As little as he may look like the straight world’s concept of “best musician of the world,” and as freaky an image as he and the Mothers of Invention may have, Frank Zappa has done much to influence and guide pop music throughout the world.
Besides introducing a sense of musical anarchy long before it was popular (and now being copied by other bands), Zappa was also among the first to produce a rock album as if it were a single piece of music. (“Freak Out” was no “Sgt. Pepper,” but it definitely was an inspiration to the Beatles, among others.) Utilizing what he calls “visual aids” and creating a vast complex of musical style and technique (based on everyone from the Penguins to Edgar Varese), Zappa has a firm idea about where pop music is at — however pretentious that appraisal may sound. He also has notions about where our ailing society is at; his satiric lyrics are unparalleled.
Zappa quickly discounts anyone who calls him genius, but it must go unchallenged that he and his ideas are important not only for pop music but for all music, not only for the rock world but for all the world. It is as Spencer Dryden, drummer for the Jefferson Airplane, says: “If we have to have a spokesman for what is going on today, musically and every other way, Frank Zappa gets my vote.”
When musician Frank Vincent Zappa (1940-1993) was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1990, he said, "What can you do? People get sick. Sometimes they can fix it, and sometimes they can’t." He shelved his plans to enter the 1992 presidential race, but with his satirical irreverence, what a campaign it would have been!
"Politics is the entertainment branch of industry," Zappa once observed.
An outspoken advocate of creative freedom and First Amendment Rights, he once explained his political views: "There is nothing creative about a right-wing administration." Left-wingers, he believed, "are no better, using artists and creative people as propaganda to further their goals." His solution? "I think common sense is the way to go."
"Music, in performance, is a type of sculpture. The air in the performance is sculpted into something," said Zappa who experimented, wrote surrealist lyrics, and offered loud music and dizzy light shows.
"My work is art," he said, pressing the limits of creativity and greatly admired for his vigilante outrageousness. His music won commercial and critical success.
"Never stop until your good becomes better, and your better becomes the best," he advised.
Zappa, the deviant, never drank and abstained from drugs, but chain-smoked cigarettes and drank coffee incessantly. He recorded about 60 albums and in July 1994 the International Astronomical Union eulogized him by naming a Czech-discovered asteroid “Zappafrank.”
When musician Frank Vincent Zappa (1940-1993) was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1990, he said, "What can you do? People get sick. Sometimes they can fix it, and sometimes they can’t." He shelved his plans to enter the 1992 presidential race, but with his satirical irreverence, what a campaign it would have been!
"Politics is the entertainment branch of industry," Zappa once observed.
An outspoken advocate of creative freedom and First Amendment Rights, he once explained his political views: "There is nothing creative about a right-wing administration." Left-wingers, he believed, "are no better, using artists and creative people as propaganda to further their goals." His solution? "I think common sense is the way to go."
"Music, in performance, is a type of sculpture. The air in the performance is sculpted into something," said Zappa who experimented, wrote surrealist lyrics, and offered loud music and dizzy light shows.
"My work is art," he said, pressing the limits of creativity and greatly admired for his vigilante outrageousness. His music won commercial and critical success.
"Never stop until your good becomes better, and your better becomes the best," he advised.
Zappa, the deviant, never drank and abstained from drugs, but chain-smoked cigarettes and drank coffee incessantly. He recorded about 60 albums and in July 1994 the International Astronomical Union eulogized him by naming a Czech-discovered asteroid “Zappafrank.”
And here is the Music!!!
The Synclavier System was an early synthesizer and sampler, manufactured by New England Digital. First released in 1975, it proved to be highly influential among both music producers and electronic musicians, due to its versatility, its cutting-edge technology and distinctive sound.
Frank Zappa - composed his 1986 Grammy-winning album Jazz From Hell and recorded the works of Francesco Zappa in 1984 entirely on Synclavier. Also, the posthumous two-hour Civilization, Phaze III was allegedly around 70% Synclavier-made.
Here is a compilation fo many works with Synclavier:
(1991) Synclavier Works - S&C
Talking about the Synclavier
(1995) Kill Ugly Radio Some More
(2001) The Sheik's Rehearsals
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Talking about the Synclavier
This was a radio station promo for the FZ approved re-issue catalog. All tracks are the original versions (the versions that were first released); Tracks 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 14 & 18 (all tracks with titles that end with "...") are short interview excerpts from a WBAI Zappa tribute which aired January 22, 1994. The cover has the "my pumpkin" picture from Absolutely Free, and the CD and under-the-tray insert have the smoking-and-playing picture from the back of the Guitar CD booklet.
This was a radio station promo to promote the new Strictly Commercial compilation. All tracks are the original (first released) versions, except 3 & 19, from Strictly Commercial, 20 from Stage #3, and 23 from Stage #6; Tracks 1, 5, 9, 12, 15, 18 & 21 (all tracks with titles that end with "...") are short excerpts from an interview conducted by Ben Manilla for WLIR-FM. The exact interview is presently unknown. The cover has the "my pumpkin" picture from Absolutely Free, and the CD and under-the-tray insert have the smoking-and-playing picture from the back of the Guitar CD booklet.
Tracks 1-10 & 13 are rehearsals from Culver City 16-Aug-1978. Tracks 11-13 live in Neunkirchen am Brand 25-feb-1978. And note that nothing on this bootleg is actually recording sessions nor rehearsals for Sheik Yerbouti. The rehearsals are for the tour after the "SY tour".
Recorded at the 1968 Schaefer Music Festival held at the Wollman Skating Rink in New York City's Central Park. Frank Zappa's original lineup of the mothers of invention boasts a relatively sparse catalogue of decent to great sounding live bootlegs, but unfortunately vinyl releases of these shows (besides common releases like "Tis the season", "the ark" and the somewhat-recent B13 reissue of the artisan acetate) is limited to either rare or collectors-only type releases that go for ridiculously high prices that would limit them to only the most devoted of Zappa fans and record collectors. This double LP of the Wollman rink performance is the first original mothers release i've seen that appears to be targeted at casual bootleg collectors, as well as devoted fans, and it's pretty great, despite a few flaws.
Frank Zappa’s first orchestral-only edit of the music sessions recorded at Capitol Studios during 1967. This self-described “ballet” was never officially issued until 2008 on the posthumous collection Lumpy Money. Here it makes its debut on limited edition 45rpm burgundy vinyl with FZ’s original album design. Mastered directly from the reel-to-reel analog tape master by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering in 2017.
The best of Frank Zappa in Valvulado
Frank Zappa - (2019) Lumpy Gravy Primordial Link Off
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ResponderExcluirNice to see you're still championing the music of Frank Zappa, my friend. And wow! I've never before seen a photo of Frank without his iconic mustache and soul patch! A remarkable find!
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