Zappa Plays Zappa
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Topic: Zappa Plays Zappa
Posted By: Tychovski
Subject: Zappa Plays Zappa
Date Posted: December 11 2010 at 00:32
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I just got back from Zappa Plays Zappa, and it was amazing. That was my third time seeing them over the years and they do not dissapoint. They are an insanely-tight eight-piece consisting of Dweezil Zappa - Guitar, Scheila Gonzalez - Saxophone, Flute, Keyboards & Vocals, Pete Griffin - Bass, Billy Hulting - Marimba, Mallets & Percussion, Jamie Kime - Guitar, Ben Thomas - Vocals, Trumpet, Joe Travers - Drums & Vocals and Chris Norton - Keyboards & Vocals.
This show was part of the Frank Zappa 70th Birthday Tour and the setlist was designed to reflect the occasion. Opening was The Gumbo Variations from Hot Rats which had the room shaking. Then the Apostrophe album in its entirety with special Frank video accompaniment from 1974. Following highlights included Dinah Moe Humm, Inca Roads, Baby Snakes, I Promise Not To Come In Your Mouth, Cosmik Debris, Jones Crusher - with an encore of Titties & Beer and a near-lethal version of Muffin Man. Do not pass up an opportunity to catch this tour.
Billed as a celebration - performed as a celebration. Happy Birthday Frank - your boy did you proud.
------------- Everyone knows rock attained perfection in 1974, it's a scientific fact. |
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Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: December 11 2010 at 04:07
^ I saw them here in Warsaw last year in June. They were great indeed!  Plus, I've got Dweezil's autograph on my ticket. 
------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: December 11 2010 at 05:45
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I've got the DVD. In fact I won it here for doing Zappa reviews.
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Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: December 12 2010 at 00:38
| They were in St. Louis last week. I missed it due to work. I wish that I could have seen it. |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: December 12 2010 at 00:45
| I WANT TO SEE THEM SO BADLY! ARGHHH! |
Posted By: JonteJH
Date Posted: December 12 2010 at 22:08
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Saw them in Gothenburg, they were so good!!! See them -------------  
http://www.lastfm.se/user/JonteJH http://soundcloud.com/jontejh |
Posted By: FromuzBand
Date Posted: December 13 2010 at 07:05
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Frank Zappa is a great musician and not only.. And it is awesome that his son continues his doing!
BTW did you know that FROM.UZ band dedicated their third album Seventh Story to Frank Zappa? ------------- http://www.fromuzband.com" rel="nofollow - Progressive rock band FROM.UZ |
Posted By: The_Jester
Date Posted: December 17 2010 at 19:04
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I saw Zappa Plays Zappa at the Metropolis of Montreal Tuesday. It was properly amazing. ------------- La victoire est éphémère mais la gloire est éternelle! - Napoléon Bonaparte |
Posted By: yanch
Date Posted: December 19 2010 at 08:23
| Man, I would love to see these guys! The whole Apostrophe album--my favorite!!! Thanks for posting. |
Posted By: The Block
Date Posted: December 19 2010 at 13:48
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They came to around where I live and when I tried to get tickets they were sold out!!!! -------------  |
Posted By: rdtprog
Date Posted: December 19 2010 at 15:53
You mean the dvd of the first show of Zappa plays Zappa. It's really good! I was hoping another from the latest tour but it doesn't look like there is going to have one... |
Slartibartfast wrote:Posted By: JACOVICH
Date Posted: January 13 2011 at 17:18
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FRANK ZAPPA'S MUSIC IS SO VAST AND DWEEZIL'S BAND SO TIGHT THIS TOUR CAN KEEP ON PLAYING FOREVER. EVERY CONCERT BRINGS PLEASANT SUPRISES, OLD FAVORITES AND NEW APPROACHES TO FRANKS' COMPOSITIONS. SAW THEM TWICE, ONE IN L.A. AND THEN IN MEXICO CITY, WHERE I LIVE. WOULD LOVE TO ATTEND ANOTHER CONCERT SOON. |
Posted By: JonteJH
Date Posted: January 14 2011 at 03:02
God i wanna see them again -------------
http://www.lastfm.se/user/JonteJH http://soundcloud.com/jontejh |
Posted By: Ian F.
Date Posted: January 20 2011 at 16:05
| One of the best shows of all time in my opinion. They interact with the fans very well. Another great show in my opinion is Transatlantic... |
Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: January 21 2011 at 08:31
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On the Prognation I saw with DT, ZpZ, BigElf, and Scale the Summitt, ZpZ were on a completely higher musical level than everyone else. Is was mindboggling. I'm a DT fan and they put on a good show, but ZpZ picks many of the hardest songs Zappa ever wrote, plays them flawlessly, and does it with love and good humor. Dweezil's physical skills are far beyond his father's, though of course the creative genius is all Frank's. Definitely worth seeing. ------------- You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all. |