RIP Captain Beefheart..

[Bennyboy]

http://pitchfork.com/news/41062-rip-captain-beefheart/

R.I.P. Captain Beefheart
The bizarre and mysterious musical visionary passes away


Rolling Stone's Twitter reports that the legendary Don Van Vliet, better known as Captain Beefheart, has died. Van Vliet's work influenced virtually every strain of avant-garde rock that followed. He was 69



Some of his music:

I just read yet another Zappa book too..

[hobbit709]

1. Damn! R.I.P.

[rbnyc]

2. Oh no!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx-mSjPU7Fg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HqeaiY7mUQ

EDIT: Just want to add that Spotlight Kid is one of the best albums of all time.

[denbot]

3. R.I.P. Captain Beefheart..

Not a household name, but what a musician.

[RadiationTherapy]

4. Thank you Don. You changed my life!

[RadiationTherapy]

5. Beefheart on Letterman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQs8dka52H4

[RadiationTherapy]

6. Part 1 of the BBC documentary.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M5YE_a4B1U

[bluesbassman]

7. Aww damn! RIP Capn'.

Truly remarkable musician. Sad day indeed.

[Cal Carpenter]

8. Stream him live till around 10pm here:

wcbn.org

Univ of Michigan student run radio - young DJ said 'Well I'll be the guy to play 2 hours of Beefheart...'

It's great..

RIP man.

(This may be my first ever lounge post, just thought some folks might appreciate the link.)

[Kali]

9. god damn this month just keeps going down hill

:-(

[Withywindle]

10. I almost never cry over celebrity deaths

but goddamn, this one's hitting me hard.



I hate this fucking year SO MUCH.

[tigereye]

11. truly a shame- and truly unique

:cry: