Another Music In A Different Kitchen, Pt. 2: Captain Beefheart's Trout Mask Replica
Michael Goldberg, Neumu, 21 June 2002
WHEN THE noble savage theory of punk rock was first laid out in the early-to-mid-'70s, I bought in. According to one version of the mantra, all you needed was "an attitude, three chords and something to rant about". And I believed it. Now I'm not so sure.
Total word count of piece: 733
Best Databases: RBP is Runner-up in Best Niche category
Video: Johnny Marr talks about Rock's Backpages
RBP on Spotify: The Very Best of 40-year-old Virgin
RBP Album Club, June 13th: Miki Berenyi and Lucy O'Brien celebrate a Blondie classic
Essential Listening: Green Day grilled by Roy Trakin
RBP Album Club, July 11th: Nick Hornby and Nick Coleman celebrate Southside Johnny's debut
Essential Reading: Bud Scoppa's 1971 Byrds classic