Anybody out there a Zappa fan?
Just wondering if anybody else out there digs on Zappa. Saw him live twice. Once with the mothers and once with the Chunga's Revenge group. Can honestly say I have rarely seen such musicanship...
Outstanding musician.
Outstanding guitarist.
Outstanding composer.
Champion of free speech...
One of my heros.
See Ya,
Tal
Outstanding musician.
Outstanding guitarist.
Outstanding composer.
Champion of free speech...
One of my heros.
See Ya,
Tal
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I'll be moving to Montana soon.
Black Napkins . Don't eat yellow snow
Zappa fans know what I'm talking about.
T3
Waxin' it down
In a little white box that I could
Sell uptown
joe's garage and a valley girl
\"aint no way to delay that trouble comin' every day\"
yup = he's a genius, and apparently (according to John Lord) it was his gig that inspired Deep Purple's Smoke on the water (or the fact soneone fired a flare into the ceiling and burned the place down during the gig anyway.)
Vai being a composer, you can hear ALOT of Zappa in his tunes.
I can remember a tape I had... \"Ram it, Ram it...... wristwatch..\" :shock:
Cool website: http://www.zappa.com/splash.html
\"We are the other people\"
\"Do you think that I creep in the night and sleep in a phone booth?\"
\"Brown shoes don't make it. Quit school why fake it.\"
\"Hi I'm Jimmy Carl Black. The indian of the group.\"
\"Gee, my hairs beginning to look in the back.\"
\"Give me your dirty Love.\"
and the immortal,
\"Suzie, .... Oh Suzie Cream cheese.....\"
Hundreds more,,,
Just love his stuff and the Captain Beefheart's as well...
See Ya,
Tal
\"mr zoot horn rolo - hit that long lunar note and let it floooaaat\"
Ever heard the immortal Beefheart doing \"Ice Cream for Crow\"
Groovy........
\"I need to say Hellooooo. To the crow!!!!\"
\"Ice cream for crow!!!!!\"
As for Zappa,
How about \"Titties and Beer\" from Joe's Garage.
Weasel's ripped my flesh......
See Ya,
Tal
I'm sure everyone knows that this is where Steve Vai got his big break, first transcribing Franks music, then playing with him. Frank was a fantastic composer. Has anyone heard his symphonic works?
Cleetus Areeetus Awightuus comes to mind..
As well as the title track \"Grand Wazoo\"
From another album I recall \"Peaches in Regalia\"
And from another album \"Chunga's Revenge\"
Great serious composer who also beleived that humor in music was cool.
I tend to agree and I have to confess I am a great fan of PDQ Bach. You know, Peter Schikles creation of J.S. Bachs one legged step brother who couldn't dance very well...
I also enjoy the music of John Cage. A very talented composer which a lot of people take seriously but I honestly think he likes to poke fun at the public just a little bit.
Especially Mr. Cages piece and I forget the exact title, but I beleive it's \"5:02\" or something along that line. The premise is that Mr. Cage comes out on stage in full tux, introduces the piece and then sits quietly for 5 minutes and 2 seconds.
He also did several pieces that I believe he called \"DeTuned Piano\" or something like that.. Getting Old..... They say memories the second thing to go and I can't remember the first...
Pretty ballsy,
I don't believe I have the guts to attempt those stunts live, but he did.
Long live the musical humorists. They remind us all not to take ourselves so seriously and to have fun...
See Ya,
Tal
Sorry we lost him.
Imagine what he would be creating now ...... (probably not possible, but fans will know where i'm comin from)