Tag Archives: Frank Zappa
Deep Cuts Week 8 Setlist
1. 21 – echolyn (Suffocating the Bloom) 2. Don’t Land on Me – Knifeworld From the album Amused to Death by Roger Waters: 3. What God Wants, Part 1 4. Perfect Sense, Part 1 5. Perfect Sense, Part 2 … Continue reading
Frank Zappa: “A Token of His Extreme” DVD (2013) – REVIEW
After spending years in bootleg circulation, an official release of Frank Zappa’s A Token of his Extreme DVD is here! So what is this, you might ask? Well, it is a television special produced by Zappa in 1974 featuring … Continue reading
Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band: “Trout Mask Replica” (Remaster) – REVIEW
Genius has always been a word that gets tossed around a bit too freely, particularly when applied to flash-in-the-pan pop stars. Different people have their own definition of what exactly marks a human being’s contributions above others in a … Continue reading
My Continuing Discovery of Frank Zappa
NOTE: This was originally written, by request, for a certain Frank Zappa author who shall remain nameless. When I initially submitted it to her on August 31st, 2012, she rejected it on account of it being “too writerly” and forced … Continue reading
Frank Zappa: “Burnt Weeny Sandwich” (2012) REVIEW
Frank Zappa once said, “Talking about music is like dancing about architecture”, well talking about Frank Zappa’s music is like “architecturing” about dance. I’ve read countless reviews about Zappa’s music that just don’t hit the mark. They try to … Continue reading
Frank Zappa: “Hot Rats” – 2012 Reissue REVIEW
Mine ears have heard the glory… Hot Rats is here! Hot Wax is more like it, because, ladies and gents … this is the vinyl mix!! The story goes like this … back in 1969, Frank Zappa had been … Continue reading
Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention: “Uncle Meat” – REVIEW
This is a rather hard album to review, as any Zappa album is, due to the sheer scope and ambition involved from the MOI itself and the demand it places upon the casual listener or even the music connoisseur. … Continue reading