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Ice Cream for Crow

~ Captain Beefheart
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  • Audio CD (14 Mar 1988)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Virgin
  • ASIN: B000025JTQ
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 108,672 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Listen  1. Ice Cream For Crow 4:35£0.69
Listen  2. The Host The Ghost The Most Holy O 2:25£0.69
Listen  3. Semi Multicoloured Caucasian 4:20£0.69
Listen  4. Hey Garland I Dig Your Tweed Coat 3:13£0.69
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Listen11. The Thousandth And Tenth Day Of The Human Totem Pole 5:43£0.69
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After returning to active touring in 1980 on the heels of DOC AT THE RADAR STATION, Captain Beefheart recorded this final album with the last incarnation of The Magic Band. In part constructed from pieces which weren't recorded for its predecessor, as well as numbers which had origins dating back ten years, ICE CREAM FOR CROW is a strong work. It benefits from the seemingly easy interplay of the band members--no small feat given the intricately interlocking rhythms which area prime feature of The Magic Band's sound in every version ever assembled.
The world-weary photo of Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) which adorns the cover accurately reflectsthe mood that pervades most of the songs. It comes as no surprise that immediately following the release of this album he retreated to the embrace of nature and the desert, where he focused his energies solely on painting, permanently abandoning composition and performance.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Tonight there'd be ice cream, ice cream for crow., 22 Mar 2002
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The Captain bows out on an immpeccable high. The high priest of avant-dust-rock-blues-jazz-speak-pink-child-hammer-music leaves with an album full of humour, fun, style and poetry. The melodies and guitar lines predictably unpredictable. He's really letting it go here like he's actually relaxed. He uses a spoken word technique to incredible effect, its absolutely compelling. Addictive listening that just when you feel you have stretched your brain around it, you haven't, its seven tangents to the diagonal left of you. The Magic band are pinging off each other superbly and its a heads down final charge at the ramparts of the catatonic state we dwell in. Hats off to Mr. van Vliet.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Thinkability fused with listenability..., 25 Nov 2004
After years of listening to this man's exceptional batch, this one has definately grown to be my favourite.
If you're new to Captain Beefheart then "Safe As Milk" (his first LP) is, I think, generally accepted as the best place to start, but I recommend moving along swiftly to this (his last). It's quite a leap chronologically, but I think it makes sense, as both albums manage to a fuse the cerebral & spiritual needs with those of the, erm, corporeal.
Think Howlin' Wolf meets Willem De Kooning (before the stroke)...ahhhhhhh!
It's just a shame that it hasn't yet received a decent digital transfer. Maybe one day...
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11 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars The Last Beefheart Album, 8 Mar 2001
By P. Bryant (Nottingham, England) - See all my reviews
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Some fans love this one. Not me. By now, the Captain had almost given up singing (or roaring and bellowing, should I say) in favour of poetry recitations. I count six such on this album : things like "Hey Garland I Dig your Tweed Coat" and "Skeleton Makes Good" are not songs, they're dramatic readings. The music is harsh and challenging, as usual - it's a great version of the Magic Band. There are three standout tracks - the title, which jumps out of the speakers and bounds around the house like an escaped ape, as also does "The Past sure is Tense", and then "The 1010th Day of the Human Totem Pole" which horribly encapsulates the reasons why we can't get on with each other. But you may wish to leave this album until you've digested Safe as Milk, Strictly Personal, and, of course, Trout Mask Replica. In that order, if you value your psychological well-being.
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Some say one of the most original musicians ever. Some say its tuneless drivel.Its in there somewhere.
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