a r t i s t : Fast N Bulbous
t i t l e : Pork Chop Blue Around The Rind-
d a t e : 2005
l a b e l : Cuneiform Records
g e n r e : Progressive Rock
r l s. d a t e : Apr/2007
t r a c k s : 13
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 72,3 MB
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Among the many great idiosyncratic talents of American music
in the 20th century, Captain Beefheart would certainly figure
prominently on any list. "...once you get past the audacious
unfamiliarity of (his work), you realize that this was not
just some big improvised mess, but in fact the most tightly
composed polyrhythmic rock 'n' roll ever written"-Matt
Groening (The Simpsons). Fast 'N' Bulbous is a Captain
Beefheart tribute project, led by two innovators of New York's
avant music scene: Gary Lucas, who was guitarist for Captain
Beefheart's Magic Band in its latter years and saxist and
arranger Phillip Johnston. Their mission statement: ôThe idea
is to use the compositions of Don Van Vliet as a vehicle for
improvisation and arranging. The band contains a crew of
seasoned improvisers from both the worlds of avant-garde jazz
and rock, who render the music as both a tribute and a
creative adventure in improvising. We use the horn section to
take the place of the vocals, as well as transmute this
guitar-based music into ensemble into ensemble interplay,
between horns and guitar and rhythm section.ö They
energetically revive the spirit and sound of The Magic Band,
while adding a big healthy dollop of themselves to it and
making it their own, cartwheeling through tunes that are as
gutsy as they are cerebral, and playing this wonderful
repertoire with verve and soul. A must for any fan of this
music. "Fast 'n' Bulbous proved that Beefheart's songs deserve
to be played in his absence and are, for all their knotty
logic, quite playable...Johnston's brass scores hit the R&B
meat and twisted swing that Beefheart embedded in spidery
guitars... Lucas on searing bottleneck guitar celebrated the
rock in Beefheart's extremes"-David Fricke/Rolling Stone.
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01-Prosuction Prints [04:20]
02-Abba Zaba [04:24]
03-When I See Mommy I Feel Like A Mummy [06:02]
04-Evening Bell [01:55]
05-Pachuco Cadaver [04:57]
06-When It Blows Its Stacks [07:29]
07-A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond [01:32]
08-Sugar 'n Spikes [02:19]
09-When Big Joan Sets Up [03:47]
10-Dali's Car [01:19]
11-Veteran's Day Poppy [05:27]
12-Kandy Korn [04:08]
13-Tropical Hot Dog Night [05:22]
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53:01 min