23 Oct
2002
23 Oct
'02
2:12 p.m.
I don't know about hairsplitting over the relative merits of the Captain's output, or even the best way in, but MIRROR MAN is pretty ridiculous. I was listening to its blues-not-blues a year ago and the whole post-rock camp seemed to slop into place as a very minor footnote in rock history, doughy pale po-faced imitators. MIRROR MAN is bold crazy stuff and grooves like mad. It is amazing.
It's worth it just for Tarotplane. The groove and distorted harmonica...mmm, goodness. This was my first Beefheart album and Trout Mask the second. I listen to MM more, too. Zach