http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3604&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss<I>Trout Mask Replica</i>, Captain Beefheart's magnum opus, is either the greatest embodiment of Dada art on this side of the Atlantic, or a gluttonous indulgence (a parody even) of 1960s psychedelic excess. Compounded by his famous distaste for rehearsal and a predilection for syncopated rhythms, Don Van Vliet's bizarre songwriting sensibility makes this album -- as with nearly everything in the Beefheart oeuvre -- insurmountably odd. It's about as "accessible" on a first listen as Mt. Everest in a blizzard (during a Sherpa strike). Despite this difficulty, or perhaps because of it, his recordings possess cachet with critics and have had an incalculable effect on the direction of modern rock. Direct lines of influence can be drawn from Beefheart to eccentrics such as Tom Waits and Pere Ubu's David Thomas, while many musicians, whose work seems to have little in common with Van Vliet's, nonetheless cite him as a profound inspiration. - Chad DriscollExperimentalen720Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:16:20 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3604&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss <I>Trout Mask Replica</i>, Captain Beefheart's magnum opus, is either the greatest embodiment of Dada art on this side of the Atlantic, or a gluttonous indulgence (a parody even) of 1960s psychedelic excess. Compounded by his famous distaste for rehearsal and a predilection for syncopated rhythms, Don Van Vliet's bizarre songwriting sensibility makes this album -- as with nearly everything in the Beefheart oeuvre -- insurmountably odd. It's about as "accessible" on a first listen as Mt. Everest in a blizzard (during a Sherpa strike). Despite this difficulty, or perhaps because of it, his recordings possess cachet with critics and have had an incalculable effect on the direction of modern rock. Direct lines of influence can be drawn from Beefheart to eccentrics such as Tom Waits and Pere Ubu's David Thomas, while many musicians, whose work seems to have little in common with Van Vliet's, nonetheless cite him as a profound inspiration. - Chad Driscoll http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1894349&variant=play&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Sun, 1 Jan 1967 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Captain Beefheart on Rhapsody Online 1894349 tra.1894349 Captain Beefheart art.3604 0.99 Safe As Milk alb.119817 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/6/4/1844626_170x170.jpg 1999-06-01 00:00:00.0 1967-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Sure 'Nuff 'N Yes I Do tra.1894349 134000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1894349&variant=play&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1894349&variant=data&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1894350&variant=play&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9065601&variant=play&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Wed, 19 Apr 1978 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Captain Beefheart on Rhapsody Online 9065601 tra.9065601 Captain Beefheart art.3604 0.99 Shiny Beast alb.9057974 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/0/7/1287081_170x170.jpg 2005-04-19 00:00:00.0 1978-04-19 00:00:00.0 true Bat Chain Puller tra.9065601 327000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9065601&variant=play&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9065601&variant=data&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9065597&variant=play&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Wed, 19 Apr 1978 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Captain Beefheart on Rhapsody Online 9065597 tra.9065597 Captain Beefheart art.3604 0.99 Shiny Beast alb.9057974 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/0/7/1287081_170x170.jpg 2005-04-19 00:00:00.0 1978-04-19 00:00:00.0 true Tropical Hot Dog Night tra.9065597 288000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9065597&variant=play&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9065597&variant=data&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1894361&variant=play&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Sun, 1 Jan 1967 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Captain Beefheart on Rhapsody Online 1894361 tra.1894361 Captain Beefheart art.3604 0.99 Safe As Milk alb.119817 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/6/4/1844626_170x170.jpg 1999-06-01 00:00:00.0 1967-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Safe As Milk (Take 5) tra.1894361 253000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1894361&variant=play&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1894361&variant=data&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1894358&variant=play&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Sun, 1 Jan 1967 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Captain Beefheart on Rhapsody Online 1894358 tra.1894358 Captain Beefheart art.3604 0.99 Safe As Milk alb.119817 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/6/4/1844626_170x170.jpg 1999-06-01 00:00:00.0 1967-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Where There's Woman tra.1894358 128000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1894358&variant=play&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1894358&variant=data&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1894359&variant=play&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Sun, 1 Jan 1967 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Captain Beefheart on Rhapsody Online 1894359 tra.1894359 Captain Beefheart art.3604 0.99 Safe As Milk alb.119817 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/6/4/1844626_170x170.jpg 1999-06-01 00:00:00.0 1967-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Grown So Ugly tra.1894359 147000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1894359&variant=play&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1894359&variant=data&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.568131&variant=play&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Tue, 1 Jan 1980 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Captain Beefheart on Rhapsody Online 568131 tra.568131 Captain Beefheart art.3604 0.99 Doc At The Radar Station alb.154443 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/3/2/8/918236_170x170.jpg 2006-10-03 00:00:00.0 1980-01-01 00:00:00.0 true A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond tra.568131 98000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.568131&variant=play&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.568131&variant=data&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21495110&variant=play&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:12:06 -0800 Top Tracks by Captain Beefheart on Rhapsody Online 21495110 tra.21495110 Captain Beefheart art.3604 0.99 The Mirror Man Sessions alb.21493583 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/5/4/7/1367456_170x170.jpg 2008-07-08 00:00:00.0 null true Tarotplane tra.21495110 1149000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21495110&variant=play&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21495110&variant=data&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9065596&variant=play&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Wed, 19 Apr 1978 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Captain Beefheart on Rhapsody Online 9065596 tra.9065596 Captain Beefheart art.3604 0.99 Shiny Beast alb.9057974 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/0/7/1287081_170x170.jpg 2005-04-19 00:00:00.0 1978-04-19 00:00:00.0 true The Floppy Boot Stomp (LP Version) tra.9065596 231000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9065596&variant=play&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9065596&variant=data&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1894351&variant=play&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Sun, 1 Jan 1967 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Captain Beefheart on Rhapsody Online 1894351 tra.1894351 Captain Beefheart art.3604 0.99 Safe As Milk alb.119817 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/6/4/1844626_170x170.jpg 1999-06-01 00:00:00.0 1967-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Call On Me tra.1894351 156000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1894351&variant=play&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1894351&variant=data&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21495112&variant=play&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Wed, 9 Jul 2008 12:56:13 -0700 Top Tracks by Captain Beefheart on Rhapsody Online 21495112 tra.21495112 Captain Beefheart art.3604 0.99 The Mirror Man Sessions alb.21493583 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/5/4/7/1367456_170x170.jpg 2008-07-08 00:00:00.0 null true Mirror Man tra.21495112 947000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21495112&variant=play&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21495112&variant=data&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27759505&variant=play&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Tue, 5 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Captain Beefheart on Rhapsody Online 27759505 tra.27759505 Captain Beefheart art.3604 0.0 How To Be (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) alb.27747920 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/9/4/8/1628496_170x170.jpg 2009-04-28 00:00:00.0 2009-05-05 00:00:00.0 true Clear Spot tra.27759505 219000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27759505&variant=play&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27759505&variant=data&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11761678&variant=play&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Sun, 3 Oct 1982 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Captain Beefheart on Rhapsody Online 11761678 tra.11761678 Captain Beefheart art.3604 0.99 Ice Cream For Crow alb.11759360 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/0/7/8/908706_170x170.jpg 2006-10-03 00:00:00.0 1982-10-03 00:00:00.0 true Ice Cream For Crow tra.11761678 275000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11761678&variant=play&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11761678&variant=data&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14341775&variant=play&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Mon, 3 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Captain Beefheart on Rhapsody Online 14341775 tra.14341775 Captain Beefheart art.3604 0.99 Prime 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14341781&variant=data&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9065605&variant=play&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Wed, 19 Apr 1978 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Captain Beefheart on Rhapsody Online 9065605 tra.9065605 Captain Beefheart art.3604 0.99 Shiny Beast alb.9057974 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/0/7/1287081_170x170.jpg 2005-04-19 00:00:00.0 1978-04-19 00:00:00.0 true Love Lies tra.9065605 302000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9065605&variant=play&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9065605&variant=data&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1894363&variant=play&rws=%2Fcaptain-beefheart%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Sun, 1 Jan 1967 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Captain Beefheart on Rhapsody Online 1894363 tra.1894363 Captain Beefheart art.3604 0.99 Safe As Milk alb.119817 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