Captain Beefheart quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   What was Captain Beefheart’s second studio album?

   Answer: Strictly Personal

   Why: The songs were re-recorded in haste after Buddah shelved a 1967 double LP, and those leftover Buddah tapes surfaced in 1971 as Mirror Man.

2. 2 Medium

   Which musician was Captain Beefheart's famous childhood friend and collaborator?

   Answer: Frank Zappa

   Why: They met at Antelope Valley High School in Lancaster, and Zappa later produced the 1969 double album Trout Mask Replica on his own Straight label.

3. 3 Hard

   How did Captain Beefheart create songs despite not being able to read music?

   Answer: he whistled the melodies

   Why: John French notated it all: on Trout Mask Replica about three quarters of the songs began at the piano, most of the rest as whistled parts.

4. 4 Easy

   Which 1998 film used “Her Eyes Are a Blue Million Miles”?

   Answer: The Big Lebowski

   Why: The song first appeared on Clear Spot in 1972 and is track two on The Big Lebowski soundtrack album.

5. 5 Medium

   What is the title of Captain Beefheart's most famous avant-garde double album?

   Answer: Trout Mask Replica

   Why: Frank Zappa produced the 1969 double album, and the Library of Congress added it to the National Recording Registry in 2011.

6. 6 Hard

   What did Beefheart allegedly do to John French over 'play a strawberry'?

   Answer: Threw him down stairs

   Why: French was thrown out just after Trout Mask Replica was finished, and although he arranged it, he went uncredited on the original 1969 release.