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Captain Beefheart’s albums seemed to alternate between the eccentric avant-garde and his interpretation of a blues-rock sound. Spotlight Kid embraced the latter to the disappointment of some fans. (US:131 UK:44)
“The album is a mix of blues-rock and some experimental style but I think this one fails to reach the quality of his previous work. Most of these songs are no more than OK and some are even good, but overall this album isn't so convincing.”
“A return to the twisted blues of pre-Trout Mask albums, The Spotlight Kid is an album of consolidation and taking stock for Beefheart rather than one in which he ploughs forward into new territory, though he is still leaning well towards the avant-garde side.”
“It's almost as if the previous two albums didn't happen. Gone are the ultra-energetic spiky avant-gardeisms in favour of a more earthy, blues-based approach.”
“With this release, he demonstrates that he is still capable of creating music beyond what he and his immediate band members want to hear. This one has a heavy blues rock sound, infinitely less avant-garde than previous releases.”
“There are a few standout tracks here with some restrained weirdness and a fair bit of interesting instrumental interplay (the xylophone is a great addition), but if you've heard the more famous Beefheart albums it's pretty disappointing. There isn't anything bad about any of it, but very little about this album is memorable.”
“This is probably my least favourite Beefheart album. Overall it suffers as it is not as wildly uninhibited and creative as previous efforts, nor is it as catchy and straightforward as you might expect. It is also often so slow as to be at the point of being boring, which is quite a negative achievement for him.”
“Probably Beefheart's worst. Dead sound, too slow, dull, boring, the voice and the harmonica is too loud. And what happened to those gorgeous guitars?”
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