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[Mike Barnes] ✓ Captain Beefheart: The Biography ↠ Read Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. Captain Beefheart: The Biography Here is the real story of the cult figure known as one of modern music’s true innovators. Following Don Van Vliet's death, Mike Barnes reassesses his legacy through new interview material and with reference to reports and eulogies that appeared in the media. The author also puts Van Vliet's reclusiveness over the last two decades in context, now that it has been officially revealed that he was suffering from MS (his friends and representatives had always denied that he had a lo
| Title | : | Captain Beefheart: The Biography |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.67 (716 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1780380763 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 424 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-07 |
| Language | : | English |
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.. These give glimpses of an obsessive, paranoid, humorous artist, but never quite bring Van Vliet to life. Barnes also includes a cursory discussion of Van Vliet's painting career. Lacking a thesis, Barnes recounts detailed episodes and long lists of events in Van Vliet's life. The book reads like the work of a passionate, well-informed fan, but not necessarily that of an astute biographer. He's careful not to take liberties with his subject's inner life, but while this conscientiousness is admirable, it also makes the story rather leaden. Photos. The book was written without Van Vliet's cooperation, so Barnes had to rely on previously published statements and
Be a different fish How can you not love a guy who once was next door neighbor to Mr. Ed.This book covers from Don growing up to becoming Captain Beefheart from musician to painter Don Van Vliet. If you are a big Beeheart fan I recommend it.Author Mike Barnes speaks w/ The Magic Band, producers & other musicians that may have known or toured w/ the Captain. Even some quotes from Ian Anderson who Beefheart opened for during Tull's, Thick As A Brick tour. They go through every Beefheart album track by track. This made me pull out my lps & listen to them again. Of course B. Tells a story, but Van Vliet remains obscure ewomack Don Van Vliet (alias "Captain Beefheart") has become one of the most elusive and enigmatic figures in rock history. Strangely, a veritable paucity of information exists on his life and work. Internet webpages and blurbs in CD booklets provide one of the largest current trove of insights. This leaves a large knowledge gap for the curious, and there's plenty to be curious about. His self-abdication as the king of avant-garde rock (or so subsumed by many) to the painterly recluse represents a massive - and intriguing - change for an artist to undertake.. "Excellent bio of a great musician" according to A Customer. Beefheart's music remains one of the few experiences that has successfully remained as exciting today as when I first encountered it in 1969. There is nothing like his music, nothing like his voice, nothing like the Magic Band.Mike Barnes' book is an excellent introduction to the man, his music, and his times. For those who don't know his music, it will intrigue you enough to get an album or two, if not all of them (start with Trout Mask Replica, his greatest, and don't listen to anyone who says it's the least accessible: great music will always find
Here is the real story of the cult figure known as one of modern music’s true innovators. Following Don Van Vliet's death, Mike Barnes reassesses his legacy through new interview material and with reference to reports and eulogies that appeared in the media. The author also puts Van Vliet's reclusiveness over the last two decades in context, now that it has been officially revealed that he was suffering from MS (his friends and representatives had always denied that he had a long term illness). A unique in-depth look at a unique artist.
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