Blog: the bat and the bird

a recent reading of kevin courrier's book on captain beefheart's trout mask replica from the 33 1/3 series has got me listening to that album more than i have in years.. its a nice background piece on beefheart and his relationship with zappa for those who aren't familiar with beefheart's history... with some great insights from magic band members on the writing and rehearsing of trout mask replica to please us diehard fans. john french's description of crafting drum parts to tie together the various shifting melodies and time signatures [...]

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