Marc Maron vs Captain Beefheart

Marc Maron on Captain Beefheart. From "Thinky Pain" 2014.

[@denniswinters3096]

I saw Beefheart live in 1973. Nothing has ever come close. It was like being entertained by a superior intelligence from another planet. Not just Don, but the whole band. They were incredible. I thought, this is the music of the future, but the future turned out to be a bit of a disappoint compared to that night..

[@pjc1954]

Oh man, so true.

[@reputationiq9864]

I saw Captain Beefheart and the original Magic Band in 1973 in Nottingham. After that, I never went to another concert again. The whole thing was mind boggling--the album tracks played note for note, three guitars playing distinct parts, the incredible drummer who seemed to play backwards, Beefheart booglarizing the room. He was amazed at how well we English kids knew his music. He would just point the mike at us and we'd scream his crazy lyrics back at him. He loved it! He had more fans in England than in USA

[@andrewwhite1576]

Are you a huge fan? I’ve been looking for a track I listen to once but can never find. I know some of the lyrics but even google can find it

[@scaberouswretch3673]

Trout mask was my first Beefheart album.......... Because i'm not a pussy. Just jump in at the fucking deep end.

[@tattonhensley1038]

Same, then safe as milk

[@linussundstrom1]

I started with that garbage can of an album (Bluejeans and Moonbeams that is) and it took me like at least 3 years to come back and find Trout Mask Replica and realize that Beefheart actually was good.

[@jaysilverstone7221]

+Titus Monk bluejeans has farther than we've gone, which is simply beautiful. at ten, safe as milk changed my world, then shiny beast with tropical hotdog night. always thought of him as a shaman

[@JMarinelli]

Same - a buddy of mine found a used copy, we listened to it, and I absolutely loved it immediately.

[@mladent1464]

I love Beefheart and I love Marc Maron, so this was amazing for me.

[@Goatchild90]

AS a music geek and a Beefheart fan. I love this bit.

[@NetanyahooWarCriminal]

The thought of someone playing trout mask replica for their hungover girlfriend is too much 😂

[@mwheeler1994]

I'm not big into Beefheart but "Safe as Milk" is one of my favourite albums.

[@VegetabIeMan]

Yes. It was very organized, and bluesy and Trout Mask replica is overrated. It's a polarizing album. You either love it or hate it. Nonetheless, credit due to the ambition in the album. It's a reason to like it. But it's also a reason to hate it.

[@zackamania6534]

Mitchell Wheeler Safe As Milk is way better than Trout Mask Replica

[@thanatogenous]

You're describing music as "organized and bluesy." You're clearly out of your element.

[@roycraig3236]

you cannot say anything is better than trout mask if U know music/ Safe As Milk is wonderful and absolutely easier to get a non beefheart person to enjoy BUT anyone who is open minded and even a little bit creative musically is blown away and knocked down by the unbelievable structure and complexity of the music and arrangements. Then if U can just stop freaking out on how no one else in the world ever sounded like that and just listen to the pure emotion of the music then go back and listen to all of his music its all amazing

[@siggylloyd3566]

@@VegetabIeMan you don't have a clue. You can't be "overrated" if no one knows who the fuck you are.

[@octofish]

Beefheart. First heard him at age 16, in the 70s. Bought it all up to that date and everything else after. The material is a pretty limited amount. The entire discography is on my phone for when jogging. It gets daily play on the hand-picked Spotify channel that was created. There was only one of that guy.

[@howardacquistapace2782]

Yes you got that THERE WAS ONLY ONE OF THAT GUY As I see it, in my life there are a few, (too few) "one off" people like that. Those ones are fantastic

[@scottgunvaldsonmusic4116]

If you're attempting to "understand" Beefheart from an intellectual position you're totally missing the point.

[@tomasvanecek8626]

So true 🤩 .. it´s like dissecting a poem or a painting - what is it good for ? Art is emotion

[@JMarinelli]

Yeah - I immediately loved TMR on a visceral level.That record brings me a ton of joy to this day.

[@seanno9744]

“I don’t really know if someone loves me if I can’t make them cry”

[@licenselessrider4486]

"and the guy in there, it was almost as if he was expecting me, he was like "Yup" hahaha

[@justinkennedy2930]

Safe as Milk is a good start. It's all there in the title of the album

[@GoemonLovesFujiko]

This segment from Thinky Pain makes me sad.. Not only can I relate to everything Marc says but I used to live with my ex girlfriend right across the street from the burrito place he's talking about.. Great burritos.. Great music.. and she was the love of my life..

[@Goatchild90]

Very brave for a comedian to do a joke about Vinyl Shopping. Proves Maron has a strong following

[@MrKGHunter]

I love both, but as far as "getting" it, it is not about that at all. Either you like it or you don't. I happen to like it.

[@zachjohnson637]

Getting into Beefheart wasn't a challenge for me. I guess people need to be aware of free-jazz and avant-garde music beforehand.

[@jmgmarcus808]

Zach Johnson Sounds about right, I got into after Zappa and friggin loved it. Don't really give a fuck who likes what or why or why not though.

[@colinm3134]

I laughed my ass off at that one

[@AEMachinas]

Gotta have soul to dig Beefheart.

[@tynitty516]

I grew up in Harlem the WHOLE FREAKING Neighborhood was Free Jazz. Ornette Coleman,Sun Ra,Cecil Taylor. I've never heard of Captain Beefheart until recently. He isn't FREE JAZZ BTW

[@psychedelicpiper999]

@@tynitty516Damn, lucky. Now Harlem’s probably got nothing but autotuned trap music blasting. Such a sad state of affairs. And of course Beefheart isn’t free jazz, because it’s meticulously composed, but it’s heavily influenced by it nonetheless. I read Beefheart and the Magic Band played a show with Ornette Coleman, Charles Mingus, Joe Henderson, and others in the audience. They all respected what Beefheart was doing.

[@tomc7434]

So true if your a music geek

[@mr.mayoman81]

This reminds me when I was just getting into LED zeppelin and for some reason I couldn't tell what the words were to Stairway to heavens last couple verses. My friend needed a ride to the music store so I took him. When I walked in I saw all the music books. I asked my buddy "do they have the lyrics in books" . He said "yeah of coarse they do" and went off to do his thing. I'm thinking finally I can find out those lyrics. It was literally driving me nuts and I was excited to find what they were. After a few minutes I locate the book open it read them and I say out loud" I finally figured it out". I swear this store employee that looks like the one in the video materialized behind me and says "you didn't figure it out, you just read the book". All my excitement wiped away instantly. Then the came the realization hit, he was absolutely right. So I lowered head and walked away in shame

[@wtburns01]

BUT, at least the book is..."Unconditionally Guaranteed!"

[@wtburns01]

Personally, I've always preferred Incandescent Zeppelin (for the warmth).

[@dhimitrimetaj4522]

You don't try to understand him.. either you feel his vibes or you don't...

[@the_most_ever_company]

Once, in high school, I was working at Hobby Lobby, and this girl who liked me texted me clues to a secret message hidden behind some secret shoes. Lo and behold there was a love letter with the lyrics to "Nowadays a Woman's Gotta Hit a Man" and a gender-swapped "His Eyes Are a Blue Million Miles." Needless to say I threw them away 'cuz "Clear Spot" is a pleb album & she should've tried harder 1/10

[@HannibalOrJustRex]

I got into Beefheart as an edgy teenager, take that society! :b In all honesty though, it's one of the few things that stuck

[@filmsforsmartpeople3587]

Was Marc's girlfriend that beautiful pixie reverend lady that owns the Troll Museum? I love Beefheart also, a genius band.

[@Dermot2927]

The snobbery and elitism in some of these comments is probably making Marc’s point more conclusively than he could ever have hoped!

[@laikapupkino1767]

Safe as Milk really is a good start, but it can't prepare you for TroutMask.

[@TheTeekayes]

What Steve Albini refers to as "listener error."

[@gabrielegagliardi3956]

Steve albini is into super straight forward (but good) music, ramones, acdc, killing joke etc. Atomizer is a masterpiece but I hardly doubt he can appreciate something as complex as trout mask Replica. What do you think about it?

[@fastenbulbous]

@@gabrielegagliardi3956 Totally. He hates Jazz because it's just "endless noodling."

[@gabrielegagliardi3956]

@@fastenbulbous I've heard Albini hates Zappa which makes totally sense. Btw Trout Mask Replica and Not Available by the Residents are my favorite albums. So, fast n' bulbous, that's right!

[@psychedelicpiper999]

@@gabrielegagliardi3956Not Available is my favourite Residents album, for sure. And Trout Mask Replica, my favourite Beefheart one. My favourite of all-time would have to be Pink Floyd’s Piper at the Gates of Dawn, though. But they’re all amazing.

[@gabrielegagliardi3956]

@@psychedelicpiper999 Ahah, that's pretty funny because piper is my favorite Floyd's album. I've always found the Barrett era much more creative and interesting than the dark side of the moon one. One is pure genius, the other sounds much more like an intellectual attempt of selling records and play safe for the big public. Dark side contains some really good melodies but overall it sounds dated compared to both the Canterbury and german kraut rock scene of the time. I mean, I would prefer listening to soft machine, faust, king crimson or Can over Dark side of the moon every day of the week.

[@Muad-Dingus]

"That is ALL I'm doing..."

[@kennytesta9312]

It’s just music man

[@hugh-johnfleming289]

It sounds like a laugh track. Is that a laugh track?

[@proni1]

wow

[@Dr_Nuclear-sloth]

Beautiful story hahahaha

[@shards0fwords]

“That’s all I’m trying to do!”

[@shards0fwords]

I’m all about Maron lots of love there. I’ve seen some insane shows like uh GWAR HANK3 HAR MAR Superstar, naked bands and their mosh pits… Beastie Bys, les Claypool and multiple side projects, les savy fav, FNM, Primus and the chocolate Factory, so madness and memories w/ ze incredible music i dig. BeefheArt tho…I’m still like… hmm not yet not on my own. I need guidance and not someone snooty and clueless to the music. I mostly don’t wanna go with sages milk , Maron bias perhaps XD

[@howardacquistapace2782]

This guy MM I don't know but is very very funny!

[@klausrain111]

Being a fan of the Captain, I was prepared, that is, almost hoping to be very pissed at this. I was gonna say, No, you don't try to understand the Captain just with your brain, you have to use your heart and your gut, etc, blah blah blah. So, to feed my preconception, because I love to prove myself right so instantly, I gave it a listen. Well, I know you're waiting for me to say I was wrong, so... Yes! Yes I was, I was wrong. This bit is actually very very funny, and caught the Captain mystique pretty well, I'd say.

[@Pighood]

#FASTNBULOUSGOTME

[@connerfields4753]

"Who the **** are you?" ha ha ha ha.

[@jasondotson]

U bozos wanna hear a like minded genius cover some Beefheart? Come to my channel. I'm Zoot Horn Rollo incarnate.

[@dickflavor6777]

Well, I had a butchers, and of course, you're nothing of the sort. At best you are an intermidiate player more interested in the camera capturing your perceived greatness than tone, rhythm or the audio enjoyment of any poor fuck who can stomach to sit through more than a single upload. If I wanted to be faced with a deluded, ego driven, little shit with an unending stream of, 'look at me! look at me!' I'd have sired a child. I didn't do that, because, absolutely, 100%, fuck a load of that. At worst... Shit for cunts.

[@jasondotson]

I'm working on having a translator decipher this, as my "perfect pitch" is clearly useless with this ass clown who poses as Marty Feldman.

[@dickflavor6777]

What are the purpose of your uploads and what is for any potential viewers to enjoy, besides watch a man play masturbateory guitar in a practice/karaoke fashion with what seems, no consideration for any imagined audience? Not saying you're terrible, but your uploads aren't watchable and make no sense as listenable music or guitar lesson.

[@jasondotson]

And further more, you guys better count the votes properly and I don't wanna hear bout no more fake russian cyber attacks, kay? Kay.

[@jasondotson]

I wanna be a lying propagandist for the socialist elite too, but it's just too hard to sleep at night...So god bless ya for being a Dick Flavor sucka...I guess someone has to.

[@skinnydoggyz]

“i dont get beefheart, im too stupid” - marc maron

[@PNortRyan]

I think Van Vliet was a bit of a prick to be honest. And his paintings were crap.

[@tommo7734]

I still don't get Captain Beefheart either🤣

[@donaldkelly5376]

meh, kind of typical. Next....

[@thomasrainbow]

oh come on

[@myroncope5]

there's nothing to understand about captain beefheart. that's the joke

[@ZOOTSUITBEATNICK1]

boooooooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng

[@aakkoin]

Maron does not get it, go back to Talking Heads

[@psychedelicpiper999]

Talking Heads were influenced by Beefheart actually. David Byrne covered Well.