Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)
Captain Beefheart
Released:
Sep 1978
Label:
Rhino/Warner Bros.
King of all genius weirdos Don Van Vliet and his Magic Band first released this album in 1978. At the time it was considered a critical return to form, following a four-year hiatus and a pair of records that had been poorly received. For fans of the Magic Band's pre-post-punk angularity and shambling defilement of jazz, Shiny Beast blows the mind as effectively as the "rock" songs off of Trout Mask Replica, with a streamlined quality that can only come with maturity. They even go Jimmy Buffett -- and it works! -- on "Tropical Hot Dog."
Play Album
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13:51
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24:48
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33:37
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43:41
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53:13
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65:25
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75:03
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84:06
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93:24
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105:01
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114:21
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120:39
1978 Warner Bros. Records Inc. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.