Is Doc at the Radar Station the best Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band Album? I think so.

I say Safe As Milk

I don't think it's the best, but I have no problem with anyone who thinks it is.

It's the only album that Beefheart curses on.

It has beautiful unexpected Mellotron bursts.

Like all the greatest Beefheart/Magic Band albums, it contains a seemingly endless supply of musical and philosophical information by which to be inspired and uplifted.

It's a total fuckin' corker.

Angus Jung wrote:It's the only album that Beefheart curses on.

Does he?

In "Sue Eygpt"? What does he actually say: Bad Fuggum?

I can never tell.

not true...but a great album...it was the first Beefheart album i got...for a while it was my favorite by Trout Mask Replica eventually won my heart completely...but i wouldn't put up any argument with anyone claiming Doc at the Radar Station as his best...quite a few others i would, but not that one...

Lick My Decals Off always seemed to me to be a better more focused version of Trout. The manic energy and sloppiness of Trout is still there, but it seems to be a much more engaging lp on repeat listens.

I do like Clear Spot a lot too.

Of the later lp's, i would go with Doc.

I also like uncoditonally gaurenteed and blue jeans also. But, i know most "purists" hate those lp's. Hell, he even does a JJ Cale cover on one of em', and JJ Cale is the shiznet.

_datrs_ is great

i've always been partial to _shiny beast (bat chain puller)_ myself. i don't know why. there are half a dozen of them that are almost equally good.

Doc at the Radar station is the record where he says "Gnats fuck my eyes", right?

Doc is a great record but not my favorite. I think Trout Mask is my favorite. What a beautiful record.

tmidgett wrote:_datrs_ is great

i've always been partial to _shiny beast (bat chain puller)_ myself. i don't know why. there are half a dozen of them that are almost equally good.

This is my favorite as well.

Angus Jung wrote:It's the only album that Beefheart curses on.

Cranius wrote:Does he?

Listen to "Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee":

-"Gnats fucked my ears 'n nostrils"
-"God, please fuck my mind for good this time"
-"Oh, fuck that thing! Fuck that poem!"

Cranius wrote:In "Sue Eygpt"? What does he actually say: Bad Fuggum?

I can never tell.

He says "Bad Vuggum."

This term lives on in the form of a Finnish record label