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Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band

There has been very few things that have truly blown my mind.  And those that have, I cherish.  For some reason, I expect more from the music world, to have had that power.  The first time I heard X’s “Johnny Hit And Run Pauline” certainly charts.  I will come up with a few others.

Captain Beefheart’s wail did it regularly.  And for me it was alsways solo too, in that I never found other fans wanting to get lost in his crazy blues.  Borders will blown wide open everytime he opened his mouth though, even alone in my apartment.  Definitely driving.
I never came across this doc before several weeks ago.  John Peel narrates.  There are six parts up on YouTube.  Here’s Part One:

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