Дон Ван Влайет родился 15 января 1941 года в городке Глендэйл в Калифорнии (США). Будучи еще ребенком он достиг некоторой известности как талантливый скульптор, но в течение более четырех десятилетий оставался загадочным и харизматичным "Капитаном Бифхартом", вместе со своей "Magic band" являясь одним из самых интересных предметов в рок-музыке. Еще в юности он познакомился с Фрэнком Заппой, разделявшим его интерес к музыке. Их попытка сформировать вместе группу потерпела неудачу, хотя Заппа часто появлялся на горизонте в течение карьеры Бифхарта. Первая "Magic band" была собрана в 1964 году, хотя только в 1966-м ей удалось подписать контракт с фирмой грамзаписи. В группу кроме Бифхарта (Дон Ван Влайет) входили Алекс Сент Клер Снуффер (гитара), Дуг Мун (гитара), Пол Блэкли (ударные) и Джерри Хэндли (бас). Несколько синглов, включая "Diddy Wah Diddy ", потерпели коммерческую неудачу, и команда была изгнана с "A&M Records". "Beefheart" появился вновь на лейбле "Buddah" с альбомом "Safe As Milk", вышедшим в апреле 1967 года.
Группа тотчас же стала новым наставником музыкального андеграунда. Успеху альбома способствовало участие в его записи классного гитариста Рая Кудера. "Beefheart" нашел, что Европа была более восприимчива к его лирике, полной загадочных наворотов, и заставлявшей слушателя расшифровывать их.
Последовавший "Strictly Personal" получил меньше восторженных отзывов от критиков, хотя и рассматривался как один из наиболее творческих альбомов 60-х. Музыка была замешана на чистом блюзе, причем на композициях "Beatle Bones And Smokin' Stones" и "Ah Feel Like Ahcid" казалось, что они были написаны под воздействием галлюционогенов. Именно с последующим замечательным "Trout Mask Replica" "Captain Beefheart" достиг своего творческого пика. Двойной альбом, записанный при участии Фрэнка Заппы, содержал богатый набор причудливых композиций, таких как "Old Fart At Play", "Veterans Day Poppy", "Hair Pie: Bake 1" и "Neon Meate Dream Of A Octafish". Бифхарт для большего эффекта использовал свой невероятный диапазон октавы для исполнения "выдуманной" лирики.
В состав "Magic band" на этом этапе входили кузен Влайета Маскара Снэйк (Виктор Хейдон; кларнет), Антенна Джимми Семенс (Джефф Коттон; гитара), Драмбо (Джон Френч; ударные), Зут Хорн Ролло (Билл Хаклерод, р. 8 января 1949, Лонг Бич, США; гитара) и Рокет Мортон (Марк Бостон; бас, вокал).
Структура и звук многих частей альбома напоминали фри-джаз Орнетта Коулмана. В то время как "Beefheart" и Заппа, возможно, намеревались совершить одну из самых больших музыкальных шуток нашего времени, диск до сих пор считается одним из классических альбомов психоделической эры. В подобном стиле были записаны недооцененные "Lick My Decals Off, Baby" и "The Spotlight Kid", хотя последний имел более структурированный музыкальный формат. Этот альбом содержал восхитительно проницательную вещь "Blabber And Smoke", написанную Джан Ван Влайет, комментирующей жизненные приоритеты своего мужа. Вокал Бифхарта прозвучал также на "Willie The Pimp" альбома Заппы 1969 года "Hot Rats". После выпуска чисто коммерческого (по стандартам "Captain Beefheart") "Clear Spot" и напряженных гастролей "Magic band" откололись от Бифхарта и организовали "Mallard". Сам "Captain" подписал контракт с лейблом "Virgin Records", выпустив на нем несколько альбомов, включая откровенно слабый "Unconditionally Guaranteed". В 1975-м Бифхарт и Заппа записали превосходный концертник "Bongo Fury". После этого Влайет вплотную занялся другим своим увлечением - живописью.
На гастроли "Beefheart" выезжал лишь по случаю, и всецело предавался новому занятию, однако он для многих оставался кумиром и в 1982 году выпустил "Ice Cream For Crow". Этот прекраснейший диск достиг лишь 90 позиции в британских чартах, а у себя на родине вообще не был замечен. С того времени Влайет забросил музыку и стал очень популярным художником.
Состав
Don Van Vliet - вокал
Alex Clair - гитара
Jimmy Semens - гитара
John French - ударные
Herb Bermann - бас
Дискография
Safe As Milk - 1967
Strictly Personal - 1968
Trout Mask Replica - 1969
Lick My Decals Off, Baby - 1970
The Mirror Man Sessions - 1971
The Spotlight Kid - 1972
Clear Spot - 1972
Unconditionally Guaranteed - 1974
Bluejeans & Moonbeams - 1974
Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) - 1978
Doc At The Radar Station - 1980
Ice Cream For Crow - 1982
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