Captain Beefheart RIP

[bubblewrap]

A lot of peeps will not of haerd of him and some of his music was difficult to listen to.
Captain Beefheart, who has died aged 69, was provocative and unpredictable | Music | The Guardian
YouTube - Captain Beefheart & Magic Band - Sure 'nuff 'n Yes I do
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqRHr...eature=related

[Seahorse]

He was a true original. RIP.

[bubblewrap]

He was a true original. RIP.

I think Tom waits got some of his inspiration off the "Captain".

[Jardiniere]

i remember him but all i can remember is
fish heads...fish heads....roly poly fish heads
fish heads fish heads eat them up Yum...
but OH says that wasnt Captain BF at all?

[pipkins]

My mum has pictures of me dancing to the Captin at Knebworth, from sometime in the the very early 70's.

[shoreham_steve]

I saw him live twice in Brighton in the early 70's. He was a barking mad genius who influenced a generation of musicians who, in turn, influenced the next generation.
YouTube - Captain Beefheart & Magic Band - Sure 'nuff 'n Yes I do

[bubblewrap]

I saw him live twice in Brighton in the early 70's. He was a barking mad genius who influenced a generation of musicians who, in turn, influenced the next generation.

Barking? I would say more Dagenham.
YouTube - Beefheart on Letterman

[solway cropper]

Just heard. Unique is a very much overused word but he truly was.

Now, where's my trout mask!