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The four long and winding blues jams that made up the original album are accompanied here by five bonus tracks from the same sessions-over 76 mind-blowing minutes!
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Don van Vliet's loony fooling around on Trout Mask Replica is trying to listen to even once. Don't let that dissuade you from exploring the work of one of rock's geniuses. The lengthy tracks on The Mirror Man Sessions combine a bluesy style with Don's often Zen-like poetic utterances. This, a timeless performance of one-of-a-kind inspiration that will please for decades to come, is Don's true magnum opus. The bonus tracks were recorded for the follow-up album, Strictly Personal.
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This album is excellent music to drive to on a long trip. The bonus tracks are outstanding.
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If you want to tackle the repertoire of Captian Beefheart and His Magic Band I recommend starting with this CD, although "Safe As Milk" and this one in a 1-2 punch will keep you going for quite some time(It might be too much to digest).
The key here is to turn up the volume and listen to this band work and work. The whole album is full of intense down-home sass with a no-let-up approach. Get the producer out of the studio and let us play!
Don't look for screeching lead guitar or long solos. The best instrument here is the Captain's voice, but the best feeling is the great ensemble work. This band is very comfortable and kicking.
My good friend D.G. has an extensive knowledge of the last 40 years of American and British blues, but had never paid attention to the Captain. This music stunned him, and you too.
The key here is to turn up the volume and listen to this band work and work. The whole album is full of intense down-home sass with a no-let-up approach. Get the producer out of the studio and let us play!
Don't look for screeching lead guitar or long solos. The best instrument here is the Captain's voice, but the best feeling is the great ensemble work. This band is very comfortable and kicking.
My good friend D.G. has an extensive knowledge of the last 40 years of American and British blues, but had never paid attention to the Captain. This music stunned him, and you too.
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Beefheart at his best!
Actually saw the Captain back in 1971 with Ry Cooder--helluva a show! He was a white Howling Wolf. This disc really represents those dimensions of Beefheart--plus you can boogie to... Read more
Published on Dec 31 2002
5.0 out of 5 stars
Captain Beefheart: A unique artist with his own style
I love this album. I never realized how good the first
song "Tarotplane" sounded until I listened to it
repeatedly over and over. Read more
song "Tarotplane" sounded until I listened to it
repeatedly over and over. Read more
Published on Aug 24 2002 by Dylan Gatenby
4.0 out of 5 stars
Stiff Swing
For years, Beefheart fans were under the impression that this music was recorded in 1965. To have done something like this at a time when the Beatles were doing "Ticket to... Read more
Published on Dec 6 2001 by Henry Zeno
5.0 out of 5 stars
Mirror Mirror On The Wall - Here's The Best Beefheart of All
This will appear as blasphemy to those who brook no substitute for "Trout Mask Replica," and I myself think the world of that masterpiece of blues-free jazz-rock... Read more
Published on Jun 6 2001 by BluesDuke
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beefheart Extended
I have listened to Captain Beefheart albums since the late 1960's. I bought the original Safe as Milk Album in the late '60's because I had heard Captain Beefheart and His Magic... Read more
Published on May 24 2001 by Rich Esserman
4.0 out of 5 stars
Hungry, Weird, and Essential, all in a Plain Brown Wrapper
"Look out for the mirror man" the good Captain said on the 1974 album 'Blue Jeans and Moonbeams.' Was this a warning to potential customers or just a tossed-off line? Read more
Published on Dec 8 2000 by D. Jobe
5.0 out of 5 stars
It's the Magic Band - What else can be said?
This album has been one of my favorites ever since it was first released. It has a deep delta blues flavor to it (think Son House on acid). Read more
Published on Nov 1 2000
3.0 out of 5 stars
fair to middlin
Certainly some astounding material here, but scattered through-out. The first three rather long tracks tend to drag a bit (though the title track Mirror Man has some amazing... Read more
Published on Aug 8 2000
5.0 out of 5 stars
Strongly Powerful Rhythmic Workouts
Unlike anything else Beefheart ever recorded, these are lengthy pieces (ranging between 8 and 18 minutes) which bear some relationship to blues-rock jams but which go beyond anyone... Read more
Published on Mar 21 2000 by Scott McFarland
5.0 out of 5 stars
WOW!
I never knew what I was missing out on when my brother began obsessing about this music... Yes, it takes a little while to get used to... Read more
Published on Mar 14 2000 by mcnultya
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