Wednesday, February 18, 2009

FRANK ZAPPA-OVER-NITE SENSATION

FRANK ZAPPA IS AN AMERICAN MULTI-TALENTED MUSICIAN WITH A MUSICAL CAREER SPANNING 30 YEARS. IT IS HARD TO CATEGORIZE HIS MUSIC-DIFFERENT STYLES I.E-ROCK, JAZZ, BLUES. EXPERIMENTAL...etc ON MORE THAN 60 ALBUMS THAT HE RELEASED AS A SOLO ARTIST AND WITH HIS BAND THE MOTHER OF INVENTION. MOST OF HIS ALBUMS COVERS ARE SELF DESIGNED. HE WROTE ALL THE LYRICS TO ALL HIS SONGS WHICH ARE ABOUT POLITICS, SOCIAL, HUMOR, FUNNY AND ECCENTRIC AND SUNG IN HIS OWN IMITABLE STYLE. THE MELODIES, ARRANGEMENT AND CHORD STRUCTURES OF HIS SONGS ARE WAY AHEAD AND FAR OUT. HIS FIRST AND EARLIEST MUSICAL INFLUENCE WAS AVANTE- GARDE COMPOSER EDGAR VARESE. IN 1997 HE RECEIVED THE GRAMMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. THIS CD WAS RECORDED IN 1973 UNDER HIS OWN LABEL. MY FAVE SONG IS "DINAH MOE HUMM."

THE MUSICIANS.

SONGS:1.CAMARILLO BRILLO 2. I'M THE SLIME 3. DIRTY LOVE 4. FIFTY FIFTY 5. ZOMBY WOOF 6. DINAH MOE HUMM (video) 7. MONTANA.

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