We'll never see the likes of Frank again, and the culture is the worse for it.. fortunately we have all that material from the archive, but just imagine what would have come in the proceeding 30 years til now if we'd not lost him so early in his life.. and with the level of todays technology it would have been mind blowing.. rest in peace Frank, we miss you..
Only the best musicians could be in Zappa's bands. He launched the careers of some of the best. Here's the full documentary. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kaujhPblnf0.html
It’s a real shame that rehearsal Steve Vai is talking about, isn’t available for us mere mortals to wonder at! But then there loads of FZ out here already to blow out tiny minds!!!
SUPER, Vai and Zappa were hard to beat with free style guitaring!! Zappa spring boarded some great talents to the music world. I can't think of an artist that spanned so wide contributing so much to the music world.
Best Zappa era for me. George Duke and NMB are just brilliant combined with Frank. Ruth too! Soundtrack of my life. Musical taste kind of comes in waves but Zappa is what I have always listened to. There’s always so much going on.
Sounds exactly like all the countless progressions many of us musicians/writers have thrown away because we've had another 20 or more similar pieces we keep in our memory catalog that for some reason often never come into fruition. Personally,for me,it was mainly the boredom and similar monotony of these dreamy compositions or jams. Nonetheless,Frank Zappa's catalog was probably too huge for many to comprehend. And,probably too immense for a single lifetime to yield.
I have experienced hundreds of concerts in almost 50 years. From big events like Price & the Revolution in Frankfurt to small local festivals. The most impressive so far was Frankl Zappa in 1979 in Eppelheim. It probably will never be topped. R. I. P. Frank.
