The greatest tune by the greatest singer songwriter ever done to perfection by the latter day Magic Band. The Captain created post rock. I hope he's feeling well and knows about his lasting legacy and the well wishes of all his fans.
@dekin8197 ай бұрын
❤
@bobgure16 жыл бұрын
The most dynamic,TIGHTEST, band I ever saw. Nyc 1980 Irving Plaza. Absolutely breathtaking. Jeff Tepper, Robt Wms E.D.Feldman(?)et al. My God. Lennon died the night before. The show started with: "To John....from Don." Bliss.
@jeffreybiscoe610 ай бұрын
Reading your comment 15 years later . Very heavy thought to John from Don😢, I was 17 senior in HS on that day .
@Jack-vy6uo9 ай бұрын
I was at that gig as well.One of the many times I saw him.That was a memorable show in more ways than one!
@cocospatra15 жыл бұрын
When i hear him, it's like hearing Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Tom Waits and Frank Zappa at the same time. He is amazing !
@MartijnHover3 жыл бұрын
Not to mention Howlin' Wolf.
@johnking78542 жыл бұрын
@@MartijnHover exactly!
@KingCrimson822 жыл бұрын
yeah he immitated him in the beginning. its more about hypnossis, he is hypnotising a littlebit like the "yellow king" but in a good way without dead kids.
@kevinparker969211 ай бұрын
Don't forget the Howling Wolf!
@colinwilliams55310 ай бұрын
Funny you've mentioned FRANK ZAPPA,they were real life childhood buddies growing up.
@Wildlonesome779 ай бұрын
This man was so far ahead of the times. Totally unique. Can't put this man in any category. A true and genuine free artist.
@bluesman77034 жыл бұрын
Man the more I listen, the more I like his music . Great respect and unreal music. Great guitar work .
@chrononessgeno14 жыл бұрын
"Check these out, Big Eyed Beans from Venus. I'll let a few out, and let em pass in between us." One of the coolest lines in a song ever!
@cclemont798 жыл бұрын
The best piece of guitaring ever witnessed by man! RIP Don !
@JHelak13 жыл бұрын
I am hoping that 100 years from now when people talk about creative artists of the 20th century, the Captain's name will be one of the first mentioned. He was too good for his time.
@andyosborne95583 жыл бұрын
A true Rock American genius! Way too ahead for his time!
@chrononessgeno13 жыл бұрын
R.IP. Don, There will never be another musician like you. You changed mine and many other people's lives with your honest, thought provoking music and your surrealistic personality and art. You were TRULY one of the originals, and your beautiful spirit and art will live on in our hearts forever. "The dust blows forward and the dust blows back....."
@Cachibym15 жыл бұрын
I saw him in Paris too in 1975 (?) and he was absolutely amazing. The proof? He was headlining a festival and EVERY member of EVERY band that had played before were crowding up at the back of the stage to watch. Some respect there, I guess.
@user-tx3zx2yf8h7 ай бұрын
Everybody watches a Trainwreck
@nogthedervish9 жыл бұрын
about the best and hardest blues rock ever played
@johndavey79537 жыл бұрын
Every time i listen to it it just gets better and better Unbelievable
@joeyrodriguez736610 жыл бұрын
0:43 "Man you're lazy"I love that he interrupts his own lyrics to shit on the person running the sound, hah Is anybody else noticing that he is trying to get the person running the sound to turn up the vocal microphone through out the show?
@richarddietl37609 жыл бұрын
Yes i agree! But i still love the sound on this video. This song was beefheart in 30 years. Needs to be seen and heard. Nothing like this music on Venus.
@carlosfparana9 жыл бұрын
richard dietl I thought he was complaining about the poor audience reaction
@casiofender1239 жыл бұрын
Carlos Parana i thought that too till he points directly at the microphone throughout the show(if you watch the complete version of this performance) as if he is speaking to the person running the monitors mix
@richarddietl37609 жыл бұрын
casiofender123 Yes ! But now it seems as though he is encouraging stiff people!
@richarddietl37609 жыл бұрын
Yes! Billy G! Don's speakers went to eleven.
@meltingmedia15 жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to see the Captain at Harpo's on Detroit's east side in 1981 during the Doc At The Radar tour. As lively as this is, the Magic Band went absolutely crazy while performing "Big Eyed Beans".
@mookie263713 жыл бұрын
He was a genius. Can't believe his death has gon so unremarked. Rest in thought Don.
@mikefelix63387 жыл бұрын
don had bad ass bands in the 60s, 70s, 80s...all different, all amazing- dude is a fucking legend
@deadmissbates15 жыл бұрын
Indeed, I've always had a crush on Mr. Van Vliet, he's so charming. :)
@guscairns112 жыл бұрын
I SAW them do this, at Victoria Apollo in London. One of the most incredible concerts I've ever been to.
@legendofschmoe15 жыл бұрын
absolutely amazing...I can't get enough.
@briteness4 ай бұрын
Much respect for the men in his band. They tolerated difficult and sometimes abusive conditions to be the conduits for Beefheart’s conjurings. He could not have done it without them. They must have known they were part of something singular, the kind of chance most people never get, the chance to contribute to something that matters and that will be remembered.
@aprendizdebrujo1005 күн бұрын
big eyed bens from venus is his best song...
@TheKwaze15 жыл бұрын
One of my favourites and a fine rendition.
@pard0e16 жыл бұрын
Wow... Thank you Don, thank you Magic Band, thank you Hewish...
@johndavey79538 жыл бұрын
GENIUS
@spudco0615 жыл бұрын
It's an absolute slide symphony. It's kinda like one's first time on LSD. Incredible intensity yet sublime.
@keiththabass14 жыл бұрын
This album was his masterpiece - and quite possibly the best album in the world...
@orilliaphil866411 ай бұрын
Yes, the pinnacle of rock, the best album of all time.
@linnett7916 жыл бұрын
And their rises in him the wine of listlessness, delirium-inducing accordion-sigh. He feels with the slowness of each careful caress endlessly surging and ebbing the desire to cry.
@kristalklass14 жыл бұрын
Listening to this is like taking part in a ritual of madness, I love it!
@njas216 жыл бұрын
Awesome - never been matched - hairs on back of neck etc etc
@Spaghettaboutit16 жыл бұрын
PENA! Love that song....errr track.
@garyspurdens9963 ай бұрын
One of a kind. Don't see it ever happening again. Thx Don
@ComradeCrusty15 жыл бұрын
great version of one of my favorite beefheart songs, and I have spent hours listening to the early stuff.....this is just beefheart climax here
@penybontshed15 жыл бұрын
I saw this line up on his last Uk tour, a complete privilege for a hard core fan!
@PinkColt13 жыл бұрын
THIS IS WHEN I FELL FOR HIS MUSIC - AND ON IT WENT YOU GOTTA ALL CATCH THE DOCUMENTARY BY JOHN PEEL
@wannyyydilliamsss15 жыл бұрын
Ohhh, just superb. Excellent performance, I never realised what talented guitarists Midnite Hatsize and Jeff Tepper were. I love this song anyway, maaaarvellous :D
@underbedbeast14 жыл бұрын
@Hewish Hahaha, one of my all time faves of theirs - and I always explain that Captain Beefheart has been long gone. Don Van Vliet. however, is still alive! :) I imagine that Beefheart was as much a character created by the artist DVV in the same way any of his paintings were.
@Hewish15 жыл бұрын
Although he hasn't performed for many years, to my knowledge, the Captain is still alive!
@certificate18flix15 жыл бұрын
I can't stop listening to this song lately. Thanks for posting.
@philiphuntley82772 жыл бұрын
I saw the band at the Venue, Victoria , London in about 1981 or so.
@MoRulez12 жыл бұрын
I wrote a novel in which this song, listened to by the protagonist, was a metaphor for the delirious state of mind he was in at that moment and would be forever...
@LordKakumei13 жыл бұрын
RIP, captain.
@petercorbett379411 ай бұрын
‘This ain’t no SNAFU, this ain’t no Fol-de-rol!’ It recalls his absolute butchery of ‘Moonlight in Vermont’ on the Trout Mask Replica. Captain was always heavy!
@johndavey79538 жыл бұрын
GENIUS NOTHING LIKE IT BEFORE NOTHING EQUALLED IT AFTER SUBNLIME
@111bombo13 жыл бұрын
straight on to my favourites ! thank you, their music creates many lucid moments for everyone that listens. A timeless performance that will exist forever, even cheating oblivion, what a guy !
@46metube Жыл бұрын
You know it's original when absolutely nothing else sounds like it. Nothing.
@TheGarhodes13 жыл бұрын
A great man and a great influence...he'll be much missed....
@rarerecordreporter2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful performance! Big Heart!
@MoRulez15 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! I´d like to thank my former colleague Harry Schraven for mentioning the name of this band so long ago - they rule!
@pedroghirotti4 жыл бұрын
Yep yep! And that was peak rock and roll.
@MissHalliwell10 жыл бұрын
Superb version, VHS wobbles N all. Fans of the Captain may well enjoy what we have to offer on our channel...
@jessefillmore2 жыл бұрын
I love the drum sound ! Wow !
@skinnyankal15 жыл бұрын
Such A Marvellous Maverick ~~
@arobsec15 жыл бұрын
The sheer awesomeness.... Captain forever!
@benjaminopie13 жыл бұрын
It's great to see this performance, thank you. Great wordplay, rhyming, energetic band.
@pommelhorsepommelhorse873111 ай бұрын
always such happy music. really.
@lagginswag14 жыл бұрын
the best rock and roll band EVER
@marpiddycity16 жыл бұрын
In France Beefheart was on TV and R. Stevie Moore had a hit... Good Job France!
@Jack-vy6uo9 ай бұрын
I saw this ensemble in NYC twice in one night at 2 different venues.Irving Plaza and The Mudd club.This was the day after Lennon was murdered.He tore both places up.How I made it through both gigs.I will never know!
@MANNY11RED16 жыл бұрын
One of a kind
@chuckselvage31572 жыл бұрын
The funkiest blues of all time.
@Phreekoid13 жыл бұрын
Beefheart was THE man... RIP, Don...
@Huegelchen16 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! What a man!!!!
@lecagot215 жыл бұрын
One of my Fav Beefheart tunes.
@snottydyck14 жыл бұрын
best song ever written
@pauljay10162 жыл бұрын
It doesn't get any better than this folks ,)
@TheGm6615 жыл бұрын
what a man
@TheCultOfNick16 жыл бұрын
Awesome.
@frankdiscussion20692 жыл бұрын
this is my wedding song
@angellacanfora15 жыл бұрын
brilliant, awesome, stunning....
@Blueslide16 жыл бұрын
How cool is this? And during the disco era no less.
@mandrich13 жыл бұрын
Man, you were great. Rest in peace.
@spacelau14 жыл бұрын
J'etait à l'enregistrement de ce concert, j'avais 17 ans GEANT, je me souviens encore de la reprise de "sheriff off hong kong" du total delire........
@tomwaitsfan8414 жыл бұрын
Amazing, The Captain never fails to amaze!
@palteonato14 жыл бұрын
HE is The MANNNNNNNNNN!
@pete38832 ай бұрын
good tune
@bamformett15 жыл бұрын
this song is spine tingling!
@CannisLupuss13 жыл бұрын
this is a Masterpiece...
@Carlislehanson14 жыл бұрын
I just love this stuff
@entroidolaza18744 жыл бұрын
Què grande el CAPITÀN¡¡¡¡
@StefanDowsing13 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!
@clawpuss211 жыл бұрын
Absolutely astonishing performance. I'm a long time fan and I haven't come across this before today, fanx v much 4 posting.
@Warp752 жыл бұрын
If I could go back in time…definitely go to a Beefheart gig. Whisky In ‘66 probably
@ospididious16 жыл бұрын
You hear that kids? You hear that? That's rock and roll... LEARN IT!
@SethDickensPlus13 жыл бұрын
RIP What a wild, wild track from a wild, wild man.
@chrisburchardt15 жыл бұрын
Love you. Thanks.
@otiniano8 ай бұрын
superb drumming!
@funkyalfonso3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful.
@royaltenenbaum2314 жыл бұрын
What an incredible track!
@periurban16 жыл бұрын
Still gives me goosebumps.
@christianbaldwin30037 жыл бұрын
thanks so much for this upload
@yarg5416 жыл бұрын
Thank you for being part of my childhood. El Captaina
@snottydyck14 жыл бұрын
clearspot is the best album of all time!
@diddywahdaddy14 жыл бұрын
Hope you're doing as best can do, Don. This is pure magic, as always!!!
@jeffthrow689215 жыл бұрын
God help me...but I just love this guy!!
@Lanarker16 жыл бұрын
Men let your wallets flop out... And women open your purses... Oh my oh my! Tremendous thanks for posting this up. Just stunning.
@periurban15 жыл бұрын
Oh god. I saw this band at the Glasgow Apollo. Brilliant.
@lordevilvenom15 жыл бұрын
Albeit suffering from MS and living off the coast somewhere in Trinidad, CA with his wife Jan.
@joebrogan22925 жыл бұрын
Hit that long lean note....and let it float..............