Franks worst albums
Jeff Szarka
<benzi...@hotmail.com> wrote:
:Hello folks,
:
:I'd like to know what you think Frank's 5 worst albums are.
:My suggestions (please don't kill me):
:
:The man from Utopia (inconsistend), Just another band from LA (he did much
:better shows at that time), Overnight sensation (I know it's very popular,
:but is very commercial and cheap and stupid), Guitar (If you've listened to
:Shut up and play...you'll know what I mean), London symphony orchestra I&II
:(compared to his other classical works). I still don't know what to think of
:Meets the mothers of prevention and Thing-Fish.
Look for a thread called "in defense of Man From Utpoia" It may make
you look at the album in a different light. I agree mostly on Guitar,
I find at least half of it quite boring. The other half is great
though so I don't really dislike it. JABFLA I love (all live shows
from that time I've heard have horrible sound quality) All the others
I like a lot too, just goes to show you how different Fz fans are...
:Please don't misunderstand me, I'm still a huge fan of Franks music (Is
:there anyone else who visited all of his Dutch concerts??) but I have my
:doubts on the quality of the albums I have mentioned.
:
:Thank you,
:
:Erik
:
Patrick Neve
>
> I'd like to know what you think Frank's 5 worst albums are.
The worst albums are the ones that have been mixed and mastered but for
whatever reason not released. They suck because at this point they only
sound like extended dance remixes of John Cage's 4'33".
1. Dance Me This
2. The Rage and the Fury
3. Trance-Fusion
4. Everything is Healing Nicely
5. Australia 1976
If a Zappa album is recorded but there's noone around to hear it does it
still make a noise?
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Lewis Saul
Erik van der Scheer wrote in message <7k1cnl$rnn$1...@news1.xs4all.nl>...
>Hello folks,
>
>I'd like to know what you think Frank's 5 worst albums are.
You named five of my ALL-TIME favorite FZ. Just goes to show ya, I guess...
>The man from Utopia (inconsistend),
Masterpiece. So glad to have two completely versions, also. As opposed to
Money and Ruben, this remix is equally as delightful as the original LP
mix...
Just another band from LA (he did much
>better shows at that time),
The guitar solo on vegetable is worth the price of admission. But altho you
won't want to listen to Billy *every day of your life* -- it's quite a
satisfying piece at each subsequent listening, imo.
Overnight sensation (I know it's very popular,
>but is very commercial and cheap and stupid),
Oooookay. I think it's a virtual masterpiece of studio/editing, with some
absolutely astonishing writing and playing. So Dinah Moe humm got
overplayed. Worth it for montana, slime, 50/50, etc. etc. etc. etc.
Guitar (If you've listened to
>Shut up and play...you'll know what I mean),
No, I don't. I think it's different fruit from different trees. Couldn't
live without either...
London symphony orchestra I&II
>(compared to his other classical works).
Gasp choke chortle. I really hate to say this, but I get a very terrible
feeling sometimes that fans think that Zappa "disowned" this work because a
few trumpet players got tipsy for a few bars of Strictly Genteel, which
actually added some depth to the worst composition on these two LPs (now one
CD)....
Since there is no "superior" recording to Mo 'N Herb, Jane, Bob, etc. --
this will do JUST fine,
imho
I still don't know what to think of
>Meets the mothers of prevention and Thing-Fish.
>
Now thing-fish I can understand. We're talking dense and difficult [but
ultimately rewarding]
but mothers of prevention is a different story. The very first synclavier
comps, along with the greatly underappreciated porn wars (and of course the
awesome HR "bonus" track we Americans finally got with the new CD -- which
is used in porn wars.......)
>Please don't misunderstand me,
I don't...
I'm still a huge fan of Franks music
You didn't mention CPIII? Got it? If not get it! Good...
(Is
>there anyone else who visited all of his Dutch concerts??)
No, but I once went "dutch" with my ex-wife...
but I have my
>doubts on the quality of the albums I have mentioned.
>
>Thank you,
>
>Erik
>
Erik -- I wasn't trying to be sarcastic or cute or anything. It's just that
I have such a strong personal feeling that out of the nearly 80 releases,
there is just so very very LITTLE *uninteresting* music to be found...
seek it out with ears wide open...
ls
incurably addicted...
Major Major
> but is very commercial and cheap and stupid),
I know the above statement will cause a stir, but I have to agree. If you
listen to an album like Joe's Garage for instance, then Overnite right
after, you will gag at the quality of the production if you have a decent
ear for those things. For starters, the vocals are mixed too high
throughout, and the high end is virtually nonexistant. I tried making a mix
tape for an uninitiated friend and couldn't use any tunes from OS because
they sound muffled and weak in comparison to the other songs from other
albums. The writing isn't bad (esp. Zomby Woof, Montana), but having heard
most of Frank's other albums, I have no idea how Overnite acquired the
reputation of being a "classic" that it has.
Major Major
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Dan Watkins
> Gasp choke chortle. I really hate to say this, but I get a very terrible
> feeling sometimes that fans think that Zappa "disowned" this work because a
> few trumpet players got tipsy for a few bars of Strictly Genteel, which
> actually added some depth to the worst composition on these two LPs (now one
> CD)....
I always assumed that the orchestra Zappa really held a grudge over was the
Royal Philharmonic. I bet Frank wasn't too happy about those bastards ripping
those tuxes up.
-Dan
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Lewis Saul
>reproductions. The presence of an audience and FZ's verbal
>announcements/annotations cause me to prefer these performances
>to the released ones.
>--
I've just heard the 25 minute version on Apocrypha -- sound pretty decent.
Yes, it's certainly wonderful to have this -- but correct me if I'm wrong --
I don't think the complete Mo 'N Herb was played -- or was it?
In any case, the LSO version, with the fantastic part-writing for quadruple
winds, with the solo clarinet weaving in and out, has had me hooked for
years. It is also delightful to listen to both LP and CD "versions" -- dry
and wet!
ls
Lewis Saul
>I've just heard the 25 minute version on Apocrypha -- sound pretty decent.
DUH. nevermind peoples. i'm a bit brain dead tonight. I'm thinking of
course of the 25-minute Sinister Footwear from Zellerbach Hall?? yes?
So I guess I haven't heard this Mo 'N Herb. From the same concert? On the
Serious Music boot?
Erik van der Scheer
I'd like to know what you think Frank's 5 worst albums are.
My suggestions (please don't kill me):
The man from Utopia (inconsistend), Just another band from LA (he did much
better shows at that time), Overnight sensation (I know it's very popular,
but is very commercial and cheap and stupid), Guitar (If you've listened to
Shut up and play...you'll know what I mean), London symphony orchestra I&II
(compared to his other classical works). I still don't know what to think of
Meets the mothers of prevention and Thing-Fish.
Please don't misunderstand me, I'm still a huge fan of Franks music (Is
there anyone else who visited all of his Dutch concerts??) but I have my
Jeff Szarka
wrote:
:London symphony orchestra I&II
:>(compared to his other classical works).
:
:Gasp choke chortle. I really hate to say this, but I get a very terrible
:feeling sometimes that fans think that Zappa "disowned" this work because a
:few trumpet players got tipsy for a few bars of Strictly Genteel, which
:actually added some depth to the worst composition on these two LPs (now one
:CD)....
:
:Since there is no "superior" recording to Mo 'N Herb, Jane, Bob, etc. --
:this will do JUST fine,
Lewis, you're the guy to ask on this:
Have you ever heard Son of Serious Music? (A bootleg from the Berkley
Symphony Orchestra) I have a copy on the way. (Thank god for ebay) I
can't wait to hear another version of Sad Jane and Moe 'n Herb's. Just
curious about your thoughts on it…
Jack P. Armstrong
>but is very commercial and cheap and stupid),
Youuuuuuu bastard.
- - - - - - -
Jody B. aka Jack P. Armstrong
"We're going back after I get my chocolate milkshake." - Steve Knight
"I play the drums so loud I break all the heads..." - Robert Wyatt
Jack P. Armstrong
>>
>> I'd like to know what you think Frank's 5 worst albums are.
>
>whatever reason not released. They suck because at this point they only
>sound like extended dance remixes of John Cage's 4'33".
>
>1. Dance Me This
>2. The Rage and the Fury
>3. Trance-Fusion
>4. Everything is Healing Nicely
>5. Australia 1976
>
>If a Zappa album is recorded but there's noone around to hear it does it
>still make a noise?
>
Uh oh, you just blew my mind...
Franz Fuchs
wrote:
>>The man from Utopia (inconsistend),
>
>Masterpiece.
In strictly musical terms, maybe - but some of Frank's opinions
expressed in the lyrics of this record could drive me to despair... It
seems that at this point in his carreer he wasn't able to say
something non-offending about women even if he wanted to. Take that
plus the anti-union-song plus the tiresome road-story plus his almost
reactionary views on drug-problems and you get an extreme high
annoyance level which threatens to overshadow the indeed remarkable
music.
Quotation All-Music Guide:
Zappa often protested that the charges of misogyny leveled at such
material missed out on the implicit satire of stupid males, and also
confirmed intellectuals' reticence about indulging in dumb fun;
however, the glee in his voice as he spins his adolescent fantasies
tends to undermine his point. Indeed, that enjoyment, also evident in
the silly wordplay, suggests that Zappa is throwing his juvenile
crassness in the face of critical expectation, asserting his right to
follow his muse even if it leads him into blatant stupidity [...] As
with much of Zappa's best '70s and '80s material, Over-Nite Sensation
[Insert MFU] is ideologically problematic and musically terrific. --
Steve Huey, All-Music Guide
Greetings
Franz
Cle4d
>From: stuco...@aol.commode (Jack P. Armstrong)
>Date: Sun, 13 June 1999 10:07 PM EDT
>Message-id: <19990613220742...@ng37.aol.com>
>
>>better shows at that time), Overnight sensation (I know it's very popular,
>>but is very commercial and cheap and stupid),
>
>Youuuuuuu bastard.
>Jody B. aka Jack P. Armstrong
>"We're going back after I get my chocolate milkshake." - Steve Knight
>"I play the drums so loud I break all the heads..." - Robert Wyatt
>
>
very fucking well put.
" I'm not a Figplucker or a Figplucker's son,
but I'll pluck them figs, 'till the Figplucker comes".
Cleavon
Michael Gula
>
> On Sun, 13 Jun 1999 18:15:39 -0700, "Lewis Saul" <ls...@azstarnet.com>
> wrote:
>
I'm no Lewis Saul, but I think I can say that you're in for a
treat, especially if you're getting one of the GOOD
reproductions. The presence of an audience and FZ's verbal
announcements/annotations cause me to prefer these performances
to the released ones.
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> I don't think the complete Mo 'N Herb was played -- or was it?
Hmmmm! My copy is from the radio broadcast and, now that you
mention it, I think it is shortened--I'll have to listen again.
But if so, it might have been shortened for broadcast although
played complete live.
Michael Gula
I have the "A Zappa Affair" recording--same concert.
Martin Gregorie
>something non-offending about women even if he wanted to. Take that
>plus the anti-union-song plus the tiresome road-story plus his almost
>reactionary views on drug-problems and you get an extreme high
>annoyance level which threatens to overshadow the indeed remarkable
>music.
>
Huh? I don't hear 'reactionary' in Cocaine Decisions at all.
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kipmat
Zappa collection. It occured to me that there were five cd's I had not
listened to in over a year:
1. Them Or Us
2. LSO vol. 2
3. Weasels Ripped My Flesh
4. Freak Out
5. Yellow Shark
Consodering this fact, it also occurred to me that I should probably put
these discs on. But then I decided against it. I'll get flamed for
saying this, but there was no desire in my heart to listen to these discs
at that point. I will continue to own these discs, and actively await new
FZ material, and just listen to other albums right now.
In article <7k1cnl$rnn$1...@news1.xs4all.nl>, "Erik van der Scheer"
<benzi...@hotmail.com> wrote:
-> Hello folks,
->
-> I'd like to know what you think Frank's 5 worst albums are.
-> My suggestions (please don't kill me):
->
-> The man from Utopia (inconsistend), Just another band from LA (he did much
-> better shows at that time), Overnight sensation (I know it's very popular,
-> but is very commercial and cheap and stupid), Guitar (If you've listened to
-> Shut up and play...you'll know what I mean), London symphony orchestra I&II
-> (compared to his other classical works). I still don't know what to think of
-> Meets the mothers of prevention and Thing-Fish.
->
-> Please don't misunderstand me, I'm still a huge fan of Franks music (Is
-> there anyone else who visited all of his Dutch concerts??) but I have my
-> doubts on the quality of the albums I have mentioned.
->
-> Thank you,
->
-> Erik
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teak
some,"Absoluteley Free" when it was in vynal . Bolez conducts Zappa.
Somehow, Zappa
seemed to make his music go into melt down. And Guitar-The red box.
But it isn't albums as much as technique. I think, in the end there
where to many guitar solos and to many non melodic compisitions. He
went to deep into
melting sounds and avante guarde. Originally Duprees Paradise was a
very nice song. On Boulez, it melts down.
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>4. Freak Out
>5. Yellow Shark
I LOVE all three of these discs. And I REALLY don't like most of Zappa's
orchestral works (Civilization Phase III? Yuck.) - but I dig yellow shark, it's
a mofo riot.
Franz Fuchs
Gregorie) wrote:
>franz...@magnet.at (Franz Fuchs) wrote:
>
>>something non-offending about women even if he wanted to. Take that
>>plus the anti-union-song plus the tiresome road-story plus his almost
>>reactionary views on drug-problems and you get an extreme high
>>annoyance level which threatens to overshadow the indeed remarkable
>>music.
>>
>Huh? I don't hear 'reactionary' in Cocaine Decisions at all.
I've built myself a safety net with the word "almost" :-) I think that
FZs view on the reasons for drug-addiction is one-dimensional. It
seems that he believed people get drugproblems only for laughs, simply
boredom or decandence. No word about professional pressure or psychic
crisis. Maybe my critique doesn't work, because satire lives off
exaggeration and is therefore no treatise...But a general discomfort
how this issue is handled in Frank's lyrics remains.
(But I admit that I have to laugh when he announces "Chop a line now,
snort it up now" in "Tinseltown Rebellion" :-) Of course "Chop a line
now..." is a case of Conceptional Continuity as it recurs as
introduction to "Cocaine Decisions".)
Greetings
Franz
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D.G. Porter
>
> 3. Weasels Ripped My Flesh
A greast album, epsecially with the 7|8 piece "Charles Ives" restored to
"Didja..."
> 4. Freak Out
Absolutely one of the best. Hooked me on FZ. 'Tude before it became
popular.
> 5. Yellow Shark
Brilliant, and besides Kretzschmarr is a friend of mine.
Christopher Ekman
>I'm no Lewis Saul, but I think I can say that you're in
>for a treat, especially if you're getting one of the GOOD
>reproductions. The presence of an audience and FZ's verbal
>announcements/annotations cause me to prefer these
>performances to the released ones.
The Spontaneous Minimalist Composition has to be the
absolute giddiest I've ever heard FZ to be. It's a riot-
especially the way he tweaks the audience. He explains
that the piece will be accompanied by "minimalist aerobics-
it will inspire you to do whatever you're already doing at
the time. So even if you just sit there like a lump,
you're IN on this, gang!"
I had the whole shtick typed up at one point, and was going
to post it, but I lost it. I may do it again, and include
the scenarios for the pieces. They belong in the LSO
annotation. Since we have no video of the puppetry, this
is the next best thing. It also adds a whole new dimension
to hear the mannered public radio announcers try to explain
the Decamorph, or to explain that "Frank Zappa has just
handed a five-foot-long penis to the timpanist."
I can't remember- is the Spontaneous Minimalist Composition
on the Apocrypha edit of Sinister Footwear?
Chris Ekman
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>have you tried listening to the album with all the
>dialogues edited out, e.g. having only the instrumental
>pieces programmed on your CD player?
No offense to the original poster, but for my taste, I
can't imagine gouging the dialogue off of CPIII. I think
it's a perfect comment on the hermetically sealed commune
Frank introduced on Lumpy Gravy. They're getting more and
more confused about their own identities and they're
scheming to get rich quick- their language is becoming
corrupted and so are they, if you want to be cute about it;
meanwhile, they're being invaded by tourists, including
Europeans and even a NEGRO! a NEGRO! I think this multi-
culture clash is very canny on FZ's part.
Don't flame me for saying so, but I think Ben Watson could
be very useful on this topic...
Dan Watkins
> Don't flame me for saying so, but I think Ben Watson could
> be very useful on this topic...
I liked the Poodle Play book. I don't care what everyone else says. It's very
interesting reading. I liked it much better than No Commercial Potential.
Christopher Ekman
>>London symphony orchestra I&II
>>(compared to his other classical works).
>Gasp choke chortle. I really hate to say this, but I get a
>very terrible feeling sometimes that fans think that
>Zappa "disowned" this work because a few trumpet players
>got tipsy for a few bars of Strictly Genteel, which
>actually added some depth to the worst composition on
>these two LPs (now one CD)....
One CD? You're not a little tipsy yourself, are you, Lewis?
Y'know, I wonder if it was really wise to keep FZ's peevish
liner notes in the Ryko reissue. My understanding was that
Zappa and the UMRK crew fixed or masked whatever errors
there were to Zappa's satisfaction. If that's so, a note
to that effect might have set the consumer's mind at ease.
frank behnsen
> (Civilization Phase III? Yuck.)
have you tried listening to the album with all the dialogues edited out,
e.g. having only the instrumental pieces programmed on your CD player?
great music, IMO. methinks "amnerika" is one of the most disturbing
(yet beautiful) pieces of music FZ ever wrote. makes me imagine
something like a puppet on a string in agony ...
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<working...@worldnet.att.net> writes:
>they're being invaded by tourists, including
>Europeans and even a NEGRO! a NEGRO! I think this multi-
>culture clash is very canny on FZ's part.
>
>Don't flame me for saying so, but I think Ben Watson could
>be very useful on this topic...
That guy, Michael Rappaport, is a very white (blonde) actor. I think he's even
supposed to be a "wigger," to use the vernacular of the day.
Zapp...@aol.com aka Chris Maxfield
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frank behnsen
> No offense to the original poster,
none taken.
> can't imagine gouging the dialogue off of CPIII. I think
> it's a perfect comment on the hermetically sealed commune
> Frank introduced on Lumpy Gravy.
the reason i regularly usta skip all dialogue when listening to the
album is that until reading your message i couldn't find any deeper
meaning in them. although at first i listened to the entire album
several times while simultaneously reading the words in the booklet, i
just didn't get it.
it never entered my mind (no pun intended) that there could be more to
the dialogue than just some more or less pointless mumble-jumble,
recorded randomly inside a grand piano.
your brief interpretation is a big help and i'll listen to the CP III
dialogue again with your comments in mind.
thanks!
> Don't flame me for saying so, but I think Ben Watson could
> be very useful on this topic...
i agree! "poodle play" is a great source of information.
Jack P. Armstrong
>
>have you tried listening to the album with all the dialogues edited out,
>e.g. having only the instrumental pieces programmed on your CD player?
>
Really, the only thing i LIKE about the album is the dialogue.
Patrick Neve
> >> (Civilization Phase III? Yuck.)
> >
> >have you tried listening to the album with all the dialogues edited out,
> >e.g. having only the instrumental pieces programmed on your CD player?
> >
>
> Really, the only thing i LIKE about the album is the dialogue.
And I only look at the pictures.
Hey, they won a grammy!
Geir Corneliussen
One thing I always have hated about CP 111. I have mentioned that before
out here, only to hear stuff like :"Buy a new one."- Hey, it was a
prizewinner," etc etc. Well, that interests me as much as a pimple on
the butt. What I talk about? The bad quality on the Paper and packaging,
and the bad pressing of the disks themselves. Buy another one? I burn a
copy instead, I never buy more crap than strictly needed. The music is
fantastic, and the art is fantastic. The manufacturing is crap, worse
than a box of biscuits.
chickyraptor
Burnt Weeny Sandwich
Läther
--Dave
chickyraptor
<working...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> Lewis Saul wrote:
>
> >>London symphony orchestra I&II
> >>(compared to his other classical works).
>
> >Gasp choke chortle. I really hate to say this, but I get a
> >very terrible feeling sometimes that fans think that
> >Zappa "disowned" this work because a few trumpet players
> >got tipsy for a few bars of Strictly Genteel, which
> >actually added some depth to the worst composition on
> >these two LPs (now one CD)....
>
> One CD? You're not a little tipsy yourself, are you, Lewis?
The original Ryko LSO CD (that's right, one CD) contained
material from the Barking Pumpkin LSO and LSO II albums.
The current Ryko version gives you everything.
Jon Naurin
>Burnt Weeny Sandwich
>Läther
Yeah, especially the Läther version of Broken Hearts Are For Assholes must be
Frank's wurst song ever.
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his guiatar stuff. His instrumentals in the end had too many melt
downs. Duprees paradise in original format was excellent.
ZappaLVR
writes:
>The bad quality on the Paper and packaging,
>and the bad pressing of the disks themselves. Buy another one? I burn a
>copy instead, I never buy more crap than strictly needed. The music is
>fantastic, and the art is fantastic. The manufacturing is crap, worse
>than a box of biscuits.
>
Whta? Mine is fabulous. I don't know what you're talking about! The Lost
Episodes and Yellow Shark have some packaging probs (the little cardboard boxes
aren't too sturdy, but my copy of CPIII seems high quality all the way.
Lewis Saul
>material from the Barking Pumpkin LSO and LSO II albums.
>
>The current Ryko version gives you everything.
>
> --Dave
>--
Yes, and I have both, so you can see why I got confused...
Today's challenge: write some music without any verbatim quoting from the
***2-DISK*** LSO I just listened to...
Oh this is gonna be a tough day. Maybe I should just blow it off and go
back to sleep...
Jeff Szarka
wrote:
:Oh this is gonna be a tough day. Maybe I should just blow it off and go
:back to sleep...
That's what I say everyday of my life...
Sleep = good.
jeff
BWS is one of my favorites. Why do you care not for it?
"Holiday in Berlin (Full Blown)" is to me, delightful.
WPLJ, Valerie, Little House, all of it - it's a great album.
On Wed, 16 Jun 1999 02:08:45 GMT, Jeffrey <idle...@home.com> wrote:
>personally, I'm not a fan of Baby Snakes, and Meets the Mothers of
>Prevention.
>
>stifford
>
>chickyraptor wrote:
>>
>> Burnt Weeny Sandwich
>> Läther
>>
>> --Dave
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frank behnsen wrote in message
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>
>methinks "amnerika" is one of the most disturbing
>(yet beautiful) pieces of music FZ ever wrote.
Absolutely. I couldn't agree more.
Michael Gula
> His instrumentals in the end had too many melt
> downs.
Could you please tell me what you mean by "melt downs"?
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-> teak wrote:
->
-> > His instrumentals in the end had too many melt
-> > downs.
->
-> Could you please tell me what you mean by "melt downs"?
The compositions were so difficult to play that the musician's instruments
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Magnus Karlsson
> In article <376679...@online.no>, Geir Corneliussen <corn...@online.no>
> writes:
>
> >The bad quality on the Paper and packaging,
> >and the bad pressing of the disks themselves. Buy another one? I burn a
> >copy instead, I never buy more crap than strictly needed. The music is
> >fantastic, and the art is fantastic. The manufacturing is crap, worse
> >than a box of biscuits.
>
> Whta? Mine is fabulous. I don't know what you're talking about! The Lost
> Episodes and Yellow Shark have some packaging probs (the little cardboard boxes
> aren't too sturdy, but my copy of CPIII seems high quality all the way.
My copy of CPIII comes direct from Barfko and the packaging is great, very solid.
However, every copy I've seen at record stores in Sweden looks horribly beat up,
especially on the edges, even though they're brand new and are kept behind
protection glass. Are there differences in the packaging between european and
american versions?
/Magnus
Erik van der Scheer
>My copy of CPIII comes direct from Barfko and the packaging is great, very
solid.
>However, every copy I've seen at record stores in Sweden looks horribly
beat up,
>especially on the edges, even though they're brand new and are kept behind
>protection glass. Are there differences in the packaging between european
and
>american versions?
>
>/Magnus
>
My copy of CPIII was made in England (bar code 5 016583 605629). The
packaging looks horrible, even though I am very careful with it. Especially
the edges are damaged.
Jeffrey
Michael Gula
Well, from your use of the term, it seems that "melt down" is an
undesirable musical element from your point of view.
If musicians are playing difficult music well, then you are
getting your money's worth.
Michael Gula
>
> kipmat wrote:
> >
> > In article <37671A77...@erols.com>, mike...@MORESPAMerols.com wrote:
> >
> > -> teak wrote:
> > ->
> > -> > His instrumentals in the end had too many melt
> > -> > downs.
> > ->
> > -> Could you please tell me what you mean by "melt downs"?
> >
> > The compositions were so difficult to play that the musician's instruments
> > would melt (at least the plastic; the chrome just gets soft).
>
> Well, from your use of the term, it seems that "melt down" is an
> undesirable musical element from your point of view.
>
> If musicians are playing difficult music well, then you are
> getting your money's worth.
Pardon me, kipmat. You responded to the question I asked teak,
and I became confused.
ZappaLVR
(jeff) writes:
>
>BWS is one of my favorites. Why do you care not for it?
>"Holiday in Berlin (Full Blown)" is to me, delightful.
>WPLJ, Valerie, Little House, all of it - it's a great album.
>
>
>
>
>On Wed, 16 Jun 1999 02:08:45 GMT, Jeffrey <idle...@home.com> wrote:
>
>>personally, I'm not a fan of Baby Snakes, and Meets the Mothers of
>>Prevention.
>>
>>stifford
>>
>>chickyraptor wrote:
>>>
>>> Burnt Weeny Sandwich
>>> Läther
Just a joke...references to Weenies and other Sausages. Should have included
ZOOT ALLURES on that list, too. And BWTHW for Jezebel Boy!
chickyraptor
>
>
> BWS is one of my favorites. Why do you care not for it?
> "Holiday in Berlin (Full Blown)" is to me, delightful.
> WPLJ, Valerie, Little House, all of it - it's a great album.
True, but it's still on the list of FZ's wurst albums: (BWS,
Läther, Apostrophe, Joe's Garage, Stage I & III, Zoot, BTHW
(CD version), DHBIM, not to mention Apocrypha.) There are
probably even more.
Jack P. Armstrong
>> >
>> >have you tried listening to the album with all the dialogues edited out,
>> >e.g. having only the instrumental pieces programmed on your CD player?
>> >
>>
>> Really, the only thing i LIKE about the album is the dialogue.
>
>
>And I only look at the pictures.
>
>
>Hey, they won a grammy!
>
Everytime I buy a Roxy Music album, I wonder if the person behind the counter
think's I'm Only In It For The Pictures.
Jack P. Armstrong
>>and the bad pressing of the disks themselves. Buy another one? I burn a
>>copy instead, I never buy more crap than strictly needed. The music is
>>fantastic, and the art is fantastic. The manufacturing is crap, worse
>>than a box of biscuits.
>>
>
>Whta? Mine is fabulous. I don't know what you're talking about! The Lost
>Episodes and Yellow Shark have some packaging probs (the little cardboard
>boxes
>aren't too sturdy, but my copy of CPIII seems high quality all the way.
My copy of Lost Episodes is teetered and trapped (Spike Jones reference), but
that's probably because i've listened to it about three million times... Yellow
Shark and Civ PhazeIII are in perfect condition. However, those green jewel
cases are another story...
Patrick Neve
> kipmat wrote:
> >
> > In article <37671A77...@erols.com>, mike...@MORESPAMerols.com wrote:
> >
> > -> teak wrote:
> > ->
> > -> > His instrumentals in the end had too many melt
> > -> > downs.
> > ->
> > -> Could you please tell me what you mean by "melt downs"?
> >
> > The compositions were so difficult to play that the musician's instruments
> > would melt (at least the plastic; the chrome just gets soft).
>
> Well, from your use of the term, it seems that "melt down" is an
> undesirable musical element from your point of view.
>
> If musicians are playing difficult music well, then you are
> getting your money's worth.
Mike, I'm not sure if you're kidding or not, but in case you're not, melt
down is a zappa-penned description for whatever happens when the rhythm
section just goes apeshit and polymorpheous. A non-disctinct free-for-all
rhythm section opened up a lot of space for Frank to sing, sing-rap, or
play lengthy guitar solos. Two fo the more ridiculous examples of
meltdown occured in the Dangerous Kitchen (TMFU version) and The Radio is
Broken, but it happened all the time. I can't find the quote, (Eric
Martin, your search engine is broken), but I remember him saying he
preferred the rhythm section to be in meltdown when he soloed because it
opened it all up for him to do whatever he wanted. By 88 I think most of
the gitar solos were during metldown. Also, consider the following quote:
From: The Real FZ Book
(about The Dangerous Kitchen)- The words were completely written out, but
the melody and the accomaniment were improvised nightly, in a style we
call "meltdown." The accompaniment was designed to provide rhythm,
texture and sound effects, not necessarily chords, melody and a 'good
beat'- a sort of rock Sprechstimme setting, combining a parody of the
'poetry and jazz' aroma of beatnikism with an abstraction of the type of
onomatopoeia found in those Beethoven meadowland movements- with the
cuckoos and wind, etc. (exxcept in this case, there's no cuckoo- just the
stuff in the strainer).
p.s. as some scholars will point out however, he seems to be misusing the
term Sprechstimme.
teak
Often sour and out of context.
But if someone likes it fine. They must be a bastard to play.
I guess it was his genious and he needed that kind of challenge.
Playing regular stuff must have gotten boring.
But art for art sake ain't marketable, only a few like it. I liked some
of his guitar stuff, for mw Water Melon in Easter Hey was a
masterpiece.
Wasn't We Are Not Alone a Bossa piece?
nn...@my-deja.com
Christopher Ekman <working...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> Lewis Saul wrote:
>
>
> One CD? You're not a little tipsy yourself, are you, Lewis?
>
> liner notes in the Ryko reissue. My understanding was that
> Zappa and the UMRK crew fixed or masked whatever errors
> there were to Zappa's satisfaction. If that's so, a note
> to that effect might have set the consumer's mind at ease.
>
I know I am late in the game but here goes. I, despite the negative
comments, want to hear to the LSO album...I know you aren't knocking it-
plus i want suggestions for more classical zappa (strictly gentill)
so anyways..the WORST ALBUM
-Jazz from Hell
( only album I traded in for another Zappa album)
-Weasel Ripped My Flesy(it's not horrible I just don't listen to it
often)
-Lumpy gravy-dialogue parts are funy but get to be too much
aside from those albums I have no real complaints.....
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Dennis Guertin
Jack P. Armstrong wrote in message
<19990616095745...@ng-fo1.aol.com>...
>My copy of Lost Episodes is teetered and trapped (Spike Jones reference),
I'm missing this one...fill me in.
Patrick Neve
> (snip)
>
> Thank you for that elucidation and clarification.
>
> I asked teak for his understanding of the term because he was
> using it in the context of FZ's orchestral/chamber works.
Oops, I should read more closely. I was sorta surprised to think you
didn't know what meltdown was. That explains it. Miscommunication may
not be the spice of life.. maybe more like the rind.. I need some sleep.
Michael Gula
(snip)
Thank you for that elucidation and clarification.
I asked teak for his understanding of the term because he was
using it in the context of FZ's orchestral/chamber works.
Michael Gula
>
> What I mean is that musical dissodence and illogical note formation.
> Often sour and out of context.
> But if someone likes it fine. They must be a bastard to play.
> I guess it was his genious and he needed that kind of challenge.
> Playing regular stuff must have gotten boring.
> But art for art sake ain't marketable, only a few like it. I liked some
> of his guitar stuff, for mw Water Melon in Easter Hey was a
> masterpiece.
> Wasn't We Are Not Alone a Bossa piece?
Well, see Patrick Neve's post for a clear definition of
"meltdown" as FZ used the term.
It's an interesting question for me--why certain people just
can't enjoy the beautiful harmonies FZ put into his more complex
works. I loved them the first time I heard them.
If it weren't for stuff like Lumpy Gravy and The Perfect Stranger
in the Zappa catalog, I probably wouldn't have an interest in him
at all.
If anyone has any interesting theories on this, I'd like to hear
them.
teak
necessarily a good thing. As Frank said, he composes for people that
like what he does, as he does it. Not everyone will go for every song
or every CD.
Well, we all have our tastes.
Peter de B. Harrington
contained some tastier nuggets.
[1] San Berdino
[2] Tiny Lites
[3] Black Napkins
[4] Brillo/muffin man
Of course this adds up to an album side so a subset would have worked.
If these tracks were added it the CD would have jammed, but I made my own
tape from the movie and it sounds better
than the CD.
Lately, I have really been getting into FZplays the music of FZ. I just
program out on my CD player the studio tracks.
Pete
<nn...@my-deja.com> wrote in message news:7k9a6j$2gh$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
It Never Entered My Mind
<corn...@online.no> wrote:
>One thing I always have hated about CP 111. I have mentioned that before
>out here, only to hear stuff like :"Buy a new one."- Hey, it was a
>prizewinner," etc etc. Well, that interests me as much as a pimple on
>the butt. What I talk about? The bad quality on the Paper and packaging,
>and the bad pressing of the disks themselves. Buy another one? I burn a
>copy instead, I never buy more crap than strictly needed. The music is
>fantastic, and the art is fantastic. The manufacturing is crap, worse
>than a box of biscuits.
Why don't you be more careful of the CPIII CD's ?
It's not intended to be smashed with a sledge-hammer, or to be
thrown around in a car's glove-box compartment or whatnot.
...and people complain about the manufacturing quality !
The only problem I've had, was the lame SUNPYG cardboard box, with
cardboard envelopes for the 3 CD's.
Adam Julian
ZappaLVR
(Adam Julian) writes:
>
>1.We're only in it for the money
>2. Sheik yerbouti
>3.Cruising with Reuben and the jets
>4.Freak Out
>5. 200 motels
>
These are the worst????? What do you call the best??
Bill
stuff.
Adam Julian wrote:
>
> 1.We're only in it for the money
> 2. Sheik yerbouti
> 3.Cruising with Reuben and the jets
> 4.Freak Out
> 5. 200 motels
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
It Never Entered My Mind
>
>>1.We're only in it for the money
>>2. Sheik yerbouti
>>3.Cruising with Reuben and the jets
The above are mediocre.
>>4.Freak Out
This one's okay.
>>5. 200 motels
This one's above average....I'd say quite good.
C.Roe
>
>>1.We're only in it for the money
>>2. Sheik yerbouti
>>3.Cruising with Reuben and the jets
The above are mediocre.
>>4.Freak Out
This one's okay.
>>5. 200 motels
This one's above average....I'd say quite good.
>>
>
>These are the worst????? What do you call the best??
these are all great!!!
Frank put everything into his albums!Ya bums!
William Hobbs
> The worst albums are the ones that have been mixed and mastered but for
> whatever reason not released. They suck because at this point they only
> sound like extended dance remixes of John Cage's 4'33".
> 1. Dance Me This
> 2. The Rage and the Fury
> 3. Trance-Fusion
> 4. Everything is Healing Nicely
> 5. Australia 1976
> If a Zappa album is recorded but there's noone around to hear it does it
> still make a noise?
It's crazy that The Rage and the Fury is still merely an extended dance mix of 4'33".