TRULY "Fast Stories From Kid Coma". if you dont have it, you can find it in a bargain bin near you. probably be some BAND OF SUSANS in there too (in the bin that is) also STREET SOUNDS ELECTRO 5. a little bit of childhood i just cant let go.

ant man bee wrote:I hate to be "that guy" but...because it rolled up impeccable influences, shook and shattered them, then rearranged them into something that has yet to be topped...the award goes to:

i've actually never heard this... people seem to love it. generally and 'round these parts. i did catch part of some documentary or something about them in a video store once though...

LBx wrote:

ant man bee wrote:I hate to be "that guy" but...because it rolled up impeccable influences, shook and shattered them, then rearranged them into something that has yet to be topped...the award goes to:

i've actually never heard this... people seem to love it. generally and 'round these parts. i did catch part of some documentary or something about them in a video store once though...

You are almost guaranteed to hate it on first listen. As Matt Groening said "anyone who says they loved it the first time is lying."

It will grow to be a very satisfying listen as you "learn" the album and it's style. I think that Beefheart had no peers in his time and has had none since.

i did love this on first listen (pretty much) i was listening to it in the lounge on headphones while my dad was watching tv. after a while he wanted to know what i was listening to because i kept laughing my ass off.

ant man bee wrote:

LBx wrote:

ant man bee wrote:I hate to be "that guy" but...because it rolled up impeccable influences, shook and shattered them, then rearranged them into something that has yet to be topped...the award goes to:

i've actually never heard this... people seem to love it. generally and 'round these parts. i did catch part of some documentary or something about them in a video store once though...

You are almost guaranteed to hate it on first listen. As Matt Groening said "anyone who says they loved it the first time is lying."

It will grow to be a very satisfying listen as you "learn" the album and it's style. I think that Beefheart had no peers in his time and has had none since.

So true. First time I heard it, I was like, "Why?" Then one day it hit me in the face like a cold fish.

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Almost seconded "Over the Edge," though.

caix wrote:

ant man bee wrote:

LBx wrote:

ant man bee wrote:I hate to be "that guy" but...because it rolled up impeccable influences, shook and shattered them, then rearranged them into something that has yet to be topped...the award goes to:

i've actually never heard this... people seem to love it. generally and 'round these parts. i did catch part of some documentary or something about them in a video store once though...

You are almost guaranteed to hate it on first listen. As Matt Groening said "anyone who says they loved it the first time is lying."

It will grow to be a very satisfying listen as you "learn" the album and it's style. I think that Beefheart had no peers in his time and has had none since.

So true. First time I heard it, I was like, "Why?" Then one day it hit me in the face like a cold fish.

I like "Lick My Decals..." a bit better. Maybe it is less daunting of a task or something. But yeah, "Trout Mask Replica" is one of those records you'll learn to love.



Eye-opening. Mind-boggling. Cliche-inducing. Best place to start when facing their discography I think. By "Bloody Revolutions," if you haven't killed yourself during "Shaved Women," you're hooked.

Government Issue- You

I dunno...the sound was impeccable, as were the hooks. They struck a really good balance on that one, between muscular riff hard rock, anglophile pop and got further into some of the psychadelai they'd been hinting at on previous records.

Underrated as all hell, and damn near perfect as an album.

ant man bee wrote:

LBx wrote:

ant man bee wrote:I hate to be "that guy" but...because it rolled up impeccable influences, shook and shattered them, then rearranged them into something that has yet to be topped...the award goes to:

i've actually never heard this... people seem to love it. generally and 'round these parts. i did catch part of some documentary or something about them in a video store once though...

You are almost guaranteed to hate it on first listen. As Matt Groening said "anyone who says they loved it the first time is lying."

People always say that and it makes no sense to me. If you're receptive and open-minded about stuff at all you will not hate this record on first listen. First time I heard it, I knew it was for life. It's my #1, too.

First time I heard that, I knew it was for life.