The first stroke of genius of Don van Vliet!

There are texts that always conjure up a a broad grin across his face. The widest grin falls from me whenever someone tries desperately to put the music of the Captains in any drawer or, even worse, compared with any other musical styles.
Leut 'It's all you not so hard! The captain has nix nothing to do with art-rock and also with garage punk. Rather, Van Vliet has dominated for years his own style; was always rooted in the blues! The fact that both psychedelic and boogie, underground and (later) grossed free jazz approaches, making each slice of this genius to a musical kind.
But let's stick to the 'Safe as Milk'. She moves musically, apart from the bonus material, between Blue Rock, Boogie, Soul and psychedelia.
What makes this music so unique, besides Van Vliet fascinating 'organ' that totally weird, Dadaist texts, some of which really bold tempo changes and the simple but effective instrumentation used.
I want the Gesamtkunstwerk 'Safe as Milk' that not only Tull boss Ian Anderson is one of the twenty most important albums in rock music history (in the same breath called the 'Mirror Man'!), Not picking apart into its individual tracks, but some emphasize:
The opener 'Sure' Nuff'n'Yes I do 'shows, where it's at. Stomping, pulsating blues rock, as no one else could offer him in 1967. More hotties are the sluggish 'Dropout Boogie' and the really sensational 'Electricity', which lives primarily by its gloomy psychedelic elements. Of course I have also the ingenious 'Abba Zabba' and, almost cheerful-looking for the captain conditions, 'Yellow Brick Road' highlight.
For the Captain generally unfamiliar, are those operating solely on this disk and in this way, in a positive way somehow abducted acting Soul numbers. 'I'm Glad', 'Where there's Woman' and, in this field standard-setting 'Autumn's Child'.
The revision of the bands has only done more of this disc as well. Powerful, clear and incredibly dense sound comes through speakers or headphones. For anyone who still the old CD calls his own, a sheer delight.

What the remastered 'Safe as Milk' but puts on the crown, are, as bonus material attached, remaining Takes the legendary Mirror Man Sessions. I think it's more than just presumptuous to argue that it is this ingenious Takes value would not be pressed on this album! Everyone who is traveling in the footsteps of Captain and was has painfully missed this for years forgotten Takes. Surely they would have been 'Man Session double CD Mirror' better off on a. Unfortunately, the label but has now decided a difference. -And The rest of this-take on the 'Safe as Milk' found their way, is probably only at the short original play time Album.
However, since both the 'Safe as Milk' and the 'Mirror Man' can be counted among the real milestones of rock music, the division of Mirror Man Session on two albums is not really a disadvantage.
Of course I still have to take one session to the ludicrous Takes the appended Mirror: Allen is namely the part (positive) crazy psychedelia of 'Mirror Man Album' own.
Special mention should be here with the tracks 'Safe As Milk (Take 5)' especially the tangled 'On Tomorrow' and 'Trust Us (Take 9)'. All numbers "live" by the, by Alex St.Clair Snouffer furiously played Bottneck-Guitar; but also by the consistently dominant, musical "wildness".

Conclusion: The 'Safe as Milk' is a debut that is unique in its kind and Mache. Certainly, like the one who without knowledge of the work of the Captains approaches, first a little scare. But this little fright transforms after third listening test in a thoroughly benevolent wonder and is, with increasing concern with this kind of music, not only getting better, but awesome!
By that I mean one thing: The music of Don Van Vliet one has the sweat of his brow work, experience and hear.
-Then It leaves an a lifetime can not get rid!