quote: There was a time, awhile back, when Bono - from U2 - had heard that Captain Beefheart was living in a trailer in the desert. My guess is that the guy assumed that Don - like so many eclectic players before him - was near destitute, and therefore - felt sorry for him. Sorry enough as it seems, to have extended an invitation...
So he sent him a letter and said “Captain Beefheart, if you’d like to come perform on our tour or open up or play a few dates with us - we’d be very proud - I want to write with you”... and Don writes back: “Dear Bongo, I don’t know who you are or what you want from me but don’t call me again.” :-) also:
"The stars are matter. We are matter. But it doesn't matter."
Albumul meu preferat de Captain Beefhearst e apt intitulatul: A carrot is as close a rabbit gets to a diamond ! Nu glumesc, e un album-compilatie facut in 1998, si unul din cele 3 pe care le detin cu Beefheart, imi place pentru ca e eclectic si pentru ca are o seectie de piese ehhaustiva (19) si eclectica (de la baladescul succes Bluejeans and Moonbeams la elegiacul Further Than We've Gone, cu un pian si o chitara geniale, la tzacaneala de free jazz, Light Reflected off the Oceans of the Moon, la dementiala The Past Sure Is Tense, la piesa-titlu,
cu introducerile vocale din Apes Ma ("your cage isn't getting any better, Apes Ma") and so on...) asa ca am stat sa-l ascult toata ziua pentru ca dupa citeva incursiuni pe youtube, aparitii la Letterman, interviu Frank Zappa despre el (Zappa a murit pe 4 decembrie 1993 la 52 de ani ! iar Van Vliet era deja retras de 10 ani, tot in acel an Anton Corbjin a facut un documentar scurt despre el, ultima marturie video cu ex-Capitanul!), am luat discurile din raft si e a treia oara cind A carrot is as close a rabbit gets to a diamond a curs, si m-a izbit dupa multa vreme genilitatea pieselor. Am mai ascultat doar o piesa Beefheart recent, Her Eyes (are a Blue Million Miles, din soundtrackul la The Big Lebowski, care m-a izbit cind am vazut filmul, prima oara la cinema in Praga, alaturi de Terje (cel care m-a introdus lui Cpt. B) , si cind The Dude asculta ceea ce la prima impresie poate parea o cacofonie sonora...(cum zicea un comentariu de pe youtube, "who needs drugs and/or beer when there's Beefheart ?")
"He was like the scout on a wagon train. He was the one who goes ahead and shows the way. He was a demanding bandleader, a transcendental composer (with emphasis on the dental), up there with Ornette [Coleman], Sun Ra and Miles [Davis]. He drew in the air with a burnt stick. He described the indescribable. He's an underground stream and a big yellow blimp.
"I will miss talking to him on the phone. We would describe what we saw out of our windows. He was a rememberer. He was the only one who thought to bring matches. He's the alpha and the omega. The high water mark. He's gone and he won't be back."
abia acum Alice ? well, herer it goes, man ! Si Leon Russell !!! Si Tom Waits de care tocmai vorbeam (scriam)....Jon Bon Jovi a fost aminat :) 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees: Alice Cooper Beastie Boys Bon Jovi Chic Neil Diamond Donovan Dr. John J. Geils Band LL Cool J Darlene Love Laura Nyro Donna Summer Joe Tex Tom Waits Chuck Willis
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland will induct Tom Waits, Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper, Dr. John, and Darlene Love, according to the New York Times. Jac Holzman, who founded Elektra, and Art Rupe, who founded Specialty Records, will receive the Ahmet Ertegun Award, which is given to music-industry executives. Pianist Leon Russell will receive the Award for Musical Excellence. The ceremony will be held in March.
