CanuckInUSA 0 #1 August 22, 2011 Calling all fans of Frank Zappa. What was your favorite song(s)? I think mine was "Cosmik Debris" though there are many others. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zymurdoo 0 #2 August 22, 2011 The entire Thingfish album.Blue Skies, Soft Docks and Happy Landings! CWR #23 (It's called CRW, add an e if you like, but I ain't calling it CFS. FU FAI!) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,148 #3 August 22, 2011 "Let's make the water turn black" Wendy P.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
JohnMitchell 14 #4 August 22, 2011 Dina Moe Hum, and most of the Grand Wazoo album. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #5 August 22, 2011 titties and beer ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #6 August 22, 2011 QuoteCalling all fans of Frank Zappa. What was your favorite song(s)? I think mine was "Cosmik Debris" though there are many others. DANCIN FOOL. Ì don't know much about dancin', that's why I got this song One of my legs is shorter than the other and both my feet's 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 I'm a dancin' fool (Dancin' fool) I'm a dancin' fool I'm a dancin' fool (Dancin' fool) I'm a dancin' foolYou 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
popsjumper 2 #7 August 22, 2011 Jewish Princess Catholic Girls Suzie Creamcheese (in its entirety) The entire Freak Out albumMy 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
wolfriverjoe 1,351 #8 August 22, 2011 Although not a technically a "song", this was IMHO, one of his best things ever. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxB-ZePpS7E"There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #9 August 22, 2011 QuoteAlthough not a technically a "song", this was IMHO, one of his best things ever. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxB-ZePpS7E I just finished watching Mr Zappa's testimony. I sure was not thinking that this thread belonged in SC, but Mr Zappa's testimony here just illustrates how out of touch politicians and their bureaucrats are with the rest of us who live in reality. RIP Frank ... you were one of a kind. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #10 August 22, 2011 No, only the two posts above mine belong in SC. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildWilly 0 #11 August 22, 2011 favourite Zappa tune have to be Joes Garage Why Does it Hurt when I Pee Don't Eat the Yellow Snowgrowing old is inevitable, growing up is optional. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trafficdiver 8 #12 August 22, 2011 Peaches and Regalia. I admit Phish got me into Zappa. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 24 #13 August 22, 2011 So many favorites.. and dammit, it's been too long since I rocked out on some Zappa.. I need to put some on my shuffle... - Montana (ideally, the live Whipping Floss version from You Can't Do that on Stage Anymore) - The whole Don't Eat the Yellow Snow and Nannok saga (again, the You Cant do that on Stage version is awesome) - Dancing fool - Joe's garage and on and on and on...Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freethefly 6 #14 August 22, 2011 The Torture Never Stops from Zoot Allures is amongst my favorites. Last time I saw Zappa was during bootcamp liberty, San Diego, 1980. Acid and Zappa.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw05xgp5Gw8 Should, also, add 'Black Napkins'. I think it is amongst the best of jazz fusion. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI5JQFdv8Fs "...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
JohnMitchell 14 #15 August 22, 2011 I was lucky enough to see him twice in the 70's, back in high school. Super tight band, super fun times, doing music no one else thought of. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,148 #16 August 23, 2011 Me too. Probably the best concert I ever went to was my first Frank Zappa concert. For their encore, they just came out and jammed for about 30 minutes. I'm not real musical, but it was just incredible. That was a year that he had Jean-Luc Ponty touring with him. Wendy P.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
Squeak 17 #17 August 23, 2011 Quote Me too. Probably the best concert I ever went to was my first Frank Zappa concert. For their encore, they just came out and jammed for about 30 minutes. I'm not real musical, but it was just incredible. That was a year that he had Jean-Luc Ponty touring with him. Wendy P. you guys are SO oldYou 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 #18 August 23, 2011 Side one Over-nite sensation 1. Camarillo Brillo 2. I'm the Slime 3. Dirty Love 4. Fifty-Fifty Side two 1. Zomby Woof 2. Dinah-Moe Humm 3. Montana Frank Zappa – guitar, vocals on all tracks except "Fifty-Fifty" and most of "Zomby Woof" George Duke – synthesizer, keyboards Bruce Fowler – trombone Tom Fowler – bass Ralph Humphrey – drums Ricky Lancelotti – vocals on "Fifty-Fifty" and "Zomby Woof" Sal Marquez – trumpet, vocals on "Dinah-Moe Humm" Jean-Luc Ponty – violin, baritone violin Ian Underwood – clarinet, flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone Ruth Underwood – percussion, marimba, vibraphone Kin Vassy – vocals on "I'm the Slime", "Dinah-Moe Humm" and "Montana" Tina Turner and the Ikettes - Backing vocals I also loved the Best of Zappa album,how can you go wrong with "My guitar wants to kill your mama" So many excellent songs on that one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southern_Man 0 #19 August 23, 2011 Big Leg Emma"What if there were no hypothetical questions?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #20 August 23, 2011 Quote you guys are SO old Zappa was big in the 70s and 80s (a time when I was a teenager and a young adult). Initially I was not a huge Zappa fan, but many of my friends were. So I had to listen to Frank whenever a friend put a Zappa record on (which happened a lot). At first I thought the music was bizarre. But in time it started to grow on me. I think it was 1981, when I got to see Zappa live in concert and it was a fantastic show. Too bad I consumed so much alcohol and hashish that evening as I was a bit of a zombie myself. Oh the silly things we do in youth ... and some people never grow up even if physically they are old. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grimmie 177 #21 August 23, 2011 My uncle started "Ontario Music" in 1957 in Ontario, California. His store grew nicely over the years and he went from selling instruments to pianos and amps and lighting for bands. My Uncle Jim was a Morman and one of the most straight laced men you would ever meet. He wore pressed white dress shirts and a tie every day at his store. One of his favorite customers was Frank Zappa. Go figure! Zappa lived down the street and came in all of the time in the 60's. One day he rented a piano and rolled it down the street to his garage with his band members. Uncle Jim always got a kick out of Zappa and he always paid his bills, so that made my uncle a happy guy too. My uncle passed away about 5 years ago and the store is now owned by another family. He had great photos (my cousin has them all now) of famous muscians that came into the store over the years. I'm going to call her and see if she can find the one with Zappa in it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VideoFly 0 #22 August 23, 2011 I have seen Zappa about 30 times, went to his Baby Snakes film preview in a small theater in NYC with him there, I’ve hung with Flo and Eddie in the village, been to Zappa’s panty quilt exhibition in Denver, and still have about 35 old vinyl albums of his. I guess I’m a fan from long ago and one of my favorite songs is Mud Shark, but there are many others too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #23 August 23, 2011 Quote Bruce Fowler – trombone His mom was our high school English teacher. Both times we caught his show she was there too. Very cool lady. She never said anything about what went on at those shows. You're right, that was some of Frank's finest work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,400 #24 August 23, 2011 A couple non-typical songs from Zappa I ran across in recent years sound more like jazz than his better-known compositions: Watermelon in Easter Hay: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0bwtMPXG_0 Black Napkins: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c-NMnYhM3Q"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SansSuit 1 #25 August 23, 2011 Billy the MountainPeace, -Dawson. http://www.SansSuit.com The Society for the Advancement of Naked Skydiving Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
