Zig-Zag Wanderer - Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

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toecutterr6 :

28.04.2012 01:09
I think I just got bit by the Beefheart!

Epsilon15 :

19.04.2012 23:02
Not comparing them. Just making an observation.

saltjunky :

19.04.2012 09:09
All i have to say to that is, Beatle Bones and Smoking Stones. Lennon was a fucking artistic light-weight next to Capt. Beefheart, and shouldn't be mentioned in the same conversation--ever.

aliensexgangchildren :

10.04.2012 02:41
i love the theremin in the background

Filislusk :

04.04.2012 23:32
make dat 23 mayng

gstefani10101 :

03.02.2012 20:02
I don't know why Trout Mask Replica is heralded as this bands best effort. Not to diss that record, but this is just in a different stratosphere to me. On vinyl it works brilliantly, the first and second half combining as one act of genius. This record will melt your world away, if only for awhile, and take you to some sort of dreamland. Cheers for uploading this gem!

vintagezigg :

01.11.2011 02:29
Lulu and I are Ziggin' and Zaggin' in your honor my good man ! Bless you and all the Rockin' Reillys . Zigg . Hey Sean ! This is gonna be my theme song man , Thanks !

seanreillyireland :

30.10.2011 10:40
For my friend, Zigg and his trusty dog, Lulu!

XxBeatlesforeverxX :

19.10.2011 15:12
Favorite Beefheart song by far!

AgeTheConfusion :

02.10.2011 19:03
200 likes and 0 haters =]

Epsilon15 :

01.10.2011 09:17
Apparently this was John Lennon's favourite album when it was released.

djpremier333 :

21.08.2011 21:07
I about 4,5 ;)

DarkTowerTube :

20.08.2011 06:02
LOL! I'm listening to Cpt. Beefheart and an advertisement for Christian dating pops up.

claymars :

09.08.2011 22:23
sloaches goldstein sloaches

ufohead1 :

09.08.2011 03:13
haha Gmancrap

Gmancrap :

24.07.2011 04:04
I love whispering "zig zag" in peoples ears.

merseymained :

14.06.2011 00:46
@OfFlyingWhales- yep, mine too.

OfFlyingWhales :

29.05.2011 19:25
My favourite Beefheart track.

saeidmomtahan :

26.05.2011 10:50
I was gonna give it 'thumb down' but didn't want to ruin a perfect 119-0 score. Greetings from Iran

captainsoul1953 :

22.04.2011 06:39
When i first heard this lp in 67 at the tender age of 13 i was knocked out man!.....and i still am......my friends thought it was rubbish and i only pretended to like to be "cool" Jim

TheKenfig :

08.04.2011 21:51
On it's fuckin' own !

Theconcretewaves :

17.03.2011 17:08
peter raffin god save the label :D

lolomicdizzle13 :

11.03.2011 22:57
titz

lolomicdizzle13 :

11.03.2011 22:56
fagg

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Song: Zig-Zag Wanderer (2/12) Album: Safe As Milk (1967) Artist: Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band The first album, Safe As Milk (Buddha) was release More

Song: Zig-Zag Wanderer (2/12) Album: Safe As Milk (1967) Artist: Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band The first album, Safe As Milk (Buddha) was released in 1967. The occult personality of the leader communicates a Dadaist touch and a hallucinogenic joy that from time to time reminds one of a bluesy Zappa, or alternately, a blues-rock version of the Holy Modal Rounders. Perhaps the most hilarious piece is the supersonic blues Sure Nuff' n Yes I Do, another shouted song where the traditional riff of Rollin' And Tumblin' sustains a breath-taking cadence. Another apparently comical piece, Electricity, is in fact one of the most reckless harmonic experiments in the career of Van Vliet. As Electricity spins and spits its perverse nursery rhyme, two teetering, grinding blues guitars (Cooder and Alex St. Clair) tear it to pieces, while a languid and grotesque theremin mews in the background, and the rhythm section picks out a hobbling quadrille. French's rhythm, syncopated and muted, is a masterpiece within a masterpiece. The work is structured according to a supernatural order, but leaves the impression of chaotic witticism. That which the Magic Band crushes is not the harmony, but the classic concept of song. The comic element is indeed the epicenter of the obsessive rhythm and blues Dropout Boogie, where the threatening energy of a sinister syncopated riff couples together a demonic growl and a vaudeville xylophone, and Zig Zag Wanderer, where the blues shouter's heritage is more obvious, backed by a soul chorus. More faithful to tradition are the doo-wop vocalizations in I' m Glads, and the melodramatic sentimentality of Autumn Child. Free paraphrases of rhythm and blues, as well as massive doses of Delta blues are evident in Plastic Factory, and in the biting syncopations of Grown So Ugly. Some styles and attitudes are more abusively mocked than others. A relentless drive powers Beefheart's vocal histrionics, as he changes personality from one cut to the next, as he shifts from caricature to caricature. The trasformation ends in the lycanthropic tap dance Yellow Brick Road, with xylophone and Broadway-style chorus, and in Abba Zaba,a tropical sabbath, with African tribal dance rhythms, a jazz solo for bass, and Hawaiian slide guitar. Piero Scaruffi. http://www.scaruffi.com/vol1/beefhear.html#saf Less

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