http://www.metafilter.com/tags/beefheart Posts tagged with 'beefheart' at MetaFilter. Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:00:10 -0800 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:00:10 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/75214/A%2Dsquid%2Deating%2Ddough%2Din%2Da%2Dpolyethylene%2Dbag%2Dis%2Dfast%2Dand%2Dbulbous%2DGot%2Dme <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M5YE_a4B1U">Captain</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soNg-RSv6nY&feature=related">Beefheart</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAGeKMn7LGU&feature=related">doc</a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9msDItyYvxo&feature=related">u</a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LunCzAf6Z5o&feature=related">men</a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_Prs_W5ffs&feature=related">tary</a> BBC, 1997, narrated by John Peel. tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.75214 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:00:10 -0800 beefheart cooder groening magicband peel vronsky http://www.metafilter.com/64666/You%2Dmay%2Dnot%2Dknow%2Dthe%2Dman%2Dbut%2Dyou%2Dknow%2Dthe%2Dsongs There's a whole lotta Mefiers interested in the upcoming <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/64654/led-zeppelin-to-reform" title="Current MeFi thread, just a few doors down.">Led Zeppelin</a> reunion, and it got me to thinking, let's pay a little visit to the Poet Laureate of the blues, <a href="http://wm07.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fifexq95ldke~T1" title="Allmusic, bio page on Dixon.">Mr.</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Dixon" title="Wikipedia page.">Willie <a href="http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/willie-dixon" title="Dixon's page at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame site.">Dixon</a>. After all, without him, there wouldn't have been a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whole_Lotta_Love" title="Wikipedia page on the song, with some background info on the Dixon connection.">Whole Lotta <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=GulH7UGjFHo" title="YouTube: Hey! Whoever posted this clip finally got it right! Note title: JOHN BONHAM - Whole Lotta Love. Now there's a smart cookie!">Love</a>, or a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bring_It_on_Home" title="Wikipedia page on the song, with some background info on the Dixon connection.">Bring It On <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=3MNQTBkt_SE" title="YooToob sez: Led Zeppelin....truely at there best!"> Home</a>, or... hell, there might not have been any Zep <i>at all</i>... His music has been <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMeGHFHjkcY" title="YouTube: Muddy Waters at Newport, 1960, with a mean version of Hoochie Coochie Man.">interpreted</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTHJEhXNT6k" title="YouTube: Rolling Stones, doing I Just Want To Make Love To You, from the Dean Martin Show, 1965.">reinterpreted</a> by an <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=BtNSbpwSIkM" title="YouTube: Captain Beefheart, with his gritty version of Diddy Wah Diddy. Audio only, unfortunately, video footage unrelated...">astonishing</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TbhG0U7Ipo" title="YouTube: Cream, with their characteristically bombastic take on Spoonful.">number</a> of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GG2v8LBcBU" title="YouTube: Koko Taylor sings Wang Dang Doodle.">musicians</a>. The man wrote a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Dixon#Songs" title="I mean, damn, just look at that list! And the folks who've covered his tunes!"> whole <a href="http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=willie+dixon&search=Search" title="OK, there's just way too many to link to individually. Here's the YouTube search results.">lotta songs</a>. Oh, and, he played a little bit of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcqqyL-Y6Go" title="YouTube: Bassology, an instrumental showing Dixon's skills as an acoustic bass groover extraordinaire.">bass</a>, too. He was a whole lotta <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=cyvmdFCe0qE" title="Ever wonder where Roger Daltrey got that stuttering bit for My G-g-g-g-generation? Look no further.">great</a>.</a></a></a></a> tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.64666 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:19:35 -0800 beefheart blues captainbeefheart cream dixon kokotaylor ledzeppelin muddywaters music musician rollingstones songwriter willie williedixon flapjax at midnite http://www.metafilter.com/62229/Captain%2DBeefhearts%2D10%2Drules%2Dfor%2Dguitarists <a href="http://musicthing.blogspot.com/2007/06/practice-in-front-of-bush-captain.html">Captain Beefheart's 10 rules for guitarists</a> are also useful life rules for anyone: "<em> Never Point Your Guitar At Anyone: Your instrument has more power than lightning. Just hit a big chord, then run outside to hear it. But make sure you are not standing in an open field.</em>." tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.62229 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 16:50:08 -0800 beefheart guitar music wisdom tombola