Frontman of the magic band and artist with a dozen official albums and more besides. Life articles and interviews many words have been written about dons life. From the documentary film straight to bizarre zappa, beefheart, alice cooper and las lunatic fringe. The narrator is talking about the dude and las angeles. Its the thing thats gonna make captain beefheart and his magic band fat frank its the big hit its the blimp its the blimp frank its the blimp.
But whether you heard her eyes are a blue million miles on the dudes headphones during the big lebowski or here for the first time, it remains the captains loveliest, most heartrending. Just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in kenny rogers and the first edition 9. Captain beefheart her eyes are a blue million miles the. He is assaulted as a result of mistaken identity, after which the dude learns that a millionaire also named jeffrey lebowski was the intended victim. Though the original score was composed by coen bros vet carter burwell, its the licensed soundtrack that most remember from the big lebowski. Captain beefheart her eyes are a blue million miles live amsterdam 1980. Captain beefheart don van vliet born don glen vliet. Beefheart never recorded anything else like this before or after. Captain beefheart and the magic band clear spot discogs. Captain beefheart and his magic band and the oxford circle at the avalon ballroom. The soundtrack to the big lebowski, the coen brothers followup to their breakthrough film fargo, is an odd mixture of opera, world music, pop, jazz, exotica, folk and blues. Captain beefheart her eyes are a blue million miles the big.
Influential figure who fused disparate forms free jazz, the avantgarde, blues, rock into a highly original and nearly unclassifiable style. The dude finds bunny painting her toes by the pool. Which was not a result of the baby boom that followed world war ii answers apex. The mondo big lebowski vinyl goes on sale wednesday, december 5 purchase a copy on the mondo official website here and features songs by. Weekly is celebrating the big lebowskis 15th anniversary with a massive cover story tribute. He died on december 17, 2010 in trinidad, california. The big lebowski is a simple story that requires no overanalyzing to delve into its narrative and concept. In other words, its as idiosyncratic as the coens themselves, and the weird array of styles makes sense in practice, not on paper. Theres a scene from the movie the big lebowski where the dude is checking his voicemail messages talking to tony and dancing on the rug. Her eyes are a blue million miles captain beefheart 3.
Don van vliet, an artist of protean creativity who was known as captain beefheart during his days as an influential rock musician and who later led a reclusive life as a painter, died friday. Original motion picture soundtrack by meredith monk, bob dylan, captain beefheart, elvis costello, yma sumac, nina sim 19980224 carter burwell format. Its effective, humorous and overall a wacky classic. Captain beefheart big eyed beans from venus by hewish. Jeff bridges insane big lebowski story conan on tbs duration. Don van vliet, better known as captain beefheart, who has died aged 69 of complications from multiple sclerosis, was one of the most influential american musicians of. Captain beefheart continued to release records through the 1970s, though none aptured the acclaim of trout mask replica. He conducted a rotating ensemble called the magic band, with whom he recorded studio albums between 1964 and 1982. Don van vliet was born on january 15, 1941 in glendale, california, usa as don glen vliet.
Soundtrack the big lebowki her eves are a blue youtube. Unlike stars pretending to be characters, the big lebowski soundtrack is full of genuine oddballs and geeks, with burnett rescuing many songs from the musical margins of the 60s and 70s. Her eyes are a blue million miles her eyes are a blue million miles captain beefheart. Captain beefheart her eyes are a blue million miles by revanlation. Bbc documentary view the classic documentary the artist formerly known as captain beefheart in full via youtube. William bligh was the captain of the bounty, which was the scene of a mutiny in 1789. Meredith monk, bob dylan, captain beefheart, elvis costello, yma sumac, nina simone, kenny rogers and the first edition, gipsy kings, carter burwell, piero piccioni the big lebowski. When i see you floatin down the gutter ill give you uh bottle uh wine put me on the white hook back in the fat rack shad rack ee shack the sumptin hoop the sumptin hoop the. You cant stay in here all day dreaming about heroin and ziggy pop. Bob dylan the man in me the big lebowski by tiepido.
Im glad, her eyes are a blue million miles, sure nuff n yes, i do, zig zag wanderer, too much time. Captain beefheart im gonna booglarize you, baby german tv, see more. Along with a robust official soundtrack, the man in me bob dylan, her eyes are a blue million miles captain beefheart, my mood swings elvis costello, ataypura yma sumac, traffic boom piero piccioni, i got it bad and that aint good. See more ideas about magic bands, frank zappa and psychedelic bands. The magic band speaks about captain beefheart youtube.
The big lebowski preorder club members only all clubs. And, anyway, the dude always struck me as more of a beefheart kind of guy and less of a creedence clearwater revival fan. Captain beefheart her eyes are a blue million miles. A career path interwoven with frank zappa, followed by secluded retirement with his wife in 1982 when he began painting fulltime. January 15, 1941 december 17, 2010 was an american singer, songwriter, musician and artist best known by the stage name captain beefheart. Bibliography information about various books published about don van vliets life, art and the magic bands music.
And what a soundtrack, taking in psychedelia, roots and rock, with tracks by captain beefheart, moondog, bob dylan and creedence clearwater revival. Bmi courtesy of reprise records by arrangement with warner special products. Van vliet retired from music after 1982s ice cream cow and began a new. A catchy bouncing guitar riff and extremely mellow vocal delivery make this one of his most accessible songs ever. Hotel california version is good as are the townes van zant dead flowers, and the man in me bob dylan. Her eyes are a blue million miles was featured on the soundtrack of the 1998 film the big lebowski, and was later covered by the black keys and the washington d. Clear spot one of the more accessible albums of beefhearts career radically packaged for its time in a clear spot embossed clear wallet, with an insert and no vinyl liner. Diddy wah diddy frying pan electricity abba zaba beatle bones n smokin stones safe as milk moonlight on vermont ella guru old fart at play sugar n spikes orange claw hammer my human gets me blues china pig lick my decals off baby woe is uh me bop i wanna find me a woman thatll hold my big toe till i have. Performed by don van vliet as captain beefheart published by emi unart catalog inc. Captain beefheart loses his shit during tumultuous 1975 gig opening for frank zappa the crackling cyberverse of captain beefheart aka don van vliet and the magic band diane. Clear spot by captain beefheart and the magic band on.
January 15, 1941 december 17, 2010 was an american singer, songwriter, multiinstrumentalist, and visual artist best known by the stage name captain beefheart. Looking rather like a black spot in a polyethylene bag and soon replaced by a standard sleeve. The dudes taste abides as does the captains financial times. Bob dylan, captain beefheart, creedence clearwater revival, dude, gipsy kings, kenny rogers, soundtrack, t bone burnett, the big lebowski, the man in.
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