Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band - Clear Spot (Deluxe Edition) (2025) [Hi-Res] FLACMP3

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MP3 320 kbps / Flac (tracks)/ 24bit-96kHz FLAC (tracks) | Electronic, Rock | 01:19:16 | 182 / 437 / 808 MB
Label: Rhino - Warner Records

Producer Ted Templeman was a bit of a surprising choice given his firmly mainstream production credits, with the Doobie Brothers already under his belt and Van Halen lurking in the near future. As it turned out, such a combination led to a better-working fusion than might be expected, making one wonder why in the world Clear Spot wasn't more of a commercial success than it was. The sound is great throughout, and the feeling is of the coolest bar-band in town, not to mention one that could eat all the patrons for breakfast if it felt like it. Consequently, fans of the fully all-out side of Beefheart might find the end result not up to snuff, but those less concerned with pushing back all borders all the time will enjoy his unexpected blend of everything tempered with a new accessibility. "Nowadays a Woman's Got to Hit a Man," besides having a brilliant title, shows the balance perfectly -- Van Vliet serves up his rough asides with all his expected wit and sass, while the Magic Band trade off notes here and there just so. At the same time, the track is strong blues-rock that doesn't pander, with a particularly fierce solo thanks to Zoot Horn Rollo. "My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains" is a great love song, the softer arrangement saved from being too off by Beefheart's delivery. Other winners include the title track, a sharp combination of an off-kilter arrangement for a straightforward melody, the great shaggy-dog story of "Golden Birdies," and "Big Eyed Beans from Venus," a fantastically strange piece of aggression.
Tracklist
CD1
1. Low Yo Yo Stuff (3:42)
2. Nowadays a Woman's Gotta Hit a Man (3:46)
3. Too Much Time (2:50)
4. Circumstances (3:14)
5. My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains (2:56)
6. Sun Zoom Spark (2:14)
7. Clear Spot (3:39)
8. Crazy Little Thing (2:39)
9. Long Neck Bottles (3:18)
10. Her Eyes Are a Blue Million Miles (2:58)
11. Big Eyed Beans from Venus (4:24)
12. Golden Birdies (1:37)
CD2
1. Nowadays a Woman's Gotta Hit a Man (Early Mix) (4:00)
2. Clear Spot (Rough Mix) (Instrumental) (3:49)
3. Crazy Little Thing (Rough Mix) (Instrumental) (3:07)
4. Dirty Blue Gene (Rough Mix) (Instrumental) (3:44)
5. Big Eyed Beans From Venus (Rough Mix) (Instrumental) (4:42)
6. Kiss Where I Kain't (2:46)
7. Sun Zoom Spark (Rough Mix) (Instrumental) (2:28)
8. Nowadays a Woman's Gotta Hit a Man (Rough Mix) (Instrumental) (4:26)
9. Little Scratch (2:58)
10. Low Yo Yo Stuff (Rough Mix) (Instrumental) (3:48)
11. Dirty Blue Gene (Alternate Version 3) (3:03)
12. Circumstances (Alternate Version 2) (3:23)

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