Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Poller) a Beefheart poll

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ice rose
owed t'alex
tropical hot dog night

This album has now replaced TMR as the tops Beefheart album. Does this make me crazy?

Tropical Hot Dog Night has been my favorite song of his since i first heard it.
It's just so catchy and so much fun!
he should have released a whole album of tropical pool party tunes

This album has now replaced TMR as the tops Beefheart album. Does this make me crazy?

Not at all! "Tropical Hot Dog Night" shades it I think.

Candle Mambo 4EVA!!!

It's definitely "Tropical Hot Dog Night"...but it's almost "When I See Mommy I Feel Like a Mummy". Somebody call a doctor because that groove is SICK.

^OTM, love the words on "When I See Mommy I Feel Like a Mummy" too

And then there's "Owed T'Alex"!!!!!

Much better thread title than my own "Trout Mask Re-Poll-ica", kudos. Took me a long time to really come to fully appreciate this one (I had a minor anti-trombone bias), but now consider it a favourite.

The Rube Goldberg-ian Delta-disco of the title track gets my vote, although I suspect THDN will take this one

yeah the title track is f'in great too...best song inspired by windshield wipers...

"Apes-Ma, Apes-Ma
Remember when you were young, Apes-Ma?
And you used to break out of your cage?
Well you know that you're not strong enough to do that anymore now,
And Apes-Ma, the little girl that named you years ago has died now
And you're older, Apes-Ma.
Remember when she named you and it was in the paper, Apes-Ma?
Apes-Ma, Apes-Ma
You're eating too much, you're going to the bathroom too much, Apes-Ma
And Apes-Ma, your cage isn't getting any bigger, Apes-Ma"

yeah that's a super-poignant way to end the album, aint it? one of the best closers ever...

I have gotten so much mileage out of Tropical Hot Dog Night. It's still the first song I think of when I think of Beefheart besides maybe some of the cut up poetry on Troutmask.

This is such a great record. One of his best IMO.

Apes-ma: All the more striking for not having any fancy wordplay/avant stylings, and cutting in its directness...

If there was a best Beefheart spoken word poll or maybe even best Beefheart closers it'd get my vote

I love this album! Was my first introduction to Beefheart. As a teen I liked Zappa, so based on their connection I foun d this one in a cut-out bin, and was surprised to see that it was not at all zappaesque.

The only song that I think is a little out of place is "Harry Irene"...tuna sandwiches and all.

I could go for 6 or 7 songs off this, so I'll go with "Love Lies"

"You Know You're a Man"

"Tropical Hot Dog Night," no contest. One of my favorite Beefheart songs in general.

Voted for Suction Prints. I'm not certain that its the best song on this record, it just doesn't fit in with the rest, somehow. It sounds like a Trout Mask era instrumental. Not sure if that's a good enough reason to vote for it in a poll, but it is just ILM, after all.

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well somebody needs to rep for Floppy Boot Stomp so I will, a great album opener and my favorite on here, love the little spoken breakdowns throughout the song.

Voted for Suction Prints. I'm not certain that its the best song on this record, it just doesn't fit in with the rest, somehow. It sounds like a Trout Mask era instrumental.

I think it dates back to the "Strictly Personal" days. If Stewart Osborne were here, he'd know.

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6. Bat Chain Puller 0

ok, WHAT?????

^^^^I know! Evidently I forgot to click that "vote" button.

! that would have been my second choice

"Candle Mambo" is like some perverse variant on Kid Creole music.

This is a beautiful record.

WTF, no one voted for "When I See Mommy I Feel Like a Mummy" -- the Eric Drew Feldman synth soloing is so awesome, only outdone by the Captain's inflection on "feather."

Owed T'Alex 1

dudes, this may be my favorite CB song of all time!

Great album. Best song won.

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on the Beefheart vs. Minutemen thread, I realized i'm not alone in coming around in a major way to this record. while TMR gets the "artistic statement" nod, this album is really my favorite, esp. to drive around LA to. "Owed T'Alex" is great and def underrated in this poll!

like this record a lot - but it's the DOC i love the most

maybe it's the post-punk atmosphere that i fell in love with..

Would've voted 'Bat Chain Puller' if I'd seen the poll. Beefheart at his most sinister & dynamic. Great record!!

like this record a lot - but it's the DOC i love the most

Same here, "Doc" was my intro to Beefheart