Beefheart so far

During my research process I learned answers to questions that I didn't know that I had. I learned things about expressionist artists and the art form itself, but mostly focusing on Don Van Vliet. Going by the alias of "Captain Beefheart" Vliet was responsible for one of the most confusing and experimental albums ever. The album went by the name of "Trout Mask Replica" and it is commonly referred to as one of the best maximalist albums ever. My primary focus was on the album because I had known about it for a while and had personally thought that it was one of the worst things that I had ever heard, so I thought that this research project could be a good way to comprehend what the fuss was about. There was a surprising amount of depth to the album during the research, I had learned that there was so much going on behind the scene that it would be a shame for anybody to listen to the album before learning about it. During my first listen I had wanted to know why everybody in the band was playing their instrument at a different tempo than the others. The answer was that most of the album was polyrhythmic, meaning that everybody played at a different tempo and when their tempo did match up, everyone switched to a different rythim. This forced the listener to pay attention to a single instrument, whichever one they found the most appealing. The listener had a choice of what they listened to, and every time they replayed the song they could choose the way it sounded to them.
In conclusion I developed a lot of respect for Captain Beefheart and his magic band, not only that but also for abstract, and maximalist art.