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Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American musician, songwriter, composer, record producer, actor and filmmaker. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa composed rock n' roll, jazz, jazz fusion, orchestral and musique concrète works, and produced almost all of the more than sixty albums he released with his band the Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed album covers.
Zappa was a self-taught composer and performer, and his diverse musical influences led him to create music that was often difficult to categorize. While in his teens, he acquired a taste for 20th-century classical composers such as Edgard Varèse, Igor Stravinsky, and Anton Webern, along with 1950s rhythm and blues music. He began writing classical music in high school, while at the same time playing drums in rhythm and blues bands; later switching to electric guitar. His 1966 debut album with the Mothers of Invention, Freak Out!, combined songs in conventional rock and roll format with collective improvisations and studio-generated sound collages. He continued this eclectic and experimental approach, irrespective of whether the fundamental format was rock, jazz or classical.
Actors: James Gerard (actor), Ilaria Borrelli (writer), Ilaria Borrelli (director), Ilaria Borrelli (actress), Guido Freddi (producer), Guido Freddi (writer), Guido Freddi (actor), Guido Freddi (director), Sacha Dominis (actor), Hamza Shafagh (actor), Furio Freddi (actor), Silvia Consales (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Drama, Short, War,Actors: Max Perlich (actor), Guillermo Díaz (actor), Luke Goss (actor), Billy Drago (actor), Norman Reedus (actor), Justin Schaack (miscellaneous crew), Robert Forster (actor), Anthony 'Treach' Criss (actor), Udo Kier (actor), Matthew Lillard (actor), Eric Stonestreet (actor), Ha Nguyen (costume designer), Katheryn Winnick (actress), Greg Lazzaro (miscellaneous crew), J.H. Wyman (writer),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Kurt Stocker (producer), Danny Krausz (producer), Milton Welsh (actor), David Rigby (actor), Tamás Lengyel (actor), Gavin Kelty (actor), David Schalko (director), Jumbo Schreiner (actor), Jumbo Schreiner (actor), Tanja Petrovsky (actress), Mike Majzen (writer), Mike Majzen (director), Alfred Mayerhofer (costume designer), Roland Rathmair (editor), Claus Lacom (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Helmut Berger (actor), Christian Granderath (producer), Nina Hoger (actress), Adriana Altaras (actress), Axel Schill (miscellaneous crew), Julia Beerhold (actress), Ingo Ehrlich (editor), Philipp Danne (actor), Charlotte Bohning (actress), Leonie Brandis (actress), Lih Janowitz (writer), Martin Rentzsch (actor), Lih Janowitz (director), Claire Oelkers (actress), Markus John (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Regina Ziegler (producer), Wolfgang Becker (producer), Eberhard Junkersdorf (producer), Harry Baer (producer), Herbert Fux (actor), Harald Juhnke (actor), Nicolette Krebitz (actress), Brigitte Mira (actress), Andreas Mannkopff (actor), Peter Matic (actor), Iris Berben (actress), Egon Vogel (actor), Martin Semmelrogge (actor), Günther Ungeheuer (actor), Wolf Gremm (writer),
Genres: Comedy,3,5 hours of pure, great virtousic rock.this is my selection of Zappas best songs, sure a lot are missing, but i need stuff for a part 2 video :) 0:00 Camarillo brillo 3:58 Don't eat the yellow snow 6:04 Peaches in regalia 9:42 WPLJ 12:33 Call any vegetable 19:56 Directly from my heart to you 25:13 In your mouth 28:25 Nanook rubs it 33:03 The Grand Wazoo 46:23 Dirty love 49:21 Doreen 54:06 Son of mr Green genes 1:03:06 Duke of Prumes 1:07:27 Fifty Fifty 1:13:36 Goblin Girl 1:17:43 Waka-Jawaka 1:29:01 Cosmik debris 1:33:19 The gumbo variations 1:50:16 Zomy Woof 1:55:26 Cheap Thrills 1:57:54 Dinah-moe humm 2:03:56 Jelly roll gum drop 2:06:20 Would you go all the way 2:08:49 Chunga's revenge 2:15:05 Montana 2:21:39 Bolero 2:26:58 My guitar wants to kill your mama 2:30:30 Bobby Brown goes do...
Inca roads 00:00 Can't afford no shoes 08:45 Sofa no. 1 11:24 Po-jama people 14:04 Florentine Pogen 21:43 Evelyn, a modified dog 27:10 San Ber'dino 28:15 Andy 34:12 Sofa no. 2 40:16 Muscians : Frank Zappa -- guitar, lead vocals on "Po-Jama People", "Evelyn, a Modified Dog" and "Sofa No. 2", backing vocals George Duke -- keyboards, synthesizer, lead vocals on "Inca Roads", "Andy" and "Sofa No. 2", backing vocals Napoleon Murphy Brock -- flute, tenor saxophone, lead vocals on "Florentine Pogen" and "Andy", backing vocals Ruth Underwood -- marimba, vibraphone, percussion Chester Thompson -- drums, sound effects, voices Tom Fowler -- bass guitar James "Bird Legs" Youman -- bass guitar on "Can't Afford No Shoes" Johnny "Guitar" Watson -- vocals on "San Ber'dino" and "Andy" Captain Beefheart (...
Frank Zappa studio album, Joe's Garage
Chapters: • Opening [00:00:00] • Terry's Intro and Ralph's Audition [00:03:00] • How Chester Got In The Band [00:17:47] • Ruth's Story Meeting Frank [00:31:20] • More Stories and Chad's Audition [00:56:57] • Discussion of Other Player's Audition [01:12:20] • The Black Page of Frank's Music [01:17:33] • Playing In The Band [01:35:31] • Performance [https://youtu.be/qisptjwsQVk]
For more info - http://www.eagle-rock.com/artist/frank-zappa/#.U-s8WzhwYdU Frank Zappa's New York Halloween 1981 concerts were filmed Live at The Palladium. This 'thing' entitled "The Torture Never Stops" was created in its entirety by FZ from the original concert production and intended by the Artist as one of 3 Television Specials. This is the longest version of the three - the others, "You Are What You Is" and "Dumb All Over", having actually aired. Halloween was Frank Zappa's favourite holiday, and New York was the site of Frank Zappa Halloween concerts for years! The billion and a half airings by MTV of the concerts (non-edited) followed on closely from the release of the double album "You Are What You Is" in September of that year on Frank Zappa's own recently founded and thoroughl...
Back in 1993 this doc was shown on BBC2 about three times and never since. The interview with Frank Zappa was one of his last and I first saw it in early '93 when I taped it on VHS. In those days TV was not the horrible medium it is today, there were some decent Arts programmes and not Kirsty Wark showing how ignorant she is by hosting a cretinous book club or the X Factor. Hope you like this clip. I had to wind & rewind the tape about 15 times before it would play without a shower of static all over the screen, not bad for an 18 year old tape. VHS players never had an auto-function to counter tracking issues and a deterioration in the RF that you can see at the bottom of the frame, aside from re-tracking as best as possible. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Ac...
Frank Zappa - Full Concert Recorded Live: 10/13/1978 - Capitol Theatre (Passaic, NJ) More Frank Zappa at Music Vault: http://www.musicvault.com Subscribe to Music Vault: http://goo.gl/DUzpUF Setlist: 0:00:00 - Persona Non Grata Incomplete 0:11:11 - Dancin' Fool 0:14:35 - Easy Meat 0:21:11 - Bamboozled By Love 0:28:39 - Sy Borg 0:33:20 - Suicide Chump 0:42:57 - Little House I Used To Live In 0:49:48 - Zeets (Drum Solo) 0:53:25 - Yo Mama Incomplete 1:03:49 - Magic Fingers 1:06:22 - Black Napkins Incomplete 1:21:25 - Camarillo Brillo 1:25:11 - Muffin Man 1:29:28 - Strictly Genteel
This is an extremley interesting filmed concert, Zappa's last tour, great songs never seen before, such as "Baritone woman" and also the classic "sharleena". It´s a two hours of uninterrupted live footage of a complete show. 1988 05 17 - Palacio de Deportes, Barcelona, Spain: Frank Zappa, Ike Willis, Mike Keneally, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman, Ed Mann, Bobby Martin, Bruce Fowler, Walt Fowler, Paul Carman, Albert Wing, Kurt McGettrick. 1. THE BLACK PAGE 2. PACKARD GOOSE & (MEDLEY) 3. SHARLEENA 4. BAMBOOZLED BY LOVE 5. BLACK NAPKINS 6. WHEN THE LIE'S SO BIG 7. PLANET OF THE BARITONE WOMEN 8. ANY KIND OF PAIN 9. JESUS THINKS YOU'RE A JERK 10. SOFA 11. FIND HER FINER 12. BIG SWIFTY 13. I AINT'GOT NO HEART 14. LOVE OF MY LIFE 15. THE TORTURE NEVER STOPS 16. BOLERO 17. WATERMELON IN EASTER H...
http://store.eagle-rock.com/title/a-token-of-his-extreme/ DVD: http://smarturl.it/FrankZappaTokenDVD EAGLE ROCK ENTERTAINMENT and the Zappa Family Trust are pleased to announce the first official release of A TOKEN OF HIS EXTREME, an original program created by FRANK ZAPPA for TV. Recorded on August 27, 1974 at KCET in Hollywood, A TOKEN OF HIS EXTREME features Frank Zappa with five incredibly talented band members for this extravaganza of live music. The line-up exists of Frank Zappa—guitar, percussion, vocals; George Duke—keyboards, finger cymbals, tambourine, vocals; Napoleon Murphy Brock—sax, vocals; Ruth Underwood—percussion; Tom Fowler—bass; Chester Thompson—drums. The Program, as edited and thoroughly tweezed & produced by FZ for Honker Home Video includes these delights: The Dog ...
Frank Zappa's 1974 album Roxy & Elsewhere captured for posterity one of the most musically accomplished incarnations of The Mothers (George Duke, keyboards; Tom Fowler, bass; Ruth Underwood, percussion; Bruce Fowler, trombone; Walt Fowler, trumpet; Napoleon Murphy Brock, tenor sax, vocals; and Chester Thompson and Ralph Humphrey on drums) onstage and on fire. Roxy & Elsewhere was recorded primarily over three nights (December 8,9,10, 1973) live at The Roxy nightclub in the heart of the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. The Roxy is a pretty intimate club—a performer onstage there could practically make eye-contact with every member of the audience—and the musicianship during these sets was particularly inspired. http://frankzapppa.blogspot.com/ http://youtu.be/V2a0ux53dKY
Baby Snakes is a movie which includes footage from Frank Zappa's 1977 Halloween concert at New York City's Palladium Theater, backstage antics from the crew, and stop motion clay animation from award-winning animator Bruce Bickford. Starring Frank Zappa Terry Bozzio Roy Estrada Adrian Belew Ed Mann Patrick O'Hearn Peter Wolf Tommy Mars and New York's Finest Crazy Persons
FZ, Jean Luc Ponty, Tom Fowler, Ralph Humphrey, Ruth Underwood, Ian Underwood, George Duke, Bruce Fowler 01:48 Cosmik Debris 09:49 Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue 10:53 Kung Fu 11:54 Penguin In Bondage 16:02 RDNZL 20:26 Montana 29:01 Dupree's Paradise 53:44 Join The March And Eat My Starch 54:22 Farther Oblivion
Frank Zappa Live At The Ritz (NYC) 1981-11-17 (concert) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (This is not an official cd! If you find something here - pic, video or music - that you believe shouldn’t be here, please let me know and I will remove it) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - November, 17, 1981, The Ritz, NYC Frank Zappa, Steve Vai, Ray White, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman, Ed Mann, Tommy Mars, Bobby Martin, Al DiMeola on guitar (*)(**), Brian Peters on vocals (**) 00:00 Treacherous Cretins 01:11 Montana 04:56 Easy Meat 13:51 You Are What You Is 16:23 Mudd Clubb 19:08 The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing 22:15 Dumb All Over 28:57 Heavenly Bank Account 31:27 Suicide Chump 36:33 Jumbo Go Away 40:45 Envelopes ...
I couldn't find HQ uploads of this album so here it is. Hot Rats is the second solo album by Frank Zappa. It was released in October 1969. Five of the six songs are instrumental ("Willie the Pimp" features a short vocal by Captain Beefheart). It was Zappa's first recording project after the dissolution of the original Mothers of Invention. In 1987 Zappa remixed Hot Rats for re-issue on Compact Disc. "Willie the Pimp" is edited differently during the introduction and guitar solo. "The Gumbo Variations" has 4 minutes of additional material including an introduction and guitar and saxophone solo sections which were cut from the vinyl LP version. Piano and flute which were buried in the LP mix of "Little Umbrellas" are prominent on the CD. Other differences include significant changes to the...
Frank Zappa - Interview Recorded Live: 12/8/1984 - unknown - , More Frank Zappa at Music Vault: http://www.musicvault.com Subscribe to Music Vault on YouTube: http://goo.gl/DUzpUF
Zappa again interviewed by the Finnish national tv. He is answering in his brilliant style.
1. Interview broadcast on Danish TV, September 22nd, 1987. 2. Nightline (American TV News) September 13th, 1985. 3. Evening News, September 12th, 1985.
One of Frank's last interviews, conducted by NBC's Jamie Gangel for the Today Show.
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Frank Zappa answers questions posed by Robert Moore and the members of audience about politics, rock n roll, sex, drugs, rock n roll consumer, advertising, propaganda, pop music,radio. A very interesting discussion, nonetheless. Disclaimer- "I do not own this video", or "I don't take credit for the content". Copyright infringement not intended.
In this long interview from the October 26th, 1981, edition of the "Freeman Report", host Sandi Freeman appears mostly well prepared as she asks Frank Zappa open ended questions concerning his views on a variety of topics. For his own part, Zappa is unusually open and honest and personal throughout. The original video was created by CNN and available through Creative Commons License through YouTube's video editor. Official Frank Zappa Website: http://www.zappa.com/ Sandi Freeman Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandi_Freeman CNN: http://www.cnn.com
Baltimore, USA,. August 1985. (Unaired Footage)
It's been a lifetime since i told you i care
It took a second, though it felt like a day
I want you closer, closer than you are now
Conversations, they lead us nowhere
If somehow, you feel to complain
I'm here just watching over you
It takes more than assumptions
To make me understand your point
It's been a lifetime since the day you were there
Blinked a moment, it all burnt away
Just say something, anything at all
I'm used to i won't take the fall
If somehow you fail
If somehow you just try to make it through the day
Then stay close to me maybe i'll try to take you through
Take you through on another day
Another day...