Today's Frank Zappa Playlist

[harman/kardon]

With the possible exception of Vince Guaraldi, there's no better music for Christmas than Zappa. My favorite for the festive season is either The Grand Wazoo or Waka/Jawaka.

Great idea!

The Grand Wazoo and Waka/Jawaka will be on my Christmas playlist tonight. (Still Christmas here - "St.Steven's Day".)

 

[BlindBoyGrnt]

The three albums from the last tour in 1988 - Broadway The Hard Way , Make A Jazz Noise Here & The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life
I am glad to have seen them in 88

That confinement loaf's really good stuff.

 

[harman/kardon]

The sensational New Year's Eve playlist!

"Roxy - The Movie" (1974/2015)

"Live In Paris" (1980)

"The Band From Utopia - A Tribute To Frank Zappa" (1994)

System:

Metz DH-71 (high end DVD player)
Marantz Twenty Seven
Bose 301/I

 

[jcamero]

Grand Wazoo, (again), it's closest to the gear that's closest to me. The rest of my Zappa collection is upstairs.

 

[Dswankey]

Grand Wazoo, (again), it's closest to the gear that's closest to me. The rest of my Zappa collection is upstairs.

You can't go wrong EVER with the Grand Wazoo, Blessed Relief is outstanding!! as is Eat That Question. I listened to it last week and it sounded great as ever.

I just downloaded a soundboard from St. Paul, MN 11/27/74. That will be on the menu tomorrow.

 

[Mystic]

I just downloaded a soundboard from St. Paul, MN 11/27/74. That will be on the menu tomorrow.

 

[Dswankey]

I just downloaded a soundboard from St. Paul, MN 11/27/74. That will be on the menu tomorrow.

Still on the menu but I did listen to "Electric Aunt Jemima" today

 

[FOH Engineer]

Zoot Allures

 

[Zoot Allures]

The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out
2013 Reissue - Zappa Records - ZR 3834-1
German Pressing

 

[FOH Engineer]

Sweet, tons of cool Zappa Product out since his death,, I've read that there is almost no end in sight...so cool.

 

[FOH Engineer]

As a Zappa fan from 40 years ago you guys might dig this..Left the show and grabbed one of the promo posters tapped to the door. By the way Rush played the gig went off stage and afterwards Zappa told the crowd to sit down or he wouldn't play..I have guarded this hand bill with my life ever since..
Currently playing while kicking back tonight ..

 

[Dswankey]

As a Zappa fan from 40 years ago you guys might dig this..Left the show and grabbed one of the promo posters tapped to the door. By the way Rush played the gig went off stage and afterwards Zappa told the crowd to sit down or he wouldn't play..I have guarded this hand bill with my life ever since..View attachment 851241 View attachment 851240
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You might dig this

http://wlrn.org/post/yes-frank-zappa-wrote-orchestral-music-and-its-live-miami

Earlier today I listened to Satumaa (Finnish Tango) off of You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 2

 

[FOH Engineer]

In honor of you guys on this thread
I'll spin one or two off of this ..disc two track one

"Variations on The Carlos Santana Secret Chord Progression" should do the trick

 

[FOH Engineer]

You might dig this

http://wlrn.org/post/yes-frank-zappa-wrote-orchestral-music-and-its-live-miami

Earlier today I listened to Satumaa (Finnish Tango) off of You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 2

I had seen that before. I've got to tell I've spent 50 years reading about music , playing gigs on guitar and producing live sound and lights. And nobody makes me laugh out loud more than Zappa just being himself and saying what he says and the titles of his tunes...He is a very special human being..

 

[Zoot Allures]

As a Zappa fan from 40 years ago you guys might dig this..Left the show and grabbed one of the promo posters tapped to the door. By the way Rush played the gig went off stage and afterwards Zappa told the crowd to sit down or he wouldn't play..I have guarded this hand bill with my life ever since..View attachment 851241 View attachment 851240
Currently playing while kicking back tonight ..View attachment 851243

WOW!! with Rush opening. Incredible!

After falling out of my chair, I am now suffering from an extreme case of ENVY!!!

 

[Dswankey]

"Variations on The Carlos Santana Secret Chord Progression" should do the trick

I see what you did there, let's if anyone else can figure it out

 

[FOH Engineer]

WOW!! with Rush opening. Incredible!

After falling out of my chair, I am now suffering from an extreme case of ENVY!!!

I can tell you that I remember Rush opened with Anthem, I was listening to them a lot then..and by the time the vocals came in there was a very sweet aroma all over the arena..

 

[FOH Engineer]

I see what you did there, let's if anyone else can figure it out

Not sure what you mean....?..

 

[Zoot Allures]

I can tell you that I remember Rush opened with Anthem, I was listening to them a lot then..and by the time the vocals came in there was a very sweet aroma all over the arena..

A Passage to Bangkok I suppose.....

 

[FOH Engineer]

They did do some 2112 material if I recall. Living in Fort Wayne in the mid 70's everybody came through on split bills , the headliner crushed the money and the openers not so much...Now years later I know Rush did these opening gigs for 300 to 500 bucks and we're lucky to not be dropped by their label...Same with Aerosmith and others, read " Walk This Way" by Aerosmith and the money was unbelievably bad against the number of tickets at the gate..
But I was in my teens and wanted to run away with the circus big time..