Zappa plays Zappa
 

Some of you whippersnappers may be too young to know who Frank Zappa is but it is never too late to find out why his music is genius... I highly recommend seeing a "Zappa plays Zappa" show if you see it coming to your town.

Truly outstanding. :2 cents:

39 here and I'm a huge Zappa fan..
I am planning to attend a ZPZ tour when they visit the Netherlands..
Although i like Dweezil Zappa i can't help it comparing his play with his father's..and that's a disappointment most of the times.
But I've been listening to his version of Torture and Black napkins and i kinda started to like his play a lot.. It's not his father's but he's maturing for sure..

https://youtube.com/watch?v=zb_HwnwuEp4
https://youtube.com/watch?v=mzbpgBPJfUs

i can take about an hour on the tower of power - as long as i gets a little golden shower

;)

Bobby Brown :thumbsup

bunch of great clips with frank, as well as the captain on youtube

https://youtube.com/watch?v=d6fsa...eature=related

https://youtube.com/watch?v=kvfU9...eature=related

Captain beefheart (Don) was Dutch!..

my personal fav..

My first band was named Cosmik Debris after this song and we played a few Zappa songs, he was a musical maestro and and enduring legend! A musician's musician! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:



The mystery man came over
And he said Im outta sight!
He said for a nominal service charge
I could reach nirvana tonight
If I was ready, willing and able
To pay him his regular fee
He would drop all the rest of
His pressing affairs and devote
His attention to me

But I said look here brother
Who you jiving with that cosmik debris?
Now who you jiving with that cosmik debris?
Look here brother, dont waste your time on me

The mystery man got nervous
And he fidget around a bit
He reached in the pocket of his mystery robe
And he whipped out a shaving kit
Now I thought it was a razor
And a can of foaming goo
But he told me right then when the top popped open
There was nothin his box wont do
With the oil of aphrodite, and the dust of the grand wazoo
He said you might not believe this, little fella
But itll cure your asthma too

And I said look here brother
Who you jiving with that cosmik debris?
Now what kind of a guru are you, anyway?
Look here brother, dont waste your time on me
(dont waste your time)

Ive got troubles of my own, I said
And you cant help me out
So, take your meditations and your preparations
And ram it up your snout!
But I got the crystal ball, he said
And held it to the ligh
So I snatched it, all away from him
And I showed him how to do it right

I wrapped a newspaper round my head
So I looked like I was deep
I said some mumbo-jumbo, then
I told him he was going to sleep
I robbed his rings and pocketwatch
And everything else I found
I had that sucker hypnotized
He couldnt even make a sound
I proceeded to tell him his future, then
As long as he was hanging around
I said the price of meat has just gone up
And your old lady has just gone down!

And I said look here brother-who you
Jiving with that cosmik debris?
Now is that a real poncho or is that a sears poncho?
Dont you know, you could make more money as a butcher?
So, dont waste your time on me
Dont waste it, dont waste your time on me
(shanti)





Dreamed I was an eskimo
Frozen wind began to blow
Under my boots and around my toes
The frost that bit the ground below
It was a hundred degrees below zero...

And my mama cried
And my mama cried
Nanook, a-no-no
Nanook, a-no-no
Dont be a naughty eskimo
Save your money, dont go to the show

Well I turned around and I said oh, oh oh
Well I turned around and I said oh, oh oh
Well I turned around and I said ho, ho
And the northern lights commenced to glow
And she said, with a tear in her eye
Watch out where the huskies go, and dont you eat that yellow snow
Watch out where the huskies go, and dont you eat that yellow snow

I felt the same until the other night... Dweezil was just incredible... and I have watched him play since he was about 15 playing his fusion-esque stuff. Frank is still the master but Dweezil did his papa proud.

One of my faves:

Carolina Hardcore Ecstasy

I coulda swore her hair was made of rayon
She wore a Milton Bradley Crayon
But she was something I could lay on
Can't remember what became of me . . .
Carolina Hardcore Ecstasy

She put a Doobie Brothers tape on
I had a Roger Daitrey cape on
There was a bed I dumped her shape on
Can't remember what became of me . . .
Carolina Hardcore Ecstasy

Somewhat later on
I woke up and she was gone
There was dew out on the lawn
In the sunrise
Later she came back
With a rumpled paper sack
Which she told me would contain
A surprise

She stuck her hand right in it to the bottom
Said she knew I'd be surprised she got'em
Take a Charleston pimp to spot 'em
Then she gave a pair of shoes to me ...
Plastic leather, 14 Triple D

I said: I wonder what's the shoes for
She told me: Don't you worry no more
And got right down there on the tile floor:
Now Darling STOMP ALL OVER ME! ...
Carolina Hardcore Ecstasy

Is this something new
Having people stomp on you?
Is it what I need to do
For your pleasure?
What is this, a quiz?
Don't you worry what it is
It is merely just a moment
I can treasure

By ten o'clock her arms and legs were rendered
She couldn't talk 'cause her mouth had been extendered
Looked to me as though she had been blendered
But was this abject misery?
No! No!
Carolina Hardcore Ecstasy!

It might seem strange to Herb and Dee -
Carolina Hardcore Ecstasy!

That must be amazing to see.