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Frank Vincent Zappa

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 2:36 pm
by Mynameisfritz
No thread on Zappa so far? OK, let

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 4:45 pm
by 45auto
your english is excellent. frank was a very unique individual. i could spend some more time with his massive catalog

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 5:49 pm
by Doug H
I owned many of the shut up and play your guitar albums at one time or another, they were deadly. Give him some room to stretch out, like...oh...256 bars or so...and he'll blow your mind. Muffin man off of Bongo Fury is one of my favourite "pop" lead breaks of his. There's a big triple wrenched bender near the end that's just priceless, he just sits on it like he's channeling Neil Young.

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 1:57 pm
by dino rico
tities and beer !!!!!!

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:20 pm
by yngwie308
I have Burnt Weeny Sandwich, Weasels Ripped My Flesh, the superb Hot Rat's, Frank's cool Straight record label introduced me to Alice Cooper and Troutmask Replica by Captain Beefheart, not forgetting the GTO's, these are all incredible LP's I am proud to own :D
Frank also toured with cool Marshalls as well.
yngwie'willie the pimp'308

Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:08 am
by bartak
I get asked who's your favorite guitarist a lot, and I usualy get a very puzzled look when I tell them Frank Zappa. most people have no idea what a bad ass guitarist he was. and I would take Zappa's tone over EVH's any day.

Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 12:40 pm
by Mynameisfritz
Hey bartak, nice beard.
Have I offended someone? :D
I'm sure you can take it...

Do you also play his music? I played in a Zappa coverband for years and always enjoyed the freedom while soloing.

Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 2:22 pm
by Doug H
yngwie308 wrote:I have Burnt Weeny Sandwich, Weasels Ripped My Flesh, the superb Hot Rat's, Frank's cool Straight record label introduced me to Alice Cooper and Troutmask Replica by Captain Beefheart, not forgetting the GTO's, these are all incredible LP's I am proud to own :D
Frank also toured with cool Marshalls as well.
yngwie'willie the pimp'308
if you like Beefheart and haven't already you should check out Doc at the Radar Station.

Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:28 pm
by Mynameisfritz

Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:43 pm
by Mynameisfritz
Sh... so that doesn't work. I wanted to link to 'Orange Claw Hammer' on youtube - a rare radio version with CB on voc and FZ on guit. Nice one.

Did you ever recognize that Zappa never wrote an emotional song or lovesong in his entire career? Or does 'I have been in you' or 'Love of my life' count here?

'Oh no, I don't believe it... '

Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:04 pm
by Mars Hall
I had the pleasure to see Frank live in Chicago "Broadway the Hard way" Tour. A gifted entertainer and blazing riffs abound. Always surrounded himself with the upper crust when it came to choosing musicians.

Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:04 am
by wdelaney72
Mynameisfritz wrote:Sh... so that doesn't work. I wanted to link to 'Orange Claw Hammer' on youtube - a rare radio version with CB on voc and FZ on guit. Nice one.

Did you ever recognize that Zappa never wrote an emotional song or lovesong in his entire career? Or does 'I have been in you' or 'Love of my life' count here?

'Oh no, I don't believe it... '
Joe's Garage is full of love songs...kind of. :lol:

Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:46 pm
by Mynameisfritz
Joe's Garage is full of love songs...kind of.
of course.

I found this Zappa-Forum. Check it out.

http://www.zappateers.com/bb/index.php

Here's the Beefheart-link:

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=Of-GoDlJCo8

Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 5:33 pm
by electricskychurch
sure he's a great musician but i have to say some of his music is too far out for me ( although many if not most of my favorite bands were drug users) despite he was not taking drugs !!