Editing Captain Beefheart (section)

=== ''Ice Cream for Crow'' ===
[[File:NewMagicBandPromo.jpg|left|thumb|Van Vliet and the new Magic Band.]]
The final Beefheart record, ''[[Ice Cream for Crow]]'' (1982), was recorded with [[Gary Lucas]] (who was also Van Vliet's manager), Moris Tepper, Richard Snyder and [[Cliff Martinez]]. This line-up made a video to promote the title track, directed by Van Vliet and Ken Schreiber, with cinematography by [[Daniel Pearl (cinematographer)|Daniel Pearl]], which was rejected by MTV for being "too weird". However, the video was included in a Letterman broadcast, and was accepted by the Museum of Modern Art.<ref>Darrin, Fox. "Fast and Bulbous: Gary Lucas and Denny Walley Reignite the Magic Band". Guitar Player Oct. 2003 : 43, 45, 47, 49. Print.</ref>

''Ice Cream for Crow'' features instrumental performances by the Magic Band with [[performance poetry]] readings by Van Vliet. Ned Raggett called the album a "last entertaining blast of wigginess from one of the few truly independent artists in late 20th century pop music, with humor, skill, and style all still intact", with the Magic Band "turning out more choppy rhythms, unexpected guitar lines, and outré arrangements, Captain Beefheart lets everything run wild as always, with successful results".<ref>{{cite web|last=Raggett |first=Ned |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r3302|pure_url=yes}} |title= Ice Cream for Crow &gt; Review |website= Allmusic |access-date=February 11, 2010}}</ref> Barnes writes that, "The most original and vital tracks (on the album) are the newer ones", and that it "feels like an hors-d'oeuvre for a main course that never came".{{sfn|Barnes|2011|p=411}} Michael Galucci of ''Goldmine'' praised the album, describing it as "the single, most bizarre entry in Van Vliet's long, odd career."<ref>Galucci, Michael. "Reviews: Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band – "Doc at the Radar Station"; "Ice Cream for Crow". Goldmine April 13, 2007: 63. Print.</ref> Van Vliet now retired from music to begin a new career as a painter.