[.ca] Bluejeans And Moonbeams

Chronique amazon.fr:
Après un album purement rock, Clear Spot réalisé en 1972, Captain Beefheart se retire un an dans le désert de Mojave où il se consacre à la peinture. Il signe ses toiles de son vrai nom, Don Van Vliet. En 1974, il revient avec une nouvelle mouture du Magic Band (dont certains ont dénoncé l'inanité, allant même jusqu'à qualifier la formation, non sans humour, de Tragic Band) et un contrat en poche avec le label Virgin qui marque le début d'une longue collaboration faite d'albums plus accessibles, plus basiquement rock, donc moins expérimentaux. Zoot Horn Rollo, Rockette Morton et Ed Marimba ont quitté le groupe au moment de l'enregistrement du plus qu'honnête Bluejeans And Moonbeams que l'on aurait tort de bouder. De cet album funky par endroits, nombre de jeune groupes, s'ils l'avaient réalisé, pourraient s'enorgueillir ! Beefheart ouvre une voie qu'empruntera plus tard Père Ubu, et dans la seconde période chaotique de la carrière du Capitaine, ce disque s'avère, avec le recul, aussi bon que les tout aussi recommandables Unconditionally Guaranted et Ice Cream For Crow. --Hervé Comte

this album is my soul:
I was 17 years old in 1979 when i discovered this album in a used record shop where a couple of us would hang for hours, trying out anything... We were very musically involved, having been blessed with great album oriented rock stations to listen to. As with alot of teens in the '70's, I would light up before my initial listening to the entire album in the comfort of my bedroom. Wow! "Further Than We've Gone" and "Bluejeans and Moonbeams" really blew me away... Well, time went on, my albums were eventually packed away... never abused, just rarely used... Last summer, at 41 years of age, I decided to brouse thru my albums... There it was!!! My ole Cap't Beefheart! I immediately recorded it to cd... it brought tears to my eyes to hear it again after all this time... I have never owned any other CB album, as I think this one is all I'll ever need.

Oops.:
This is not a real Beefheart album...it's a record company cash cow that failed. The Magic Band quit and all the music is played by studio hacks. This should be the last Beefheart album that you get.

Lets cut the crap!!!:
You either like Captain Beefheart or you don't. I think I've heard all the records he has ever made. I have also seen him live several times in England. Yet this remains my favourite album of his work. Moonbeams and Bluejeans was meant to be his transition into the 'mainstream pop music' on Virgin 's label. Before this he was 'alternative'. But lets face it - the 'arty farty' is ok for imature kids but we grown-ups appreciate deeper music with 'balls'. This album is a gem. This is why we love Captain Beefheart. He has had such an amazing effect on my life yet he does not know that I exist. That is the power of music. This is the power of Captain Beefheart. I don't care if you buy it or not but Moonbeams and Bluejeans will always be one of the best records I have ever owned.

• Party of Special Things to Do
• Same Old Blues
• Observatory Crest
• Pompadour Swamp
• Captain's Holiday
• Rock 'N Roll's Evil Doll
• Further Than We've Gone
• Twist Ah Luck
• Bluejeans and Moonbeams