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Post by Kapitan on Oct 18, 2019 18:07:21 GMT
To be fair to Smashmouth, it was a strange pairing with U2. Not sure what the booking agents were thinking when they put that together.
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Post by jk on Feb 3, 2020 12:47:17 GMT
Without a shadow of doubt, it was the Albert Hall concert by Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band in 1972. As soon as I heard he was coming, I booked the middle seat in the front row of the balcony!
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Post by Kapitan on Feb 3, 2020 13:01:26 GMT
Without a shadow of doubt, it was the Albert Hall concert by Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band in 1972. As soon as I heard he was coming, I booked the middle seat in the front row of the balcony! So the Spotlight Kid would’ve certainly been out; was Clear Spot? Do you recall what they played?
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Post by jk on Feb 3, 2020 18:02:41 GMT
Without a shadow of doubt, it was the Albert Hall concert by Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band in 1972. As soon as I heard he was coming, I booked the middle seat in the front row of the balcony! So the Spotlight Kid would’ve certainly been out; was Clear Spot? Do you recall what they played? The Kid, yes (lovely album!), but no Clear Spot as yet. Here's a setlist. It looks familiar. I'll have more to say about the concert when this gosh darn work is finally done. www.setlist.fm/setlist/captain-beefheart-and-his-magic-band/1972/royal-albert-hall-london-england-43d197d7.html
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Post by jk on Feb 8, 2020 13:36:30 GMT
Without a shadow of doubt, it was the Albert Hall concert by Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band in 1972. As soon as I heard he was coming, I booked the middle seat in the front row of the balcony! Let's see... What do I myself remember about this concert? (Warning: the exact order of things might not be accurate.) After the opening act (Foghat), legendary UK DJ John Peel introduced Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band ("You can tell your grandchildren you saw them"). The first two parts of the show were taken up with a ballet dancer and a belly dancer (Beefheart playing with words again). Then on came bassist Rockette Morton who just blew everyone away (with "Hair Pie Bake 2", looking at the set list). After filling the stage with his presence (he was all over it!), he came over to the mic and announced (twice!), "Now I'm going to smoke a cigar." And he did just that. Then on came Ed Marimba (Art Tripp) wearing a pair of panties on his head and armed with what looked like a nutmeg grinder, which he slowly turned a few times into the microphone. Others (including Beefheart in Spotlight Kid garb) appeared on stage individually to say something profound. The Captain's words of wisdom that night included (I hope I get this right), "An architect is someone who climbs into your head, turns on the light and types all night", and (my favourite) "A psychiatrist is someone who wants to die in your other life"! Then the show proper began (see setlist in earlier post). After what was quite a short show, when people were shouting for more, CB came on and took them at their word by whistling "More", the theme from Mondo Cane. "I had to coax them back," he said of the Magic Band, who accompanied him on three more songs. The album version of "Alice In Blunderland" has a ridiculous splice early on, but in the show Winged Eel Fingerling played the full-length original, including a supremely chaotic solo, although they all hit the coda at exactly the same time! I also remember CB apologizing and complaining about the hired PA. Well, I seem to be back with a bang.
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