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    I dare not got too deeply into this man's music, but I do have Overnite Sensation and one of the Joes Garage Lp's (pt 1?).

    One of my work colleagues was a humungous Zappa fan. The music he played me was so vast in styles and musicianship

    I saw the "Grandmothers" live some years ago and it was a superb gig in an intimate venue (The [old] Stables in Wavendon, MK).
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    I spent part of the evening yesterday listening to some different versions of 'Blessed Relief' (From Grand Wazoo) I quite like this one.



    Great video too!

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Grand Wazoo View Post
    I spent part of the evening yesterday listening to some different versions of 'Blessed Relief' (From Gand Wazoo) I quite like this one.



    Great video too!
    Wow thats some really cool jazz It could almost belong to Miles Davis A Kind of Blue Thank you for sharing this Chris
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    John,
    The original version on 'The Grand Wazoo' has a fantastic horn solo by Sal Marquez. I can't find anywhere that I can link to so you can hear it though.
    I think it has been compared by others to 'So What' on Kind of Blue!
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    i must get the album
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    Default Did You Ever Wonder About That Deep Purple Song?

    Lots of folks know 'Smoke on the Water' by Deep Purple. Lots of folks know it's about a fire in Montreux and that Frank Zappa & the Mothers are referred to.

    Here's some video that gives you a few more clues as to what it was like on that night when someone at a rock gig at the Casino Barrière de Montreux fired an incendiary device off which lodged up in the ceiling which was covered in fabric. There were between 2,000 & 3,000 people attending the (over-capacity) gig and more fans were at the doors still trying to get in. The doors were chained up to stop them getting in.

    YouTube video (actually sound & stills) of the moment it all kicks off. In an interview, Ritchie Blackmore, who was in attendance along with the other members of Deep Purple said that FZ anounced the fire then leapt out the window. This is not the story that this audio tells (the sound is from a well known bootleg - 'Swiss Cheese / Fire').

    The YouTube clip shows Claude Nobs, a music promoter, who ran into the Casino several times to save some members of the audience who had decided to stay in the building in places that they thought would shelter them.
    From the Deep Purple song: 'Funky Claude was running in & out, pulling kids out the ground'



    Video of the start of the fire:
    http://montreuxmusic.com/mmm/en_video01.html

    What was left the next day:
    http://montreuxmusic.com/mmm/en_video02.html

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    I've just been watching a gig from the 1988 tour on You Tube. Two and a bit hours of a show from Barcelona - good quality video. Gives you a real flavour of what it was like to see Frank in the later years. This band was regarded by many as being one of, if not the best, incarnation of Zappa's bands. The horn section are recorded rather badly, which is a real shame as they were really tight on that tour. Excellent version of 'Sofa' at about 56 minutes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by snapper View Post
    Excellent read,Chris.Very informative.

    It may be worth pointing out that many of Franks albums on CD are very different to the original vinyl releases,Hot Rats being a prime example.

    Look forward to the next installment.

    Thankfully The Zappa Family Trust now have total control of the original masters of Frank's recorded works, and these have been released on CD.
    2012 was a very good year

    I have the vinyl reissue of Overnite Sensation, and it is a phenomenal pressing.
    I look forward to getting "Hot Rats", and "The Grand Wazoo" on vinyl again too
    Chris



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