Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band 
Variations: Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band.
The best album credited to Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band is Trout Mask Replica which is ranked number 276 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 5,901.
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band is ranked number 173 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 12,518 (this takes into account any aliases or variations).
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Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band best albums
The following albums by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:
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Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band best tracks
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Artist ratings | Avg. artist rating |
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| ! | 09/20/2026 19:10 | pago82 | 1,405 | 67/100 |
| ! | 04/10/2026 16:19 | bonnequestion | 418 | 71/100 |
| ! | 04/29/2024 02:14 |  sssvnnn | 513 | 75/100 |
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This artist is rated in the top 2% of all artists on BestEverAlbums.com. This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 82.0/100, a mean average of 80.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.6/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 21.3.
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junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/23/2012 02:24 | #35691
I see the genius, and I know how influential and trailblazing they were. Captain Beefheart explored avenues that no other band had approached. Several albums are indeed classics. If you can imagine, despite all this, he may be overrated. I find many in music circles speak highly of Captain Beefheart because they feel they should. If I had a dime for every hack who thought name-dropping Trout Mask Replica made him a bohemian music hipster... It's OK to be unfamiliar with his work. It's OK to 'not get it'. It doesn't make you a chump.
Captain_Dude 07/07/2011 04:57 | #24069
You either "get it" or you don't. You'll love him or hate him. I'll guarantee, however, that you'll not be indifferent.
Age has made me lazy. With TV shows, Zombies and Dragons have become my intellectual limit. With music, it is nearly, but not quite as bad. I don’t like being made to work hard while listening to music anymore. Normally I would quickly pass over the likes of Beefheart; because I don’t want to put the work in. But here i have, and props where it is due. These guys could play and Beefheart was clever. Trout Mask is a hard listen, but the thought that went in to it is evident. Safe as Milk is more my bag and is a fantastic album. When one of his tracks find me, often it is a live track, and what a brilliant live act. I rarely find myself not chillin’. A great talent who made the musical world a more interesting place. Has to be close to top marks.
If you don't find his music trying, I'd be impressed. If you don't find it rewarding, I'd be surprised.
Amirkhosro 07/17/2014 10:12 | #116936
To any music lover: get Trout Mask Replica, Lick My Decals Off Baby, Doc At The Radar Station and Safe As Milk immediately. Get Mirror Man, Shiney Beast, Clear Spot and Ice Cream For Crow years later when you've listened to all the previous albums hundreds of times. This guy, like Mingus, has produced a very huge amount of superb music.
