137. Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica

Release Date: 1968
Label: Straight

I have The Coral to blame for my interest in Captain Beefheart. This is another album I own, and along with Astral Weeks by VM, it's arguably an album I regret buying. Perhaps I'm too square (notice how I use contemporary slang here!) to understand the significance of this album.

Rating: 4/10
Favourite Track:

81. Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band

Release Date: 1967
Label: Buddah

Captain Beefheart is one of those artists who you are expected to like if you are obsessed with music. If you don't understand him, then clearly you don't understand music and all you ever like is paint-by-numbers pop. At least that's the impression I've always had. Anyway, I've bought 'Trout Mask Replica' and it isn't very good. This is slightly better because it's shorter.

Rating: 5/10
Favourite Track: Yellow Brick Road