2002
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Review by Muzikman (Keith Hannaleck)
[Prog Reviewer ]
Posted 8:33:03 AM EST, 1/24/2005
5 stars What do Jon Fishman of Phish and Larry Lalonde of Primus have in common? Well, first, they were nice enough to give of their time and secondly they both feel an inherent bond with Frank Zappa and his music. Rykodisc is just beginning of what will be a series of compilation releases covering the career of the rock legend. These two CDs are the inaugural releases to kick off the program that will offer more of the Zappa catalog through the eyes of other musicians.
Zappa was an original; I think that it is safe to say that there was nobody like him nor will there ever be. His music was just as unique. Bizarre, funny, complex...those are some of the words that come to mind when describing the way he presented his music live and in the studio. He was undoubtedly one of the world's premier guitar players. He also was an outspoken activist, a father, and a tremendously respected man in and out of music circles. His absence has left a huge void in the music world. He was that special. We still have his music to remember him by and these CDs are quite a devotion to his craftiness.
There is a lot of music to take in on these two discs. Fishman's picks has 17 tracks and Lalonde's 19. The liner notes are terrific, as each artist relates his own personal experiences growing up listening to Zappa. I am completely taken aback as to what I can say about all of this music. It's all great stuff! Most of it is very weird, and that's what makes it so interesting to listen to. Keeping in mind that I have a warped sense of humor ... the sexist and politically satirical nature of some of the songs I thought were funny as hell. I am sure some of the material may offend some folks; if so, just listen to the music, its some of the most amazing music ever made, and most have found it nearly impossible to duplicate.
My favs were "Doreen," "Dog Breath," "I'm The Slime," "five-five-FIVE," and the unforgettable "Camarillo Brillo." Simply put, every song has its own personality and sound. You have to immerse yourself in Zappa's music to understand it, and those that do can find the appreciation for everything he did. Some of his recordings may have sounded out there, and for the most part, they were, but they were all Frank, 100%. Whoever said he did not have any commercial potential? (Reference to a book called No Commercial Potential, Zappa's story). There is more than enough information in each song to stick in your craw, chew, and mull over. Zappa made thinking man's music, and he was the ultimate musician's musician.
These CDs are a wonderful primer to his music. If you are a longtime fan or even if you have not experienced the pleasures and oddities of Zappa's world, it is a great way to get some of his best material on one CD. Any way you look at it, you should try the music, who knows? You may just come back for some more. Keep it real and keep it greasy, the main thing is to get these CDs before you leave this earthly domain.
Frank Zappa - 1998 - Cheep thrills
CHEAP THRILLS serves as a 40-minute introduction to the varied world of Frank Zappa's vast catalog. Drawn from a dozen different ... Full Descriptionreleases, most of the tracks are live. However, Zappa used the stage the way other artists use the studio (and the way he used the studio as well)--as a platform for experimentation. He recorded nearly all of his performances and indeed, many of them became cornerstones of assorted albums, when not constituting an album in its entirety. Long before many other acts were even aware of the process, Zappa was refining his approach to live multi-track recording.
"Hot Plate Heaven At the Green Hotel" (from the album BROADWAY THE HARD WAY) is one of several fine guitar workouts included here. "Zomby Woof" is a fine testament to both his skills as a bandleader and his ear for hiring impressive players. The earliest song included in this set is "Cheap Thrills" from the 1968 release CRUISING WITH RUBEN & THE JETS. The latest song here is culled from his final tour in the late eighties.
Compilation;Cheap!!!!;13 Songs
Personnel includes: Frank Zappa (vocals, guitar, Synclavier, synthesizers, drum programming); Bobby Martin (vocals, saxophone, keyboards); Ray Collins (vocals); Steve Vai (acoustic & electric guitars); Mike Keneally (guitar, synthesizer, vocals); Ray White, Ike Willis (guitar, vocals); Captain Beefheart (harmonica, vocals); Bunk Gardner (alto & tenor saxophones); Albert Wing (tenor saxophone); Kurt McGettrick (baritone & bass saxophones, contrabass clarinet); Walt Fowler (trumpet, flugelhorn, synthesizer); Bruce Fowler (trombone); Don Preston (piano); Tommy Mars (keyboards, vocals); George Duke, Alan Zavod (keyboards); Scott Thunes (bass, Mini-Moog synthesizer); Chad Wackerman (drums, electronic percussion); Terry Bozzio (drums).
Cheap Thrills
(Frank Zappa, April 1998)
Vinyl vs CD
1. I Could Be A Star Now 0:35 (from Playground Psychotics)
2. Catholic Girls 4:04 (from You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6)
3. Bobby Brown Goes Down 2:39 (from You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3)
4. You Are What You Is 4:31 (from Thing-Fish)
5. We Are Not Alone 3:18 (from The Man From Utopia)
6. Cheap Thrills 2:28 (from Cruising With Ruben & The Jets)
7. The Mudshark Interview 2:39 (from Playground Psychotics)
8. Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel 6:40 (from Broadway The Hard Way)
9. Zomby Woof 5:38 (from You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1)
10. The Torture Never Stops Original Version 9:13 (from You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4)
11. Joe's Garage 2:20 (from You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3)
12. My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama 3:19 (from You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4)
13. Going For The Money 0:14 (from Playground Psychotics)
Original recordings produced by FZ
Compilation produced by David Greenberg
Mastered by Toby Mountain
News analysis by David Baker
Art & design by Cal Schenkel
"Hot Plate Heaven At the Green Hotel" (from the album BROADWAY THE HARD WAY) is one of several fine guitar workouts included here. "Zomby Woof" is a fine testament to both his skills as a bandleader and his ear for hiring impressive players. The earliest song included in this set is "Cheap Thrills" from the 1968 release CRUISING WITH RUBEN & THE JETS. The latest song here is culled from his final tour in the late eighties.
Compilation;Cheap!!!!;13 Songs
Personnel includes: Frank Zappa (vocals, guitar, Synclavier, synthesizers, drum programming); Bobby Martin (vocals, saxophone, keyboards); Ray Collins (vocals); Steve Vai (acoustic & electric guitars); Mike Keneally (guitar, synthesizer, vocals); Ray White, Ike Willis (guitar, vocals); Captain Beefheart (harmonica, vocals); Bunk Gardner (alto & tenor saxophones); Albert Wing (tenor saxophone); Kurt McGettrick (baritone & bass saxophones, contrabass clarinet); Walt Fowler (trumpet, flugelhorn, synthesizer); Bruce Fowler (trombone); Don Preston (piano); Tommy Mars (keyboards, vocals); George Duke, Alan Zavod (keyboards); Scott Thunes (bass, Mini-Moog synthesizer); Chad Wackerman (drums, electronic percussion); Terry Bozzio (drums).
Cheap Thrills
(Frank Zappa, April 1998)
Vinyl vs CD
1. I Could Be A Star Now 0:35 (from Playground Psychotics)
2. Catholic Girls 4:04 (from You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6)
3. Bobby Brown Goes Down 2:39 (from You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3)
4. You Are What You Is 4:31 (from Thing-Fish)
5. We Are Not Alone 3:18 (from The Man From Utopia)
6. Cheap Thrills 2:28 (from Cruising With Ruben & The Jets)
7. The Mudshark Interview 2:39 (from Playground Psychotics)
8. Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel 6:40 (from Broadway The Hard Way)
9. Zomby Woof 5:38 (from You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1)
10. The Torture Never Stops Original Version 9:13 (from You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4)
11. Joe's Garage 2:20 (from You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3)
12. My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama 3:19 (from You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4)
13. Going For The Money 0:14 (from Playground Psychotics)
Original recordings produced by FZ
Compilation produced by David Greenberg
Mastered by Toby Mountain
News analysis by David Baker
Art & design by Cal Schenkel
Frank Zappa - 1999 - Son of Cheap thrills
Son of Cheep Thrills
(Frank Zappa, April 1999)
1. WPLJ (Dobard/McDaniels) 2:52 (from Burnt Weeny Sandwich)
2. Twenty Small Cigars 2:17 (from Chunga's Revenge)
3. The Legend of The Golden Arches 3:27 (from Uncle Meat)
4. Ya Hozna 6:26 (from Them Or Us)
5. It Just Might Be A One-Shot Deal 4:16 (from Waka/Jawaka)
6. Love of My Life (live version) 2:15 (from Tinsel Town Rebellion)
7. Disco Boy (live soundtrack version) 3:51 (from Baby Snakes)
8. Night School 4:47 (from Jazz From Hell)
9. Sinister Footwear 2nd Mvt. (live version) 6:26 (from Make A Jazz Noise Here)
10. The Idiot Bastard Son (live version) 2:39 (from You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2)
11. What's New In Baltimore? 5:20 (from Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention)
Original recordings produced by FZ
Compiled by the original Joe Black
Intramural sports by David Greenberg
Sampler mastered by Toby Mountain
Pre-taping audience warm-up by David Baker
Artwerks by Cal Schenkel
(Frank Zappa, April 1999)
1. WPLJ (Dobard/McDaniels) 2:52 (from Burnt Weeny Sandwich)
2. Twenty Small Cigars 2:17 (from Chunga's Revenge)
3. The Legend of The Golden Arches 3:27 (from Uncle Meat)
4. Ya Hozna 6:26 (from Them Or Us)
5. It Just Might Be A One-Shot Deal 4:16 (from Waka/Jawaka)
6. Love of My Life (live version) 2:15 (from Tinsel Town Rebellion)
7. Disco Boy (live soundtrack version) 3:51 (from Baby Snakes)
8. Night School 4:47 (from Jazz From Hell)
9. Sinister Footwear 2nd Mvt. (live version) 6:26 (from Make A Jazz Noise Here)
10. The Idiot Bastard Son (live version) 2:39 (from You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2)
11. What's New In Baltimore? 5:20 (from Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention)
Original recordings produced by FZ
Compiled by the original Joe Black
Intramural sports by David Greenberg
Sampler mastered by Toby Mountain
Pre-taping audience warm-up by David Baker
Artwerks by Cal Schenkel
Frank Zappa - (1996) - Return of the son of Kill Ugly Radio
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Frank Zappa American Composer - 1996 - Radio documentary
A Radio Documentary Produced By Steve Rowland and Gail Zappa
for "The Music Makers" Series on Public Radio International.
This is the complete 2 hour radio documentary as originally aired on U.S. radio in the summer of 1996, broken down into 8 sections for your convenience.
Complete description in comments.
Frank Zappa - 1983 - Rare Meat
Rare Rare Meat (LP/CD)
* Vinyl 12" EP (Del-Fi Records, 1983)
* Rhino 12" EP [?] (RNEP 604)
* Del-Fi CD (Del-Fi Records 70010, May 9 1995)
* Japanese something (15A-00)
Unique material: Yes, but this is also available on other, similar compilations
1. Baby Ray & the Ferns: How's Your Bird? (02:10)
2. Baby Ray & the Ferns: The World's Greatest Sinner (02:25)
3. The Heartbreakers: Every Time I See You (02:29) [Zappa/Collins]
4. Bob Guy: Dear Jeepers (02:26)
5. Bob Guy: Letter from Jeepers (02:20)
6. The Heartbreakers: Cradle Rock (02:52) [Galleges]
The CD cover has a painting of Zappa in a T-shirt on a black background; there were two different vinyl covers. From Biffy the Elephant Shrew:
The original Rare Meat cover (on the Del-fi Label, distributed by Rhino) featured a Dave McMacken painting of a horrific, slavering Zappa menacing a tiny, scantily clad woman in a glass dome, all rendered as a poster on a brick wall. The liner notes of the 200 Motels CD reveal that this image originated as a dry run for the cover of the 200 Motels LP. A distorted version of the same image of Zappa appears on the TV screen on the Over-Nite Sensation cover. When the original cover appeared, Zappa, who was already pissed off at Rhino (and involved in legal action against them) because of the ZAPPALOG [?] and the Grandmothers albums, took further legal action to make them change the cover of Rare Meat [and the cover was changed again for CD release - Ed.]. Because the image was already on Over-Nite Sensation, Zappa MAY have had legitimate grounds for a copyright infringement complaint.
On my copy of the Rare Meat CD, the tracks are in the expected order, but the titles are consistently switched - i.e., on the inlay card, on the cover insert and on the disc, "Dear Jeepers" is listed as "Letters [sic] from Jeepers," and "Letter from Jeepers" is listed as "Dear Jeepers". The vinyl version on Rhino has the correct titles.
Additional informants: Mikael Agardsson
* Vinyl 12" EP (Del-Fi Records, 1983)
* Rhino 12" EP [?] (RNEP 604)
* Del-Fi CD (Del-Fi Records 70010, May 9 1995)
* Japanese something (15A-00)
Unique material: Yes, but this is also available on other, similar compilations
1. Baby Ray & the Ferns: How's Your Bird? (02:10)
2. Baby Ray & the Ferns: The World's Greatest Sinner (02:25)
3. The Heartbreakers: Every Time I See You (02:29) [Zappa/Collins]
4. Bob Guy: Dear Jeepers (02:26)
5. Bob Guy: Letter from Jeepers (02:20)
6. The Heartbreakers: Cradle Rock (02:52) [Galleges]
The CD cover has a painting of Zappa in a T-shirt on a black background; there were two different vinyl covers. From Biffy the Elephant Shrew:
The original Rare Meat cover (on the Del-fi Label, distributed by Rhino) featured a Dave McMacken painting of a horrific, slavering Zappa menacing a tiny, scantily clad woman in a glass dome, all rendered as a poster on a brick wall. The liner notes of the 200 Motels CD reveal that this image originated as a dry run for the cover of the 200 Motels LP. A distorted version of the same image of Zappa appears on the TV screen on the Over-Nite Sensation cover. When the original cover appeared, Zappa, who was already pissed off at Rhino (and involved in legal action against them) because of the ZAPPALOG [?] and the Grandmothers albums, took further legal action to make them change the cover of Rare Meat [and the cover was changed again for CD release - Ed.]. Because the image was already on Over-Nite Sensation, Zappa MAY have had legitimate grounds for a copyright infringement complaint.
On my copy of the Rare Meat CD, the tracks are in the expected order, but the titles are consistently switched - i.e., on the inlay card, on the cover insert and on the disc, "Dear Jeepers" is listed as "Letters [sic] from Jeepers," and "Letter from Jeepers" is listed as "Dear Jeepers". The vinyl version on Rhino has the correct titles.
Additional informants: Mikael Agardsson
Frank Zappa - (1974-11-29) - North Central College, Naperville, IL
Frank Zappa &
The Mothers Of Invention
29.11.1974, North Central College, Naperville
Frank Zappa, Jeff Simmons, Tom Fowler,
Chester Thompson, Napoleon Murphy Brock,
Don Preston, George Duke, Bruce Fowler,
Walt Fowler, James "Bird Legs" Youman
01. Intro
02. Stinkfoot
03. RDNZL
04. Cosmik Debris
05. Village Of The Sun
06. Echidna's Arf
07. Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?
08. Penguin In Bondage
09. T'Mershi Duween
10. Dog Meat
Frank Zappa - 1996 - Left Of The Dial
Left of the Dial Unique material: none 1. Tryin' to Grow a Chin [Läther version] 2. Plastic People [Absolutely Free version] 3. Läther [Läther version] 4. Mudd Club [You Are What You Is version - drop-outs & all] 5. It Just Might Be a One-Shot Deal 6. Suicide Chump [Stage #1 version] 7. WPLJ 8. Any Way the Wind Blows [Freak Out! version] 9. Lemme Take You to the Beach 10. Baby Snakes [Baby Snakes version] 11. Camarillo Brillo 12. 200 Years Old 13. Filthy Habits [Läther version] 14. Wind Up Workin' in a Gas Station [Zoot Allures version] 15. Baby, Take Your Teeth Out 16. Big Leg Emma [Läther version] 17. Stink-Foot [Apostrophe (') version] This was a radio promo to promote the new Läther release. The cover depicts a small radio that is spotted like a cow, with pink touch-ups. There is a thought bubble coming out of the radio that says: "ZAPPA: LEFT OF THE DIAL". Below it says "includes selections from the legendary Läther". From JWB: Left of the Dial is, in my opinion, the best Zappa compilation that Ryko ever attempted to put together, promotional or otherwise. Great editing, flow and track selection. Additional informants: Dr István Fekete
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