>>Man, I can't even find the words to express how much I hate
>>Beefheart. I know hate is a strong word, but it's really not
>>strong enough.
>>Marie
>Captain Beefheart was and is a unique character.
>Brad
If nothing else, Captain Beefheart paved the way for his musical superior,
Tom Waits. Or, maybe I should say that the Beefheart precedent seems so
clearly to have influenced Tom's work from Swordfishtrombones onward.
Personally, I think the Beef have some very annoying stuff, and is almost
certainly overrated, but I do think that "China Pig" is a great, bluesy
song, FWIW.
Lance . . .
