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Post subject: Re: the mothers of invention / frank zappa
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 12:09 am
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hi guys , some great tales and i'm really envious that some of you saw the mothers in one of their many incarnations , if only i was much older :lol: , anyways , i saw frank on his last tour in 88 , broadway the hardway , it's still my number 1 gig of all time and i've been to a few in my time , last year Alana and me went to the Zappa plays Zappa show in Edinburgh , now that was another great gig , and Dweezil can play a mean guitar , if you haven't seen them check them out people :D
Gary , you'r lucky to have that book mate , anytime one comes up on the bay i always get outbid and it's not often one comes up for sale which might be just as well as i would need to relearn musical notation again (i taught myself back in my teens) and Gary if you'r intrested they have brought out tab books for , Hot Rats (immense) , Apostrophe! , Overnight sensation and One Size Fits all , and here's hoping that some more will be realesed in the near future , if you want a loan of any gimme a shout mate .
My nephew was up at the weekend for his guitar lesson , his dads a big Zappa fan so he knows a lot of his songs , so i showed how to play Camarillo Brillo which he picked up in no time ( great for shifting major and minor chord shapes ) when he got home he had to show his dad how to play it :lol:
Derek , i still wonder how they did that as well , i know they rehersed for a month , 8 hours a day , before a tour , but some of the stuff they could pull off is mind boggling and one of my faves from 200 Motels is magic fingers , that can get the old fingers and brain a bit confused :lol:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK3BRpCRiA4
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Post subject: Re: the mothers of invention / frank zappa
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:06 pm
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I can't listen to Zappa without getting a head ache.

I'm not joking. I appreciate the technical aspects of his music but I absolutely can't listen to it.

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Post subject: Re: the mothers of invention / frank zappa
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:33 pm
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The cover of "Overnite Sensation" is a classic fave of mine or The LP "Joes Garage" great tune and album!


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Post subject: Re: the mothers of invention / frank zappa
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 1:20 am
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hi , Mhowell my wife's like that with the mothers :shock: i just don't understand it though :D and Minnesotastrats , some of the artwork on franks albums was brilliant 8)
just found this , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rorBj5i21A8
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Post subject: Re: the mothers of invention / frank zappa
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 8:54 am
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mhowell wrote:
I can't listen to Zappa without getting a head ache.

I'm not joking. I appreciate the technical aspects of his music but I absolutely can't listen to it.

I'm learning the main riff to 'Five Five Five' from the Shut up albums. It's a crazy ditty! sounds something like a road drill constantly pounding your ears with some dissonance added in for flavour :lol: all in an odd time sig as well :P

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Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 10:34 am
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Post subject: Re: the mothers of invention / frank zappa
Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 11:18 am
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Just saw this! It's a long one, over 2Hrs, haven't watched it apart from the beginning of the first track, but i like Franks tone here with his LP Custom. 8)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCcrNJ_AD6g&feature=g-vrec

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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 1:14 pm
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Thanks for sharing that. I'm a big FZ enthusiast. I mean you can jive me with that cozimic debris anytime!


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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 1:35 pm
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nice one Garry , i'll watch that later on mate , cheers
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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 7:45 pm
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As far as Zappa videos go, I'd throw my vote in for Baby Snakes. For the Mothers, I'd say 200 Motels.
I saw Frank many times, and ZPZ 3 times so far. The amount of work Dweezil is putting into reproducing his dad's music is something I deeply appreciate.
GP has a good interview with the Dweez this last issue.

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Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 6:50 pm
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Frank Zappa and the Mothers - Excentrifugal Forz

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Post subject: Re: the mothers of invention / frank zappa
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 8:23 am
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We miss you Frank!
I have to say my favorite album would be
Make a Jazz Noise Here.

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