Bluejeans And Moonbeams discography By: Graham. On: 4 July In: Bluejeans And Moonbeams. Tagged: , Bluejeans and Moonbeams. With: 7 Comments. Cale 4. Blackwell 5. Still, I play it every now and then and usually find it interesting enough - in spite of niceties - to keep me happy that I own a copy. Rodney Toady , Dec 23, Location: Horse Shoe, NC.
Don't own it and just don't care for the man. I voted: 'Yes, but I hardly ever listen to it'. Then I started thinking about the last time I actually listened to it. It's been a while, it was still new! I was looking at the other titles and cannot remember another song from this album. I really like 'Observatory Crest' - a lot. I need to listen to the album again. I like 'Unconditionally Guaranteed', while many don't. Dino , Dec 23, Location: Chicago, IL.
True completists would have it. As well as Live London ' Together with a boot that includes the full concert. You can't truly appreciate the highs without plumbing the depths, you know ;-. Veni Vidi Vici , Dec 23, Location: Wine Country. Yes, it's nice. Have the rest on vinyl and cd. LuLu Reed , Dec 23, Location: Michigan. Scope J , Dec 23, Location: UK. Location: Antalya, Turkey. I would have voted "I think so" I honestly can't remember. Guy E , Dec 24, Location: Fonthill, Ontario.
Love it. Dennis Metz , Dec 24, Location: Wales formerly Leicester UK. Not Yet. Likely one day as I've heard it and I like it. Following on from the first verse-chorus progression, a beautiful piece of piano work leads the listener straight into a surprisingly effective guitar solo from Dean Smith. Sounding somewhere between the brilliant work performed by Rollo on the Captain's earlier records and more mainstream material, perhaps even sounding somewhat akin to The Eagles to a certain extent, he slowly draws the listener in by playing some simple lines before building up over the next two and a half minutes into one of the most wonderfully melodic guitar solos that I have ever had the privilege of hearing.
The song returns for another verse-chorus again, before the piano leads us off as the song fades out towards its inevitable conclusion. The Captain howls his way through its running time with gusto whilst the backing vocals of Michael Smotherman provide a nice counter balance, the arrangement is also punctuated with some excellent, though somewhat low key, fills from the Captain's harmonica.
This was one of the first Beefheart songs that I remember falling in love with, and it still means as much to me now as it did then.
The album closes with the utterly brilliant title track, and whilst we had to survive the somewhat soggy "Captain's Holiday" to get here, it was certainly worth the wait! Sounding something akin to a country ballad- it sticks to a fairly repetitive chord progression throughout-but once the timer hits the two minute mark, that's where the real magic begins.
Dean Smith launches into one of the very finest slide guitar solos I've ever heard in order see the composition out- this incredible piece of musicianship is something that even the great Zoot Horn Rollo himself would have been proud of. Like his earlier solo on "Further Than We've Gone", Smith escorts the listener in gently before gradually building up over the remainder of the song's running time to deliver some of the most gorgeous and delicate playing, and as his lines start intertwining with the now prominent keys, it is almost impossible not to get lost in the music.
When it eventually fades out, there surely could not be any listener that wont find themselves left heart-broken by the realisation that the song, and indeed the album, has now concluded. Unfortunately dubbed the "Tragic Band" by many of Beefheart's fans, the harsh and unfortunately enduring criticism that this album, and indeed this band, has come under is grossly unfair and completely unwarranted.
Granted the album cover should not state that the Magic Band were in attendance they weren't , but in no uncertain terms is this a weak album, nor are the hastily drafted in musicians not up to the task, as they were.
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