steve-bbb Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 as it says here's an opener [url="http://dangerousminds.net/comments/on_missing_persons_frank_zappa_and_women_in_rock_dale_bozzio_speaks"]On Missing Persons, Frank Zappa, and women in rock: Dale Bozzio speaks[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Superb idea! Thanks mate! BTW, was it you who lent me the Zappa interviews in some old mags at the BassBash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 (edited) [quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1394051932' post='2387477'] Superb idea! Thanks mate! BTW, was it you who lent me the Zappa interviews in some old mags at the BassBash? [/quote] haha i knew you'd be along soon yes twas I - but i didnt lend them i gave them - feel free to pass on freely Edited March 5, 2014 by steve-bbb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 I've got the Zappa plays Zappa DVD. It's done very, very, well in my opinion. Dweezil really has learnt to reproduce his late Dad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 [quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1394052130' post='2387480'] I've got the Zappa plays Zappa DVD. It's done very, very, well in my opinion. Dweezil really has learnt to reproduce his late Dad. [/quote] yes i saw them at RAH - very good facsimile indeed - shame bozzio wasnt playing that night but Napoleon was amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 [quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1394052129' post='2387479'] haha i knew you'd be along soon yes twas I - but i dodnt lend them i gave them - feel free to pass on freely [/quote] Super! I wasn't sure and it's really been pissing me off. Thank you so much for them! I haven't even started reading them yet, I'm so busy. I will indeed pass them on through BC when I've read them mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 I always assume the sort of musicians who post on Basschat would love Zappa, and his amazing bassists and drummers. I wonder if this thread will be popular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Popular with me. I had the opportunity to look through some Zappa scores from the RNCM a couple of years ago. "Dog Breath Variations" - fascinating and scary stuff. God I miss Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 [quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1394063948' post='2387677'] Popular with me. I had the opportunity to look through some Zappa scores from the RNCM a couple of years ago. "Dog Breath Variations" - fascinating and scary stuff. [b]God I miss Frank. [/b] [/quote] Yeah me too, it feel like the musical world has a massive void without him. Can't believe there are so few, if any, others who could fill that void. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Sorry, did I say opportunity? I meant privilege. I had to pull a few strings but it was worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 I, erm, copied one of the scores but it's A3 size. I'll look into scanning it and posting it on here if you'd like. Frank: In a society where we televise competitive singing we need your kind more than ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Saw the show at Nantes in the '70s, flippin' amazing. I was intrigued by the lights, even; brown..! How does one create brown lighting..? Saw the Dweezil show at Paris a few years back. Right from the start of Bozzio's spot, his kick skin bust; he tried mending it whilst playing (..!), then moved up to the house kit, and did his spot from there. Once the drum tech had swapped heads, he moved back to his kit and finished off. Great show. Embarrassing to admit, I even found the nerve to yell out after a longish spoken intro from Dweezil: "Shuddup an' play yer geetar..!". Well, it seemed fitting, somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 (edited) 35th Birthday this week! [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheik_Yerbouti"]http://en.wikipedia..../Sheik_Yerbouti[/url] ..... [url="http://www.allmusic.com/album/sheik-yerbouti-mw0000204098"]http://www.allmusic....ti-mw0000204098[/url] [media]http://youtu.be/Fk10rtqXbl8[/media] Edited March 6, 2014 by steve-bbb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 (edited) and in other recent articles..... [b] [url="http://time.com/12229/mother-of-invention-new-strain-of-acne-causing-bacteria-named-after-frank-zappa/"][size=4][b]Mother Of Invention: New Strain Of Acne-Causing Bacteria Named After Frank Zappa[/b][/size][/url][/b] [b][size=4][b]and[/b][/size][/b] [url="http://dangerousminds.net/comments/sleeping_in_a_jar_amazing_naughty_frank_zappa_animation_from_the_late_60s"][b][size=4][b]‘Sleeping in a Jar’: Amazing naughty Frank Zappa animation from the late 60s[/b][/size][/b][/url] [b][size=4][b] [b][size=4][/size][/b][/b][/size][/b] Edited March 6, 2014 by steve-bbb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 I have pretty much FZ's complete output on CD. Many favourites (One Size Fits All, Joe's Garage, Shut Up...), but also some I don't really care for (Thing Fish, Francesco Zappa). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamd Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Great stuff, I'm all over this thread. Was lucky enough to see Frank at Wembley at one of his last UK shows, 88 I think As an aside DM is one if the best blogs around, always thought provoking, Cosmic Debris baby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 (edited) [size=5][b]Ten Commandments of Guitar Playing[/b][/size] [b]1. Listen to the birds.[/b] That’s where all the music comes from. Birds know everything about how it should sound and where that sound should come from. And watch hummingbirds. They fly really fast, but a lot of times they aren’t going anywhere. [b]2. Your guitar is not really a guitar. [/b] Your guitar is a divining rod. Use it to find spirits in the other world and bring them over. A guitar is also a fishing rod. If you’re good, you’ll land a big one. [b]3. Practice in front of a bush. [/b] Wait until the moon is out, then go outside, eat a multi-grained bread and play your guitar to a bush. If the bush doesn’t shake, eat another piece of bread. [b]4. Walk with the devil. [/b] Old Delta blues players referred to guitar amplifiers as the “devil box.” And they were right. You have to be an equal opportunity employer in terms of who you’re brining over from the other side. Electricity attracts devils and demons. Other instruments attract other spirits. An acoustic guitar attracts Casper. A mandolin attracts Wendy. But an electric guitar attracts Beelzebub. [b]5. If you’re guilty of thinking, you’re out. [/b] If your brain is part of the process, you’re missing it. You should play like a drowning man, struggling to reach shore. If you can trap that feeling, then you have something that is fur bearing. [b]6. Never point your guitar at anyone. [/b] Your instrument has more clout than lightning. Just hit a big chord then run outside to hear it. But make sure you are not standing in an open field. [b]7. Always carry a church key. [/b] That’s your key-man clause. Like One String Sam. He’s one. He was a Detroit street musician who played in the fifties on a homemade instrument. His song “I Need a Hundred Dollars” is warm pie. Another key to the church is Hubert Sumlin, Howlin’ Wolf’s guitar player. He just stands there like the Statue of Liberty—making you want to look up her dress the whole time to see how he’s doing it. [b]8. Don’t wipe the sweat off your instrument. [/b] You need that stink on there. Then you have to get that stink onto your music. [b]9. Keep your guitar in a dark place.[/b] When you’re not playing your guitar, cover it and keep it in a dark place. If you don’t play your guitar for more than a day, be sure you put a saucer of water in with it. [b]10. You gotta have a hood for your engine. [/b] Keep that hat on. A hat is a pressure cooker. If you have a roof on your house, the hot air can’t escape. Even a lima bean has to have a piece of wet paper around it to make it grow. enquiring minds click [b][url="http://dangerousminds.net/comments/captain_beefhearts_ten_commandments_of_guitar_playing"]here[/url][/b] Edited March 6, 2014 by steve-bbb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 (edited) Frank Zappa was the first rock concert I ever saw, when I was 12. BTW: Does anyone know where I can get a transcription of Dweezil's "Purple Guitar". And is the bass line as hard as Bryan Beller says? Edited March 6, 2014 by Annoying Twit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Suzy Creamcheese, honey, what's got into ya? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Thanks for the OP post. Managed to see him a couple of times back in the 80's, a real treat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted April 7, 2014 Author Share Posted April 7, 2014 [url="http://dangerousminds.net/comments/frank_zappa_as_record_label_honcho_in_from_straight_to_bizarre"]http://dangerousminds.net/comments/frank_zappa_as_record_label_honcho_in_from_straight_to_bizarre[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alembic1989 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Wicked thread..love Franks music. Some his solos on his lendary SG are my all time faves...his solos seem to have so much WEIGHT!!... I'm thinking Zomby Woof/ Montana on Overnite Sensation...totally kills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestar Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 [quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1394063831' post='2387676'] I always assume the sort of musicians who post on Basschat would love Zappa, and his amazing bassists and drummers. I wonder if this thread will be popular. [/quote] It is with me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted April 8, 2014 Author Share Posted April 8, 2014 [quote name='alembic1989' timestamp='1396946438' post='2418903'] Wicked thread..love Franks music. Some his solos on his lendary SG are my all time faves...his solos seem to have so much WEIGHT!!... I'm thinking Zomby Woof/ Montana on Overnite Sensation...totally kills. [/quote] not to mention watermelon [url="http://youtu.be/B9DqykUsqRY"]http://youtu.be/B9DqykUsqRY[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alembic1989 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 [quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1396958083' post='2419066'] not to mention watermelon [url="http://youtu.be/B9DqykUsqRY"]http://youtu.be/B9DqykUsqRY[/url] [/quote] Quite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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