Quote by: Lester Bangs

Like almost all of Beefheart's recorded work, [Trout Mask Replica] was not even "ahead" of its time in 1969. Then and now, it stands outside time, trends, fads, hypes, the rise and fall of whole genres eclectic as walking Christmas trees, constituting a genre unto itself: truly, a musical Monolith if ever there was one.


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Author Bio


  • NameLester Bangs
  • DescriptionAmerican music journalist
  • BornDecember 13, 1948
  • DiedApril 30, 1982
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionMusician; Journalist; Writer