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Post by Offering on Aug 21, 2007 6:05:02 GMT -5
Theres sooo much music to discuss, so Im gonna begin by informing you of my most recent Zorn purchases - Madness, Love and Mysticism Masada String Trio : Azazel: Book Of Angels Vol. 2 .......they havent arrived yet, but should do sometime this week...
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Post by Offering on Jan 18, 2008 15:47:10 GMT -5
Zappa is quality. I have 21 or so of his albums. Next to acquire on my list are: Joes Garage Lumpy Gravy YCDTOSA series Zappa In New York Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch Zappa in New York is fantastic, but it's all on Lather, and if you haven't already got Lather, that's the one to go for. "Punky's Whips" and "The Illinois Enema Bandit" are both great from that album. Joe's Garage is an amazing album if you can bear the plot and narration: it'd be in my Zappa top ten, I think: some of his best guitarwork ever. Lumpy Gravy is a must if you're into Civilisation Phase III, but I generally listen to it's highlights as pieces on later, live albums. YCDTOSA is, in my view, a mixed bag: volume two (the only single-concert volume) is possibly the best overall. The dirty stuff turns up on volume 6. Vol. 1 has a "Torture" that was the first song by Zappa that I listened to really obsessively. I don't have Witch, but there's quite a funny liner note on one of the YCDTOSA about the fact that his bands couldn't play the title track live. Agreed about Lather.....I bought all the albums that it houses prior to its issue, but as a set, Lather really kicks ass. It shows all aspects of Zappas work, and as a whole, it works so well... All the other albums mentioned above are great IMO, not much to say other than that. All the YCDTOSA are different, but I love em all.....!!
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Post by Offering on Jan 14, 2008 11:17:05 GMT -5
Yeah, I bought most of his catalogue from them, back in the day. During the Zappa Records transition to Rykodisc, they were selling all the Zappa Records titles at a great price, so I duly took advantage......
They have always been quality, great communication, very friendly and quick!
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Post by Offering on Jan 14, 2008 7:27:09 GMT -5
Ouch ... Zappa.com's postage rates to the UK are seriously nasty! Fortunately I have a relative in the US who can order it for me for collection at Easter ... Or try here www.gandsmusic.com - Quick reliable, and recommended......!!!!
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Post by Offering on Jan 14, 2008 3:04:49 GMT -5
Thanks Papa: just the sort of info I was looking for. Let's make a Jazz Noise Here is my favourite single release, so I guess that Imaginary Diseases and Wazoo are the ones that I should get, but I'll keep Buffalo on my wishlist. Amazon doesn't give a setlist for that release, and neither does Zappa.com as far as I can see: what are the highlights on Buffalo? Edit: Wikipedia Knows All Things: Disc 1 "Chunga’s Revenge" – 8:34 "You Are What You Is" – 4:12 "Mudd Club" – 3:02 "The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing" – 3:21 "Cosmik Debris" – 3:50 "Keep It Greasy" – 2:58 "Tinsel Town Rebellion" – 4:19 "Buffalo Drowning Witch" – 2:44 "Honey, Don’t You Want a Man Like Me?" – 4:36 "Pick Me, I’m Clean" – 10:15 "Dead Girls Of London" – 3:02 "Shall We Take Ourselves Seriously?" – 1:36 "City of Tiny Lites" – 9:58 Disc 2 "Easy Meat" – 9:26 "Ain’t Got No Heart" – 2:00 "The Torture Never Stops" – 23:36 "Broken Hearts Are for Assholes" – 3:39 "I’m So Cute" – 1:38 "Andy" – 8:14 "Joe’s Garage" – 2:12 "Dancing Fool" – 3:36 "The “Real World” Thematic Extrapolations" – 8:53 "Stick It Out" – 5:36 "I Don’t Wanna Get Drafted" – 2:48 "Bobby Brown" – 2:42 "Ms Pinky" – 3:48 No problem. The highlights on Buffalo are pretty much the whole thing! As its an entire concert, it all runs very well! Pick Me Im Clean springs to ming in particular though..... Great solos throughout also!
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Post by Offering on Jan 13, 2008 11:05:32 GMT -5
Maybe not the thread to ask this, but you've prompted me to visit Zappa.com for the first time in a while and I wonder if someone can bring me up to date with the great man's work. I've got most of the original albums, and collected most of the last releases that he made while alive, but I haven't bought the posthumous stuff since Halloween. Is any of it essential? Yes! Namely - IMAGINARY DISEASES - Never before heard live stuff from the 10 piece Petit Wazoo band. Great album, if you like that era ( Grand Wazoo, Waka/Jawaka ) but also early snippets of later tunes in there like Cucamonga, Greggerry Peccary, etc..... TRANCE-FUSION - His third album of guitar solos. Again, if you like Guitar, and Shut Up N Play Yr Guitar, youll love this. BUFFALO - 2 Cd, complete show from the 1981 band. Quality. Line up kinda says it all! My album of 2007.... FZ: Lead Guitar & Vocals Steve Vai: Stunt Guitar & Background Vocals Ray White: Vocals & Rhythm Guitar Ike Willis: Vocals & Rhythm Guitar Tommy Mars: Keyboards & Vocals Bob Harris: Keyboards, Trumpet & High Vocals Arthur Barrow:* Bass & Vocals Vinnie Colaiuta: Drums, Vocals WAZOO - 2 Cd set of The Grand Wazoo / Hot Rats Orchestra. Like IM, but the big band. Only did one tour, then was disbanded. Again, if you like that era, youll love this. The Adventures Of Greggery Peccary in its original, instrumental form! ......other, "not so essential" releases IMO have been - Joes Corsage ( a compilation of early Mothers stuff, including demos )... Joes Domage ( a rehearsal tape(!) from The Grand Wazoo sessions )... Joes Xmasage ( more early stuff, but probably more interesting than the above two in this series )... MOFO - Making Of Freak Out! 2cd version ( original mono mix of FO!, plus some outtakes and early version, etc for the second disc. Pretty pointless this release IMO. They should have just put out the big MOFO, below )... MOFO - Making Of Freak Out! 4Cd Deluxe Version ( as above, but some more outtakes, remixes, live stuff, interviews, etc etc...... ) The Dub Room Special - Sountrack cd to the DVD. Great sound, great music, but out of the two, the DRS dvd is more essential! I would say all the Joes... and MOFOs are for real hardcore fans only.
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Post by Offering on Jan 12, 2008 11:15:49 GMT -5
Some of you may know already about the Zappa Family Trust shutting down Killuglyradio.com and their impending legal action against the annual Zappanale event in Germany. Rather than go after bootleggers making a profit out of Frank, they seem to be going after the ones who are promoting his music and legacy.... Thought some of you may be interested in signing this petition - "Aggressive Action by the Zappa Family Trust" hosted on the web by PetitionOnline.com, the free online petition service, at: www.PetitionOnline.com/ZFT/
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Post by Offering on Jan 2, 2008 14:05:01 GMT -5
......err, yeah. Judging by the silence, Id take that as a resounding NO mate......!!
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Post by Offering on Dec 6, 2007 2:39:03 GMT -5
I didnt think the Koby album was 2007? In that case, thatd be in mine too. Great record......
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Post by Offering on Dec 5, 2007 10:05:11 GMT -5
In no particular order, although Buffalo has been my favourite release this year, the others are kind of all on par.....
FRANK ZAPPA - Buffalo
FRANK ZAPPA - Wazoo
BIG BUSINESS - Here Come The Waterworks
NOAH CRESHEVSKY - To Know And Not To Know
JOHN ZORN - Six Litanies For Heliogabalus
JOHN ZORN - From Silence To Sorcery
CLUTCH - From Beale Street To Oblivion
MILES DAVIS - The Complete On The Corner Sessions
WHITEHOUSE - Racket
SADUS - Swallowed In Black ( Re-issue )
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Honourable Mentions -
BAD BRAINS - Build A Nation
MERZBOW - Merzbear
SABBAT - Dreamweaver ( Re-issue )
JESU - Conquerer
FRANK ZAPPA - The Dub Room Special
JOHN ZORN / MARC RIBOT - Asmodeus : Book Of Angels Volume 7
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Post by Offering on Dec 24, 2007 4:17:39 GMT -5
What are your favourite free jazz albums and artists? I've been big on Don Cherry recently. His first 3 albums with Blue Note (Complete Communion, Symphony for Improvisers, Where is Brooklyn) are all brilliant. I've just ordered his duo with Ed Blackwell, Mu, which promises to be excellent. Peter Brotzmann is another I've been getting into recently. Been listening to the complete Machine Gun sessions nearly everyday for the past two weeks, and I have Nipples too. I"d love to hear his duo with that drummer... whose name eludes me now... where they are playing in the forest, with the drummer playing on the trees and Brotzmann on sax. Any recommendations for Pharoah Sanders or Albert Ayler albums are welcome (just ordered Ayler's live at greenwich village impulse recordings today), and any other free jazz/improv trumpeters. I love Brotz. Fuck De Boer is great. And Coltrane's "difficult" period. My fav though, and I don't know if "Free Jazz" is right, is Cecil Taylor. Especially the /late 80s / 90s Germany festivals - forget the name of them..... Brotzmann is on my "check out" list........
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Post by Offering on Nov 5, 2007 2:40:40 GMT -5
What are your favourite free jazz albums and artists? I've been big on Don Cherry recently. His first 3 albums with Blue Note (Complete Communion, Symphony for Improvisers, Where is Brooklyn) are all brilliant. I've just ordered his duo with Ed Blackwell, Mu, which promises to be excellent. Peter Brotzmann is another I've been getting into recently. Been listening to the complete Machine Gun sessions nearly everyday for the past two weeks, and I have Nipples too. I"d love to hear his duo with that drummer... whose name eludes me now... where they are playing in the forest, with the drummer playing on the trees and Brotzmann on sax. Any recommendations for Pharoah Sanders or Albert Ayler albums are welcome (just ordered Ayler's live at greenwich village impulse recordings today), and any other free jazz/improv trumpeters. Apart from of Ornette Colemans Free Jazz, Id recommend Anthony Braxton - For Alto. Its great, and I think youd love it. I dont actually own that many "free jazz" albums come to think of it, bar O.C. and D.C. material. Re Ayler, I dont have any of his actual records, but I picked up a great compilation of his a while back. Its great music, you should enjoy that Greenwhich thing, cos theres a couple tracks from it on this comp. He is another musician I keep meaning to investigate more.....
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Post by Offering on Nov 30, 2007 7:14:29 GMT -5
Iron Maiden, Twickenham, in July........Maybe not loved by all on this board, but what the fuck....Its gonna be good....
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Post by Offering on Nov 13, 2007 9:09:47 GMT -5
Just ordered tickets fro The Grandmothers in London in March. Should be good. Cant go wrong, Don Preston, Napoleon Murphy Brock and Roy Estrada playing Zappas music in a great venue........
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Post by Offering on Nov 3, 2007 8:49:23 GMT -5
Bill Frisell is a fantastic guitar player......
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