Why Frank Zappa Rocks!

[RobTheDrummer]

And why youtube rocks! Frank Zappa on CNN Crossfire, classic stuff!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ISil7IH ... ed&search=

[Bic & Que]

Great Gooogleee Moooglee!

Frank was always one of my fav studio performers....

Saw him live in Bloomsburg in the mid 70's......after living on a steady diet of "Apostrophe" and "Billy The Mountain".....

Was very disappointed in his live stuff....did mostly "Hot Rats" type jams under the worst accoustical conditions imaginable.....was the worst concert I've ever been to.....Bloomsburg was not prepared for Frank....

Doesn't matter though......he was a genius who is missed!

RIP Frank.......

[whitedevilone]

FREAK OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Imperial Aerosol Kid]

Sorry to hear that your mid-70's experience with FZ wasn't great. I was turned on to Zappa in the late 70's/early 80's (joe's garage era). First exposure was an 'accidental' opportunity to see him live for free (Tower Theater in Philly in spring of 1980 - excellent show in every way...)

Later that evening, I was turned on to the album that forever sold me on FZ - "Live at the Roxy and Elsewhere" released in the mid 70's. Some of the recordings for that record were from Slippery Rock College, if I'm not mistaken. Definitely a "timeless" album and very highly recommended!!!

[mjb]

frank rocks period. absolute genius. he was in a leauge of very few peers. man, i miss him in this world. he's really fun to listen to with other people who get frank, not everybody gets frank. too bad.

[songsmith]

It takes awhile to "get" Frank. I, too, got into Zappa during the "Joe's Garage" era, but didn't really connect with it until much later. It's one of those things, like good coffee, that you sort of like at first, but the more you partake, the more you like it. It also helps if someone whose musical taste you trust gets you into it.
I liked that his music was a respite from the 4/4 time stuff with repetitive choruses that I listened to. The comedy aspect was really secondary to me, although it was genius as well.
I once saw a clip of a very young Frank on, I believe it was Johnny Carson... as I recall, he was very out there for that time, and was discussing music on a level that only the top jazz and avant-garde musicians would have understood then... they thought he was nuts. As with Jimi Hendrix on Dick Cavett, I love when history proves current culture wrong.---->JMS

[Charltor]

Bean approved!

[Banned]

It takes awhile to "get" Frank. I, too, got into Zappa during the "Joe's Garage" era, but didn't really connect with it until much later. It's one of those things, like good coffee, that you sort of like at first, but the more you partake, the more you like it. It also helps if someone whose musical taste you trust gets you into it.
I liked that his music was a respite from the 4/4 time stuff with repetitive choruses that I listened to. The comedy aspect was really secondary to me, although it was genius as well.
I once saw a clip of a very young Frank on, I believe it was Johnny Carson... as I recall, he was very out there for that time, and was discussing music on a level that only the top jazz and avant-garde musicians would have understood then... they thought he was nuts. As with Jimi Hendrix on Dick Cavett, I love when history proves current culture wrong.---->JMS

Would love to see that video of Frank on the Johnny Carson show.

[moxham123]

Mike Nesmith and Frank Zappa on "The Monkees"


http://youtube.com/watch?v=cNJy-OgCzB0

[Hawk]

Zappa actually wrote one of the most famous drum scores ever. It's known as the "Black Page" because it has so many notes on it !

I used to have a link to the "Black Page". I'll have to check to see if I can find it.

EDIT : http://youtube.com/watch?v=GDwRJK8bpb4 Enjoy !

[ZappasXWife]

I think that while many musicians know of and admire Zappa's music, very few have been as heavily influenced by his sound and humour as PHISH. Its obvious when you hear their stuff.
Hard to believe the guy was completely drug-free. Well except for nicotene and caffeine.