Originally posted by Sam The Shamwhat!?! captain beefheart is one of the coolest crazy desert dwelling geezers there are! and the beat and the flow of his lyrics is pure poetry. it doesn't make much sense, but it's not supposed to: listen to how it sounds.
Oh God.....I remember when Captain Beefheart came on the scene and all the truly hip people were into him and pretended to enjoy the noise. It was a modern day demonstration of the "Emporer's New Clothes" syndrome. Here's a sample:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=eFMjztFBSzM
I defy anybody to listen to it all the way through and then tell me that they liked it.
my human gets me blues
liquid fire, I tell you!