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ZAPPA, FRANK - Threesome No. 2 (2002)

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2008-10-19 02:48:20 by Editor in Progarchives.com (Progressive rock and related latest reviews)
...Frank Zappas most jazz/ rock influenced albums Hot Rats, Waka/ Jawaka and The Grand Wazoo. Hot Rats was released in 1969 while the other two were both released in 1972. This is a great chance for jazz/ rock fans to get to know Zappas most jazzy moments Hot Rats Hot Rats is being praised here on Prog Archives as being one of Frank Zappas...
 
 
 
 
 
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ZAPPA, FRANK - Over-Nite Sensation (1973)

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2008-11-04 07:32:38 by Editor in Progarchives.com (Progressive rock and related latest reviews)
...Frank Zappas sound and it also meant that he had his first really well selling album. Over-Nite Sensation is the first album where Frank Zappa began to show commercial potential. The avant garde and jazz/ rock parts are toned down on Over-Nite Sensation and what we get here is high energetic, funny and entertaining rock music. Of course with...
 
 
 
 
 
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ZAPPA, FRANK - Apostrophe (') (1974)

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2008-04-09 03:13:11 by Editor in Progarchives.com (Progressive rock and related latest reviews)
...Frank and more... where to begin. My first glimpse of her was in a sleazy bar in Marin. Van Morrison was on a riser, singing his guts out to an almost empty room. Singing to her. Perhaps my best glimpse of her was watching Stevie Ray Vaughn, completely lost in a publicly viewed private orgy with her, the audience forgotten. Many of us have...
 
 
 
 
 
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ZAPPA, FRANK - You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 2 (1988)

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2008-04-22 12:51:27 by Editor in Progarchives.com (Progressive rock and related latest reviews)
...Frank Zappa went into the vaults and examined the massive stockpile of live recordings to find the best ones and started putting out compilation live albums entitled You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore. A total of six two-disc volumes were released. Of these six albums, five were made up of songs from various concerts with various lineups,...
 
 
 
 
 
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ZAPPA, FRANK - Just Another Band From L.A. (1972)

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2008-08-14 10:07:29 by Editor in Progarchives.com (Progressive rock and related latest reviews)
...Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention were about. Fun and more fun, but of course the music was great too and cleverly composed as well. Lots of Frank Zappa fans complain about the singing from Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman but Ive always enjoyed their vocal approach and funny commetaries on and off stage. This is pivotal to the question of...
 
 
 
 
 
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ZAPPA, FRANK - Zoot Allures (1976)

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2008-04-28 18:38:52 by Editor in Progarchives.com (Progressive rock and related latest reviews)
...Frank stripped his sound down to its bare bones and released Zoot Allures. Much of the album is focused squarely on Frank's guitar skills rather than really highlighting the band like the bulk of Frank's output. Nevertheless, the lyrics here are some of Frank's most accessibly humorous, always dirty but not as intentionally overly salacious...
 
 
 
 
 
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Jazz Guitar Virtuoso Frank Vignola Live DVD Taping for Mel Bay on March 7th 8 PM

2008-02-06 01:39:14 by Shyam Sundar in The LION 90.7fm
 
Frank Vignola and Mel Bay are pleased to announce that Jazz Guitar Virtuoso Frank Vignola will appear at the Sheldon Auditorium in St Louis, MO on March 7, 2008 for a Live DVD recording for Mel Bay Jazz Guitar Virtuoso Frank Vignola Sheldon Auditorium St Louis, MO http://www.sheldontheatre.org March 7, 2008 Live DVD Taping for Mel Bay...
 
 
 
 
 
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ZAPPA, FRANK - Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970)

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2008-04-21 13:51:18 by Editor in Progarchives.com (Progressive rock and related latest reviews)
...Frank finally decided to drop the name and go it alone, so he emptied the vaults of unreleased tracks and put out this treasure. Now, the fact that these tracks were left off some of the most avant garde releases of their time, or indeed all time, should be an indicator as to the left-field nature of these tracks. As this is a collection of...
 
 
 
 
 
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ZAPPA, FRANK - Return Of The Son Of Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar (1981)

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2008-09-06 02:08:13 by Editor in Progarchives.com (Progressive rock and related latest reviews)
...Frank Zappa's guitar playing on instrumental material If there is one thing I noticed especially compared to the last two in the series, it's that the whole affair was less monotonous, more flowing and just more interesting musically in many aspects. The rhythm section actually stood out more here, which was one of the reasons why I found...