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AP
Trad climber
Calgary
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Topic Author's Original Post - May 24, 2009 - 09:52pm PT
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"Jazz is not dead it just smells funny"
Some people like him for the satire and humour. I like him for some of the hip jazz/rock and serious compositional pieces.
Right now I am listening to The Purple Lagoon from Zappa in New York. Great work from the Brecker brothers on this one.
Another album to check out is Waka Jawaka, some seriously hip stuff on that.
Frank was serious about having a very tight band. George Duke talked in an interview about the time he had just joined Zappa, had not done enough homework and made a mistake on a piece. Frank stopped the band and said to the audience "George just made a mistake and he will now play the part by himself" George made sure he was always prepared after that.
Perhaps Kris Solem can comment as he did some production work with Frank.
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
Sprocketville
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May 24, 2009 - 11:21pm PT
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get your tape recorders ready for some unreleased stuff..
24-Z
Sunday Mayhem 31 Midnight to Midnight
Hosted by Art Crimes, Jawbone, Max Level, Maybelline, Nancy Reagan, Studebaker Hawk, Ann Arbor, Bobo Z, and Burnt Weenie.
Frank Zappa, American Composer (1940-1993), has a catalog of over 80 official albums and several times that many unofficial ones. Numerous tribute bands, as well as some very brave orchestras, have kept his repertoire alive, both onstage and in recordings made after his passing. We can’t possibly play it all, but our crew of specialists will investigate their favorite aspects of the Zappa oeuvre.
kfjc
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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May 24, 2009 - 11:24pm PT
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My all time absolute favorite musician!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm listening to Zappa Radio right now!
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FrankZappa
Trad climber
200' from the Hankster
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May 24, 2009 - 11:45pm PT
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Gosh, I love you guys.
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originalpmac
Trad climber
Ouray, CO
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May 25, 2009 - 06:24pm PT
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"...my guitar wants to kill you momma..."
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flying monkey
Trad climber
mount shasta, california
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May 25, 2009 - 08:21pm PT
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Frank Rules! One Size Fits All, one of his best in my opinion. I saw Frank play several times in the early 80's, Halloween Shows at the Palladium in NYC where incredible.
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Don Lauria
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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May 25, 2009 - 09:00pm PT
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I helped build a custom home in Bishop listening to Joe's Garage. Russ McLean was the contractor. TM Herbert was also on the crew. We dedicated the house to Frank. It was July of 1981. Man was it hot.
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east side underground
Trad climber
Hilton crk,ca
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May 25, 2009 - 10:38pm PT
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thingfish-truley one of most amazing records ever, anyone see it off broadway? mammy - nuns unite!
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cintune
climber
the Moon and Antarctica
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May 28, 2009 - 07:40pm PT
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FZ in '63 goofing on the Steve Allen show:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9P2V0_p6vE
Short hair, suit and tie, 23 years old. Never guess it was him until you hear his voice. Gets good at about the ten-minute mark.
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apogee
climber
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May 28, 2009 - 07:45pm PT
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Is that a real poncho
Or is that a Sears® poncho?
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tiki-jer
Trad climber
fresno/clovis
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Jun 22, 2009 - 01:20am PT
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Hey thanks Blitzo for posting up 'Black Napkins'.
Had not seen that before.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Jun 22, 2009 - 01:37am PT
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What the f*#k's wrong with YouTube???
"No Videos found for 'frank zappa' " all I can find on a YouTube search.
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Jun 22, 2009 - 01:46am PT
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Chaz, did you click the link I just put up?
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Jun 22, 2009 - 01:55am PT
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Did I mis-spell "zappa"?
A YouTube search for "Utopia" doesn't bring up anything Todd Rundgren related. Only some sh#t from someone called "Goldfrapp".
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