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Fra"Ieri alla televisione
Mi hanno detto di stare tranquillo
Non c'è nessuna ragione
Di aver paura
Non c'è proprio niente che non va"
Patrick HadfieldMonday's earworm - yes, Monday's - was a very specific version of Frank Zappa's Peaches En Regalia, arranged by Colin Towns twenty years ago. Which I looked for but couldn't find - very little of Towns' seems to be online.
I watched the Zappa documentary as a result.
But today I came across this concert recording from last year - several tracks played as a suite. I've set it up for Peaches, but the whole tihng is great!
Frank Zappa's Hot Licks (And Funny Smells) | Colin Towns | Geir Lysne | NDR Bigband
RockerNRollerFrank Zappa - 'Apostrophe (')'. 🎸🟡❄️💿 (22 March 1974)
Following a similar formula to 1973’s 'Over-Nite Sensation', with tight, proggy, funky, groove-driven shorter songs packed with Frank Zappa’s sharp, bizarre humour and complex, inventive arrangements, this is often considered the album that pushed him further into the mainstream at the time, thanks in part to the novelty hit "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow". As some of the material was developed during the same recoding sessions as 'Over-Nite Sensation', Tina Turner and the Ikettes make another, and final, appearance on a Zappa record, providing backing vocals on two tracks. Whilst parts of the production may sound slightly dated compared to subsequent albums, the musicianship remains as stellar as ever. Nonetheless, 'Apostrophe (')' remains an important record in his discography to this day in my opinion, and I greatly enjoy it whenever I give it a spin, especially on its anniversary.
#frankzappa #vinyl #vinylcollection #Apostrophe #music
Following a similar formula to 1973’s 'Over-Nite Sensation', with tight, proggy, funky, groove-driven shorter songs packed with Frank Zappa’s sharp, bizarre humour and complex, inventive arrangements, this is often considered the album that pushed him further into the mainstream at the time, thanks in part to the novelty hit "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow". As some of the material was developed during the same recoding sessions as 'Over-Nite Sensation', Tina Turner and the Ikettes make another, and final, appearance on a Zappa record, providing backing vocals on two tracks. Whilst parts of the production may sound slightly dated compared to subsequent albums, the musicianship remains as stellar as ever. Nonetheless, 'Apostrophe (')' remains an important record in his discography to this day in my opinion, and I greatly enjoy it whenever I give it a spin, especially on its anniversary.
#frankzappa #vinyl #vinylcollection #Apostrophe #music
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Bas LangereisFrank Zappa - 'Carnegie Hall' (4cd) (2011)
Recorded October 11 1971, this is #FrankZappa & the Veaudeville band in the legendary #CarnegieHall NYC. Two nights, two shows, two totally different set lists, amazing #Zappa performances (long versions of King Kong and Billy The Mountain!), one opening set by The Persuasions and all this in glorious mono.
King of TorsI've spent the last 71 minutes proving to myself once again that #FrankZappa makes no sense out of context. The context of the album is the most obvious example. If you just hear "Stolen Moments" from his live recording of "Broadway the Hard Way," it's a fairly faithful rendition of a jazz classic, roughly 3 minutes without much more meaning than anyone else's version of the song. Then you listen to the whole album and Sting sings "Murder by Numbers" over the same chords (the next track on the album), and now it makes musical sense. Then you add on the context of the times, and you think back about the scathing takedown of politicians and celebrities of the 20 years leading up to that track that it really makes sense that "Stolen Moments" in that place of the show is the punchline of an elaborate musical joke with a long setup. And having Sting put "Murder By Numbers" after it is just the elbow in the ribs. Of course, that's only one joke of the comedy set that is the whole album.
Best 71 minutes of the week.
Makes me wish I could find a recording of the concert after the intermission he announced at the end of the album.
Gotan Project - 'La Revancha Del Tango' (2001)
#GotanProject blends tango with triphop using bandoneon, piano, strings and subtle electronics into something adventurous and infective. Includes a marvellous tango version of 'Chunga's Revenge' (#FrankZappa)
Jean MenouxÉquinoxe !
Je me suis levé à l'aurore pour contempler la naissance flamboyante du printemps. 🌞
Non, je déconne, ranafout des fleurs qui chantent et les oiseaux qui repoussent, c'était pour déguster Bongo Fury 50eme anniversaire, dispo depuis minuit. 🎉
Allez, un petit tour dans une Morgan 59 en compagnie de Florentine Pogen.
Florentine Pogen (Live In Austin, TX - May 21, 1975)
stagemusic.netDer aktuelle Live-Freitag ist online ... mit Alben von Frank Zappa, High Tone und George Harrison ... https://t.co/IDBbAMzO2a ... schaut doch mal drauf ... #frankzappa #hightone #georgeharrison #livefreitag #stagemusic #stagemusicnet https://t.co/4q798v6Imp