Lewk Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Was a genuis.... discuss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 ...what is understood doesn't need to be discussed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Lord Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 The story of a demented bread-boffer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earbrass Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 (edited) Thing about Zappa is, his output was so huge and diverse that for any two Zappa fans there's a fair chance that they like totally different bits of the oeuvre, and may each dislike the bits that the other raves about. I'm a Hot Rats / Live at the Filmore East afficianado myself. Edited April 27, 2012 by Earbrass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I,m afraid Zappa didnt do anything for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I've got about 12 or 13 FZ albums (with various line-ups) and they are all great. I do favour some over others though - "Weasels ripped my flesh" isn't in my 'everyday' playlist... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike f Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Billy Was A Mountain.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewk Posted April 27, 2012 Author Share Posted April 27, 2012 I have pretty much everything he did, I love overnite sensation, apostrophe, hot rats, bongo fury... some of it is hard listening though. thats why i love the guy.. his diversity and talent and the way he ran his band. "your mind is a parachute, it will not work properly if it doesnt open" - zappa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 personal favourites include "does Humour belong in music?", "we're only in it for the money" and the "Yellow Shark" project. Zoot Allures would be higher up the list if production was a bit better... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewk Posted April 27, 2012 Author Share Posted April 27, 2012 theres a few great dvds out there dub room special is pretty special with the clay animation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomE Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 [quote name='Lewk' timestamp='1335526197' post='1632577'] Was a genuis.... [/quote] He was certainly pretty amazing live as were his band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofcWP6eG-ac"]Dancing Fool [/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrenleepoole Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 There is nothing to discuss. Zappa is the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 never got to see him unfortunately but have seen ZPZ at RAH (wasnt all that impressed tbh) and have seen George Duke twice, he did about 20 minute medley of tunes which absolutley blows ZPZ show out of the water imo personally i think GD should reassemble the roxy&elsewhere band and f* gail and her legal threats and just do it - i think Frank [b][i]would[/i][/b] approve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Love Zappa & managed to see him twice (on consecutive nights). Fantastic live & operated the band like a true conductor with loads of improvisational sections. The band had Vinnie Colaiuta on drums, Warren Cuccurullo on guitar and Arthur Barrow on bass. Fave albums for me are Sheik Yerbouti, One Size Fits All, Apostrophe & Overnite Sensation. In fact my first wife and I had our first dance to "I Have Been in You" from Sheik Y, lol: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWJZwAOunbM&feature=related[/media] This was swiftly followed by "Jewish Princess" from the same album (she was Jewish, and, especially in later years, something of a 'princess', lol). [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yDarQW7UZc[/media] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musophilr Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 FZ = brilliant. Wish I had more of his EllPees. Joe's garage is still a favourite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul torch Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Thing with Zappa is he has such a massive body of work he still keeps surprising me. He's so diverse that if anyone tells me they never got into Zappa then there's a pretty good chance that there is something that will float their boat. Finally turned my big 'bro onto him at christmas after playing him Zoot Allures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 [url="http://youtu.be/-UUpnl3Xif0"]http://youtu.be/-UUpnl3Xif0[/url] </sublime> [url="http://youtu.be/C3ZAmu-nZX4"]http://youtu.be/C3ZAmu-nZX4[/url] Shannon Pierce's voice on uncle remus is fantastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Vader Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I am a mental toss flycoon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyBiskit Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 [quote name='mike f' timestamp='1335526782' post='1632598'] Billy Was A Mountain.... [/quote] Ethel was a tree....living off his shoulder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Bought two of his cds and played the once each before selling them (on here). Came to him too late but I get that it's great stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftybassman392 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Hot Rats was one of the first albums I ever bought, and an enduring favourite. Zoot Allures would be next, with Sheik Yerbouti up there somewhere as well. (Q. Where have all the Bobby Browns gone? A. They're all serving as Special Advisors to British government ministers.) Had the good fortune to see him live in the early 80's at the Birmingham Odeon (in the very amenable company of one Horace Panter). He had this scrawny little runt of a guitarist on stage with him by the name of Vai. Happy days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Hughes Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Well, by coincidence I'm listening to 'You Can't Do That Onstage Anymore Vol 3' right now - it's a lovely bit of 'me-time' while the kids go to bed and I'm left with the kitchen. So, at 53 albums on the last count - colour me a fan. I don't know what to add to a discussion but here's something I've only just found and am digging immensely: http://zappacast.podomatic.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyKnees Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 A true risk taking musical pioneer. I came to him by way of Joe's Garage, Sheik yerbouti and Zoot Allures. The only stuff of his I really don't like is some of the mid 80's era stuff with Steve Vai. Best band? The one with George Duke, Chester Thompson and Ruth Underwood...One Size Fits All is just sublime. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCdYI6-Uz7M"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCdYI6-Uz7M[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Wazoo Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 (edited) I am one of Zappa's biggest fans, (my username says something about that too) I have seen him playing across Europe about 13 times in my life sometimes I have been on consecutive dates like when he played Hammersmith Odeon and in Rome. I have 99% of his original records on CD, used to have them most of them on LP's. A real genius, but not everyone's cup of tea because of his "dada" or kitch approach to music. The greatest parts of his music with the original Mothers (of Invention) were real masterpieces and light years ahead of his time in technology, Zappa invented the double album, before him no one had them. Quadrophonic recording was also something he pioneered before anyone else. His music might sound like he puked it up in a bad dream but every note and pause was miticolously planned and his band was kept under a lot of stress to perform exactly as he had written it. The live recording of King Kong at the BBC in 1968 is an example: what starts like them sounding like a bunch of drunken fools mocking about, suddenly turns into what is one of Zappa's greatest composition, i.e. King Kong proper. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ond09u9bekA[/media] As mentioned Hot Rats is a must have and the track Peaches En Regalia is a piece of music that I thank God he wrote because everytime I listen to it, it lifts my spirit. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKlAIhuXRLE[/media] Edited April 28, 2012 by Grand Wazoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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