038 Trout Mask Replica (Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band)

They call him The Wanderer and he’s certainly wandering around around around around around on these 2 albums, covering a range of musical styles and contemporary songwriters of the day including Joni, Bob and Leonard.

No less a figure than The Damned’s Captain Sensible described this as “just the most amazing album I’ve ever heard.” It’s Groundhog Day and life is for living, right now before you die.

Now here comes our latest podcast, walking, looking like a zoo. Listen in to find out what the 2 old farts at play have to say about it. Will the verdict be sweet sweet bulbs growing in my ladies garden or does it sound more like a squid eating dough in a polyethylene bag?

The capricious Californian Captain captured on 2 albums. Captivating!

Here’s one for all the jug addicts. Trip inside this house with us as we absorb these 2 albums like a drop of rye fungus on blotting paper.

Listen to us flamin’ go as we discuss the only rockin’ band on Robert Pollard’s list with an apostrophe in their name.

This episode puts Glen and Petula together for a pair of albums that include many songs originally made famous by other singers and cover a wide range of popular music styles.

The twain does meet on tape 33 as Robert Pollard pairs up 2 albums that seem to have nothing whatsoever in common. Eric has traded the “Toon” for California Dreaming while Iggy & pals are having no fun in the Funhouse. Download this episode & stick it deep inside (your ears)

Here are 2 very different albums released at the end of 1970. John Lennon is coming to terms with no longer being one of the four lads who shook the world while four other lads are starting to shake it themselves with their big Brummie riffs.

With 31 of Robert Pollard’s 62 tapes now covered, we have reached the halfway point of our podcast. Take a listen to this special bonus episode for all the stats you could possibly need on the albums we’ve covered so far.