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Frank Zappa's Revenge: You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1
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Reviews and commentary on recordings of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. Sunday, December 13, 2009. You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1. With all that recording going on during the 1981 Halloween shows at the Palladium. Some of that material was bound to be released by Zappa. What was a bit strange, perhaps, was how long it took for the material to be published, and the form it took. In 1984, portions of the concert appeared on the video “ The Dub Room Special. Some of the more interesting...
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Frank Zappa's Revenge: The Ahoy, Rotterdam, May 24, 1980
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Reviews and commentary on recordings of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. Monday, May 25, 2009. The Ahoy, Rotterdam, May 24, 1980. This little gem I recently stumbled upon and was delighted at the sound quality, given that it is a bootleg. This was taken from a Dutch FM radio program, and, as it is with many bootlegs, appeared on the market in a variety of forms, often with erroneous information. Zappa writes in his autobiography. Knowing the complexity of his work, Zappa demurred, saying that he...
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Frank Zappa's Revenge: Uncle Meat
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Reviews and commentary on recordings of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. Saturday, February 21, 2009. Whenever I think of the double-album recording “Uncle Meat,” two things immediately come to mind: the extraordinary composition “King Kong,” and the thought, “What is this monster movie garbage? The conversations in “ Lumpy Gravy. 8221; fit well into the overall composition of that album, but the dialogue from “Uncle Meat” sounds beyond trivial and mundane. The structure was originally built for...
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Frank Zappa's Revenge: Captain Beefheart, Jan. 15, 1941 – Dec. 17, 2010
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Reviews and commentary on recordings of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. Sunday, December 19, 2010. Captain Beefheart, Jan. 15, 1941 – Dec. 17, 2010. Their relationship was an amazing collaborative effort that goes back to their high school days; it was also an at times awkward and strained relationship that, based on some key comments made individually by each, hit patches of mutual alienation. 8220;Life on the road with Captain Beefheart was definitely not easy … The last time I saw Don ...
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Frank Zappa's Revenge: Zappa in New York
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Reviews and commentary on recordings of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. Sunday, May 17, 2009. Zappa in New York. The 1978 live recording “Zappa in New York” is a good example of how Zappa wove outside influences into his music, as well as a prime example of how easy it can be to over-read inferences into his material. Case in point: the first track on the release, “Titties and Beer.”. The discussion on this song at the Web site Arf. 8221; and “ Just Another Band From L.A. Let’s recall the...
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Frank Zappa's Revenge: Chunga's Revenge
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Reviews and commentary on recordings of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. Saturday, December 6, 2008. You know right away with the opening guitar riffs of “Transylvania Boogie” that “Chunga’s Revenge” is gonna be a keeper! 8221; “ 200 Motels. 8221; and “ Just Another Band From L.A. Yet, like so many other Zappa releases, the “experts” didn’t like it. In his 1970 review of the album for Rolling Stone, Lester Bangs. Was Frank copping an attitude toward his listeners? Are positive, but in different ...
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Frank Zappa's Revenge: Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch
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Reviews and commentary on recordings of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. Saturday, September 12, 2009. Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch. When I first heard the single “Valley Girl” on the radio, I was like, this is awesome! How gnarly is that? Zappa is on the radio! But I quickly grew tired of its repeated play and the ubiquitous phrase, “Gag me with a spoon! 8221; As a result, I didn’t take the entire album it was released on all that seriously. After that cosmic guitar solo, ...
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Frank Zappa's Revenge: Bongo Fury
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Reviews and commentary on recordings of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. Friday, April 17, 2009. 8220;Bong Fury” was a decent live recording representing some shows Zappa did while paired up with Captain Beefheart. But like some of Zappa’s other projects, was spoiled by Frank’s impulsive need to re-mix material in the studio, even adding tracks that were entirely studio produced at the expense of removing live tracks. Festival. “Trout Mask Replica” at the time and to this day rem...8217;s commen...
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Frank Zappa's Revenge: Orchestral Favorites
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Reviews and commentary on recordings of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. Saturday, August 15, 2009. Among the broken up parts to “Lather” that were released as individual recordings was “Orchestral Favorites,” a nice addition to anyone’s Zappa collection, although not necessarily essential. Zappa had several orchestral releases, all of which are good. But if you’re looking for an essential orchestral recording, go for “The Yellow Shark.”. And with “Naval Aviation in Art? As a package, the compos...
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Frank Zappa's Revenge: London Symphony Orchestra Vol. I & II
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Reviews and commentary on recordings of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. Friday, April 22, 2011. London Symphony Orchestra Vol. I and II. To get a grasp on this, it’s worth reviewing the process, because it not only reveals all the work that goes into producing and recording symphonic music, but the composer’s ego as well, an ego just as big as the egos he criticizes. When the score is written, the next step is copying each individual part so that sheet music can be provided to the appropriate m...
