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Bluejeans & Moonbeams

~ Captain Beefheart
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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  • Audio CD (8 Jun 1987)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Virgin
  • ASIN: B000024ZSW
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 112,660 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Party Of Special Things To Do 2:48£0.69
Listen  2. Same Old Blues 4:00£0.69
Listen  3. Observatory Crest 3:32£0.69
Listen  4. Pompadour Swamp 3:32£0.69
Listen  5. Captain's Holiday 5:43£0.69
Listen  6. Rock 'N' Roll's Evil Doll 3:20£0.69
Listen  7. Further Than We've Gone 5:31£0.69
Listen  8. Twist Ah Luck 3:22£0.69
Listen  9. Blue Jeans And Moonbeams 5:02£0.69

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BLUEJEANS & MOONBEAMS emerged later in the same year that UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED was released and, like GUARANTEED,was produced by Andy DiMartino. This time however, Beefheart was without any of his previous Magic Band members--the new ensemble was assembled out of primarily session players. Conventional wisdom, in the hands of Beefheart's devoted following, has branded this album an outcast, an aberration generally not even mentioned.
While it bears little of what his fans had been responding to in his output from 1967 to 1972, it is nonetheless a perfectly fine album of conventionalpop filtered through variations of Beefheart's familiar poetics and swamp blues inclinations. If the name Captain Beefheart was not emblazoned across the cover, this release couldeasily be lauded as an engaging, albeit quaint, period piece.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Why the negative press?, 11 Nov 2006
This review is from: Bluejeans & Moonbeams (Audio CD)
As a Beefheart fan, I jumped at the thought that Branson was going to re-release brand spanking new remastered cds of the Captain's Virgin years. I had not heard this album before the remasters as it always recieves thumpingly bad reviews from music critics who claim this is where Beefheart 'lost it' etc. In truth, it is not a staggering masterpiece but at the same time it is in no way awful either. Any album that has 'Observatory Crest' on it can't be all bad. 'Party Of Special Things to Do' is one of the Captain's more accesible funky freakouts opening with the classic line 'The camel wore a nightie'. Snap open any of the recent write ups in music mags on these reissues and we get 1 star reviews for this album. Come ON guys!, it's not that bad...Go ahead and call 'Trout Mask Replica' a masterpiece [i'd agree its pretty special], but in many ways this album and its companion 'Unconditionally Guaranteed' are better introductions to the uninitiated. Beefheart's sincere blues voice is still very much in evidence here and the songs are accessible with a hint of insanity within. My favourite Beefheart album is 'Clearspot' and 'Shiny Beast' is very good also. Give this one a go and if you find the arrangements a bit sickly sweet or dated then stick on some 'Clearspot' or 'Safe As Milk'. 'Observatory Crest' [ covered by Mercury Rev] and 'Party Of Special Things To Do' are pretty peerless in the Captain's repertoire. The synth sound on the title track is disgusting, I have to admit.....
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Good album (as always)and different to beefhearts reputation, 25 Nov 2000
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On purchasing this album, my first by the captain, i expected a wave of surrealism and new 'noise'.Instead bluejeansandmoonbeams is a mellow bluesy album, which is generally rather good.The standout tracks on this are tracks 1 and 3, the first for beefhearts particularly brilliant husky howl of a voice (genius) and the third (observatory crest)for the voice (again) but more the beauty of its melody.I expected nothing like this from beefhearts reputation and was surprised and relieved i hadn't wasted my money.This isn't 'classic' beefheart but its an album that you grow (fins-ha ha!) to like because it shows beefheart from a different, quieter angle, combining blues and sweet sweet melodies that contrast, for example his early troutmaskreplica and late icecreamforcrow albums.This seems to be an album that is in between his trademark surreal eras and the result is a more commercial album. Despite this,it definitely is the captain. The voice and those jangly guitars may be in "reflective" mood (some say uninspired) but it is still worth getting.The title track, to finish off the album, is a masterpiece of horn sounds and guitar with a gentle beefheart voice leading to the close of a nice recording.Although every good fan should have all captain beefhearts work- this album should be put in your fine collection sooner than some of his other work.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The softer side of Beefheart, 30 Jul 2006
By Marc Sutton (Ireland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bluejeans & Moonbeams (Audio CD)
Along with Frank Zappa, The Captain really pushed the boundaries of contemporary music which would alienate a vast majority of "music lovers". Here we find out what he was truly capable of. As the previous reviewer mentions, the title track is one of the most beautifully sublime pieces of crotchets, quavers and minims that will ever darken to invade your earholes. As magical an experience that you could ever have with music. Throw in the achingly wonderful Further than We've Gone (track 7) and you realise what a classic album was born in 1974. Observatory Quest makes up the trist of gut wrenching emotional experiences to be discovered in this all too short album. Repeat play are the only instructions needed with this. Buy, explore, enjoy and sit open mouthed wondering what magic the great Captain could have conjured up for us had he stayed on this musical path!!!!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Think about it..and you may see?
Talking from the context of the musicians (minus Beefhearts as singer for the moment) I would say that those playing on this album are certainly amongst the finest that Beefheart... Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Still Crazy After All These Years
For an artist capable of 'Trout Mask Replica' and 'Lick My Decals Off, Baby', this is poor stuff. But for poor stuff, it's not bad. Read more
Published 8 months ago by E. J. Bell

4.0 out of 5 stars Give it a chance
I must agree with several other reviewers that this album is very underrated. Ok, its no Safe as Milk, Clear Spot or Lick My Decals.. Read more
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1.0 out of 5 stars A dismal failure born of desperation
I'm astonished that one reviewer reckons this album shows us "what he was truly capable of". What?! After the marvels that had gone before it? Read more
Published on 10 Oct 2007 by G. Don Fielder

1.0 out of 5 stars Shooting at the moon
God almighty, what was he thinking? Desperate for commercial success he may have been, but did Beefheart really think this was the way to go? Read more
Published on 3 Sep 2007 by Aja

4.0 out of 5 stars Massively underrated!!!
OK, so he's not QUITE as weird as Trout Mask Replica. But so what? He's still weird enough AND at the same time, this is the most (or only) emotionally resonant album the good... Read more
Published on 30 Jun 2006 by J. Macdonald

4.0 out of 5 stars Not as bad as people make out - in fact, quite good!
Just as with 'Unconditionally Guaranteed', many staunch Beef fans don't rate this album. It's certainly wholly different from his more singular and original work either side of... Read more
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