Captain Beefheart documentary (part 2 of 6)

Great BBC documentary from 1997, narrated by John Peel, featuring Beefheart himself, Frank Zappa, Ry Cooder and More!

[@bluesborn]

These little anecdotes are a wonderful glimpse into Don's character.He shows all the signs of artistic genius-the difficult, irascible personality traits and manic energy producing works of pure uncompromising beauty and inventive power. Don is one in a million.

[@citizenterryk]

fifteen stars to Ry Cooder for his spot-on impersonation of CB....

[@sammyscotch9945]

"Get that fuckn thing outta here. Go to your room" "Okay"

[@parmesancrisp]

Cooder does the best Beefheart impersonation ever.

[@cinematicpassages8884]

Electricity is such a beast song. Captain will ALWAYS be the greatest.

[@danoaberdare]

I saw this documentary when I was 17 & it changed my life. Rock n rolls true genius

[@zzremington]

Dan O Different, yes - Original, sure - Interesting, certainly - genius, hardly.

[@shawncasey7533]

Ry Cooder perfectly explains Captain Beefheart's musical approach here.

[@BROOKS39]

Ry Cooder's story about his stint in Beefheart's Magic band is bloody funny...

[@sammyscotch9945]

The crossbow story. The heart attacks. Ry tells good story

[@dessiemckenzie5857]

That live performance of Electricity .... perfection . The look , the sound . 10/10

[@Teabonesteak]

Ry Cooder is Fuckin awesome. I love his attitude!

[@michaelmarron8441]

I like how Ry's version of events fits seemlessly with the other band member's. No exaggeration involved. Don was nuts.

[@Rickrocks911]

I knew don then during the time he was making Safe as Milk and he didn't like drugs . I was about 12 years old and spent alot of time with his family , his mom and his granny . I remember that Don gave me a stack of these bumper stickers that came with the record that had a baby's face on them and said Safe as milk . I stuck them all over the school buss and all over the school. I remember him John French playing me songs from Safe as Milk that didn't have vocals yet .

[@sammyscotch9945]

Ry really cracks me up

[@MichaelWiberg-nh5cd]

My time is still here and now it's important to be understood words say little actions I use tell all

[@snakey319]

I miss John Peel as well. RIP to the greats.

[@Ramentastic]

Put that fuckin thing away, go back to your room. haha, that's awesome.

[@sammyscotch9945]

"alright"

[@KatieJoyV]

strawberry fields forever

[@sammyscotch9945]

strawberry catapillars

[@asajdera3]

What a trip. Thanks smash9

[@SuskaVarda]

yes..i am definitely glad I watched this instead of some shit on tv...

[@superdanno]

nobody points a crossbow at beefheart and gets away with it!

[@Gandan2]

A new Album is being released this July and the road tour begins in August. The Portland Oregon show is 8/8/10. I'll be there.

[@GlorifiedTruth]

Captain Beefheart = the Mick Foley of music.

[@Shinmeiryu]

"Strawberry caterpillar?"

[@rabbitshirt]

Ry Cooder is funny as shit.

[@diddywahdaddy]

When watching this, I feel that these folks were war heroes in their own respect - with all due respect for the D-day folks a.o., I don't mean to tread on toes, OK? But still, Ry Cooder makes me think of pure heroism - him, and anybody else daring to take part of the Beefheart (and sometimes Zappa) weirdness. Not that he's here, but where is Denny Whalley these days? Truly love your work, man!! You & Ry give slide a good name!! Nobody can make big eyed beans from Venus move like you do!!

[@Exileonbackroad]

Can't blame Ry Cooder for bailing out but Trout Mask is still a million times better than anything he's ever done.

[@andygray]

Strawberry caterpillar! Luverly.

[@IdentMusic]

@shaddartshaddart It allowed for the vocals to be mixed in stereo live, also to give Don's voice more volume when playing live.

[@kronosync]

"Across the light, across the night,...... you can hear the Captain's cry" RIP VAN VLIET

[@oHelmslyoRisesAgain]

@Rickrocks911 none other than one john lennon had a few of those same safe as milk bumper stickers.

[@sberu9528]

Avant garde and rock and roll and grunt and free jazz and Donnie hiding in the shadows havin a panic attack and ry baby sayin oh my god and nobody gives a shit, the story of beefheart, a little crazy I guess, ya think? Maddest love to you cap'n wherever you are whatever you're doin

[@deliman]

crow dance a panther! scarecrow YOU ANSWER!

[@muttilo]

I can see Cooder's point . Don's antics at this point would have tested most ..Too bad..

[@freerangericky]

In response to mollkatles re; the "dullness" of Beefheart and Zappa, please provide an example of an artist who is not "dull". I would like to present a musical challange. Listen to Zappa- the "Roxy and Elsewhere", album, starting with "Village of the Sun". If anyone can provide and example of a more accomplished live band playing in a more technically proficient non dull manner, please do so. Also, Beefheart "My Head Is My Only House.. and "Too Much Time" . Classics that will outlive us.

[@pimpmyshoe]

perfect analogy!

[@DukeHendrix]

electricity is the beggining of grunge

[@IdentMusic]

I stand corrected!

[@skidotcom1]

beefheart rules.

[@smilingface4222]

Trout mask can only get better

[@lordevilvenom]

The drum patterns on one of the tracks on Weasels Ripped My Flesh is similar to "The Blimp(Moustrap Replica)" but that would mean Zappa borrowing Beefheart.

[@vollsticks]

@capoeirnesto With a Theremin! Played on the album by Dr. Samuel Hoffman, I believe...and there's no special effect on his voice but that's where the "microphone-breaking voice" myth came from because it happened at that session. Or, DIDN'T happen, I should say!

[@jtraske]

avante guard!

[@hazzsj]

my god! where is part 3?!

[@pit2ryan3]

Usually it's one for the live sound and one for the recording ...

[@capoeirnesto]

what special effect did cap use on his voice at the end of Electricity (2:42)? also, how did he get that crazy high-pitched theremin sound?

[@TheNupee]

good

[@tracehazarrrrd]

hell, ya made me laugh

[@ultrakool]

that was meant for bluesborn. i must've had an anxiety attack. lol

[@5jerry1]

Does Ry Cooder have a glass eye? His eyes look strange.

[@sammyscotch9945]

Yes he does. He accidentally stabbed himself in the eye when he was 4, hence a glass eye. I can never tell which one is real and which is glass. Does that make me a bad person?

[@francoisebeylie2923]

@@sammyscotch9945 Right eye is real . I think Ry is a good guy ...

[@shaddartshaddart]

what were the 2 mics for- was one for the recording and one live?

[@user-ht4gb2fw4e]

3:52......at least they were creative! and dont forget this was 1968! theyre minds were off dreaming in strange places!

[@hammbetta]

how they are missed jp and cb

[@pedrofcuk]

@Jonamon I don't think he did drugs, did he?

[@andaloudog]

@superkulmedkniv25 No, that was after.

[@Flunder]

Arthur Lee was supposed to make Monterey as well.rats ass. :(

[@baberoot1998]

And I thought, the story of Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett was a strange story.

[@progpunk76]

To bad he had to quit music.

[@Jonamon]

didn't Don fall off the stage because he'd taken a hell of a lot of acid?

[@BhikshuniLozangTrinlae]

@nubient what tv???

[@1800ghostdance]

@paulsbreakfast I guess haha

[@abelashes2676]

I think when Doug Moon says "unsyncopated" he means "syncopated"...anyway Safe As Milk and Clear Spot are for me the most over-rated of Captain Beefheart's albums. Ice Cream For Crow is probably the most under-rated.

[@baberoot1998]

The only good that came from Captain Heartbeef...was Ry Cooder realizing what a joke Van Vliet was, quitting the band...and going on to greatness.

[@stephenport4768]

Americas Pink Floyd

[@doktorsawade]

I've read that Ry Cooder is a somewhat paranoid and occasionally spiteful figure.