Audio CD review:
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band - The Dust Blows Forward: An Anthology

Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band - The Dust Blows Forward: An Anthology

Band: Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band Title: The Dust Blows Forward: An Anthology Rating: Release Date: 1999-08-17 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Diddy Wah Diddy - Captain Beefheart, McDaniel, Ellas 2: Frying Pan 3: Electricity 4: Abba Zaba 5: Beatle Bones 'N Smokin' Stones 6: Safe as Milk - Captain Beefheart, Captain Beefheart 7: Moonlight in Vermont 8: Ella Guru 9: Old Fart at Play 10: Sugar 'N' Spikes 11: Orange Claw Hammer 12: My Human Gets Me Blues 13: China Pig 14: Lick My Decals Off, Baby 15: Woe-Is-Uh-Me-Bop 16: I Wanna Find a Woman That'll Hold My Big Toe Till I Have to Go 17: The Smithsonian Institute Blues (Or The Big Dig) 18: I'm Gonna Booglarize You Baby 19: Click Clack 20: Grow Fins - Captain Beefheart, Captain Beefheart 21: When It Blows Its Stacks 22: Little Scratch 23: Big Eyed Beans from Venus 24: Golden Birdies - Captain Beefheart, Captain Beefheart 25: Nowadays a Woman's Gotta Hit a Man 26: Low Yo Yo Stuff 27: Too Much Time 28: My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains - Captain Beefheart, Captain Beefheart 29: Clear Spot 30: Upon the My-O-My 31: Party of Special Things to Do 32: Sam with the Showing Scalp Flat Top 33: Debra Kadabra - Captain Beefheart, Zappa, Frank 34: Hard Workin' Man (Main Title from Blue Collar) - Captain Beefheart, Nitzsche, Jack 35: Bat Chain Puller 36: The Floppy Boot Stomp 37: Tropical Hot Dog Night 38: Owed T'Alex 39: Hot Head 40: Ashtray Heart 41: Sue Egypt 42: Making Love to a Vampire with a Monkey on My Knee 43: Ice Cream for Crow 44: The Past Sure Is Tense 45: Light Reflected off the Oceans of the Moon

Captain Rules Give it a TRY. It takes about three or four tries (listens) , to realize how good Captain Beefheart really is. Webcor, Webcor Still, the focus on the obvious skimps on some pretty indispensable items (Space Age Couple, Her eyes are a blue million miles, Son of Mirror Man, Sho' Nuff, Dr. You really can't go too wrong with two discs full of some obvious Beefheart cuts, as long as you have the mandatory rarities, etc. Dark, Trust Us) while excluding all of his rare extended jams (such as 25th Century Quaker). Oh well, if anybody deserves a completist fan base, it's the dear Captain. Speaking of which, Lick my decals off baby remains the most important disc of music out of circulation, anywhere, while there are a number of folks looking for a pristine release of the original Bat Chain Puller (currently represented by the boot leggy Dust Sucker. . the dust does blow forward i dont mind saying that firstly i have always been opposed to "best of comps". i just stumbled upon this very nicely designed package when i stumbled into a small music store browsing. i am a vinyl collector and have a very nice beefheart collection that i am very fond of. my prise in his catalogue is a white label pressing of "lick my decals off baby". this has always been, in my opinion, his most rewarding release. anyway. i saw this anthology and was pleasantly taken off guard to know that his music has been collected in a such a respectful manner. since all of my beefheart is on lp, this was one compilation i completely support and it has been added to my collection. on a final note: it took an artist of beefhearts standing to make this a decision that was easy to make. thank you rhino!. It's What's For Dinner I can't understand some people's "beef" with this collection. This is prime Van Vliet. Yes, many GREAT Beefheart songs were left off the package, but I believe that's due to something called time restraints! This set ably demonstrates the eccentric genius of the good Captain. From powerful blues (Diddy Wah Diddy), afro trance-rock (Abba Zabba), free-jazz freak-outs (My Human Gets Me Blues), John Cage-ish experimentalism meets acid blues (Woe-Is-Uh-Me-Bop), surreal darkness (I'm Gonna Booglarize. . . ), powerful Magic Band ensemble work (Big Eyed Beans. . . ), smooth R&B (Too Much Time), to the twisted, brilliant visions of his later career (Bat Chain Puller through Light Reflected. . . ), this set is authoritative. In addition to the great music, there's a cool 48-page booklet written with intelligent insight and fairness. There's plenty of rare photos to boot. The Dust Blows Forward is a fine tribute (and introduction) to one of the twentieth-century's most noteworthy visionaries. It's What's For Dinner I can't understand some people's "beef" with this collection. This is prime Van Vliet. Yes, many GREAT Beefheart songs were left off the package, but I believe that's due to something called time restraints! This set ably demonstrates the eccentric genius of the good Captain. From powerful blues (Diddy Wah Diddy), afro trance-rock (Abba Zabba), free-jazz freak-outs (My Human Gets Me Blues), John Cage-ish experimentalism meets acid blues (Woe-Is-Uh-Me-Bop), surreal darkness (I'm Gonna Booglarize. . . ), powerful Magic Band ensemble work (Big Eyed Beans. . . ), smooth R&B (Too Much Time), to the twisted, brilliant visions of his later career (Bat Chain Puller through Light Reflected. . . ), this set is authoritative. In addition to the great music, there's a cool 48-page booklet written with intelligent insight and fairness. There's plenty of rare photos to boot. The Dust Blows Forward is a fine tribute (and introduction) to one of the twentieth-century's most noteworthy visionaries. You can see a complete list of all Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band discography, or go back to the Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band tabs