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* HarshVocals: All throughout the album.
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* HarshVocals: All throughout the album.Beefheart's already raspy voice became noticeably more wheezy and atonal on this album, due to multiple sclerosis affecting his voice.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: This album marked the end of Beefheart's attempts to go commercial, returning to the dense experimental sound he had become famous for.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: This album marked the end of Beefheart's attempts to go commercial, returning to the dense experimental sound he had become famous for.
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* GutturalGrowler: Beefheart.
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* LongTitle: "A Carrot Is as Close as a Rabbit Gets to a Diamond", "Making Love to a Vampire with a Monkey on My Knee".
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* SeldomSeenSpecies: "Brickbats" are apparently not an English idiom, but a specific species of bats.
--> ''Brickbats fly at my fireplace, upside down''
--> ''I see them in the fire''
--> ''They squeak and roast there''
--> ''Wings leap across the floor''
--> ''Brickbats fly at my fireplace, upside down''
--> ''I see them in the fire''
--> ''They squeak and roast there''
--> ''Wings leap across the floor''
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* ContinuityNod: ''Music/SafeAsMilk (1967)'' also has a track with the title "Dirty Blue Gene", but apart from sharing the same title it's a completely different song! "Dirty Blue Gene" also has the line "the shiny beast of thought", which is a CallBack to ''Music/ShinyBeast (1978)''.
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* ContinuityNod: ''Music/SafeAsMilk (1967)'' also has a track with the title "Dirty Blue Gene", but apart from sharing the same title it's a completely different song! A Strictly Personal outtake "Dirty Blue Gene" also has was reworked into a track in "Music/TheSpotlightKid" era, which was reworked into the version we know in the Music/ShinyBeast era, and though it didn't make this LP gave it its name via the line "the "The shiny beast of thought", which thought". As a result, its inclusion on Doc is a CallBack callback to ''Music/ShinyBeast (1978)''.that LP.
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* RepurposedPopSong: "A Carrot Is as Close as a Rabbit Gets to a Diamond", "Flavor Bud Living", and "Brickbats" were originally recorded for the never released but finished album ''Bat Chain Puller'', produced by Music/FrankZappa.
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* RepurposedPopSong: "A Carrot Is as Close as a Rabbit Gets to a Diamond", "Flavor Bud Living", and "Brickbats" were originally recorded for the never released but finished album ''Bat Chain Puller'', produced by Music/FrankZappa.for Music/FrankZappa 's label.
** "Run Paint Run Run" and "Dirty Blue Gene" were both "Shiny Beast" outtakes, the former using even the same instrumental (complete with trombone) and the latter having given the previous album its title. In fact, they songs are even older - early versions from The Spotlight Kid sessions exist too, and "Dirty Blue Gene" was first written in 1967. Other tracks from the LP that are old are "Telephone" (derived from an unreleased "Strictly Personal" instrumental, though the lyrics were new), "Best Batch Yet" (recorded in similar form in "The Spotlight Kid" sessions), "Sue Egypt" (A live jam the group used to play on the Clear Spot tour in 1973).
** "Run Paint Run Run" and "Dirty Blue Gene" were both "Shiny Beast" outtakes, the former using even the same instrumental (complete with trombone) and the latter having given the previous album its title. In fact, they songs are even older - early versions from The Spotlight Kid sessions exist too, and "Dirty Blue Gene" was first written in 1967. Other tracks from the LP that are old are "Telephone" (derived from an unreleased "Strictly Personal" instrumental, though the lyrics were new), "Best Batch Yet" (recorded in similar form in "The Spotlight Kid" sessions), "Sue Egypt" (A live jam the group used to play on the Clear Spot tour in 1973).
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'''Doc at the Radar Station''' is a 1980 album by Music/CaptainBeefheart. Widely considered one of his best, together with ''Music/SafeAsMilk'' (1967), ''Music/TroutMaskReplica'' (1969), ''Music/LickMyDecalsOffBaby'' (1970) and ''Clear Spot'' (1973). Fan favorites are "Hot Head", "Ashtray Heart" and "Dirty Blue Gene".
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'''Doc At The Radar Station''' is a 1980 album by Music/CaptainBeefheart. Widely considered one of his best, together with ''Music/SafeAsMilk'' (1967), ''Music/TroutMaskReplica'' (1969), ''Music/LickMyDecalsOffBaby'' (1970) and ''Clear Spot'' (1973). Fan favorites are "Hot Head", "Ashtray Heart" and "Dirty Blue Gene".
The tracks "A Carrot Is as Close as a Rabbit Gets to a Diamond", "Flavor Bud Living" and "Brickbats" were originally recorded for the album ''Bat Chain Puller'', produced by Music/FrankZappa, but due to his former manager Herb Cohen funding it with Zappa's royalty checks a lawsuit followed and as a result the album stayed on [[TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment the Shelf of Album Languishment]] until its posthumous release in 2012 (before that it was [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes heavily bootlegged]], however). Beefheart decided to record most of the material again and spread it on his final three albums, ''Music/ShinyBeast'' (1978), "Doc At The Radar Station" and ''Music/IceCreamForCrow'' (1982).
The tracks "A Carrot Is as Close as a Rabbit Gets to a Diamond", "Flavor Bud Living" and "Brickbats" were originally recorded for the album ''Bat Chain Puller'', produced by Music/FrankZappa, but due to his former manager Herb Cohen funding it with Zappa's royalty checks a lawsuit followed and as a result the album stayed on [[TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment the Shelf of Album Languishment]] until its posthumous release in 2012 (before that it was [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes heavily bootlegged]], however). Beefheart decided to record most of the material again and spread it on his final three albums, ''Music/ShinyBeast'' (1978), "Doc At The Radar Station" and ''Music/IceCreamForCrow'' (1982).
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'''Doc At The at the Radar Station''' is a 1980 album by Music/CaptainBeefheart. Widely considered one of his best, together with ''Music/SafeAsMilk'' (1967), ''Music/TroutMaskReplica'' (1969), ''Music/LickMyDecalsOffBaby'' (1970) and ''Clear Spot'' (1973). Fan favorites are "Hot Head", "Ashtray Heart" and "Dirty Blue Gene".
The tracks "A Carrot Is as Close as a Rabbit Gets to a Diamond", "Flavor Bud Living" and "Brickbats" were originally recorded for the album ''Bat Chain Puller'', produced by Music/FrankZappa, but due to his former manager Herb Cohen funding it with Zappa's royalty checks a lawsuit followed and as a result the album stayed on [[TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment the Shelf of Album Languishment]] until its posthumous release in 2012 (before that it was [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes heavily bootlegged]], however). Beefheart decided to record most of the material again and spread it on his final three albums, ''Music/ShinyBeast'' (1978), "DocAt The at the Radar Station" and ''Music/IceCreamForCrow'' (1982).
The tracks "A Carrot Is as Close as a Rabbit Gets to a Diamond", "Flavor Bud Living" and "Brickbats" were originally recorded for the album ''Bat Chain Puller'', produced by Music/FrankZappa, but due to his former manager Herb Cohen funding it with Zappa's royalty checks a lawsuit followed and as a result the album stayed on [[TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment the Shelf of Album Languishment]] until its posthumous release in 2012 (before that it was [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes heavily bootlegged]], however). Beefheart decided to record most of the material again and spread it on his final three albums, ''Music/ShinyBeast'' (1978), "Doc
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The tracks "A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond", "Flavor Bud Living" and "Brickbats" were originally recorded for the album "Bat Chain Puller", produced by Music/FrankZappa, but due to his former manager Herb Cohen funding it with Zappa's royalty checks a lawsuit followed and as a result the album stayed in DevelopmentHell forever. Beefheart decided to record most of the material again and spread it on his final three albums, ''Music/ShinyBeast'' (1978), "Doc At The Radar Station" and ''Music/IceCreamForCrow'' (1982).
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The tracks "A Carrot Is As as Close As A as a Rabbit Gets To A to a Diamond", "Flavor Bud Living" and "Brickbats" were originally recorded for the album "Bat ''Bat Chain Puller", Puller'', produced by Music/FrankZappa, but due to his former manager Herb Cohen funding it with Zappa's royalty checks a lawsuit followed and as a result the album stayed on [[TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment the Shelf of Album Languishment]] until its posthumous release in DevelopmentHell forever.2012 (before that it was [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes heavily bootlegged]], however). Beefheart decided to record most of the material again and spread it on his final three albums, ''Music/ShinyBeast'' (1978), "Doc At The Radar Station" and ''Music/IceCreamForCrow'' (1982).
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# "A Carrot is as Close as a Rabbit Gets to a Diamond" (1:38)
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# "A Carrot is Is as Close as a Rabbit Gets to a Diamond" (1:38)
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* AlliterativeTitle: "'''H'''ot '''H'''ead", "A '''C'''arrot Is As '''C'''lose As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond", "'''R'''un Paint '''R'''un '''R'''un", "'''B'''est '''B'''atch Yet".
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* AlliterativeTitle: "'''H'''ot '''H'''ead", "A '''C'''arrot Is As as '''C'''lose As A as a Rabbit Gets To A to a Diamond", "'''R'''un Paint '''R'''un '''R'''un", "'''B'''est '''B'''atch Yet".
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* ClusterFBomb: "Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee" has quite a lot for the normally always profanity free Beefheart.
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* ClusterFBomb: "Making Love To A to a Vampire With A a Monkey On on My Knee" has quite a lot for the normally always profanity free Beefheart.
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** "Sherrif Of Hong Kong"
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** "Sherrif Of "Sheriff of Hong Kong"
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* {{Instrumentals}}: "A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond" and "Flavor Bud Living".
* LongTitle: "A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond", "Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee".
* LongTitle: "A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond", "Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee".
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* {{Instrumentals}}: "A Carrot Is As as Close As A as a Rabbit Gets To A to a Diamond" and "Flavor Bud Living".
* LongTitle: "A Carrot IsAs as Close As A as a Rabbit Gets To A to a Diamond", "Making Love To A to a Vampire With A with a Monkey On on My Knee".
* LongTitle: "A Carrot Is
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* NationalStereotypes: "The Sherrif Of Hong Kong" makes use of gongs to provide an Oriental atmosphere.
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* NationalStereotypes: "The Sherrif Of Sheriff of Hong Kong" makes use of gongs to provide an Oriental atmosphere.
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* RepurposedPopSong: "A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond", "Flavor Bud Living" and "Brickbats" were originally recorded for the never released but finished album "Bat Chain Puller", produced by Music/FrankZappa.
* RomanticVampireBoy: "Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee".
* RomanticVampireBoy: "Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee".
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* RepurposedPopSong: "A Carrot Is As as Close As A as a Rabbit Gets To A to a Diamond", "Flavor Bud Living" Living", and "Brickbats" were originally recorded for the never released but finished album "Bat ''Bat Chain Puller", Puller'', produced by Music/FrankZappa.
* RomanticVampireBoy: "Making LoveTo A to a Vampire With A with a Monkey On on My Knee".
* RomanticVampireBoy: "Making Love
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--> ''Splashed still ‘n moved''
--> ''The wind peed down the willows ‘n pricked the needle vine''
--> ''The wind peed down the willows ‘n pricked the needle vine''
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--> ''Splashed still ‘n ’n moved''
--> ''The wind peed down the willows‘n ’n pricked the needle vine''
--> ''The wind peed down the willows
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** Music/PJHarvey's song "Rid Of Me" from her album ''Music/RidOfMe'' provides a shout-out to the line "don't you wish you never met her" from "Dirty Blue Gene".
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** Music/PJHarvey's song "Rid Of of Me" from her album ''Music/RidOfMe'' provides a shout-out to the line "don't you wish you never met her" from "Dirty Blue Gene".
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* ShoutOut: Music/PJHarvey's music publishing company is called "Hot Head Music", after the track "Hot Head" from this album.
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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
** Music/PJHarvey's song "Rid Of Me" from her album ''Music/RidOfMe'' provides a shout-out to the line "don't you wish you never met her" from "Dirty Blue Gene".
** Music/PJHarvey's music publishing company is called "Hot Head Music", after the track "Hot Head" from this album.
** Music/PJHarvey's song "Rid Of Me" from her album ''Music/RidOfMe'' provides a shout-out to the line "don't you wish you never met her" from "Dirty Blue Gene".
** Music/PJHarvey's music publishing company is called "Hot Head Music", after the track "Hot Head" from this album.
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'''Doc At The Radar Station''' is a 1980 album by Music/CaptainBeefheart. Widely considered one of his best, together with ''Music/SafeAsMilk'' (1967), ''Music/TroutMaskReplica'' (1969), ''Music/LickMyDecalsOffBaby'' (1970) and ''Clear Spot'' (1973).
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'''Doc At The Radar Station''' is a 1980 album by Music/CaptainBeefheart. Widely considered one of his best, together with ''Music/SafeAsMilk'' (1967), ''Music/TroutMaskReplica'' (1969), ''Music/LickMyDecalsOffBaby'' (1970) and ''Clear Spot'' (1973).
(1973). Fan favorites are "Hot Head", "Ashtray Heart" and "Dirty Blue Gene".
The tracks "A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond", "Flavor Bud Living" and "Brickbats" were originally recorded for the album "Bat Chain Puller", produced by Music/FrankZappa, but due to his former manager Herb Cohen funding it with Zappa's royalty checks a lawsuit followed and as a result the album stayed in DevelopmentHell forever. Beefheart decided to record most of the material again and spread it on his final three albums, ''Music/ShinyBeast'' (1978), "Doc At The Radar Station" and ''Music/IceCreamForCrow'' (1982).
The tracks "A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond", "Flavor Bud Living" and "Brickbats" were originally recorded for the album "Bat Chain Puller", produced by Music/FrankZappa, but due to his former manager Herb Cohen funding it with Zappa's royalty checks a lawsuit followed and as a result the album stayed in DevelopmentHell forever. Beefheart decided to record most of the material again and spread it on his final three albums, ''Music/ShinyBeast'' (1978), "Doc At The Radar Station" and ''Music/IceCreamForCrow'' (1982).
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# "Hot Head" - 3:23
# "Ashtray Heart" - 3:25
# "A Carrot is as Close as a Rabbit Gets to a Diamond" - 1:38
# "Run Paint Run Run" - 3:40
# "Sue Egypt" - 2:57
# "Brickbats" - 2:40
# "Dirty Blue Gene" - 3:51
# "Best Batch Yet" - 5:02
# "Telephone" - 1:31
# "Flavor Bud Living" - 1:00
# "Sheriff of Hong Kong" - 6:34
# "Making Love to a Vampire with a Monkey on My Knee" - 3:11
# "Ashtray Heart" - 3:25
# "A Carrot is as Close as a Rabbit Gets to a Diamond" - 1:38
# "Run Paint Run Run" - 3:40
# "Sue Egypt" - 2:57
# "Brickbats" - 2:40
# "Dirty Blue Gene" - 3:51
# "Best Batch Yet" - 5:02
# "Telephone" - 1:31
# "Flavor Bud Living" - 1:00
# "Sheriff of Hong Kong" - 6:34
# "Making Love to a Vampire with a Monkey on My Knee" - 3:11
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# "Hot
# "Ashtray
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[[AC:Side Two]]
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# "Flavor Bud
# "Sheriff of Hong
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* AlliterativeTitle: "A '''C'''arrot Is As '''C'''lose As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond", "'''R'''un Paint '''R'''un '''R'''un", "'''B'''est '''B'''atch Yet".
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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: "Hot Head"
--> ''She can burn you up in bed''
--> ''(...) She was burnt before she was born''
* AlliterativeTitle: "'''H'''ot '''H'''ead", "A '''C'''arrot Is As '''C'''lose As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond", "'''R'''un Paint '''R'''un '''R'''un", "'''B'''est '''B'''atch Yet".
--> ''She can burn you up in bed''
--> ''(...) She was burnt before she was born''
* AlliterativeTitle: "'''H'''ot '''H'''ead", "A '''C'''arrot Is As '''C'''lose As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond", "'''R'''un Paint '''R'''un '''R'''un", "'''B'''est '''B'''atch Yet".
--> ''She was burnt before she was born''
--> ''Burnin' up a storm''
--> ''Cause she's a hot head, hot head, hot head''
--> ''Burnin' up a storm''
--> ''Cause she's a hot head, hot head, hot head''
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* ContinuityNod: ''Music/SafeAsMilk'' also has a track with the title "Dirty Blue Gene", but apart from sharing the same title it's a completely different song! "Dirty Blue Gene" also has the line "the shiny beast of thought", which is a CallBack to ''Music/ShinyBeast''.
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--> ''Gnats fucked my ears 'n' nostrils''
--> ''(...) God, please fuck my mind for good''
--> ''Oh fuck that thing... fuck that poem... eyes crawl out with maggots''
* ContinuityNod:''Music/SafeAsMilk'' ''Music/SafeAsMilk (1967)'' also has a track with the title "Dirty Blue Gene", but apart from sharing the same title it's a completely different song! "Dirty Blue Gene" also has the line "the shiny beast of thought", which is a CallBack to ''Music/ShinyBeast''.''Music/ShinyBeast (1978)''.
--> ''(...) God, please fuck my mind for good''
--> ''Oh fuck that thing... fuck that poem... eyes crawl out with maggots''
* ContinuityNod:
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* DesignStudentsOrgasm: The album cover, one of Beefheart's paintings, is abstract and minimalistic in its approach, but still worthy of being named art.
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* DesignStudentsOrgasm: The album cover, one of Beefheart's paintings, is abstract and minimalistic in its approach, but still worthy of being named art. cover was painted by Beefheart himself.
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** "Dirty Blue Gene" has a line that could have a double meaningmeaning:
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* NewSoundAlbum: The music sounds far more aggressive than Beefheart's previous albums, very similar to PunkRock, a style that he actually felt copied him.
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* RepurposedPopSong: "A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond", "Flavor Bud Living" and "Brickbats" were originally recorded for the never released but finished album "Bat Chain Puller", produced by Music/FrankZappa.
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--> ''Making love to a vampire with a monkey on my knee''
--> ''The moon poured hollow down my milky leg''
--> ''Splashed still ‘n moved''
--> ''The wind peed down the willows ‘n pricked the needle vine''
--> ''The monkey moved a fur shadow… its soot tail curled in twos''
--> ''Its lips smiled needles.. its eyes rolled loose''
--> ''Her throat broke open… glistened in the dew''
--> ''The moon poured hollow down my milky leg''
--> ''Splashed still ‘n moved''
--> ''The wind peed down the willows ‘n pricked the needle vine''
--> ''The monkey moved a fur shadow… its soot tail curled in twos''
--> ''Its lips smiled needles.. its eyes rolled loose''
--> ''Her throat broke open… glistened in the dew''
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--> ''Brickbats fly at my fireplace, upside down''
--> ''I see them in the fire''
--> ''They squeak and roast there''
--> ''Wings leap across the floor''
--> ''I see them in the fire''
--> ''They squeak and roast there''
--> ''Wings leap across the floor''
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* ShoutOut: Music/PJHarvey's music publishing company is called "Hot Head Music", after the track "Hot Head" from this album.
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* ContinuityNod: ''Music/SafeAsMilk'' also has a track with the title "Dirty Blue Gene", but apart from sharing the same title it's a completely different song!
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* ContinuityNod: ''Music/SafeAsMilk'' also has a track with the title "Dirty Blue Gene", but apart from sharing the same title it's a completely different song!song! "Dirty Blue Gene" also has the line "the shiny beast of thought", which is a CallBack to ''Music/ShinyBeast''.
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* ContinuityNod: ''Music/SafeAsMilk'' also has a track with the title "Dirty Blue Gene", but apart from sharing the same title it's a completely different song!
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!! Tropes At The Radar Station"
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!! Tropes At The Radar Station"Station
* AlliterativeTitle: "A '''C'''arrot Is As '''C'''lose As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond", "'''R'''un Paint '''R'''un '''R'''un", "'''B'''est '''B'''atch Yet".
* AlliterativeTitle: "A '''C'''arrot Is As '''C'''lose As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond", "'''R'''un Paint '''R'''un '''R'''un", "'''B'''est '''B'''atch Yet".
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''"Doc At The Radar Station"'' is a 1980 album by Music/CaptainBeefheart. Widely considered one of his best, together with ''Safe As Milk'' (1967), ''Music/TroutMaskReplica'' (1969), ''Lick My Decals Off, Baby'' (1970) and ''Clear Spot'' (1973).
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* Music/CaptainBeefheart: vocals, harmonica, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, Chinese gongs.
* John French: slide guitar, guitar, marimba, bass, drums.
* Bruce Lambourne Fowler: trombone.
* Jeff Moris Tepper: slide guitar, guitar, nerve guitar.
* Eric Drew Feldman: synthesizer, bass, mellotron, grand piano, electric piano.
* Robert Arthur Williams: drums.
* Gary Lucas: guitar, French horn
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* BadassBoast: "The Best Batch Yet".
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* BadassBoast: "The Best Batch Yet". Yet".
--> ''I think this is the best batch yet!''
--> ''I think this is the best batch yet!''
--> ''You used me like an ashtray heart''
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* DemBones: "I think of all those people that ride my bones" in "Sue Egypt".
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* DemBones: "I "Sue Egypt"
--> ''I think of all those people that ride on mybones" in "Sue Egypt".bones''
--> ''I think of all those people that ride on my
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** "She was burned before she was born" in "Hothead".
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** "She "Hothead"
--> ''She was burned before she wasborn" in "Hothead".born''
--> ''She was burned before she was
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** "Don't you wish you never met her" in "Dirty Blue Gene" can be interpreted in two different ways.
** "She always shows up when I'm up/ but she never shows up when i'm down" in "Sherrif of Hong Kong".
** "She always shows up when I'm up/ but she never shows up when i'm down" in "Sherrif of Hong Kong".
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** "Don't you wish you never met her" in "Dirty Blue Gene" can be interpreted in two different ways.
has a line that could have a double meaning
--> ''Don't you wish you never met her''
**"She "Sherrif Of Hong Kong"
--> ''She always shows up when I'm up/ but she never shows up when i'mdown" in "Sherrif of Hong Kong". down''
--> ''Don't you wish you never met her''
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--> ''She always shows up when I'm up/ but she never shows up when i'm
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-->-- ''"Dirty Blue Gene"''.
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-->-- ''"Dirty "Dirty Blue Gene"''.
Gene".
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* [[AlbumCoverDesigners Album Cover Designer]]: Captain Beefheart.
* BadassBoast: ''"The Best Batch Yet"''.
* BreakUpSong: ''"Ashtray Heart"''.
* BurningWithAnger: The woman in ''"Hot Head"''.
* ClusterFBomb: ''"Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee"'' has quite a lot for the normally always profanity free Beefheart.
* DemBones: ''"I think of all those people that ride my bones"'' in ''"Sue Egypt"''.
* BadassBoast: ''"The Best Batch Yet"''.
* BreakUpSong: ''"Ashtray Heart"''.
* BurningWithAnger: The woman in ''"Hot Head"''.
* ClusterFBomb: ''"Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee"'' has quite a lot for the normally always profanity free Beefheart.
* DemBones: ''"I think of all those people that ride my bones"'' in ''"Sue Egypt"''.
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* BreakUpSong:
* BurningWithAnger: The woman in
* ClusterFBomb:
* DemBones:
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* EvilPhone: ''"Telephone"'' which describes a telephone as a horrifying thing, namely ''"a plastic horned devil"''. HilariousInHindsight seeing that from 1982 on Beefheart would prefer staying at home and communicate through long distance telephone calls with his friends.
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* EvilPhone: ''"Telephone"'' "Telephone" which describes a telephone as a horrifying thing, namely ''"a "a plastic horned devil"''.devil". HilariousInHindsight seeing that from 1982 on Beefheart would prefer staying at home and communicate through long distance telephone calls with his friends.
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** ''"She was burned before she was born"'' in ''"Hothead"''.
** ''"Run Paint Run"''.
** ''"Brickbats"''.
** ''"Don't you wish you never met her"'' in ''"Dirty Blue Gene"'' can be interpreted in two different ways.
** ''"She always shows up when I'm up/ but she never shows up when i'm down"'' in ''"Sherrif of Hong Kong"''.
* {{Instrumentals}}: ''"A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond"'' and ''"Flavor Bud Living"''.
* LongTitle: ''"A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond", "Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee"''.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: ''Telephone'', a number about someone who doesn't like telephones.
* NationalStereotypes: ''"The Sherrif Of Hong Kong"'' makes use of gongs to provide an Oriental atmosphere.
** ''"Run Paint Run"''.
** ''"Brickbats"''.
** ''"Don't you wish you never met her"'' in ''"Dirty Blue Gene"'' can be interpreted in two different ways.
** ''"She always shows up when I'm up/ but she never shows up when i'm down"'' in ''"Sherrif of Hong Kong"''.
* {{Instrumentals}}: ''"A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond"'' and ''"Flavor Bud Living"''.
* LongTitle: ''"A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond", "Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee"''.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: ''Telephone'', a number about someone who doesn't like telephones.
* NationalStereotypes: ''"The Sherrif Of Hong Kong"'' makes use of gongs to provide an Oriental atmosphere.
to:
** ''"She "She was burned before she was born"'' born" in ''"Hothead"''.
"Hothead".
**''"Run "Run Paint Run"''.
Run".
**''"Brickbats"''.
"Brickbats".
**''"Don't "Don't you wish you never met her"'' her" in ''"Dirty "Dirty Blue Gene"'' Gene" can be interpreted in two different ways.
**''"She "She always shows up when I'm up/ but she never shows up when i'm down"'' down" in ''"Sherrif "Sherrif of Hong Kong"''.Kong".
* {{Instrumentals}}:''"A "A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond"'' Diamond" and ''"Flavor "Flavor Bud Living"''.
Living".
* LongTitle:''"A "A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond", "Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee"''.Knee".
* MundaneMadeAwesome:''Telephone'', "Telephone", a number about someone who doesn't like telephones.
telephones, and "Run Paint Run", about running paint.
* NationalStereotypes:''"The "The Sherrif Of Hong Kong"'' Kong" makes use of gongs to provide an Oriental atmosphere.
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* {{Instrumentals}}:
* LongTitle:
* MundaneMadeAwesome:
* NationalStereotypes:
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* OneWomanSong: ''"Sue Egypt"''.
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* OneWomanSong: ''"Sue Egypt"''."Sue Egypt".
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** ''"Hothead"'' about a woman who literally has a hot head of fire.
** ''"Brickbats"'' is an English word for ''"criticism"'', but in Beefheart's version its the plural of a literal species of bats.
* RomanticVampireBoy: ''"Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee"''.
* SeldomSeenSpecies: ''"Brickbats"'' are apparently not an English idiom, but a specific species of bats.
* StockSoundEffects: Something is moved about at the start of ''"Ashtray Heart"'', presumably an ashtray.
* TakeThat: ''"Ashtray Heart"'' bashed PunkRock as the line ''"Open up another case of the punks"'' demonstrated. The reason was that Beefheart felt the punks that were influenced by him were flat out copying his style.
** ''"Brickbats"'' is an English word for ''"criticism"'', but in Beefheart's version its the plural of a literal species of bats.
* RomanticVampireBoy: ''"Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee"''.
* SeldomSeenSpecies: ''"Brickbats"'' are apparently not an English idiom, but a specific species of bats.
* StockSoundEffects: Something is moved about at the start of ''"Ashtray Heart"'', presumably an ashtray.
* TakeThat: ''"Ashtray Heart"'' bashed PunkRock as the line ''"Open up another case of the punks"'' demonstrated. The reason was that Beefheart felt the punks that were influenced by him were flat out copying his style.
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** ''"Hothead"'' "Hothead" about a woman who literally has a hot head of fire.
**''"Brickbats"'' "Brickbats" is an English word for ''"criticism"'', "criticism", but in Beefheart's version its the plural of a literal species of bats.
* RomanticVampireBoy:''"Making "Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee"''.Knee".
* SeldomSeenSpecies:''"Brickbats"'' "Brickbats" are apparently not an English idiom, but a specific species of bats.
* StockSoundEffects: Something is moved about at the start of''"Ashtray Heart"'', "Ashtray Heart", presumably an ashtray.
* TakeThat:''"Ashtray Heart"'' "Ashtray Heart" bashed PunkRock as the line ''"Open "Open up another case of the punks"'' punks" demonstrated. The reason was that Beefheart felt the punks that were influenced by him were flat out copying his style.
**
* RomanticVampireBoy:
* SeldomSeenSpecies:
* StockSoundEffects: Something is moved about at the start of
* TakeThat:
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!!Tracklist:
# "Hot Head" - 3:23
# "Ashtray Heart" - 3:25
# "A Carrot is as Close as a Rabbit Gets to a Diamond" - 1:38
# "Run Paint Run Run" - 3:40
# "Sue Egypt" - 2:57
# "Brickbats" - 2:40
# "Dirty Blue Gene" - 3:51
# "Best Batch Yet" - 5:02
# "Telephone" - 1:31
# "Flavor Bud Living" - 1:00
# "Sheriff of Hong Kong" - 6:34
# "Making Love to a Vampire with a Monkey on My Knee" - 3:11
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!!Tracklist:
# "Hot Head" - 3:23
# "Ashtray Heart" - 3:25
# "A Carrot is as Close as a Rabbit Gets to a Diamond" - 1:38
# "Run Paint Run Run" - 3:40
# "Sue Egypt" - 2:57
# "Brickbats" - 2:40
# "Dirty Blue Gene" - 3:51
# "Best Batch Yet" - 5:02
# "Telephone" - 1:31
# "Flavor Bud Living" - 1:00
# "Sheriff of Hong Kong" - 6:34
# "Making Love to a Vampire with a Monkey on My Knee" - 3:11
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* MondaneMadeAwesome: ''Telephone'', a number about someone who doesn't like telephones.
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* MondaneMadeAwesome: MundaneMadeAwesome: ''Telephone'', a number about someone who doesn't like telephones.
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* [[AlbumCoverDesigners Album Cover Designer]]: Captain Beefheart.
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-->--From "Dirty Blue Gene".
"Doc At The Radar Station" is a 1980 album by Music/CaptainBeefheart. Widely considered one of his best, together with ''Safe As Milk'' (1967), ''Music/TroutMaskReplica'' (1969), ''Lick My Decals Off, Baby'' (1970) and ''Clear Spot'' (1973).
"Doc At The Radar Station" is a 1980 album by Music/CaptainBeefheart. Widely considered one of his best, together with ''Safe As Milk'' (1967), ''Music/TroutMaskReplica'' (1969), ''Lick My Decals Off, Baby'' (1970) and ''Clear Spot'' (1973).
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"Doc
''"Doc At The Radar
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* BadassBoast: "The Best Batch Yet".
* BreakUpSong: "Ashtray Heart".
* BurningWithAnger: The woman in "Hot Head".
* ClusterFBomb: "Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee" has quite a lot for the normally always profanity free Beefheart.
* DemBones: "I think of all those people that ride my bones" in "Sue Egypt".
* BreakUpSong: "Ashtray Heart".
* BurningWithAnger: The woman in "Hot Head".
* ClusterFBomb: "Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee" has quite a lot for the normally always profanity free Beefheart.
* DemBones: "I think of all those people that ride my bones" in "Sue Egypt".
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* BadassBoast: "The ''"The Best Batch Yet".Yet"''.
* BreakUpSong:"Ashtray Heart".
''"Ashtray Heart"''.
* BurningWithAnger: The woman in"Hot Head".
''"Hot Head"''.
* ClusterFBomb:"Making ''"Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee" Knee"'' has quite a lot for the normally always profanity free Beefheart.
* DemBones:"I ''"I think of all those people that ride my bones" bones"'' in "Sue Egypt".''"Sue Egypt"''.
* BreakUpSong:
* BurningWithAnger: The woman in
* ClusterFBomb:
* DemBones:
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* EvilPhone: "Telephone" which describes a telephone as a horrifying thing, namely "a plastic horned devil". HilariousInHindsight seeing that from 1982 on Beefheart would prefer staying at home and communicate through long distance telephone calls with his friends.
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* EvilPhone: "Telephone" ''"Telephone"'' which describes a telephone as a horrifying thing, namely "a ''"a plastic horned devil".devil"''. HilariousInHindsight seeing that from 1982 on Beefheart would prefer staying at home and communicate through long distance telephone calls with his friends.
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** "She was burned before she was born" in "Hothead".
** "Run Paint Run".
** "Brickbats"
** "Don't you wish you never met her" in "Dirty Blue Gene" can be interpreted in two different ways.
** "She always shows up when I'm up/ but she never shows up when i'm down" in "Sherrif of Hong Kong".
* {{Instrumentals}}: "A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond" and "Flavor Bud Living".
* LongTitle: "A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond", "Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee".
* NationalStereotypes: "The Sherrif Of Hong Kong" makes use of gongs to provide an Oriental atmosphere.
** "Run Paint Run".
** "Brickbats"
** "Don't you wish you never met her" in "Dirty Blue Gene" can be interpreted in two different ways.
** "She always shows up when I'm up/ but she never shows up when i'm down" in "Sherrif of Hong Kong".
* {{Instrumentals}}: "A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond" and "Flavor Bud Living".
* LongTitle: "A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond", "Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee".
* NationalStereotypes: "The Sherrif Of Hong Kong" makes use of gongs to provide an Oriental atmosphere.
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** "She ''"She was burned before she was born" born"'' in "Hothead".
''"Hothead"''.
**"Run ''"Run Paint Run".
Run"''.
**"Brickbats"
''"Brickbats"''.
**"Don't ''"Don't you wish you never met her" her"'' in "Dirty ''"Dirty Blue Gene" Gene"'' can be interpreted in two different ways.
**"She ''"She always shows up when I'm up/ but she never shows up when i'm down" down"'' in "Sherrif ''"Sherrif of Hong Kong".Kong"''.
* {{Instrumentals}}:"A ''"A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond" Diamond"'' and "Flavor ''"Flavor Bud Living".
Living"''.
* LongTitle:"A ''"A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond", "Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee".Knee"''.
* NationalStereotypes:"The ''"The Sherrif Of Hong Kong" Kong"'' makes use of gongs to provide an Oriental atmosphere.
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**
* {{Instrumentals}}:
* LongTitle:
* NationalStereotypes:
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* OneWomanSong: "Sue Egypt".
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* OneWomanSong: "Sue Egypt".''"Sue Egypt"''.
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** "Hothead" about a woman who literally has a hot head of fire.
** "Brickbats" is an English word for "criticism", but in Beefheart's version its the plural of a literal species of bats.
* RomanticVampireBoy: "Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee".
* SeldomSeenSpecies: "Brickbats" are apparently not an English idiom, but a specific species of bats.
* StockSoundEffects: Something is moved about at the start of "Ashtray Heart", presumably an ashtray.
* TakeThat: "Ashtray Heart" bashed PunkRock as the line "Open up another case of the punks" demonstrated. The reason was that Beefheart felt the punks that were influenced by him were flat out copying his style.
** "Brickbats" is an English word for "criticism", but in Beefheart's version its the plural of a literal species of bats.
* RomanticVampireBoy: "Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee".
* SeldomSeenSpecies: "Brickbats" are apparently not an English idiom, but a specific species of bats.
* StockSoundEffects: Something is moved about at the start of "Ashtray Heart", presumably an ashtray.
* TakeThat: "Ashtray Heart" bashed PunkRock as the line "Open up another case of the punks" demonstrated. The reason was that Beefheart felt the punks that were influenced by him were flat out copying his style.
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** "Hothead" ''"Hothead"'' about a woman who literally has a hot head of fire.
**"Brickbats" ''"Brickbats"'' is an English word for "criticism", ''"criticism"'', but in Beefheart's version its the plural of a literal species of bats.
* RomanticVampireBoy:"Making ''"Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee".Knee"''.
* SeldomSeenSpecies:"Brickbats" ''"Brickbats"'' are apparently not an English idiom, but a specific species of bats.
* StockSoundEffects: Something is moved about at the start of"Ashtray Heart", ''"Ashtray Heart"'', presumably an ashtray.
* TakeThat:"Ashtray Heart" ''"Ashtray Heart"'' bashed PunkRock as the line "Open ''"Open up another case of the punks" punks"'' demonstrated. The reason was that Beefheart felt the punks that were influenced by him were flat out copying his style.
**
* RomanticVampireBoy:
* SeldomSeenSpecies:
* StockSoundEffects: Something is moved about at the start of
* TakeThat:
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--> "If you got ears, YOU GOT TO LISTEN!" - "Dirty Blue Gene".
"Doc At The Radar Station" is a 1980 album by Music/CaptainBeefheart. Widely considered one of his best, together with "Safe As Milk" (1967), Music/TroutMaskReplica (1969), "Lick My Decals Off, Baby" (1970) and "Clear Spot" (1973).
!! Tropes At The Radar Station
"Doc At The Radar Station" is a 1980 album by Music/CaptainBeefheart. Widely considered one of his best, together with "Safe As Milk" (1967), Music/TroutMaskReplica (1969), "Lick My Decals Off, Baby" (1970) and "Clear Spot" (1973).
!! Tropes At The Radar Station
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-->--From "Dirty Blue Gene".
"Doc At The Radar Station" is a 1980 album by Music/CaptainBeefheart. Widely considered one of his best, together with
!! Tropes At The Radar
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* WordSaladLyrics: Being a Beefheart album, not surprisingly.surprisingly.
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[[caption-width-right:350:"I think this might be the best batch yet!"]]
--> "If you got ears, YOU GOT TO LISTEN!" - "Dirty Blue Gene".
"Doc At The Radar Station" is a 1980 album by Music/CaptainBeefheart. Widely considered one of his best, together with "Safe As Milk" (1967), Music/TroutMaskReplica (1969), "Lick My Decals Off, Baby" (1970) and "Clear Spot" (1973).
!! Tropes At The Radar Station
* BadassBoast: "The Best Batch Yet".
* BreakUpSong: "Ashtray Heart".
* BurningWithAnger: The woman in "Hot Head".
* ClusterFBomb: "Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee" has quite a lot for the normally always profanity free Beefheart.
* DemBones: "I think of all those people that ride my bones" in "Sue Egypt".
* DesignStudentsOrgasm: The album cover, one of Beefheart's paintings, is abstract and minimalistic in its approach, but still worthy of being named art.
* EvilPhone: "Telephone" which describes a telephone as a horrifying thing, namely "a plastic horned devil". HilariousInHindsight seeing that from 1982 on Beefheart would prefer staying at home and communicate through long distance telephone calls with his friends.
* GutturalGrowler: Beefheart.
* HarshVocals: All throughout the album.
* HurricaneOfPuns:
** "She was burned before she was born" in "Hothead".
** "Run Paint Run".
** "Brickbats"
** "Don't you wish you never met her" in "Dirty Blue Gene" can be interpreted in two different ways.
** "She always shows up when I'm up/ but she never shows up when i'm down" in "Sherrif of Hong Kong".
* {{Instrumentals}}: "A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond" and "Flavor Bud Living".
* LongTitle: "A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond", "Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee".
* NationalStereotypes: "The Sherrif Of Hong Kong" makes use of gongs to provide an Oriental atmosphere.
* NonAppearingTitle: The title is mentioned in any of the songs.
* OneWomanSong: "Sue Egypt".
* PunBasedTitle:
** "Hothead" about a woman who literally has a hot head of fire.
** "Brickbats" is an English word for "criticism", but in Beefheart's version its the plural of a literal species of bats.
* RomanticVampireBoy: "Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee".
* SeldomSeenSpecies: "Brickbats" are apparently not an English idiom, but a specific species of bats.
* StockSoundEffects: Something is moved about at the start of "Ashtray Heart", presumably an ashtray.
* TakeThat: "Ashtray Heart" bashed PunkRock as the line "Open up another case of the punks" demonstrated. The reason was that Beefheart felt the punks that were influenced by him were flat out copying his style.
* WordSaladLyrics: Being a Beefheart album, not surprisingly.
[[caption-width-right:350:"I think this might be the best batch yet!"]]
--> "If you got ears, YOU GOT TO LISTEN!" - "Dirty Blue Gene".
"Doc At The Radar Station" is a 1980 album by Music/CaptainBeefheart. Widely considered one of his best, together with "Safe As Milk" (1967), Music/TroutMaskReplica (1969), "Lick My Decals Off, Baby" (1970) and "Clear Spot" (1973).
!! Tropes At The Radar Station
* BadassBoast: "The Best Batch Yet".
* BreakUpSong: "Ashtray Heart".
* BurningWithAnger: The woman in "Hot Head".
* ClusterFBomb: "Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee" has quite a lot for the normally always profanity free Beefheart.
* DemBones: "I think of all those people that ride my bones" in "Sue Egypt".
* DesignStudentsOrgasm: The album cover, one of Beefheart's paintings, is abstract and minimalistic in its approach, but still worthy of being named art.
* EvilPhone: "Telephone" which describes a telephone as a horrifying thing, namely "a plastic horned devil". HilariousInHindsight seeing that from 1982 on Beefheart would prefer staying at home and communicate through long distance telephone calls with his friends.
* GutturalGrowler: Beefheart.
* HarshVocals: All throughout the album.
* HurricaneOfPuns:
** "She was burned before she was born" in "Hothead".
** "Run Paint Run".
** "Brickbats"
** "Don't you wish you never met her" in "Dirty Blue Gene" can be interpreted in two different ways.
** "She always shows up when I'm up/ but she never shows up when i'm down" in "Sherrif of Hong Kong".
* {{Instrumentals}}: "A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond" and "Flavor Bud Living".
* LongTitle: "A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond", "Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee".
* NationalStereotypes: "The Sherrif Of Hong Kong" makes use of gongs to provide an Oriental atmosphere.
* NonAppearingTitle: The title is mentioned in any of the songs.
* OneWomanSong: "Sue Egypt".
* PunBasedTitle:
** "Hothead" about a woman who literally has a hot head of fire.
** "Brickbats" is an English word for "criticism", but in Beefheart's version its the plural of a literal species of bats.
* RomanticVampireBoy: "Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee".
* SeldomSeenSpecies: "Brickbats" are apparently not an English idiom, but a specific species of bats.
* StockSoundEffects: Something is moved about at the start of "Ashtray Heart", presumably an ashtray.
* TakeThat: "Ashtray Heart" bashed PunkRock as the line "Open up another case of the punks" demonstrated. The reason was that Beefheart felt the punks that were influenced by him were flat out copying his style.
* WordSaladLyrics: Being a Beefheart album, not surprisingly.
