I don't understand why people argue about music & musicians. Like Frank said, taste is subjective. I've always loved his music, and even if I didn't, I wouldn't deny that his accomplishments in his chosen field of endeavor were quite amazing. He did it all; a composer of some of the most complex music ever written; an incredible guitarist; multi-instrumentalist; satirical lyricist; singer; arranger of music; band leader; businessman; husband; father, defender of the Constitution and personal freedom; etc. In the final analysis, for me, Frank Zappa was a creative genius and one awesome motherf*cker...........................
Don Preston. Zappa. The orchestra. This was the very definition of being 15 years old in 1976, when I first heard this, a few years late. This was one of the first albums that threw me off of the bubblegum and classic rock stations. Wasn't long before radio was abandoned for good. This is the shit.
Off the "The Grand Wazoo" Album 1972 ......Personnel
Frank Zappa – guitar, percussion, vocals
Janet Neville-Ferguson – vocals
Sal Marquez – trumpet, vocals, brass
Mike Altschul – woodwind
Earl Dumler – woodwind
Tony "Bat Man" Ortega – woodwind
Joanne Caldwell – vocals, brass, woodwind
Johnny Rotella – woodwind
Fred Jackson – woodwind
Malcolm McNabb – trombone, horn, trumpet in D
Bill Byers – trombone
Ken Shroyer – trombone, brass, contractor and spiritual guidance
Ernie Tack – brass
Bob Zimmitti – percussion
Alan Estes – percussion
Don Preston – Mini Moog
Tony Duran – guitar, bottleneck guitar
Erroneous (Alex Dmochowski) – bass
Aynsley Dunbar – drums
George Duke – keyboards, vocals
"Chunky" (Lauren Wood) – vocals
Joel Peskin – saxophone, woodwindErnie Watts - mystery horn
George Duke is a MONSTER! The freaking timing change makes this a really special song....I always get goose bumps when Frank comes in with that blazin' Gibson SG! Was lucky enough to see Frank twice, once at the Fox in Atlanta and once is Pittsburgh - always respected him, but live he was something else! Miss you Brother! Love the music!
anyone that misses Frank as much as me should make a solid effort to go see Zappa plays Zappa... Dweezil is doing an ACE job... I've seen them twice now and it's simply amazing.
I miss Frank and George Duke so much. This song has everything I love about jazz fusion: fiery performances, solo's that touch the heavens, and a killer groove that I wanna hear all day long. Special shout-out to the absolutely filthy keys on this tune, Duke is in rare form on this tune and just killing it from start to finish!
I bought Freak Out ! when it came out, then I remember Hot Rats making a big impression. I saw Zappa at the London Palladium in '71. Always been a fan.