I'm listening to my newly purchased Sensational Alex Harvey Band's "Tomorrow Belongs To Me" (1975) and I'm getting into it. I have "Live" on lp, but this is my 1st studio one.
Weird..considering I named the blog after him.
Hahaha...just kidding. I'm such an egomaniac I named it after myself.
I haven't dissected the lyrics yet, but I've laughed a couple of times and they've caught my attention a couple of other times. It certainly takes you through a few different musical styles. Hey, I'll be getting a couple more classic SAHB albums in the next few days.
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Thoughts on listening to cd 2 (live shit) of King Crimson's "The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson, Volume One 1969-1974".
They were fucking monsters live
Greg Lake sounds incredible
Michael Giles is an amazing drummer
Fripp is Fripp
Ian McDonald was in Foreigner!
[Aside: I never thought I'd mention Foreigner 2 blogs in a row...now I can rest in peace!]
I've always been a fan of KC and find the 70s stuff pretty wild. Especially the live stuff! "The Great Deceiver": a 4 cd box that covers the 73-74 period live is really awesome as well.
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Re-appraisal and thoughts while listening to Captain Beefheart's "Strictly Personal" (1968) ****
Who the hell is the 80 year old blues guy singing on "Ah Feel Like Ahcid"????? Awesome!! What?? It's a 27 year old white boy from California??? Fuck off!!!!!
"Safe as Milk" is fantastic and rockin'. The style's becoming a little closer to "Trout Mask Replica" territory. I can see the future and his name is Captain Beefheart...what!? What do you mean Bruce Springsteen??!! Get outta here! Oh, at the end of this I can see why this album has a substandard rep. The psychedelic effects really aren't appropriate for the Captain, but hey it was 1968, and it's 2006 now...it has a certain charm now.
I'm thinking this is better than "Safe As Milk", but it's hard for me to be fair. I got a shitty mix of "Safe as Milk" renamed "At His Best". I need to purchase the latest remastered version...along with 10 million other things!
"Trust Us" is pretty intense...what the fuck? Is Beefheart also the precursor to krautrock?
[Aside: I never thought I'd mention Foreigner 2 blogs in a row...now I can rest in peace!]
I've always been a fan of KC and find the 70s stuff pretty wild. Especially the live stuff! "The Great Deceiver": a 4 cd box that covers the 73-74 period live is really awesome as well.
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Re-appraisal and thoughts while listening to Captain Beefheart's "Strictly Personal" (1968) ****
Who the hell is the 80 year old blues guy singing on "Ah Feel Like Ahcid"????? Awesome!! What?? It's a 27 year old white boy from California??? Fuck off!!!!!
"Safe as Milk" is fantastic and rockin'. The style's becoming a little closer to "Trout Mask Replica" territory. I can see the future and his name is Captain Beefheart...what!? What do you mean Bruce Springsteen??!! Get outta here! Oh, at the end of this I can see why this album has a substandard rep. The psychedelic effects really aren't appropriate for the Captain, but hey it was 1968, and it's 2006 now...it has a certain charm now.
I'm thinking this is better than "Safe As Milk", but it's hard for me to be fair. I got a shitty mix of "Safe as Milk" renamed "At His Best". I need to purchase the latest remastered version...along with 10 million other things!
"Trust Us" is pretty intense...what the fuck? Is Beefheart also the precursor to krautrock?
Oh, we're back to the old man blues voice. "Son of Mirror Man - Mere Man" is pretty great and the psychedelic sound effects at the end actually sound cool especially when the harmonica comes in and Beefheart's distorted voice.
"On Tomorrow" I find somewhat weaker...the music still blows me away...and when the band all shout together it sounds cool. I'm not really sure what I find weak about it. Ummmm....
I always liked "Beatle Bones 'n' Smokin' Stones". What is it all about? Is it some type of backwards tribute? What the hell does it all mean? I mean, master...are ye mocking beatles and stones? Or Beatles and Stones? cause you said and i said you said strawberry fields forever....
"Gimme Dat Harp Boy" is hard hitting blues. The Captain sounds great...both his singing and harmonica playing. The drumming is awesome as usual. Fantastic song.
"Kandy Korn" is a nice upbeat catchy pop song that should have been in Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory - the original one.
What a fantastic ending to the album. What a great album! I found it zipped along at a nice pace, strong songs, the Captain is in good voice, and you can definitely see the beginnings of a musical style that leads to his classic "Trout Mask Replica". Electricity: Captain Beefheart Web Site.
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