PASS THE PLATELET I want to thank you folks for giving Capt. Beefheart coverage on his latest album and tour. Damned few other supposedly rock rags gave this man any attention at all, which only goes to prove that CREEM is America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine.
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PASS THE PLATELET I want to thank you folks for giving Capt. Beefheart coverage on his latest album and tour. Damned few other supposedly rock rags gave this man any attention at all, which only goes to prove that CREEM is America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine.
My only reservation is that Billy Altman, a fine writer, stressed Beefheart's love songs. Beefheart comes off sounding like a wimp, when 95% of Shiny Beast is raw Beefheartian metallic grit! One of the songs, "You Know You're A Man," ranks with "Glider" and "Big Eyed Beans From Venus" as a metal classic.
All that aside,iTeep Fernbacher on the booze patrol. This man has his finger on the pulse, boys! Some day that guy's gonna end up in blow-fly heaven, and the old gibbous moon will smile a smile of sweet content.
Under the Overpass,
Ralston
New York, NY
DEAR BOB...
Mr. Christgau: .
In regards to your capsule review of Elvis Costello's Armed Forces: No wonder you "don't find as many memorable^bits of language as on This Year's Model." ,