The Dust Blows Forward: An Anthology

by Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

The Dust Blows Forward: An Anthology cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 17 August 1999
  • Label: Rhino
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 4.27/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Jim Keltner, Alex St. Clair, Captain Beefheart, Richard Redus, Winged Eel Fingerling, Zoot Horn Rollo, Richard Snyder, Bruce Fowler, Frank Zappa, Rich Hepner, Ed Marimba, Dean Smith, Ira Ingber, Jerry Handley, Napoleon M. Brock, Terry Bozzio, Tom Fowler, Micheal Smotherman, George Duke, Antennae Jimmy Semens, Russ Titelman, Jesse Ed Davis, Don Van Vliet, Jeff Moris Tepper, Milt Holland, Denny Walley, Blackberries, Tim Drummond, Ry Cooder, Jimmy Caravan, Art Tripp, David Gates, Eric Drew Feldman, Or茅jon, Dr. Samuel J. Hoffman, Jeff Cotton, Doug Moon, John French, Gary Lucas, Robert Williams, Ty Grimes, Cliff Martinez, Gene Pello

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'The Dust Blows Forward' is a two-disc anthology of Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band, spanning Don Van Vliet's career from 'Safe as Milk' to 'Ice Cream for Crow'. The collection is the standard survey of Beefheart's blues-derived avant-garde rock.

Genres

Descriptors: avant-garde, melodic, guitars, vocal, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Diddy Wah Diddy
  2. Frying Pan
  3. Electricity
  4. Abba Zaba
  5. Beatle Bones 'N' Smokin' Stones
  6. Safe As Milk
  7. Moonlight On Vermont
  8. Ella Guru
  9. Old Fart At Play
  10. Sugar 'N' Spikes
  11. Orange Claw Hammer
  12. My Human Gets Me Blues
  13. China Pig
  14. Lick My Decals Off, Baby
  15. Woe-Is-Uh-Me-Bop
  16. I Wanna Find A Woman That'll Hold My Big Toe Till I Have To Go
  17. The Smithsonian Institute Blues (Or The Big Dig)
  18. I'm Gonna Booglarize You Baby
  19. Click Clack
  20. Grow Fins
  21. When It Blows Its Stacks
  22. Little Scratch
  23. Big Eyed Beans From Venus
  24. Golden Birdies
  25. Nowadays A Woman's Gotta Hit A Man
  26. Low Yo Yo Stuff
  27. Too Much Time
  28. My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains
  29. Clear Spot
  30. Upon The My-O-My
  31. Party Of Special Things To Do
  32. Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top
  33. Debra Kadabra
  34. Hard Workin' Man (Main Title) - From The Film Blue Collar
  35. Bat Chain Puller
  36. The Floppy Boot Stomp
  37. Tropical Hot Dog Night
  38. Owed T' Alex
  39. Hot Head
  40. Ashtray Heart
  41. Sue Egypt
  42. Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee
  43. Ice Cream For Crow
  44. The Past Sure Is Tense
  45. Light Reflected Off The Oceands Of The Moon
  46. Pachuco Cadaver (Excerpt) (Hidden Track)

Credits

  • Alex St. Clair - guitar, drums
  • John French - drums, guitar, marimba
  • Ry Cooder - bass guitar, written-by
  • Drumbo - drums [uncredited], drums, percussion, guitar, marimba
  • Antennae Jimmy Semens - guitar, guitar, horns [flesh horn - aka singing through cupped hands], guitar, voice
  • Rockette Morton - bass guitar, bass guitar [bassus ophelius], bass guitar, rhythm guitar
  • Ed Marimba - drums, marimba, percussion, piano, drums, percussion
  • Jerry Jumonville - horns [arranged by]

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