Doc at the radar station limited edition by captain. A huge database of beatles and other artists bootlegs incl. January 15, 1941 december 17, 2010 was an american singer, songwriter, multiinstrumentalist, and visual artist best known by the stage name captain beefheart. Jan 01, 2006 doc at the radar station is the tenth studio album by american rock band captain beefheart and the magic band, released in august 1980 by virgin records. Doc at the radar station is the tenth studio album by american rock band captain beefheart and the magic band, released in august 1980 by virgin records. I finally completed my beefheart collection with doc at the radar station s arrival earlier this week. While ice cream for crow, beefhearts final release, is a compelling study in nostalgia, an ode to psychrock at a time when electronic music was invading the space of rock, doc at the radar station is beefhearts latecareer triumph, a reworking of older material that feels fresh and truly reinvigorated. Doc at the radar station mini lp japan year of release. Captain beefheart a 1980 doc at the radar station 2015 japanese limited shmsacd.
Van vliet made few public appearances after his retirement from music in 1982. Born don vliet, captain beefheart was one of modern musics true innovators. Doc at the radar station is one of the more digestible captain beefheart albums i have come across, and considering that his trademark style is splattered all over the album, id say this is a good starting point for the uninitiated. Beefheart eventually formed a new magic band with a group of younger musicians and regained critical approval through three final albums. Captain beefhearts 1980 release doc at the radar station is considered by many fans to be one of his best albums and a strong comeback after shiny beast bat chain puller. Having no musical training or instrumental experience, throughout his career van vliet had. This album proves that you can base yourself in avant garde overtones and still have hooks in your music. Jan 12, 2020 captain beefheart a carrot is as close as a rabbit gets to a diamond 1.
Alas it was probably my favorite release by the captain. Six of these songs were reworked for the captains comeback album, 1978s shiny beast bat chain puller, another three were rerecorded for 1980s barbed doc at the radar station, and two of. Franz ferdinand cited beefheart s doc at the radar station as a strong influence on their second lp, you could have it so much better. Streaming and by permanent download to your computer andor device. Nov 12, 2018 even if the captains voice isnt quite what it once was, doc at the radar station is an excellent, focused consolidation of beefhearts past and thenpresent. The musical landscape at the time was of course dominated by punk rock and the looming onset of the new wave but beefheart was anything but a conformist and refused to embrace the contemporary norms. A beginners guide to the weird world of captain beefheart. Captain beefheart and his magic band strictly personal 1968 z3k lp.
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Jun 08, 2012 six of these songs were reworked for the captain s comeback album, 1978s shiny beast bat chain puller, another three were rerecorded for 1980s barbed doc at the radar station, and two of. Captain beefheart and his magic band doc at the radar. Find captain beefheart discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Even if the captains voice isnt quite what it once was, doc at the radar station is an excellent, focused consolidation of beefhearts past and thenpresent. He conducted a rotating ensemble called the magic band, with whom he recorded studio albums between 1964 and 1982. Even if the captain s voice isnt quite what it once was, doc at the radar station is an excellent, focused consolidation of beefheart s past and thenpresent. The originality, combined with the quality, makes for repeated listening that never grows tiresome. Doc at the radar station captain beefheart, captain. Ive known half of these songs for the past 20 years because they were featured on compilation releases.
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Although about half of the albums songs are based on old musical ideas, mike barnes states that most of the revamping work built on skeletal ideas and fragments. Doc at the radar station remastered by captain beefheart. Discussion in music corner started by bluespeedway, feb 21, 2012. Download the latest song of doc at the radar station. Find captain beefheart discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Sep 06, 2019 doc at the radar station is the eleventh studio album by captain beefheart and the magic band, released in august 1980 to critical acclaim. Doc at the radar station discography captain beefheart. Doc at the radar station is the eleventh studio album by american rock band captain beefheart and the magic band, released in august 1980 by virgin records. Doc at the radar station captain beefheart download.
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