (I love side 1 of Trout Mask Replika, but there are large portions of it I find unbearable). But here with "Beefheart at His Best" the music is lots more accessible. I would compare the music on this CD with a later work called "Clear Spot". My favorite on here is no doubt the song "Electricity", a deranged number that clip-clops along like a drunken donkey. Yee-haw! High voltage, man. . . Throughout the CD, Beefheart's one-of-a-kind bellowing voice is strong and on-target. If you like music of the late sixties, you really need to add this to your collection. . You can see a complete list of all Captain Beefheart discography, or go back to the Captain Beefheart tabs