Comments for Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band, Trout Mask Replica

The fir st original synthesis of eco-existentialism and swamp blues. Arguably still rocks finest poetry

Probably Beefheart's most "popular" album- with some genuine classics Ella Guru was a cult hit, the steel appendage guitar is dominant in this album, despite the sax and bass clarinet work on Don's others

The rest of the world is just starting to catch up.

A staggering acheivement. Words do not do it justice. But be warned, the compositions are so complex that it will take repeated listenings (probably about 10 or so) before you are able to anticipate the changes and thereby make sense out of the music. Elements within this include guitar rock, big band jazz, swamp blues, and a truly original artistic sensibility. The greatest artistic acheivement of our times, in my opinion.

You WILL hate this when you first get it, but it grows on you after a while.... say, six months. This album really challenges your listening capabilities. Blues for the seriously warped.

Definitely the best from his eclectic output. A classic.

Actually, I loved it from the first time I listened to it, and always take a copy of it for those long overnight car trips.

A squid eating dough in a polyetheline bag is fast and bulbous, got me?

I started my own ratings room for beefy, sorry! But I made comments on mine!

Definitely a classic, but if you purchase this album, be prepared for a sonic overload and many overlapping rhthyms.