This album is way more listenable and interesting than TMR... until it isn't more listenable than TMR.
Score garbage below. spamming so it doesnt take up tons of rows ... read more
Captain Beefheart's Discography: Part IV
This is the second most famous WaCkY beefheart album. It's really great!!!! Compared to trout mask replica this project is less experimental and abstract, but it still has that Beefheart charm that gives the project it's own flair. It also sounds like there's actual mixing and producing work in here. It still isn't the greatest production work but it's probably the best sounding beefheart album from a production standpoint, so far at least. Also, even ... read more
So if trout mask replica was music composed from complete randomness on a keyboard which had to be rehearsed making the music sound like complete chaos, then Lick Me Decals Off, Baby is them taking that style but making it a bit more intense but also slightly more musical to where it hits the sweet spot and a pure masterpiece is born. This surpasses TMR any day with it's amazing compositions. The only two tracks that are weaker imo are The Buggy Boogie Woogie due to it just being a good but ... read more
I'm a little scared of this album because i've only listened to the first song, and i already feel like i'm gonna throw up. Sorry i'm gonna have to pass
Have you ever noticed the ads on AOTY are becoming a pain in the ass? They're automated, turn themselves on (nice). I feel violated and dirty. Perfectly sums up my experience w this record (damn! lyrics! decals! Buggy! Boogie! Woogie!). Sow my last sweet patata.
1 | Lick My Decals Off, Baby 2:38 | 100 |
2 | Doctor Dark 2:46 | 100 |
3 | I Love You, Big Dummy 2:54 | 100 |
4 | Peon 2:24 | 100 |
5 | Bellerin' Plain 3:35 | 100 |
6 | Woe-Is-Uh-Me-Bop 2:06 | 100 |
7 | Japan in a Dishpan 3:00 | 100 |
8 | I Wanna Find a Woman That'll Hold My Big Toe Till I Have to Go 1:53 | 100 |
9 | Petrified Forest 1:40 | 100 |
10 | One Red Rose That I Mean 1:53 | 100 |
11 | The Buggy Boogie Woogie 2:19 | 83 |
12 | The Smithsonian Institute Blues (Or the Big Dig) 2:11 | 100 |
13 | Space-Age Couple 2:32 | 100 |
14 | The Clouds Are Full of Wine (Not Whiskey or Rye) 2:50 | 100 |
15 | Flash Gordon's Ape 4:57 | 80 |