TCCDM Pulls One Out..."Safe As Milk" (1967)
"Safe As Milk" - Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band (1967) “Safe As Milk” is 'Safer Than Trout' and yet still feels like a balancing act where only the listener is in danger of falling. It's unpredictable. At times strange. But always the music is played with precise intent. This is bluesy grit psych dust with your eyes blindfolded and your hands in a bowl of chilled grapes. And it's very entertaining. There is really nothing new I can add to this Beefheart epistle other than this lame-ass wordplay I've attempted above. And for me, cherry-picking songs from this album is futile because favorites change as often as the weather in Kansas. Still, it's fun to try. So, on this day anyway, I'm going to suggest...the garagey "Zig Zag Wanderer" with its swimming bass runs. And I never tire spinning the fuzzed-out "Dropout Boogie." The dirty-blues opener "Sure 'Nuff 'n Yes I Do" with Beefheart