#106 - Trout Mask Replica (Primer) | 8 Bit: Kind of Bloop | Live Nation Requires Vaccines

With the news that “Trout Mask Replica” by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band had finally arrived to streaming services, Greg decided it was time to take the dive. We’ll cover that next week, but this week we dip our toes in the wildly creative and experimental masterpiece released in 1969 & produced by Frank Zappa. It’s a superbly challenging listen the first few times, but so many interesting and respected artists and creators swear its a masterpiece. Songs:Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - “Frownland”Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - “Veteran’s Day Poppy”Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - “Dali’s Car”Jay is pumped to bring us a long awaited second round of “8 Bit” & he’s even got a theme!! This week we dive into a 2009 Kickstarter project called “Kind of Bloop” (kindofbloop.com), a track-by-track homage to Miles Davis’ “Kind of Blue” orchestrated for the NES sound emulator. It’s…well, you’ll hear…it’s a cool idea & we have nothing but respect for the artists that worked through that process out of respect for the original material. However, this isn’t even the main story. It seems that the organizer, while managing to go through the proper channels and secure the rights to the music, neglected to run the pixel art version of the album’s cover by the Photographer. A few years later & it’s been settled out of court, with the project’s creator paying the photographer $32,500 & agreeing to cease using the pixel art cover… there’s a lot to discuss.Song: Joe Cocker - “You Can Leave Your Hat On”Last up, Nick brings us the news that Live Nation will be requiring all artists, staff & attendees be vaccinated or show proof of a negative Covid-19 test from within 72 hours of the show. While some consider it a controversial position for a company to take, we all agreed that this was entirely good news!Song: Pinegrove - “Darkness”