BLUEJEANS & MOONBEAMS

I can never understand the people who slag off this album? It is actually a very beautiful and poignent moment in Beefheart's career in my opinion. I think people who knock it are either those who are not generally fans of beefhearts work, or those who would have prefered him to stick to his older, more off-the-wall type of style (more trout mask replica anyone?).

Ok, so the album is more accessible and less zany, so does this make it bad? I have only been in to Beefheart for about 3 years, but in this time I have been a big fan of spotlight kid, clear spot and a few other works of beefheart, and I listen to this album just as much as those and enjoy it no less.

So if you are yet to hear this then don't be put off by the many on-line reviews knocking this album. Give it a listen!