Zappa corner. bung it here.
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I noticed yesterday that it's now available for rent through Amazon for much less than I paid the first week it was out (might not be the case in your locale, though). I'm thinking of seeing it again - and I watched it twice on the first rental.
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charlie and jimbly are right.
it is both superb *and* fantastic.
i need to watch it again.
it is both superb *and* fantastic.
i need to watch it again.
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My freshman year of high school (1979-80; I turned 14 a few weeks into the school year), I took a music theory course. I became friends with a senior in that class named Maurice, because I liked most of the music he did - broad church Prog Rock, but also things like the Bonzos - and there really weren't a lot of us around in that school. (Plus he was one of the funniest guys I'd ever met.) Maurice had an older brother Rick who was studying guitar at Berklee College of Music (which I had never heard of before), and one day before class Maurice told me about this classmate of Rick's who had transcribed "The Black Page" and sent it to Zappa, and soon found himself working for him. I never knew who that person was until this evening, when I watched this clip of the guy himself talking about it (and some other things). (The "Black Page" story starts at 5:43.)
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Charlie O. wrote:My freshman year of high school (1979-80; I turned 14 a few weeks into the school year), I took a music theory course. I became friends with a senior in that class named Maurice, because I liked most of the same music he did - broad church Prog Rock, but also things like the Bonzos - and there really weren't a lot of us around in that school. (Plus he was one of the funniest guys I'd ever met.) Maurice had an older brother Rick who was studying guitar at Berklee College of Music (which I had never heard of before), and one day before class Maurice told me about this classmate of Rick's who had transcribed "The Black Page" and sent it to Zappa, and soon found himself working for him. I never knew who that person was until this evening, when I watched this clip of the guy himself talking about it (and some other things). (The "Black Page" story starts at 5:43.)
Nice Chas
Very nice
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Jimbly wrote:Have you managed to watch it, Dad?
Sadly, not yet lad....
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Lord Rother wrote:And there was me thinking you'd say "Fair enough, you have a point Bob".
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C wrote:Jimbly wrote:Have you managed to watch it, Dad?
Sadly, not yet lad....
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...sorry to hear that. Can the boys not help?
So Long Kid, Take A Bow.
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Jimbly wrote:C wrote:Jimbly wrote:Have you managed to watch it, Dad?
Sadly, not yet lad....
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...sorry to hear that. Can the boys not help?
I'll get there....
Eventually
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Lord Rother wrote:And there was me thinking you'd say "Fair enough, you have a point Bob".
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Good story. In the interview does he reveal whether to not the Stevie's Spanking story is true?
There's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over
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I kept waiting for the interviewer to bring it up, but he never did!
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Percussionist Emil Richards being interviewed by Danny Tedesco (son of Wrecking Crew guitarist Tommy) about the orchestral Lumpy Gravy sessions:
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I watched the blu ray the other day and I've been listening to Zappa on my walks ever since.
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Charlie O. wrote:Percussionist Emil Richards being interviewed by Danny Tedesco (son of Wrecking Crew guitarist Tommy) about the orchestral Lumpy Gravy sessions:
Cheers Chas!
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Lord Rother wrote:And there was me thinking you'd say "Fair enough, you have a point Bob".
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Nice story - thanks a lot.
There's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over
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Qobuz are adding tons/tonnes of Zappa in Hi Res over the next few days
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Lord Rother wrote:And there was me thinking you'd say "Fair enough, you have a point Bob".
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What's a Qobuz?
There's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over
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mudshark wrote:What's a Qobuz?
French hi-res streaming service
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Thanks! I'll check it out.
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mudshark wrote:Thanks! I'll check it out.
They use CD and Hi Res quality as opposed to Spotify that use MP3s
Different amounts of bits....!
https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/discover?qb ... gJkt_D_BwE
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Lord Rother wrote:And there was me thinking you'd say "Fair enough, you have a point Bob".