The great George Duke on keyboards. Zappa actually contributed 2 guitar solos under assumed names to the 1974 George Duke album "Feel". "Blessed Relief" is a nice way to end the album.
In the never-ending conceptual continuity that is part of Zappa's Universe, his fake name was Obdewl'l X on the Duke album. Fast-forward 10 years to Thing-Fish and we find Sister Obdewlla X, one of the Manny Nuns.
This is one of the better Zappa records. Huge ensemble recording. The parumpapum song is amusing and the blessed relief tune is pretty good too. Sticks in my head.
Considering how many solo's there are by Zappa on record ... he actually used the wah wah very sparingly. (Like---about 10 solo's). He almost always had it turned on and set about half-way to get a certain tone. But this is one of the few solo's where he actually USES it, It's important to note that he is literally THE FIRST persons to EVER use one. And he gave one as a gift to Jimi Hendrix. Jimi used it ALOT more.
I don't know if you could say that Frank was "literally THE FIRST persons to EVER use one." From Wiki: *Some of the most famous electric guitarists of the day were keen to adopt the wah-wah pedal soon after its release. Among the first recordings featuring wah-wah pedal were "Tales of Brave Ulysses" by Cream with Eric Clapton on guitar and "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, both released in 1967.* *Hendrix also used wah wah on his famous song "Voodoo Child", in intro and in soloing. According to Del Casher, Hendrix learned about the pedal from Frank Zappa, another well-known early user.* *Clapton, in particular, used the device on many of the Cream songs included on their second and third albums, Disraeli Gears (1967) and Wheels of Fire (1968) respectively. Clapton would subsequently employ it again on "Wah-Wah", from his good friend George Harrison's solo album All Things Must Pass, upon the dissolution of The Beatles in 1970.* Unless Frank was using it prior to those documented 1967 recordings, I'd say it's safe to say that Frank was ONE of the first people to use one.
you said it your self... Zappa GAVE Hendrix his first wah wah... so NO...NOT POSSIBLE... Hendrix used a wah wahnAFTER ZaPPA...not BEFORE... Zappa was also very close friends with Clapton back then, so it's possible that they acquired their fist wah wah around the same time. So...MAYBE...Clapton...but Hendrix?---a DEFINITE NO.@@Royale_with_Cheeze
If you read the liner notes, there is a whole fantasy story involving some surreal medieval warfare and uprising, or something like that. But the songs actually match the story - that is why we have a marching band sound at the end, it’s an army marching into battle. And a “Question” is some type of person, who gets fed to something….hence Eating the Question.
To quote George Duke "Frank liked to throw a wrench in there" referring to his compositions from which he said he learned a lot ..... great reaction/analysis thanks JP
This song is about people ”Questions” with very little musical, lets say, skill. There is a long story about the ”Grand Wazoo”, a battle between two musical armies, on the album cover. It’s really hilarious, I’m sure you can find it somewhere on the internet.
Oh!! Ouch when the review is “went on a little too long.” You might want to listen more than once before you go there. I’d say to put your instrumental Zappa Cap back on and listen again. You gotta hear this a few times, and then you start to realize you never want that free floating groove to ever end. :)
It's such a great LP but then I say that about most of his LPs. The Overnight Sensation Rerelease is jus about to drop. It's been remastered and cut as a Double LP that runs at 45rpm with an extra LP, at 33rpm of unreleased material and versions. It's due any time from today, so keeping an ear oot for the Posty.
I'm glad you got around to my favorite Zappa album. As probably mentioned somewhere else, side two of this album needs to be heard as a whole. Musically, mostly unrelated, yet complementing at the same time.
I have to refrain from the title. Answers are fattening! But that 'riff' is delicious, and the Fender Rhodes is quite tasty! Seasoned with some salty bass and peppery drums, oh well I guess I must feast on what Zappa's cooking! Peace & Love.
as some who has every Zappa album ever real ones fake ones home demo's. bootlegs and knows a lot about Zappa a fan can know with out ever meeting him, this album sucks and is very good, some of it is great some is just noodling around and some is pure junk, what can I say, I know people who think this whole album sucks and is noise and other who thing every second is pure genius, like Beatle worshipers who if the Beatles blew farts would say that anything the Beatles did is better then anything you like and Beatle haters would tell you the Beatles suck. I guess it's all about what you like and not others, who gives a shit if this dude likes or hates the song - Do you like it? if so. listen to it, if not DONT ! thats the way it was before the internet and you tube, now we want to see - Well. ok, never mind who cares right? I don't and you don't too - I HOPE
