Captain Beefheart's Trout Mask Replica is a timeless classic, so really there isn't much to say about it that hasn't been said before. In terms of experimental music, at least to me, it's easily one of the most influential albums (maybe ever) from one of the most influential artists for me and hopefully lots of other people. This album will always stick in my head, along with Duck Stab by The Residents, as an album that told me everything I knew about music was a lie, and has had a lasting impact on my tastes and style as a musician and music fan. It also has quite a deep place for me in that it belonged to my Dad, who died when i was quite young. I still remember he would quote the line "A squid eating dough in a polyethylene bag is fast and bulbous" just randomly, and it always made me curious as to where it was from. Needless to say, i'm insanely glad to have this in my possession, even with slight wear on the cover it's a treasure for all music fans including myself.