Frank Zappa Recommendation

Willie the Pimp!
Of course, I'm biased because my band does a cover of it...

 

yeah willie the pimp is one of his finest moments!! I agree

 

yeah its a quite funny listen too..... much like we're only in it for the money. the whole satirical nature of it all. hilarious.

 

well im into a whole lot of music. Psych, rock, folk, blues, jazz, jam, whole lot of stuff. Im sure im gonna get into Zappa more later in life, im just curious what would be a good start.

 

okay then start at the beginning. freak out.

you cant go wrong.

 

I like Weasels Ripped My Flesh most, with "Oh No" my favorite track there. I also like parts of Chunga's Revenge, but I also like "Zomby Woof" from Overnite Sensation. Ian Underwood and George did some fine work with Zappa.....

 

freak out
absolutely free
we're only in it for the money
lumpy gravy
hot rats
burnt weeny sandwich
uncle meat

I prefer his early work and have never
been much into his later stuff

 

I really like the Roxy and Elsewhere CD.

FZ lead guitar, vocals
George Duke keyboards, synthesizer, vocals
Tom Fowler bass
Ruth Underwood percussion
Jeff Simmons rhythm guitar, vocals
Don Preston synthesizer
Bruce Fowler trombone, dancing (?)
Walt Fowler trumpet
Napoleon Murphy Brock tenor sax, flute, lead vocals (he is awesome)
Ralph Humphrey drums.
Chester Thompson drums





FZ: Thank you. (Brian, I could use a little bit more monitor). Hello hello (can't you turn it up any more than that?) Hello hello . . . Hey! Alright! Pardon me, folks. The name of this song is "Penguin in Bondage," an' it's a song that, uh, deals with the possible variations on a basic theme which is . . . well, you understand what the basic theme is. And then the variations include, uh, manoeuvres that might be executed with the aid of, uh, extra-terrestrial gratification and devices which might or might not be supplied in a local department store or perhaps a drugstore but at very least in one of those fancy new shops that they advertise in the back-pages of the free press. This song suggests to the suggestible listener that the ordinary procedure, uh, that I'm circumlocuting at this present time in order to get this text on television, is that, uh, if you wanna do something other than what you thought you were gonna do when you first took your clothes off and you just happened to have some DEVICES around . . . then it's, it's not only okay to get into the PARAPHERNALIA of it all but . . . hey! What did he say? Ready?