Title: Still Safe
Product review: 'Purists' might hate it, but who cares about purists? It's great stuff. 'Sugar Bowl' is hilarious and affecting both musically and lyrically, especially in light of the fact that this was originally released in England on the 'experimental' Virgin Records . Sounds like something you might hear on Radio Disney these days in some Beefheartian matter/antimatter warp, and that's a compliment to both the Captain and Radio Disney. The album as a whole, though, was too weird for the casual listener and not weird enough for the purists. Well, there you go.This is the more melodic and accessible side of Beefheart and the world would be a poorer place without it. Listen to it back-to-back with SAFE AS MILK and pretend it's a double album.By the way, this 2006 reissue makes the previous one obsolete. The sound is far clearer, far crisper. Just like the songs.
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