Beefheartian

English Adjective Characteristic of Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet; 1941–2010), American singer-songwriter. en 2009 Simon Reynolds Bring the Noise Jangly-pop ought to be danced with Morrisseyesque feyness, above-it-all gestures that echo the 'free dancing' of the counterculture, while the Beefheartian thrash of bands like Stump and A Witness incites a bacchanalian delirium. en 2012 Mick Middles Arcade Fire: Behind the Black Mirror This isn't Buzzcocks circa 1978, and their dilemma over whether to tread further Beefheartian leanings or opt to become a post-punk Herman's Hermits (no put-down intended). en eponyms