Allright,another FZ fan.
I own the entire zappa collection (76 titles),including over one hundred bootlegs as well as the entire "you cant do that on stage" set & the "original masters" box sets on vinyl,i have several FZ autographs as well as an autographed copy of "Shiek Yer Booty" & other FZ colectables,ive seen Frank 3 times before he died & faithfully attend the Zappa plays Zappa tour every year since its inception,this is a no miss show for any FZ fan & as close as it will ever be to seeing Frank live again,for people who've seen both FZ live & Dweezils band its an erie feeling,i close my eyes & im transported back to 1975 hrearing franks band.
I take my children & a nephew to this event every year as well,music is very important to my family,most are musicians,it showed both my son's who are heavily into rap garbage how serious music is composed & played,it shocked them to see what they'd heard at my home theie entire lives growing up,they remind me every year when Dweezil is comming to town so i'll take them again,its a family event for us.
When an artist can compose peices like this he's reached a level not obtainable by the new age rap stars who cant plan an instrument let alone write a serious peice of music.
Dig these classic FZ peice's played by his son Dweezil's band last year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpf2IoJZhqI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxoNPg6cv04&feature=PlayList&p=ED6386DBB214D796&playnext=1&index=15
Most of whats thougt to be true about FZ is utter nonsense from people who do not fully understand what genre of music they are even listening to,the bulk of FZ's works were modern classical, not rock music,they think he was a drug crazed mad man & only know him for the humorous songs he wrote like "Dont eat the yellow snow",or they enjoy him as a brilliant guitarist which he was but not only,the fact is that his real talent was as a composer of modern classical,fusion jazz & orchestral works,which is what most of the world remembers him for except for the united states.
These postage stamps my pride & joy from my Zappa collection.
Heres a killer little short biography i bookmarked on FZ.
Part 1.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znLHXVFYoRM&mode=related&search=
Part 2.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM6h9RmAim4&mode=related&search=
Part 3.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTwuTAjzblQ&mode=related&search=
Part 4.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-V007bigQA&mode=related&search=
Part 5.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZK97lw0CmM&mode=related&search=
Part 6.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkYQNVrs35g&mode=related&search=