MG: Did you ever have dreams of playing with him? I was always there for him when it came to music or anything else, that had been a code-phrase that was communicated since I began working with FrankI wrote him several letters to re-iterate that after 88, so he knew. G Spot Tornado, Strictly Genteel), Disco Boy, Teenage Wind,Truck Driver Divorce, Advance Romance (q: Never On Sunday), Guitar Loops (q: A Pound For A Brown, Truck Driver Divorce), You Are What You Is (q: Never On Sunday), Mudd Club (q: Never On Sunday, The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing), I'm The Slime (q: Never On Sunday), Stinkfoot, Who Needs The Peace Corps?, Outside Now, Disco Boy, Teenage Wind, Truck Driver Divorce, Packard Goose Meedley [incl. Frank motioned to me and said "come here, come up here" and pointed to the stairs on the side of the stage. When it was announced there would be a 1988 tour, there was much excitement. Inca Roads vamp), The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley, Packard Goose Medley, Sharleena, Texas Motel Medley, Inca Roads, Montana, City Of Tiny Lights, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven, Stinkfoot, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, Eat That Question, Black Napkins, The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing, Disco Boy, Teenage Wind, Truck Driver Divorce, Packard Goose Medley, The Torture Never Stops Medley, Big Swifty, The Untouchables [parts on BTHW], Who Needs The Peace Corps?, Filthy Habits, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk [parts on BTHW], Sofa, Texas Motel Medley, Sharleena, Whipping Post, The Black Page, Dickie's Such An Asshole [parts on BTHW], Stick Together, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp, Montana, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown (q. It wasnt quite Zappas last live performance, but it did turn out to be his final concert in the United States. in connection to these futile acts of vandalism.). Zappa - relaxing after the tour in the cluttered, comfortable video lounge at his home studio - has mixed feelings about his triumphant return to the six-stringed realm. Frank's last show of the 1988 tour. Old Rugged Cross), Texas Motel Medley, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven*, I Am The Walrus, Whipping Post*, Bolero, America The Beautiful [FZFP], The Black Page, Who Needs The Peace Corps?, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley, The Torture Never Stops Medley, Packard Goose Medley, When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown, Inca Roads, Bolero, I Am The Walrus, The Illinois Enema Bandit, Stairway To Heaven, The Black Page, Texas Motel Medley, Florentine Pogen, Andy, Inca Roads, Bolero, Stick Together, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp, Montana, Packard Goose Medley, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Sofa, Joe's Garage, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?, Stairway To Heaven, Watermelon In Easter Hay, The Black Page, Packard Goose Medley, Any Kind Of Pain, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Eric Dolphy Memorial, I Am The Walrus, I Ain't Got No Heart, Andy, Inca Roads, Bolero, Texas Motel Medley, The Torture Never Stops, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown, Stairway To Heaven (q: Inca Roads), Bobby Brown, Whipping Post, Joe's Garage, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?, Strictly Genteel, Stinkfoot, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, Heavy Duty Judy, Disco Boy, Teenage Wind, Truck Driver Divorce, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley, Advance Romance, Bobby Brown, Bolero, Big Swifty, Bamboozled By Love, Chana In De Bushwop, Sharleena, Sofa, Stairway To Heaven, I Am The Walrus, The Illinois Enema Bandit, Watermelon In Easter Hay, The Black Page, Inca Roads, When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown (incl. Frank is so receptive to technical change, it's ridiculous. It will also be available as a four-LP 180-gram vinyl box, on black vinyl or as a limited-edition purple vinyl variant exclusively through the official Frank Zappa online store or uDiscover. Florentine Pogen), The Black Page, We're Turning Again, Alien Orifice, Find Her Finer, Sinister Footwear [parts on MAJNH], Stevie's Spanking [MAJNH], Any Kind Of Pain, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley [incl. Cookie Notice The rest of the time they're playing really complicated parts that are challenging to them, so that keeps 'em on their toes. . By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. The Untouchables), I Am The Walrus, The Illinois Enema Bandit, The Black Page, Stick Together, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp, Ride Of The Valkyries, Purple Haze / Loops, Montana, City Of Tiny Lights, You Are What You Is, Marqueson's Chicken, Mr Green Genes, Florentine Pogen, Andy [solo on TBBYNHIYL], Inca Roads, Advance Romance (q: Tarantella Calabrese), Bobby Brown, Stairway To Heaven (q: Twilight Zone, Carmen), Bolero, Zoot Allures, Packard Goose Medley, The Closer You Are, No No Cherry, The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou, Crew Slut, The Black Page, Inca Roads, Stick Together, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp, Montana, City Of Tiny Lights, You Are What You Is, Marqueson's Chicken, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, Cruising For Burgers, Bamboozled By Love, Find Her Finer, Big Swifty, Stairway To Heaven, Bolero, Joe's Garage, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?, Sharleena, I Am The Walrus, The Illinois Enema Bandit, The Black Page, Who Needs The Peace Corps?, Any Kind Of Pain, Dupree's Paradise, Find Her Finer, Pick Me I'm Clean, Cosmik Debris, Trouble Every Day, Penguin In Bondage, Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel (q: Inca Roads, Big Swifty), What's New In Baltimore?, Mr Green Genes, Florentine Pogen, Andy, Inca Roads, Bamboozled By Love, Stairway To Heaven, Bolero, Whipping Post, Watermelon In Easter Hay, The Black Page, Packard Goose Medley, Zoot Allures, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, Filthy Habits, Stick Together, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp, Montana, City Of Tiny Lights, You Are What You Is, Marqueson's Chicken, The Torture Never Stops Medley, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven (q: Big Swifty), Bolero, I Am The Walrus, The Illinois Enema Bandit, The Black Page, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, What's New In Baltimore?, Who Needs The Peace Corps? [] Me and about 4 other Zappa freaks got to sit in the empty hall during sound check and during their [March 15, 1988] Portland Maine sound check, I accidentally let out one of my MONSTER BURPS. Well that doesn't fit in with what Zappa says (the point of this post) that Ed Mann had in Franks words a 'Vendetta' against him. different day and Frank was in a different mood I'm sure that would I sheepishly added "Um, it's gotta be DIET Coke for it to work". Basically what they're being asked to do is not to play chords, or harmony parts behind guitar solos. Also available as pro-shot video. MG: Mats, how did you manage to play with Zappa's band? Lyric mutations and such. It was first released as a 9-track vinyl album through Zappa's label Barking Pumpkin Records in October 1988, and subsequently as a 17-track CD through Rykodisc in 1989. Occasionally, I would also use a chart when it proved to be especially needed, particularily in "Alien Orifice". There was a spiritual gap in the band. Frank Zappa was as prolific as he was idiosyncratic. His playing style and his methods were etched in my brain. which is from Graz which is "hairpiece.". the band. It's the only other place to go after that. Frank Zappa's Band, July - December 1984. Frank Zappa - 1988 Tour Kickoff at the Palace Theatre in Albany, NY 1 view Feb 2, 2023 0 Dislike Palace Albany 500 subscribers Frank Zappa - 1988 Tour kickoff at the Palace Theatre. We got in touch with him and he said Frank will probably want to stay in his hotel room and compose and he doesn't want to talk to his fans very much but I'll do my best. The Black Page (New Age Version) 03. 01. Q: I liked the Frank Sinatra thing in 'Big Swifty' in Barcelona, 'Strangers in the Night'. DS: Right. I changed the words to reflect his frustration. Watch the clip at the head of the post. Listen to Peaches en Regalia from Zappa 88. Dot Stein, "Zappa Plays Zappa (And How! So anyway, I don't know . [parts on TBBYNHIYL, incl. My uncle produced the 1973 Stockholm TV special that Zappa did, so he knew this guy. But no, it was time to perform. When Yuppies Go To Hell [parts on MAJNH]), Packard Goose Medley, The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing, The Torture Never Stops Medley, Disco Boy, Teenage Wind, Bamboozled By Love, Sofa, Bolero, I Am The Walrus, The Illinois Enema Bandit, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley, Stinkfoot, Packard Goose Medley, Alien Orifice, Disco Boy, Teenage Wind, Bamboozled By Love, The Orange County Lumber Truck, When Yuppies Go To Hell, I Am The Walrus, Zoot Allures [TBBYNHIYL], When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, City Of Tiny Lights [incl. West (**) and Eric Buxton (***). But my primary function as a keyboard player was that I have a feel, especially for the old RnB stuff that Frank loves so much. I guzzled down the Diet Coke, band, Frank and front row of amused Special guest (one of which was my girlfriend Jenny Jupiter) watched on, kind of impatiently. Those guys just make those sounds anywaybut when I heard it, I summoned them to "speak into the mic please". Walt Fowler vocalizes all the "Ooowww" stuffand then I modulated it with a pitch wheel. I know that's what I said, tooMann did. It's just a different way of looking at things. Why did Zappa say the 1988 band "self-destructed?". Frank would say "go get the Doctor" or "hi Doctor Dot" and so it stuck. I Left My Heart in San Francisco 09. He could not stand being in the same room with us. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. A big chunk of blame has to go with Zappa, though, because when things came to a head and the rest of the band started crapping on Scott, Zappa took a vote and only he and Mike Kenneally wanted to continue on, while Ed Mann (I believe) led the opposing faction within the band. While right in the middle of this song, you know, and I think that is inexcusable and so I stopped the show and told him to apologize, and "Don't ever do it again.". Zappa 88: The Last U.S. Showis now available for pre-order before the June 18 release date through the Zappa Family Trust. Sharleena 7. Who Needs the Peace Corps? Affiliate programs and and our Scott has a way of expressing dissatisfaction which is not particularly tactful. of people. the only downside was, "What do you do next?" And those moments, if I wasn't able to get a hold of myself, I could get a little out of control (laughs). Yankee Doodle Boy), Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Trouble Every Day (q: Smoke On The Water), Penguin In Bondage (q: Jingle Bells), Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel (incl. Somewhere in the East Coast there was a band meeting where everyone told Frank of the problems they were having with Scott. MAIN | DISCOGRAPHY | SONGLIST | COVERS | NOTES & COMMENTS | CHRONOLOGY | VIDEOGRAPHY. . . Peaches En Regalia 07. Frank affectionately crowned me "Dr. There were a lot of laughs on stage, in the hotels, on the planes; we laughed a lot all the time. (Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, for example, begins, Picture yourself with a whore from New Orleans, with big purple welts all over her bod/Somebody calls and you answer quite slowly, its the board from Assembly o God). I can just imagine me telling Frank 'Come on, man, let me sit in, I know how to play 'Muffin Man'. The album was one of four to be recorded during the 1988 world tour, along with Broadway the Hard Way, Make a Jazz Noise Here, and posthumously in 2021, Zappa '88: The Last U.S. Show. The whole band watching, waiting, I thought he wanted to rip my face off verbally but no, when I got up there, he said "Can you do that again into the sampler?". I reluctantly went to him, like I was going to lay my neck down on a wooden block, waiting for the blade. Whoever, whatever happens, you know, I'm on his side, totally. And then after the soundcheck, he said 'Well, it's okay, Frank wants to meet you'. The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life is a double-disc live album by American musician Frank Zappa, released in 1991. Frank Zappa And then he patted me on the shoulder. Rather than replace Thunes, Zappa cancelled almost three months of concerts and never toured again - claiming to have lost $400,000 in the process. ), Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, Joe's Garage, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?, Montana, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown, I Am The Walrus, Crew Slut (q: Smoke On The Water), The Black Page, The Torture Never Stops Medley, Eric Dolphy Memorial [parts on TBBYNHIYL], Advance Romance, Let's Move To Cleveland, Tinsel Town Rebellion, Trouble Every Day, Penguin In Bondage, Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel, Heavy Duty Judy, Why Don't You Like Me?, Any Kind Of Pain, When The Lie's So Big, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Texas Motel Medley, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley, Dancin' Fool, Whipping Post, I Am The Walrus, Watermelon In Easter Hay, Stinkfoot, Who Needs The Peace Corps?, We're Turning Again, Alien Orifice, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown, Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up, Florentine Pogen, Andy, Inca Roads, Bacon Fat [BTHW], Stolen Moments [parts on BTHW], When The Lie's So Big, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Texas Motel Medley, What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are? FZ, Ike Willis, Ray White, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman, Allan Zavod, Bobby Martin, Napoleon Murphy Brock (July 17 - August 1) . The SBD cuts during the post I'm The Walrus Jam, Heavy Duty Judy, Packard Goose Medley, Any Kind Of Pain (q: T'Mershi Duween), Trouble Every Day (q: T'Mershi Duween), Penguin In Bondage, Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel, Cosmik Debris, Inca Roads (q: Fernando), Advance Romance, Bobby Brown, Keep It Greasey, The Torture Never Stops Medley (q: Fernando) [incl. Your e-mail address will not be published. . That's right! I just still had a lot of that energy . Blue Danube variations) [parts on TBBYNHIYL], Bamboozled By Love [TFZABB], Bolero, Eat That Question, Black Napkins [MAJNH], Trouble Every Day [TFZAABB], Penguin In Bondage, Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel [parts on BTHW, incl. Mystery Song #4, Broken Hearts Are For Assholes riff, Zoot Allures), FZ tries out tonight's loops (incl. Well, Frank can't sight read all that well either, and he's looking over my shoulder to see if I'm playing what's in front of me, but he can't really tell. It wasn't quite Zappa 's last live performance, but it did turn out to be his final concert in the United States. The latest entry is a two-CD set that preserves most of a March 25, 1988, gig from Nassau Coliseum on Long Island. So Daniel Shorr was in on it, and we discussed tempos and cues with him, and found out what would be the best key for him "It Ain't Necessarily So" and "Summertime". The synthesizer was Frank's alsoa Yamaha DX-5. Alright I got one last [secret word] . Love of My Life 5. I could also play the Bartok. Interesting, hadn't read this before. EM: Yes. "Ok, get her a DIET Coke!" He took it very seriously and he was very 'pfff' (he imitates the noise of a whip) and anybody else didn't want to hear it so simple. Get her a DIET Coke! head of the post acts of vandalism..! 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