Killing Joke's Youth On His 13 Favourite Records | Page 5 of 14 | The Quietus

Baker's Dozen

Artists discuss the 13 records that shaped their lives

4. Captain BeefheartClear Spot

This is mind-bending genius… amazing riffs and drums, and a complete inversion and reinvention of traditional rock/blues rules. And the lyrics and wordplay are incredible, and authentic. It’s taken me 30 years for me to love this. As a teenager, I hated it.

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