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ghost_of_morphy 
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Joined: March 08 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2755 |
 Posted: March 19 2008 at 04:11 |
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Of what I've heard from Uncle Frank, this album seems to capture the spirit of what he's doing exceptionally well. I agree that this would be an excellent album to start off with exploring Frank's worlds.
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AnthemOne
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Joined: October 04 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 35 |
Posted: March 19 2008 at 00:59 |
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The entire "You Cant Do That On Stage Anymore" (YCDTOSA) catalogue is incredible. Six volumes, IIRC, that cover all the bands to play thru the great FZ...
Personal favorite is Volume 2 the "Helsinki Concert", with "Pigmye Twilight" and "Inca Roads".
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KrakAtack
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Joined: March 06 2008 Location: San Diego Status: Offline Points: 165 |
Posted: March 19 2008 at 00:28 |
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If nothing else, Frank was a vastly under rated guitarist..........
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KrakAtack
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Joined: March 06 2008 Location: San Diego Status: Offline Points: 165 |
Posted: March 19 2008 at 00:27 |
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Good post, I haven't heard the album in a while, but anyway don't copy
from other site's please, better to use your own words, that's always
better.
 Great Googly Moogly The Franks play Frank Zappa's "nanook rubs it" at Curacao's "de Tropen" cafe! Nanook rubs it! Well right about that time, people, A fur trapper Who was strictly from commercial (Strictly Commershil) Had the unmedicated audacity to jump up from behind my igyaloo (Peek-a-Boo Woo-ooo-ooo) And he started in to whippin' on my fav'rite baby seal With a lead-filled snow shoe . . . I said: With a lead LEAD Filled LEAD-FILLED A lead-filled snow shoe SNOW SHOE He said Peak-a-boo PEEK-A-BOO With a lead LEAD Filled LEAD-FILLED With a lead-filled snow shoe SNOW SHOE He said Peak-a-boo. PEEK-A-BOO He went right up side the head of my favourite baby seal He went WHAP! With a lead-filled snow shoe An' he hit him on the nose 'n he hit him on fin 'n he . . . That got me just about as evil As an Eskimo boy can be . . . so I bent down 'n I reached down 'n I scooped down An' I gathered up a generous mitten full of the deadly . . . YELLOW SNOW The deadly Yellow Snow from right there where the huskies go Whereupon I proceeded to take that mitten full Of the deadly Yellow Snow Crystals And rub it all into his beady little eyes With a vigorous circular motion Hitherto unknown to the people on this area, But destined to take the place of THE MUD SHARK In your mythology Here it goes now . . . THE CIRCULAR MOTION . . . (rub it) . . . (Here Fido . . . Here Fido) And then, in a fit of anger, I . . . I pounced And I pounced again GREAT GOOGLY-MOOGLY I jumped up 'n down the chest of the . . . I injured the fur trapper Well, he was very upset, as you can understand And rightly so Because The deadly Yellow Snow Crystals Had deprived him of his sight And he stood up And he looked around And he said: I CAN'T SEE (DO . . . DO DO-DO DO DO DO . . . YEAH!) I CAN'T SEE (DO . . . DO DO-DO DO DO DO . . . YEAH!) OH WOE IS ME (DO . . . DO DO-DO DO DO DO . . . YEAH!) I CAN'T SEE (DO . . . DO DO-DO DO DO DO . . . WELL!) NO NO I CAN'T SEE NO . . . I . . . He took a dog-doo sno-cone An' stuffed it in my right eye He took a dog-doo sno-cone An' stuffed it in my other eye An' the huskie wee-wee, I mean the doggie wee-wee Has blinded me An' I can't see Temporarily Well the fur trapper Stood there With his arms outstretched Across the frozen white wasteland Trying to figure out what he's gonna do About his deflicted eyes And it was at that precise moment that he remembered An ancient Eskimo legend Wherein it is written On whatever it is that they write it on up there That if anything bad ever happens to your eyes As a result of some sort of conflict With anyone named Nanook The only way you can get it fixed up Is to go trudgin' across the tundra . . . Mile after mile Trudgin' across the tundra . . . Right down to the parish of Saint Alfonzo . . . Yes indeed, here we are! At Saint Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast Where I stole the mar-juh-reen... BTW..Frank was 100% against censorship...........I wonder if he would have included posting his songs and videos free for the masses as something he would have approved of? |
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jammun
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Joined: July 14 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3449 |
Posted: March 17 2008 at 22:11 |
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I would not necessarily disagree with that, other than to perhaps adjust the percentages to say a 25/75 split, excluding the albums that are pretty much perfect. I think we could make a similar assessment of most bands' output.
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Dominic
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Joined: January 02 2008 Location: Liberation Land Status: Offline Points: 651 |
Posted: March 17 2008 at 18:23 |
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"Frank Zappa, isn't that the guy who's the king of doing weird songs?"
A friend who doesn't listen to prog. mentioned this to me in the car today. I thought it was only appropriate to share :D |
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debrewguy
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 30 2007 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 3596 |
Posted: March 17 2008 at 07:46 |
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Which means that there is 4% that was better than him & the other 95 % crap. I think most would say that those percentages(5/95) might apply to his own work. And most of these would say the same of my posts  |
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"Here I am talking to some of the smartest people in the world and I didn't even notice,” Lieutenant Columbo, episode The Bye-Bye Sky-High I.Q. Murder Case.
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debrewguy
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 30 2007 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 3596 |
Posted: March 17 2008 at 07:43 |
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I prefer Toni (Tenille) to either the Captain or Zappa. Mind you, she could use implants. |
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"Here I am talking to some of the smartest people in the world and I didn't even notice,” Lieutenant Columbo, episode The Bye-Bye Sky-High I.Q. Murder Case.
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tuxon
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Joined: September 21 2004 Location: plugged-in Status: Offline Points: 5502 |
Posted: March 17 2008 at 07:02 |
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Good post, I haven't heard the album in a while, but anyway don't copy from other site's please, better to use your own words, that's always better.
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I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT
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Zardoz
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Joined: December 29 2007 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 2 |
Posted: March 17 2008 at 06:49 |
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One of my favorite Zappa songs is "Cosmik Debris".
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KrakAtack
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Joined: March 06 2008 Location: San Diego Status: Offline Points: 165 |
Posted: March 17 2008 at 03:05 |
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I recommend the entire Apostrophe CD..............
The first four tracks make up the "Yellow Snow Suite," which follows the adventures of Nanook the Eskimo as he battles against an evil fur trapper, who ends up being blinded when Nanook rubs a "dog doo snowcone" into his eyes. The trapper seeks a cure at St. Alfonzo's parish, which is overseen by Father O'Blivion, master pancake chef. Yeah, the lyrics are completely ridiculous, but they're basically just an excuse to tie together some funky and fantastic musical ideas. The high-speed "Father O'Blivion" is incredible, and Ruth Underwood's percussion is amazing throughout. "Cosmik Debris" is another of Frank's social criticism songs, this time mocking phony psychics and seers (especially those who use the "dust of the Grand Wazoo"). "Excentrifugal Forz" is a short rocker, mainly a warm-up for the thick instrumental jam of the title track, on which guest musician Jack Bruce tries to outdo Zappa's guitar with his bass. "Uncle Remus" is another song of social consciousness, with lyrics about the evils of racism, which features some beautiful piano work from George Duke. The final track, "Stink Foot" (a concert favorite) is an oddball rocker with lyrics about a man who couldn't get his boots off for months on end and became afflicted with stink foot. He tries to get his dog to fetch his slippers, but the dog runs off yelping. It's revealed at the end of the song that the dog is the poodle from "Dirty Love." Overall I think I like Apostrophe(') better than Overnite Sensation. Frank Zappa Apostrophe(')
Rykodisc (10519) Frank Zappa, guitar, bass, vocals; Jim Gordon, drums; Johnny Guerin, drums; Aynsley Dunbar, drums; Ralph Humphrey, drums; Jack Bruce, bass; Erroneous, bass; Tom Fowler, bass; George Duke, keyboards, backing vocals; Sugar Can Harris, violin; Jean-Luc Ponty, violin; Ruth Underwood, percussion; Ian Underwood, saxophone; Napoleon Murphy Brock, saxophone, backing vocals; Sal Marquez, trumpet; Bruce Fowler, trombone; Ray Collins, backing vocals; Kerry McNabb, backing vocals; Susie Glover, backing vocals; Debbie, backing vocals; Lynn, backing vocals; Ruben Ladron De Guevara, backing vocals; Robert "Frog" Camarena, backing vocals
Tracklist:
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Zardoz
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Joined: December 29 2007 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 2 |
Posted: March 16 2008 at 10:50 |
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Zappa was a geius. I especially love "Uncle Meat", "Hot Rats", "200 Motels" and "Fillmore East, June 1971".
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Slartibartfast
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Honorary Collaborator / In Memoriam Joined: April 29 2006 Location: Atlantais Status: Offline Points: 29630 |
Posted: March 14 2008 at 06:58 |
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Second thumbs up for the book. I got it when he was still alive. |
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Nightfly
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: August 01 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 3659 |
Posted: March 14 2008 at 05:56 |
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Zappa was great! I especially enjoy his seventies stuff.......One Size Fits All, Over-nite sensation, Apostrophe, Zoot Allures, Live in New York, Joe's Garage to name a few classics.
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Dominic
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Joined: January 02 2008 Location: Liberation Land Status: Offline Points: 651 |
Posted: March 14 2008 at 04:27 |
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Zappa is one of my biggest musical inspirations. He uses so many notes in his guitar playing and had the rare ability not to come off as aimless or showy in his solo's. (ok, maybe in his later self indulgent guitar albums, but i don't listen to those) I also admire that he didn't regurgitate some mundane and sappy lyrics about sexual relationships to sell records but made them fun. (and in a satirical way, sometimes made some pretty good points) |
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Speesh
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Joined: December 21 2006 Location: NJ / VT Status: Offline Points: 435 |
Posted: March 14 2008 at 03:23 |
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You should check out The Real Frank Zappa Book! Apparently a lot of his songwriting was based on some of his more ridiculous real life experiences, and the book clarifies a lot of it. Either way, its an interesting and hillarious read from what I've read so far. |
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jammun
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Joined: July 14 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3449 |
Posted: March 13 2008 at 22:10 |
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Yes Frank was prolific, and quality control was not always Job One at the Utility Muffin Research Kitchen. But even at his worst, he was still better than 95% of the other drivel being released during any of the eras -- 60's, 70's, 80's -- when he was active.
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dwill123
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Joined: December 19 2006 Status: Offline Points: 4460 |
Posted: March 13 2008 at 20:20 |
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Brown shoes don't make it.
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Slartibartfast
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Honorary Collaborator / In Memoriam Joined: April 29 2006 Location: Atlantais Status: Offline Points: 29630 |
Posted: March 13 2008 at 06:59 |
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^
^ I can kind of see your point. But it seems Zappa's one of those artists, that was compelled to churn out stuff. And it's really up to you what you want to listen to and collect. The info and reviews are here to help you pick and choose. I'd be surprised if even the most dedicated fan has collected and totally enjoys everything. And new stuff is still being released. I haven't heard of anything in that category that is particularly compelling. I'd recommend sticking to the stuff that got a good airing when he was still alive for the most part. Edited by Slartibartfast - March 13 2008 at 07:02 |
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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debrewguy
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Posted: March 12 2008 at 17:07 |
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Just think what could have been if Zappa had a good editor or even some restraint ... sometimes you have to wonder if he released EVERYTHING he ever wrote ... which is not a good thing.
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"Here I am talking to some of the smartest people in the world and I didn't even notice,” Lieutenant Columbo, episode The Bye-Bye Sky-High I.Q. Murder Case.
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