Don van Vliet tribute continues: Crooks & Liars has posted a complete, streaming 1974 concert.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

December 18, 2010 01:58 PM
Backstage Weekend - Capain Beefheart - The Cowtown Ballroom, Kansas City - 1974

By Gordonskene



It was with great shock and sadness that I learned of the death yesterday morning of Don van Vliet, aka Captain Beefheart, losing his long battle with Multiple Sclerosis at the age of 69.

Never recognized as the genius he really was, or the true original - he was always somewhere in the shadow of figures like Frank Zappa, who was a colleague at one time and responsible for probably his most adventuresome album Trout Mask Replica in 1969. Beefheart didn't achieve the level of success others did. He was, perhaps a bit too weird or too much of an acquired taste for some. Yet the ones he did connect with were faithful and forever indebted to his vision. The impression he has left is indelible.

So today, as way of tribute to one of the truly unique and gifted talents this world has witnessed, I decided to put up a concert from 1974, recorded at the Cowtown Ballroom in Kansas City on April 22, 1972. Here is a rundown of the songs played.

01 Mirror Man
02 Upon the My Oh My
03 Crazy Little Thing
04 Full Moon, Hot Sun
05 Sugar Bowl
06 This Is The Day
07 Keep On Rubbing/It's Mighty Crazy (Lightnin' Slim)
08 Be Your Dog
09 Sweet Georgia Brown
10 Abba Zaba
11 Peaches 1
12 Peaches 2

I know a lot of people have their favorites and their favorite musical period of Captain Beefheart. Maybe if you're being introduced to him for the first time this might persuade you to check out all his other material. There is a small mountain of it - but it's a good mountain and the view is wonderful.

Thank you Captain, for everything.

http://newstalgia.crooksandliars.com/gordonskene/backstage-weekend-capain-beefheart-cow

[msongs]

1. does it show all the rotten things he did to his "bandmates/employees"? nt

[Amerigo Vespucci]

2. If every asshole artist stepped aside for being an asshole, there'd be precious little art.

Neil Young, for example. Read "Shakey," his bio. As an artist, a genius. As a human being interacting with other human beings, a fucking asshole and a half, a self-absorbed stoner diva.

I don't know what Beefheart did or did not do, but I have no intention of pissing on his still-warm grave.

[Warpy]

4. I did lighting for many years

and while most of the most creative ones out there are quiet and unassuming, it's because as soon as they got famous, they hired raging assholes to do their dirty work for them. If they weren't famous yet, they did it all themselves.

I'm not surprised by any of that.

[Webster Green]

7. I did lights for years too.

Also PA and band roadie on big name tours.

Wild times! :hi:

[MuseRider]

3. :-(

:-)

So sad yet so happy to hear the music.

[Warpy]

5. Thank you so much for this. I'm about halfway through and

I've attempted a download in MP3 format. I'll see how that works tomorrow.

I'm finding other hardcore fans all over the place tonight, so I'm sure I'll be sending this particular link out.

[Webster Green]

6. Listening now. It's great!

Thanks for posting the link!