Frank Zappa is a freaking legend. He is a composer on the level of Jaco Pastorius, Mozart, and John Williams. Such a brilliant man that changed the way music is. There will never be anyone close to or similar to him and what he did in so little time. God bless his immortal soul.
I m Proud to Tell you that I saw the Performance in the Berliner Philharmonie under the presentation of Moon. Frank was to sick at the Time. That was something !
"You have to understand the yellow shark isn't a piece it was just the name of the evening, the name of the event... the name of the song is Beat the Reaper" --from a Frank interview
G-Spot Tornado is the piece's name. Regardless, the frenetic dancers remind me of those in Sia's pieces. Stunning choreography that matches the musical material.
In his biography written during the eighties Zappa said that the La symphony orchestra would play his music if he gave them two Bosendorfer pianos. His reaction it wasn't worth it. Yet upon stage what do I see? Two pianos, as I don't know the circumstances , but I imagine the LA symphony orchestra relented. Parallels with 200 motels. Great music.
Outstanding. Of course Zappa knew that there needed to be a suggestive dance routine to keep Joe Ordinary involved; after all, how exciting could it be to merely watch musicians reading and executing a difficult tonguing étude? Damn exciting to me, but I'm not "them." Thanks for finding this- I know that Zappa is a " closet" inspiration to many of us.
