smiles 0 #1 September 20, 2007 Thinking of buying tickets for Zappa plays Zappa- any comments from those who have seen it?? Classic Albums DVD- is cheap ($14.99 cnd) but done well... Frank Zappa Apostrophe/Over-Nite Sensation features cuts from: Dinah-Moe Humm, I'm the Slime, Montana, Cosmik Debris, Stink-Foot I was listening to Fillmore East 1971 Mothers today... re: Mud sh sh Shark- and Steam Roller.....'talk about your hemroids baby'..... I love Zappa- but will Zappa plays Zappa- be memorable?? Have you heard classic Zappa--- Titties & Beer?? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YRZV14zD-k&mode=related&search= also CNN Crossfire with Zappa 1986 cracks me up!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ISil7IHzxc&mode=related&search= SMiles Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #2 September 20, 2007 One of my favorite albums of all time is the Mothers Live at Fillmore East. I'm particularly fond of the "Bwana Dick" segment. Frank Zappa was a genius. The only band that remotely reminds me of the Mothers of Invention is Mr. Bungle. I had no idea about this "Zappa plays Zappa" thing. Dweezil is a damned good guitarist. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #3 September 20, 2007 I'm not a huge fan of FZ & TMoI music ...BUT that crossfire interview is awesome. He did a hell of job making his point while the pudgy suit had notes and still looked like a bumbling idiot.My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #4 September 20, 2007 Frank Zappa was pretty much single handedly responsible for dismantling the PMRC. Every time they engaged him, he illustrated exactly how ignorant and incompetent the entire 'movement' was.. I once went as him to a Halloween party although i'm sure now the Sheik Yerbouti costume would be misunderstood____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crotalus01 0 #5 September 20, 2007 Sheik Yerbouti is my favorite Zappa album. Bobby Brown Goes Down and Broken Hearts are for Assholes are classics! Jewish Princess and Dancin' Fool are up there too. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #6 September 20, 2007 Quote Sheik Yerbouti is my favorite Zappa album. Bobby Brown Goes Down and Broken Hearts are for Assholes are classics! Jewish Princess and Dancin' Fool are up there too. Those are two of the only songs I know of his. I've heard LOTS but somehow the words "wrsitwatch" and "crisco" always come to mind when I think of Zappa.My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #7 September 20, 2007 I think Apostrophe/Over-Nite Sensation is my favorite... and while the album is so so i've always loved the cover of 'Ship arriving too late to save a drowning witch" but really how can any skydiver not love a man who wrote a song entitled "titties and beer"?____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lastchance 0 #8 September 20, 2007 That was excellent. I haven't heard Titties and Beer for 20 yrs. Thanks. Sheik Yerbouti is a favorite along with Joes Garage Acts 1 2 and 3. If you've never heard it, go find Zoot Allures. Great album. Check out The Torture Never Stops. Also Wind Up Working In a Gas Station. That song woke me up every morning when I was a senior in high school. This shit takes me back. I may be getting old but I got to see all the cool bands. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlueSBDeath 2 #9 September 20, 2007 "And now for the ice pick in the fore-head" Love the Zappa, saw him live in Germany in 82, it was the "Ooze coming out of your TV set" Tour. High Times!!! Arvel Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #10 September 21, 2007 Quit school, Why fake it? Brown shoes, Don't make it. Suzy Creamcheese where are you? I need a horny little Jewish Princess! With titanic tits and sandblasted zits. A pretty little Jewish Princess!My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #11 September 21, 2007 QuoteFrank Zappa was pretty much single handedly responsible for dismantling the PMRC. Every time they engaged him, he illustrated exactly how ignorant and incompetent the entire 'movement' was.. And Dee Snider's was pretty good, too. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #12 September 21, 2007 Dont know much about Dancing that's why i wrote this song One of my legs is shorter then the other and both my feet too long course now right along with em I got no natural rhythm But I go dancin every night Hopin one day I might get it right Im a dancin fool, Im a Dancin fool I love that song You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #13 September 21, 2007 What is this Zappa you speak of? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #14 September 21, 2007 Quote "And now for the ice pick in the fore-head" Love the Zappa, saw him live in Germany in 82, it was the "Ooze coming out of your TV set" Tour. High Times!!! Arvel I missed that show Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
murrays 0 #15 September 21, 2007 QuoteQuit school, Why fake it? Brown shoes, Don't make it. Suzy Creamcheese where are you? I need a horny little Jewish Princess! With titanic tits and sandblasted zits. A pretty little Jewish Princess! Now there's some Zappa I can remember.....I grew up on Freak Out , Absolutely Free and We're Only In It for the Money. I haven't heard them in years...my copies are on vinyl...and I wonder how they have aged.-- Murray "No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets." - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smiles 0 #16 September 21, 2007 ...wild how the brain has stored those vocals... "Suzy"............................."yes"...................... "Suzy creamcheese".. "what's got into you???" what album was that...? I also remember ...help,,,,I'm a rock!!! SMiles Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #17 September 21, 2007 Quote Now there's some Zappa I can remember.....I grew up on Freak Out , Absolutely Free and We're Only In It for the Money. I haven't heard them in years...my copies are on vinyl...and I wonder how they have aged. Hopefully they've aged better than us, eh? I've got Apostrophe stashed somewhere. Great piece of vinyl, but I don't have a cartridge for my turntable anymore. I saw the Mothers twice as a teen in the 70's. Always a great show. Used to see my high school English teacher at the shows. Her son, Bruce, played trumpet in the band. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freethefly 6 #18 September 21, 2007 Saw FZ back in the 70's (Jean Luc Ponty on electric violin, saw ponty by himself in the 80's) and again during bootcamp liberty. To see Zappa is to see him live. No otherway will do. Black Napkins The torture never stops"...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smiles 0 #19 September 21, 2007 Quote but really how can any skydiver not love a man who wrote a song entitled "titties and beer"? What skydiver wouldn't love those vocals??? Frank Zappa- Titties and Beer It was the blackest night--There was no moon in sight---You know the stars ain't shinin'---'Cause the sky's too tight---I heard the scarey wind---I seen some ugly trees---There was a werewolf honkin'---'Long the side of me I'm mean 'n I'm bad, y'know I ain't no sissy Got a big-titty girly by the name of Chrissy Talkin' about her 'n my bike 'n me... 'N this ride up the Mountain of Mystery, Mystery I noticed even the crickets---Was actin' weird up here ---And So I figured I might---Just drink a little beer I said, "Gimme summa that what yer suckin' on..." But there was no reply---'Cause she was gone... "Where's those titties that I like so well 'n my goddamn beer!" Is what I started to yell, then I heard this noise Like a crunchin' twig, 'n up jumped the Devil...he's about this big... He had a red suit on---An' a widow's peak--- An' then a pointed tail---'N like a sulphur reek--- Yes, it was him awright---I sweared I knowed it was--- He had some human flesh---Stuck underneath his claws---You know it looked to me---Like it was titty skin---I said, "You sonofabitch!"---'Cause I was mad at him,---Well he just got out his floss---'N started cleanin' his fang---So I shot him with my shooter---Said: BANG BANG BANG Then the sucker just laughed 'n said, "Put it away... You know, I ate her all up...now what you gonna say?" YOU ATE MY CHRISSY? "Titties 'n all!" WELL, WHAT ABOUT THE BEER THEN, BOY? "Were the cans this tall?" EVEN HER BOOTS? "Would I lie to you?" SHIT, YOU MUSTA BEEN HUNGRY! "Yes, this is true." WELL DON'T THEY PAY YOU GOOD FOR THE STUFF THAT YOU DO? "Well, you know, I can't complain when the checks come through..." WELL I WANT MY CHRISSY, 'N I WANT MY BEER SO YOU JUST BARF IT BACK UP NOW, DEVIL, DO YOU HEAR? "Blow it out your ass, motorcycle man! I mean, I am the Devil, Do you understand? Just what will you give me for your Titties and beer? I suppose you noticed this little contract here... " YER GODDAM RIGHT, YOU SON-OF-A-WHORE, "Don't call me that" THAT'S ABOUT THE ONLY REASON ...GIMME THAT PAPER...BET YER ASS I'll SIGN... 'CAUSE I NEED A BEER, 'N IT'S TITTY-SQUEEZIN' TIME "Man, You can't fool me...you ain't that bad... I mean you shoulda seen some of the souls I had... Why there was Milhous Nixon 'n Agnew, too... 'n both of those suckers was worse 'n you..." WELL, LET'S MAKE A DEAL IF YOU THINK THAT'S TRUE I MEAN, YOU'RE THE DEVIL, SO WHATCHA GONNA DO? (improvised dialog) "Wait a minute...a tinge of doubt crosses my mind...when you say... that you want to make a deal with me..." "That's very, very true---I'm only interested in two things "Yeah?---"See if you can guess what they are" "I would think...uh...let's see, maybe Stravinsky..." "I'll give you two clues. Let go of your pickle" "What?" "Let go of your pickle!" "I'm not holding my pickle" "Well, who's holding your pickle then?" "I don't know...she's out in the audience... Hey Dale, would you like to come up here and hold my pickle to satisfy this weird man out on the stage?" "I'm only interested in two things, and that's titties and beer---you know what I mean? "What?" titties and beer titties and beer!" titties and beer!" "I don't know if you're the right guy?" titties and beer!" titties and beer!" "No! Don't sign it! Give me time to think... I mean hold on a second boy, 'cause that's magic ink!" And then the devil let go of his pickle and out come my girl, there was her titties flop-floppin'...all around the world She said "I got me three beers and a fistful of downs and I'm gonna get ripped, so fuck, you clowns!" Then she gave us the finger, it was rigid and stiff That's when the devil, he farted and she went right over the cliff! The devil was mad, I took off to my pad I swear I do declare, how did she get back there? I swear I do declare, how did she get back there? SMileseustress. : a positive form of stress having a beneficial effect on health, motivation, performance, and emotional well-being. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smiles 0 #20 September 21, 2007 ...attached SMiles Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #21 September 21, 2007 Quote... Now there's some Zappa I can remember.....I grew up on Freak Out , Absolutely Free and We're Only In It for the Money. I haven't heard them in years...my copies are on vinyl...and I wonder how they have aged. OMG! What I would give for a cd of those albums! Name your price! You can be absolutely free Only if you want to be. Oh..I screwed up. It's: Suzy Creamcheese, what's got into 'ya?My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raftman 12 #22 September 21, 2007 FZ had one of the tightest bands I ever saw or heard. They played Whipping Post better than the Allman Bros. As for his kid, he plays alot of guitar on the FZ album "Them or Us", if you want check him out. A real chip off the old block, he sounds damn good! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,461 #23 September 21, 2007 QuoteSaw FZ back in the 70's (Jean Luc Ponty on electric violinI saw him on that tour, too. It was awesome; one of the best concerts I ever saw in my life. For their encore, they just came out and jammed for about 20-30 minutes. I'm not the most musical of people, and I thought it was spectacular. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexCrowley 0 #24 September 21, 2007 I caught the show in Boston last year. It was a great experience. It was a great tribute to his father and Dweezil's gone as far as relearning his guitar technique to emulate the way Frank played. I never caught FZ live, but the vibe was definitely there (at least based on the live albums and stories I've heard). It was definitely one for FZ fans as it covered both the depth and breadth of the back catalog rather than just the commercial friendly 'hits'. It started off with footage of the Zappa band from the 70s era. While the band on screen played Montana the live band joined in starting show proper. As you'd expect at a Zappa show there was some craziness, some improvisation (including Dweezil directing the audience for vocalizations at one point in the show) later on Steve Vai joined them on stage to play out the night. Definitely a great show and a great way to get a taste of the Zappa experience. Stop thinking about it and get the tickets. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
murrays 0 #25 September 21, 2007 Quote ...wild how the brain has stored those vocals... "Suzy"............................."yes"...................... "Suzy creamcheese".. "what's got into you???" what album was that...? I also remember ...help,,,,I'm a rock!!! SMiles you are going way back to The Mothers of Invention's first album...Freak Out. Return of the Son of Monster Magnet had the Suzy Creamcheese intro. "I wish I was anything but a rock"-- Murray "No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets." - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
