Comments on: There Ain't No Santa Claus on the Evening Stage http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/12/17/there-aint-no-santa-claus-on-the-evening-stage/ Development site for Bronx Banter Blog's upcoming look and feel Sat, 18 May 2013 23:37:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Yankee Mama http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/12/17/there-aint-no-santa-claus-on-the-evening-stage/#comment-152666 Yankee Mama Sun, 19 Dec 2010 15:38:46 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=45818#comment-152666 I was at Zappa Plays Zappa when Dweezil announced the Captain's passing. Seemed fitting to have heard about it that way. Talk about talent, Van Vliet, Zappa. Oy! I was at Zappa Plays Zappa when Dweezil announced the Captain’s passing. Seemed fitting to have heard about it that way. Talk about talent, Van Vliet, Zappa. Oy!

]]> By: Cliff Corcoran http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/12/17/there-aint-no-santa-claus-on-the-evening-stage/#comment-152665 Cliff Corcoran Sat, 18 Dec 2010 19:01:59 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=45818#comment-152665 The first time I put on <i>Trout Mask Replica</i> it hit me like a shovel in the face and I actually hit stop in a panic after about ten seconds of cacophony. It was a visceral reaction, the only time I've had a reaction like that to a record, and I'm sure a creaction Van Vliet would have loved. I later concluded that that record sounded like a three-wheeled pickup dragging a spasmatic, half-dead dear across a row of seats in a sports stadium. When I found out it was all meticulously orchestrated by Van Vliet I was dumbfounded. It wasn't until I realized he was signing pretty straight blues over top of that noise that I found an entry to the record. I then went back and got <i>Safe As Milk</i> to get a less complicated version of Beefheart's mid-60s garage blues (there's also a Van Vliet track on <i>Nuggets</i>, if I recall correctly). I haven't ventured further, however. The first time I put on Trout Mask Replica it hit me like a shovel in the face and I actually hit stop in a panic after about ten seconds of cacophony. It was a visceral reaction, the only time I’ve had a reaction like that to a record, and I’m sure a creaction Van Vliet would have loved. I later concluded that that record sounded like a three-wheeled pickup dragging a spasmatic, half-dead dear across a row of seats in a sports stadium. When I found out it was all meticulously orchestrated by Van Vliet I was dumbfounded. It wasn’t until I realized he was signing pretty straight blues over top of that noise that I found an entry to the record. I then went back and got Safe As Milk to get a less complicated version of Beefheart’s mid-60s garage blues (there’s also a Van Vliet track on Nuggets, if I recall correctly). I haven’t ventured further, however.

]]> By: flycaster http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/12/17/there-aint-no-santa-claus-on-the-evening-stage/#comment-152664 flycaster Sat, 18 Dec 2010 15:19:15 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=45818#comment-152664 "Mister Zoot Horn Rollo! Hit that long LEANIN' note..... And let it float!" Great music, wonderful memories. RIP “Mister Zoot Horn Rollo! Hit that long LEANIN’ note…..
And let it float!”

Great music, wonderful memories. RIP

]]> By: Chyll Will http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/12/17/there-aint-no-santa-claus-on-the-evening-stage/#comment-152663 Chyll Will Sat, 18 Dec 2010 04:32:26 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=45818#comment-152663 Rest in Peace, Mr. Muffin Man... Sincerely, Anon Wyo Galoot! Rest in Peace, Mr. Muffin Man…

Sincerely,
Anon Wyo Galoot!

]]> By: Matt Blankman http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/12/17/there-aint-no-santa-claus-on-the-evening-stage/#comment-152662 Matt Blankman Sat, 18 Dec 2010 03:21:46 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=45818#comment-152662 One of my favorite Beefheart vocals, guesting on Zappa's brilliant Hot Rats album: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq-HWKhnI-s Oh yeah, Frank's guitar solo isn't bad either. One of my favorite Beefheart vocals, guesting on Zappa’s brilliant Hot Rats album:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq-HWKhnI-s

Oh yeah, Frank’s guitar solo isn’t bad either.

]]> By: joe http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/12/17/there-aint-no-santa-claus-on-the-evening-stage/#comment-152661 joe Sat, 18 Dec 2010 03:02:37 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=45818#comment-152661 I have been a Captain Beefheart fan since I discovered him a few years ago in college. It's hard to find other Captain fans, though I do try to play him for people to see if they hear anything they like. This winter and fall I went into a Beefheart resurgence and have been listening to a few songs from Trout Mask Replica every night before I fall asleep. Lately it doesn't even feel right to hit the sack without my nightly dose of jagged rhythm and free-form clarinet. I got to thinking about his M.S. and figured he didn't have long to live, and just a few days later he passes away :( I show this song to people who aren't familiar with his music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCSPf5Viwd0 He was a true artist and will be missed I have been a Captain Beefheart fan since I discovered him a few years ago in college. It’s hard to find other Captain fans, though I do try to play him for people to see if they hear anything they like.

This winter and fall I went into a Beefheart resurgence and have been listening to a few songs from Trout Mask Replica every night before I fall asleep. Lately it doesn’t even feel right to hit the sack without my nightly dose of jagged rhythm and free-form clarinet. I got to thinking about his M.S. and figured he didn’t have long to live, and just a few days later he passes away :(

I show this song to people who aren’t familiar with his music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCSPf5Viwd0

He was a true artist and will be missed

]]> By: Matt Blankman http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/12/17/there-aint-no-santa-claus-on-the-evening-stage/#comment-152660 Matt Blankman Sat, 18 Dec 2010 01:48:10 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=45818#comment-152660 [3] Yeah, that late 70s-Early 80s stuff is really strong. Fun seeing him on SNL and Letterman from that era, too. "A squid eating dough in a polyethylene bag is fast and bulbous, got me?" [3] Yeah, that late 70s-Early 80s stuff is really strong. Fun seeing him on SNL and Letterman from that era, too.

“A squid eating dough in a polyethylene bag is fast and bulbous, got me?”

]]> By: Jay Jaffe http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/12/17/there-aint-no-santa-claus-on-the-evening-stage/#comment-152659 Jay Jaffe Sat, 18 Dec 2010 01:38:28 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=45818#comment-152659 A true original. As with the above, I heard Trout Mask Replica as a 20-year-old and was blown away by how wonderfully weird it was. "Fast and bulbous! That's right, the Mascara Snake, fast and bulbous..." I tend to gravitate towards his late-period renaissance, Bat Chain Puller and Doc at the Radar Station, two albums which really get a head of steam going with their grooves. The song titles alone are gold. Floppy Boot Stomp, Tropical Hot Dog Night, When I See Mommy I Feel Like A Mummy, Suction Prints, Run Paint Run Run, Making Love To a Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee... and those are just the best of those two albums. The man loved language as much as he loved music and art. I've spent literally hundreds of hours twitching in my chair to Beefheart as I faced project deadlines, so it's somehow fitting I find myself doing exactly that on the night I learned of his passing. I'm midway through TMR right now with at least 4 more hours of music lined up... RIP, Captain. A true original. As with the above, I heard Trout Mask Replica as a 20-year-old and was blown away by how wonderfully weird it was. “Fast and bulbous! That’s right, the Mascara Snake, fast and bulbous…”

I tend to gravitate towards his late-period renaissance, Bat Chain Puller and Doc at the Radar Station, two albums which really get a head of steam going with their grooves. The song titles alone are gold. Floppy Boot Stomp, Tropical Hot Dog Night, When I See Mommy I Feel Like A Mummy, Suction Prints, Run Paint Run Run, Making Love To a Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee… and those are just the best of those two albums. The man loved language as much as he loved music and art.

I’ve spent literally hundreds of hours twitching in my chair to Beefheart as I faced project deadlines, so it’s somehow fitting I find myself doing exactly that on the night I learned of his passing. I’m midway through TMR right now with at least 4 more hours of music lined up…

RIP, Captain.

]]> By: vockins http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/12/17/there-aint-no-santa-claus-on-the-evening-stage/#comment-152658 vockins Sat, 18 Dec 2010 01:13:57 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=45818#comment-152658 LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE R.I.P. LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE

R.I.P.

]]> By: jonm http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/12/17/there-aint-no-santa-claus-on-the-evening-stage/#comment-152657 jonm Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:59:58 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=45818#comment-152657 A very nice post about a true American original, the kind of performer whose death should get much more attention than it will. A very nice post about a true American original, the kind of performer whose death should get much more attention than it will.

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