{"product_id":"captain-beefheart-9781780380766","title":"Captain Beefheart","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe extraordinary story of a counterculture legend \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven in the 1960s, there was nothing on earth like Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band. After conventional rock beginnings The Captain - aka Don Van Vliet - formed his legendary band in 1964 and went on to stake out startling new possibilities for rock music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bizarre Beefheart classic \u003cem\u003eTrout Mask Replica \u003c\/em\u003ebecame an influential avant-garde double album, reflecting a Van Vliet's fascination with psychedelia, free jazz, rock'n'roll and the blues. His highly individual vocal style, the surreal poetry and a reclusive nature turned The Captain into an iconic counterculture hero who would eventually abandon music for painting. As an artist he then acquired a major international reputation for his figurative and expressionist oil paintings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMike Barnes' critical biography gives an assured survey of all of Don Van Vliet's creative work as well as an insight into the extraordinary personality behind it and the history of a truly original rock band. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amsco Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781780380766\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.84h x 5.18w x 1.23d","brand":"Mike Barnes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42729500934325,"sku":"9781780380766","price":22.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b396aa99-03fe-41a8-a5f8-da95ac3b3d6e.jpg?v=1675802782","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/captain-beefheart-9781780380766","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}