This was a very similar Magic Band to the one seen a year earlier with the exception that Elliot Ingber (Winged Eeel Fingerling) had been replaced by Alex St Clair on guitar. The tour was promoting the recent album "Clear Spot" more accessible than some of Beefheart's previous output but still distinctly Beefheart.
As before the gig started with Rockette Morton on bass and it wasn't long before there were four guitarists giving it some, front of stage. Alex St Clair wasn't the retiring sort unlike Elliot Ingber. Whilst the gig inevitably featured tracks from Clear Spot, I was delighted to hear him play a couple of older favourites that he missed on the first tour - "Mirror Man" and "Electricity".
One of the other highlights for me was "Big Eyed Beans from Venus". Beefheart's rasping voice said the appropriate words "Mr Zoot Horn Rollo - hit that long and leaning note and let it float".
This was Beefheart gig with a bit more emphasis on conventional guitar and a joy as ever.
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