Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band - Clear Spot
That was a bit later, wasn't it? I remember at the time of Electric Ladyland and some of those other things listening to Safe As Milk, which was a terrifying record when you were tripping. I would be hanging on to wherever I was crashing, grinning, pretending I was enjoying it, but it was like, god! It's ripping the universe apart! But coming out of the end of that period, Clear Spot was a bit later. Obviously the word genius has been used about this guy and probably quite rightly, and the musicianship: ridiculous. That song 'Too Much Time' is on here, and he's showing it can be cool to write a good song that has girls singing backing vocals, and it was a soul song. But Beefheart has to ruin its chances of being a hit by going into a monologue in the middle about, sometimes, when I'm a little hungry, I heat up some old stale beans, eat some crackers and dream! Something like that, some crazy stuff! And you'd think, oh, he's still mad, that's good, it's all good.
Baker's Dozen
Three Chords Good: Graham Parker's Favourite Albums
Three Chords Good: Graham Parker's Favourite Albums
Ben Graham
, October 8th, 2015 09:36
As Graham Parker & The Rumour prepare to play their final ever shows later this month, the prolific singer-songwriter talks Ben Graham through the 13 albums that have had the biggest impact on him as a musician