Captain Beefheart RIP
 

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Time to throw on Trout Mask.

Oh my god. :(

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rip

Rip to this great man

Yeah, R.I.P. Don Van Vliet.

Although I kinda dislike Trout Mask Replica, I highly respect his work...

Gonna stay up all night and listen to his records.

RIP Don. Goddamnit...

Waiting for Adam to chime in.

sad news.

This makes me reconsider the mortality of all those who I idolise in some way. Not looking forward to when Robert Fripp, Woody Allen, David Cronenberg, Jean-Luc Godard etc. pass away, though hopefully I'll be dead before them.

FUCK it's just sinking in...

So sad to learn about this.
RIP

This is my favorite musician of all time. My favorite ARTIST of all time... I simply would not be making music if it wasn't for this man. End of story. He completely blows my mind in every way. One of the few true artists, true geniuses, and one of a kind.

I am crying. At least he had a wonderful life (how many other musicians can say they entirely changed the face of rock music completely? His music has been namedropped by everyone from the Beatles to Jimi Hendrix to The Fall to the Residents, and even tv shows like the Mighty Boosh and filmmakers/artists like Matt Groening and David Lynch have cited his influence in their works). His last few years -- from all accounts -- seemed peaceful, in his desert home with his wife. Thank you, Captain, for everything you contributed. You changed my life.

I HIGHLY DOUBT I will ever hear any musician who is great as this man, he was untouchable, the Magic Band is the most perfect band I've ever heard.

I am sure he is having a Tropical Hot Dog Night in Heaven.

If you've never been touched by this man's music, now is a great time to put on DOC AT THE RADAR STATION or LICK MY DECALS OFF BABY. Just a warning.. it doesn't take much to get you completely addicted... I know I went over a year where this man was all I listened to, literally. And it was probably the best year of my life. It completely changed me and how I created art.

RIP to the greatest musical genius of our generation.

I was never really a fan, but I do respect the influence he had on many artists who attempted to follow in his footsteps.

RIP

Aw Man, Trout Mask Replica changed my pathetic fuckin life. Thanks for all the great times Don.

While I have a great love for all of his records, I think the one that really changed me -- and my personal favorite, though I recognize it's not his "Best" -- is ICE CREAM FOR CROW. Hearing the song "1010th Day of the Human Totem Pole" and wondering how the fuck musicians could remember to play that many notes (it wasn't improvised in the least). Hearing the title track and truly falling in love with the sound of the slide guitar for the first time. The off-kilter drumming, the thumping bass, the guitars clashing/colliding/playing together and apart at the same time... Don's brilliant, beautiful poetry... truly amazing. I think the Magic Band -- the various incarnations of it, I mean -- was always the best band ever; no one "stood out", in a sense, because all of them were amazing musicians. I have a particular soft spot for the LICK MY DECALS OFF era, with Ed Marimba's.. uh.. marimba playing. Long sections of marimba/bass/guitar endlessly playing the same notes. Beautiful.

One of the greatest ever!!

Very sad to hear of his passing. One of his songs pops up on my Zune just about every day on my way to work. Man, this sucks.

Thanks for the music and the inspiration to be as weird as I want!! Never compromise!!

"The stars are matter, we're matter, but it doesn't matter."

Always loved that quote.

Here is the absolute best page you will find on the Captain:

http://beefheart.com/

I sifted through it a while back, completely, I think I will spend the night re-reading some of my favorite articles, while blasting some of my favorite songs. I highly reccomend checking out that site, for tabs, complete lyrics/poetry, hundreds of his paintings reproduced in jpeg, articles new and old, etc. Insanely informative and inspiring.

really really sad news. he hadnt done anything for a while but his legacy will live on. rest well, you've earned it.

Sad, sad news. RIP.

Yeah, it's a good site, but I wish more of his painting pics were clickable to zoom in on.

His art books are tempting to buy, but they are always expensive as shit (obviously) when they show up on Ebay. Oh well, I have a folder with a bunch that I got off Soulseek.

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Ive always thought there are four main artists that bind everyone on this messageboard together somehow;

Stooges
Beefheart
Boredoms
The Fall

RIP DVV

Terrible loss. RIP

ugggh

He was one of the four most important male artists in my life (others are Nick Cave, Tom Waits and Dr.John). When I heard these sad news, I listened Ice Cream for crow immediately. I will listen the whole production in near future. Such a shame there will be even slight chance to see his live performence anymore though his sickness was that kind that I don´t even know when was his last performance. Hope I see Tom Waits before he dies. Have a good trip to heaven CB!

I have seriously been walking around in a daze. Tragic.

i still haven't come to terms with this yet. it's so unreal.

Very sad but not unexpected, we knew he'd been very ill for the past few years, I believe it was a tragic degenerative disease, he's been gone for some time. Now he's at rest. Now he's in the great rock shop in the sky, making everyone rehearse for 10 hours a day.

THE PAST SURE IS TENSE
THE PASTURE IS TENSE

NO YOU'VE GOT THE WRONG IDEA. NO YOU'VE GOT THE WRONG INTENT! So good.

My top 10 Beefheart tracks would probably be...

1. sheriff of hong kong
2. steal softly thru snow
3. ghost host most holy-o
4. semi multi colored caucasian
5. odd jobs
6. suction prints
7. veteran's day poppy
8. pachuco cadaver
9. safe as milk
10. when it blows it stacks


Though that barely scratches the surface as far as his great contributions to music are concerned. At least we will always have his music.

January 15, 1941 – December 17, 2010

A few weeks shy of his 70th birthday. That's sad.

You wont believe this, but I had a dream about beefheart dying the other night! sad news. Rest in peace Don

I can't even begin to describe how much I loved his music. I was lucky enough to see the Magic Band at ATP 2003 which was the first time I ever heard Beefhearts music. It was a bitter sweet moment because at the time I was a new listener and if I got to see them later I would have appreciated it so much more.

I think what I loved so much about him was that he had a larger than life aura. He would push all of the limits in music then throw out a beautiful moment that anyone could listen to. Harry Irene and Too Much Time were perfect examples. All of the stories of him are legendary. The whole child prodigy sculptor, meeting Zappa, standing up to a guy with a crossbow in his face, just so good! I'm gonna rock some Beefheart all day today. RIP DVV.

so mumbli joe diid huh?

dis mi favright admeerul prokherat tarck.

There will never be anyone like him.
His influence will live on music will probably last forever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M5YE_a4B1U
great documentary. I posted it on facebook and Steve Shelley 'liked' my post.


even slutbags can appreciate his brilliance!
(it's fake, but it's still hilarious.)

He was one of my favourite artists and his music really means a lot to me.
It wasn't unexpected but nonetheless, I feel kind of sore.


For those who haven't already seen it,here's Anton Corbjins "Some YoYo Stuff"
http://ubu.artmob.ca/video/Corbijn-A...-Van-Vliet.avi

RIP