Frank Zappa plays bicycle on Steve Allen. I know this has been through a couple of rounds of linkage, but it's a must-see, especially if you like Zappa. As a square-looking, preternaturally calm 22 year old, before the long hair and "freak" trappings appeared, his contradictions are strikingly clear. A condescending snot, with a streak of incredible generosity who wanted everyone to be a musician. An arch-controller spouting facts and statistics, who loved to instigate all-hell-breaks-loose chaos scenarios that were an absolute blast for everyone involved. A great American artist, more sadly missed than ever.
Update: YouTubes removed for "terms of use violation." More of our heritage flushed...for what reason exactly? YouTube is a joke.
Update: Sigh, it's back up again, worse quality. [Part 1 of 4]
Thanks Tom, that was amazing.
Hi Tom - so son Dweezil has mastered some of the canon and is touring, one would guess with some killer musicians. They are coming here soon I think, let you know. One Ig'nant question from a GenXer - which came first, Uncle Meat or Gentle Giant's In a Glass House? Turned on to Uncle Meat well back and have always enjoyed, listening to the GG Lp today for first time the handshake is definate. thanks
Uncle Meat was a precocious '68 and Glass House was '74. I hadn't thought of the connection before but GG started to get hyperactive with the marimbas and xylophones with that LP so I can hear it. Zappa influenced all the British and continental proggers. I love Uncle Meat and I still get mad at Lester Bangs for dismissing the more complex parts of Zappa's canon as "tinkertoy classical music." I hope Dweezil's up to the old man's speed.
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Frank Zappa plays bicycle on Steve Allen. I know this has been through a couple of rounds of linkage, but it's a must-see, especially if you like Zappa. As a square-looking, preternaturally calm 22 year old, before the long hair and "freak" trappings appeared, his contradictions are strikingly clear. A condescending snot, with a streak of incredible generosity who wanted everyone to be a musician. An arch-controller spouting facts and statistics, who loved to instigate all-hell-breaks-loose chaos scenarios that were an absolute blast for everyone involved. A great American artist, more sadly missed than ever.
Update: YouTubes removed for "terms of use violation." More of our heritage flushed...for what reason exactly? YouTube is a joke.
Update: Sigh, it's back up again, worse quality. [Part 1 of 4]
- tom moody 8-28-2006 9:51 am
Thanks Tom, that was amazing.
- ls (guest) 8-28-2006 10:58 am
Hi Tom - so son Dweezil has mastered some of the canon and is touring, one would guess with some killer musicians. They are coming here soon I think, let you know. One Ig'nant question from a GenXer - which came first, Uncle Meat or Gentle Giant's In a Glass House? Turned on to Uncle Meat well back and have always enjoyed, listening to the GG Lp today for first time the handshake is definate. thanks
- SHM (guest) 9-04-2006 2:38 am
Uncle Meat was a precocious '68 and Glass House was '74. I hadn't thought of the connection before but GG started to get hyperactive with the marimbas and xylophones with that LP so I can hear it. Zappa influenced all the British and continental proggers. I love Uncle Meat and I still get mad at Lester Bangs for dismissing the more complex parts of Zappa's canon as "tinkertoy classical music." I hope Dweezil's up to the old man's speed.
- tom moody 9-04-2006 3:44 am