Zappasback Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Listen to Walter Beasley new album with a tribute to George Duke.......called Duke Zilla. Frank loved George Duke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Blessed Relief (dadgad guitar cover) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 The things you find on the net... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 Wow, check that out! ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted August 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 (edited) + = Edited August 11, 2009 by Rooster_Ties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 cool shit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Д.Д. Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 Ryko 1995 editions of "Hot Rats" and "Uncle Meat" seem to have gone OOP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wheel Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Ryko 1995 editions of "Hot Rats" and "Uncle Meat" seem to have gone OOP. It appears that this is related to an imminent reissuing of much of the Zappa catalog. Most of these 1995 CDs are now discounted at Amazon and DeepDiscount.com if they are still available. Has anyone heard these new versions yet? I can't seem to find a ton of info on release dates and am trying to decide whether it's worthwhile to just pick up the old versions. My main goal is to avoid the albums that FZ butchered with redone drums and so forth (I know some of the 1995 series suffered from this). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Д.Д. Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Ryko 1995 editions of "Hot Rats" and "Uncle Meat" seem to have gone OOP. It appears that this is related to an imminent reissuing of much of the Zappa catalog. Most of these 1995 CDs are now discounted at Amazon and DeepDiscount.com if they are still available. Has anyone heard these new versions yet? I can't seem to find a ton of info on release dates and am trying to decide whether it's worthwhile to just pick up the old versions. My main goal is to avoid the albums that FZ butchered with redone drums and so forth (I know some of the 1995 series suffered from this). Imminent reissues? I very much doubt it. ZFT can barely handle issuing a couple of titles per year, them reissuing the whole FZ catalog of 70+ titles in unthinkable. Just two recent ZFT releases can conditionally qualify as reissues: MOFO (which contains the original mono mix of Freak Out!), and Lumpy / Money containing mono mix of "We're Only in it for the Money" and an a few rare versions of "Lumpy Gravy". Many FZ titles desperately need a new reissue treatment, "Hot Rats", "Uncle Meat" and "Sheik Yerbouti" in particular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wheel Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Ryko 1995 editions of "Hot Rats" and "Uncle Meat" seem to have gone OOP. It appears that this is related to an imminent reissuing of much of the Zappa catalog. Most of these 1995 CDs are now discounted at Amazon and DeepDiscount.com if they are still available. Has anyone heard these new versions yet? I can't seem to find a ton of info on release dates and am trying to decide whether it's worthwhile to just pick up the old versions. My main goal is to avoid the albums that FZ butchered with redone drums and so forth (I know some of the 1995 series suffered from this). Imminent reissues? I very much doubt it. ZFT can barely handle issuing a couple of titles per year, them reissuing the whole FZ catalog of 70+ titles in unthinkable. Just two recent ZFT releases can conditionally qualify as reissues: MOFO (which contains the original mono mix of Freak Out!), and Lumpy / Money containing mono mix of "We're Only in it for the Money" and an a few rare versions of "Lumpy Gravy". Many FZ titles desperately need a new reissue treatment, "Hot Rats", "Uncle Meat" and "Sheik Yerbouti" in particular. My main source for the "imminent reissues" was this thread on a Zappa usenet list, but after doing some more digging I'm inclined to think your view is closer to reality. There are a small handful of titles at CDUniverse listing a November 17 release date, but I'm thinking I should grab what I can at the lower prices and not hold out for Gail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wheel Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 (edited) I love the little Zappa I have and I'm always looking to get more. Here's what I have: Freak Out! We're Only In It for The Money Hot Rats Waka Jawaka Over-Nite Sensation Sheik Yerbouti Joe's Garage So what should I get next? What do folks recommend? I'd add to Dave Garrett's suggestions: Bongo's Fury, Zappa in New York, The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life, Make a Jazz Noise Here, BUT ABOVE ALL Roxy & Elsewhere You deserve it and you'll love it. I have had this record in heavy rotation lately. FZ seems to have been at his best with drummers that grooved hard, and Thompson and Humphrey fit the bill IMO much more than Bozzio, Colaiuta, Wackerman et al. The depth of that pocket on More Trouble Every Day and the bridge to Village of the Sun is just awesome. Plus, George Duke is just a badass. Edited January 25, 2010 by Big Wheel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 Daniel Schorr And Frank Zappa Were Friends. Really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 Frank Zappa's Musical Language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalemcfarland Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart were at the top of a very short list of rock bands I listened to religiously in the 60s. IMO Zappa elevated the wah-wah pedal to an art form, and essentially invented the 3/4 rock beat. I too preferred the music over the theatrics, but he always gave me a healthy dose of brain food. Even today, I think "Twenty Small Cigars" (from Chunga's Revenge) is one of the most beautiful jazz waltzes ever written. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 Not always part of my diet, but they have been the main course many times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 I think he hit his peak in the '68 - '71 timeframe. From Uncle Meat through Fillmore East, there was a consistent level of inspired creativity. Then came his fall from the stage, and, except for little glimmers along the way, he kinda lost it. Maybe it was the hospital bills and the demands of feeding a large family...who knows. But from Over-Nite Sensation and Apostrophe onward, it was all downhill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 I don't know about that. I love the underexposed band with Jean-Luc Ponty, the studio material from Lather (Studio Tan), the later chamber music (the Yellow Shark), computer music (Jazz From Hell and related tracks)...there's so many different periods after that to check out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmirBagachelles Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 Apostrophe is the studio peak in my opinion, however Lather is quite good and captures some studio work post-Apostrophe, I think. (I may have that wrong.) Post-Apostrophe, there is enough on Joe's Garage to recommend as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincy Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 And the live '74. And live on stage in Nov. '81 where he was shutting up & playing his guitar w/ Steve Vai. Ah memories.... Burnt Weeny may be my favorite album but mercy mercy he (actually "they" but I'm talking about Frank) had sinister chops when I saw him. I also have a soft spot for the the anti-fundi sides 3 & 4 of You Are What You Is. I really needed to hear that then. Oh damn it's another Frank across the ages thread... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Ptah Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 (edited) I think he hit his peak in the '68 - '71 timeframe. From Uncle Meat through Fillmore East, there was a consistent level of inspired creativity. Then came his fall from the stage, and, except for little glimmers along the way, he kinda lost it. Maybe it was the hospital bills and the demands of feeding a large family...who knows. But from Over-Nite Sensation and Apostrophe onward, it was all downhill. I can't agree with that. There were many pleasures and high points after 1971, including much uncompromised music of very high quality. Grand Wazoo and Waka Jawaka are to me, the absolute high points of all of Zappa's instrumental music. Bongo Fury and Zoot Allures have some outstanding blues oriented tracks, and scorching solos. Roxy and Elsewhere and One Size Fits All have some great jazz oriented playing. Make a Jazz Noise Here, from the 1988 tour, contains some of my favorite Zappa instrumental work ever. There are many excellent songs, some with pointed social and political commentary, on the albums of the 1980s. After 1971, his output became massive and varied, and there could be parts of it that one does not like as well, often within the same album as the high points or one's favorite tracks. But there was a lot more of value than "little glimmers", to me. Edited August 6, 2010 by Hot Ptah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Ptah Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 A live recording with Archie Shepp and Zappa appears on one of the volumes of Zappa's "You Can't Do That Onstage Anymore". It is all right. Shepp plays a rather inside solo over the group's steady backing. It is not all that remarkable. It is not like there was some great synthesis of the musical backgrounds of Zappa and Shepp. It's just a blowing tune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 Huh. I know they played together at Amougies in 1969 as well, and the review I have of that show was that it wasn't all that... yet curious I remain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 yr just upgrading to the mono, right! hahahahahaha!!!! No, it's because.... (dirty little secret)... I bought the album this past weekend, thinking that maybe, just maybe, I'd finally GET Zappa after trying numerous times. Turns out I was wrong, but I'll save that rant for another day (or FaceBook). It's not the place I suggest starting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 It's the "start" Frank gave us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 I know you're not a fan Chuck...I didn't get any exposure to Zappa until much later because of his age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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