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Captain Beefheart from Trout Mask Replica - "Frownland"
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By: indigo_dave Date: January 19, 2018, 11:19 am
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This may be of zero interest to anyone here. But, I've been
intrigued by Beefheart for some decades. The analysis linked
below shows that the band wasn't playing just random noise. It
was planned out noise. But the noise is music, not that far
removed from classical composers like Igor Stravinsky or Bela
Bartok (4th String Quartet for example).
I'm hoping to look into Andreyev's analysis in the near future.
Frownland - Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band
HTML https://youtu.be/r9lpLm7jwQY
Sam Andreyev analyzes "Frownland" around 12
mins in he starts discussing the musical content
HTML https://youtu.be/-FhhB9teHqU
Interview with John French (Drumbo)
HTML https://youtu.be/Od0_LRNlE5A
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Re: Captain Beefheart from Trout Mask Replica - "Frownland&
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By: indigo_dave Date: January 19, 2018, 11:31 am
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Interview with Bill Harkelroad - a.k.a. Zoot Horn Rollo
HTML https://youtu.be/VWgfVVbK4bA
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Re: Captain Beefheart from Trout Mask Replica - "Frownland&
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By: AJ Date: January 19, 2018, 10:22 pm
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You know it's really fascinating stuff Dave....Captain Beefheart
was one of those bands I was aware of in the day, but never
really dug into them, y'know? I knew that Frank Zappa had a
respect for and supported them...It's fairly easy to see the
attraction with "Frownland". Musically well thought out and
executed but totally uncoventional pieces. A digable message in
the lyric as well.
Very impressed with the interviewer's educated and musically
astute style and professionalism. His appearance would not
immediately lead you believe he was preparing to breakdown and
analyze some 1960's musik obscura.
A lot of material to watch though, so I listened to "Frownland"
twice, then watched some samples from the rest of the
interviews. I thought John French was a most relaxed and easy
going guy that took the music quite seriously even now. Will
watch all this stuff totally over the weekend.
Glad you posted this Dave....Good stuff!
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Re: Captain Beefheart from Trout Mask Replica - "Frownland&
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By: indigo_dave Date: January 20, 2018, 8:04 am
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Beefheart is the stuff of legends. Listening to how they
rehearsed, living together in a house, living on bowl of
soybeans (something like survival rations). Putting up with the
Van Vliet/Beefheart general craziness. The musicians put up
with it. apparently because they knew they were a part of
something special. They got paid next to nothing. Beefheart had
issues with performing live - maybe anxiety issues. One irony
to me (among many) is that live performance would have given
them some pocket money AND could've built some sort of audience
for their odd innovative music.
Harkelroad says that when they performed in NYC (I think at Town
Hall) Ornette Coleman and Charles Mingus came to hear them.
Seems like Eric Dolphy maybe also. But the word was out among
the progressive/avant guard jazz community that this was
something to pay attention to.
I'm so glad this Sam Andreyev dude did these interviews and
analyses.
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