But my reading is so slow that it always proved more efficient to learn things by ear Scott (Thunes, bassplayer and as "Clonemeister" in charge of teaching and rehearsing the band in '88 -aa) wrote me a chart for the piano accompaniment in the Bartok piecea fairly simple part but it took me hours to learn it. There were parts of it that were real good, but there were also parts of it that weren't quite up to the normal Zappa standards. [] 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. Mystery Song #4, Broken Hearts Are For Assholes riff, Zoot Allures), FZ tries out tonight's loops (incl. &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /><br /> At first, I was enjoying playing the guitar again. Lyric mutations and such. Scratch & Sniff, TRF], A Pound For A Brown [parts on When Yuppies Go To Hell, MAJNH], Sharleena, Texas Motel Medley, Stairway To Heaven, Bolero, The Black Page, Packard Goose Medley, Mr Green Genes, Florentine Pogen, Andy, Inca Roads, Disco Boy, Teenage Wind, City Of Tiny Lights, I Ain't Got No Heart, Let's Move To Cleveland, Bamboozled By Love, Big Swifty [parts on MAJNH], Who Needs The Peace Corps?, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven [parts on TBBYNHIYL], Bolero, I Am The Walrus, The Illinois Enema Bandit, Strictly Genteel, Stinkfoot, Dickie's Such An Asshole, When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk [parts on BTHW], Cruising For Burgers, Outside Now [parts on BTHW], The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley [incl. Whoever, whatever happens, you know, I'm on his side, totally. NR NEUWERTIG. And I said, "No." MG: Can you remember some of the things you talked to Frank about before and after the show? Entdecke FRANK ZAPPA. Zappa could shift between serious and silly as easily as he could segue from one musical genre to another. Frank Zappa (1940 - 1993), one of the world's most gifted musicians, toured with 'his own band' 1 for the last time in 1988. The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life is a double-disc live album by American musician Frank Zappa, released in 1991. But he just got spoiled rotten and nobody 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". I just came up with the perfect title for this tour. Also returning from the 81 and 82 campaigns was Ed Mann, percussion, synclavier, vocals. Theme From The Bartok Piano Concert No. That was the last time I worked for Frank. please send me any corrections or additions - changelog. For the next few months, there was a thread of hope that we'd go back on tour, and everybody was kind of waiting for the next call. Held over from the 1984 group were Bobby Martin, keyboards, synclavier, vocals; Ike Willis, rhythm guitar, vocals; Scott Thunes, bass, mini-moog; and Chad Wackerman, drums, electronic percussion. Most of the other guys in the band (who were older than Scott, and jazz musicians to boot) didn't wish to have Scott in their face all the time, which I can respect in retrospectScott truly is a pain in the ass at times, which at least partly explains why he isn't in Z anymore (although that was more of a mutual decisionScott wanted out as much anyone wanted him gone). Whipping Post, often used as the encore for shows on tours from 1981 through 1984, comes from Providence Civic Center on March 16, and Stairway to Heaven comes from the March 23 show at Towson Center in Towson MD. . We don't do that. I can't believe this was anything other than inertia. " parts of When Yuppies Go To Hell, MAJNH], Stairway To Heaven, The Closer You Are, No No Cherry, The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou (q: March Of The Cuckoos), The Untouchables, America The Beautiful, FZ guitar workout and loops (incl: Octandre, Big Swifty, Inca Roads, Carmen, A Pound For A Brown), various instruments soundcheck (q: Black Napkins, What's New In Baltimore, Packard Goose, Inca Roads, Any Kind Of Pain, Eat That Question), Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue, Sofa, Stevie's Spanking, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp, Filthy Habits, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk Monologue (w/ Eric Buxton), (q: Money), The Black Page (q: Filthy Habits), Royal March from L'Histoire Du Soldat (incl. Also other data will not be shared with third person. M: Ja, of course. Jeff Burger's website, byjeffburger.com, contains more than four decades' worth of music reviews and commentary. He asked a stage hand to "go get her a Coke". I can play all the technical and demanding parts; that was no problem. )," The Milwaukee Journal, November 6, 1988, Axel Wnsch, Aad Hoogesteger, Harald Hering and Achim Mnz, "Urban Leader: Ed Mann and Tommy Mars interviewed in Wuppertal 10.3.91,", Andrew Greenaway, "Where Were You In 1984!Interview With Ed Mann,", Dr. It was the first time, or the only tour that I did, where we carried a full horn section, with great players, as all the players always were, but it was also the first time that I was the primary keyboard player. Even so, Dondorf managed to keep things running and after the end of the tour, Frank called to offer him full-time work. The songs that Frank Zappa performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the May 20, 1988 concert at Le Znith in Paris, le-de-France, France: The Black Page Packard Goose / Royal March From L'Histoire du Soldat / Bela Bartok's Piano Concerto no. &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /><br /> . The break between TOCLTM and Unle Remus includes a FZ rap only released in the vinyl version of BTHW. So it doesn't sound like Zappa had a problem with him. . My burps can not be rushed. Engineer Bob Stone House Mix Harry Andronis Lightning Designer and Director Mike Keeling Monitor Mix Marque Coy Synclavier you know you wait that long to play with Frank, I just wanted to continue. T'Mershi Duween, q: Sleep Dirt, Echidna's Arf ), Joe's Garage, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven, Whipping Post** (q: Handsome Cabin Boy), I Am The Walrus (incl. That's what it was, that's right. So that was a lot of fun for me and very challenging. I know the 'nephew' burps from 1981 quite well as I was there for the recording; what I heard on the CD are not his. During the rehearsals, Frank wasn't that involvedI mean he was but he was busy with a lot of other stuff. With Frank spinning many plates including his home video business and his dabbling in foreign trade the job fell on bassist Scott Thunes. talented and intelligent. 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. the only downside was, "What do you do next?" It wasn't quite Zappa 's last live performance, but it did turn out to be his final concert in the United States. Make A Sex Noise), Stairway To Heaven (q: Hall Of The Mountain King), Bolero, Rhymin' Man (world premiere), Sofa, Andy, Inca Roads, Strictly Genteel, The Black Page, Trouble Every Day, Penguin In Bondage, Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel, What's New In Baltimore?, Sinister Footwear, Packard Goose Medley, Big Swifty, Who Needs The Peace Corps?, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley, Find Her Finer, Mr Green Genes, Florentine Pogen, Andy, Inca Roads (q: Florentine Pogen), Sofa (q: Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer), Dancin' Fool, Whipping Post, I Am The Walrus, The Illinois Enema Bandit, Bolero, (q: Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer), Stairway To Heaven (q: Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer), Partial audience video exists. For three months I was a wreck, and the music suffered because of my mistakes. Five is really big-sounding and you can do those big chords he writes. FZ, Ike Willis, Ray White, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman, Allan Zavod, Bobby Martin, Napoleon Murphy Brock (July 17 - August 1) . The real buzz, however, was about the five-man horn section, making this the largest band in Zappa history (excepting the brief Wazoo orchestra in 1972). A major rock tour isn't the only New York activity to involve the peripatetic 47-year-old composer and performer. ), Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Zoot Allures, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, Texas Motel Medley, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown [incl. 3 Any Kind of Pain Dupree's Paradise Inca Roads Advance Romance This is a very effective way of getting our younger generation to take part in the vote to elect our politicians. We gave him a cassette but he didn't listen to it. Frank said fuck that and sacked everybody. Another aspect of that tour was Ike and I would always be trying to guess where Frank was going to go with the lyrics tonight and a lot of times, we all hit it together and guessed the same thing at the same time. 1 16. 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. It seemed like the right thing to do, and I did want to get involved in the voter registration. The synthesizer was Frank's alsoa Yamaha DX-5. the Amazon Associates Program via amazon.com. Interesting, hadn't read this before. . Then we did 1988 and that was when he could justify having a full horn section, because just one trombone is strange orchestration-wise, you know? When he told me that, I said, "I'll gladly quit." It was interesting because on the previous tours, being a multi-instrumentalist was really one of the reasons that Frank liked me in the band. On a musical level I loved the whole idea of concepts on albums, but Frank did it better than anybodyhe seemed to refine it so well. According to an interview with Frank, a campaign was instigated by a couple of the horn players to rid the band of Scott Thunes on the grounds that he is a terrible bass player. I Left My Heart. I made it clear, I wasn't "only in it for the money". The seeds of dissolution were sown during pre-tour rehearsals in L.A. I changed the words to reflect his frustration. Get the Frank Zappa Setlist of the concert at Rochester Community War Memorial, Rochester, NY, USA on March 11, 1988 from the 1988 US tour Tour and other Frank Zappa Setlists for free on setlist.fm! I knew what keyboards Bobby Martin used, so for me it was just a matter of telling Frank what sounds I wanted to play. No you didn't read my post, not Zappa but Ed Mann had a vendetta. I went down and jammed with the band, but it never quite came about. Listen to Peaches en Regalia from Zappa 88. The 1988 tour was my favourite tour, by far. The whole band was watching impatiently and Frank had me come right up to him and said "could you do that again into the sampler?". There's actually a great book on the '88 tour if you're interested called, I didn't say Zappa had a vendetta against him, only that it seems that by the end he was exasperated by the Scott situation and pulled the plug. Jesus Thinks Youre a Jerk 12. 01. Ed Mann, interviewed by Andrew Greenaway, Albert Wing, interviewed by Fred Banta, February 17, 1998. . to be used, you know? The Black Page, Packard Goose Medley, I Ain't Got No Heart, Black Napkins, Sharleena, Inca Roads, Advance Romance, Find Her Finer, Big Swifty, The Torture Never Stops Medley, Montana, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown (incl. I still want to go on the road and play because I'm playing with him, you know what I mean? [parts on BTHW], Dickie's Such An Asshole, When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, The Torture Never Stops Medley [Lonesome Cowboy Burt on TBBYNHIYL], Packard Goose Medley, Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up, Bamboozled By Love, King Kong, Stairway To Heaven, Andy, Inca Roads, I Am The Walrus, The Illinois Enema Bandit, Strictly Genteel, The Black Page, When The Lie's So Big, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk [parts on BTHW], Sofa, We're Turning Again, Alien Orifice, Any Kind Of Pain, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, Packard Goose Medley, Montana, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown (incl. This parody weds music from three Lennon-McCartney songs to lyrics that make fun of televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, who became embroiled in a prostitution scandal only weeks before Zappa delivered this concert. Cookie Notice From the time that I was nine years old, Frank was my musical hero. Did you start shaking? Du bist, was du bist. 1988 European Tour (44) 1988 US tour (37) Halloween Run 1977 (6) Songs; Albums; Avg Setlist; Covers; With; Concert Map; Songs played by . Zappa 88: The Last U.S. Showis now available for pre-order before the June 18 release date through the Zappa Family Trust. So finally my burps were recorded into a sampler and they used it for the rest of the tour to make fun of the TV Evangelists at the time, and now you can hear it on the Zappa live Album called "the Best band you've NEVER heard in your life" []. I Ain't Got No Heart 4. sick and he just said fuck it. Love of My Life 5. Why did Zappa say the 1988 band "self-destructed?". But the performance also includes lots of humorsome of it rather juvenile but much of it funny and biting. Everything else I said jibed with what you said regarding Mann. Basically what they're being asked to do is not to play chords, or harmony parts behind guitar solos. EM: Yes. Daniel sat in on the "Huddle" before the show; the Huddle occurs before every concert, that's when the whole band gets in a room with Frank and he goes over the setlist and discusses the segues from one song into the next, and any special-type information that needs to be mentioned regarding the festivities to come. We're going to record every concert and it looks as though there should be a live album called, Broadway The Hard Way, later this year. Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by RobGordon35, Mar 19, 2014. It was very difficult, because things had deteriorated nastily. And then I'd look out into the audience and I'd look up at the lights, and I would just suddenly reflect on the fact that this was really happening. In April came a double album of guitar solos in the manner of the Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar series, simply called Guitar, and the first in a series of double . With Frank spinning many plates including his home video business and his dabbling in foreign trade the job fell on bassist Scott Thunes. Royal March From LHistoire Du Soldat 17. Naturally the other Zappa fans who were somehow connected and lucky enough to be watching the masters sound check turned on me and all pointed at me. Frank would change some lyrics around and we would follow. [YCDTOSA6], Inca Roads, Stairway To Heaven, Texas Motel Medley, Bolero, The Illinois Enema Bandit. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. So anyway, I don't know . 8. Stinkfoot, Dickie's Such An Asshole, We're Turning Again, Alien Orifice, Mr Green Genes [TBBYNHIYL], Florentine Pogen [parts on TBBYNHIYL], Andy, Inca Roads, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, T'Mershi Duween, Dupree's Paradise, Find Her Finer, Filthy Habits, You Are What You Is, Marqueson's Chicken (with Twenty-One vamp), Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven, Bolero, Watermelon In Easter Hay, Whipping Post, Loops, Stinkfoot, What's New In Baltimore?, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, I Ain't Got No Heart, I Ain't Got No Heart, Let's Move To Cleveland, Find Her Finer, Filthy Habits, Cosmik Debris, T'Mershi Duween [MAJNH], Dupree's Paradise [parts on MAJNH], Marqueson's Chicken [incl. there were some problems with the bassplayer, people not getting along with the bassplayer. When Frank was off in the early part of the day doing interviews or whatever, it would be [bassist Scott] Thunes' job to rehearse the band. Happy Birthday, Chad! . Sofa #1 13. Just that, kind of like everybody was, it was kind of falling apart as far as personalities, I guess. III; Trouble Every Day in the European performances always includes a Thirteen vamp; Who Needs The Peace Corps always includes I Left My Heart In San Francisco at the end; Why Don't You Like Me is a revised version, with different lyrics, of Tell Me You Love Me. I used my own Cry Baby wah-wah and some Korg modification deviced which all fit in one Korg master module. And then in 1988 he went all the way and had five, which is the best. Frank's guitar rig was very old. But once I was thrust into that position and there was so much work that had to be done, that had to take precedence. . The Torture Never Stops Pt. this can result in this site earning a commission. Jazz From Hell, Nominations: I did almost no reading with Frank. I mean I didn't have any problem with anybody. When the Lies So Big 11. But no, it was time to perform. However, the memory of "The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life" has stayed alive with the help of tapes and FZ's three official releases of material from the tour. View the statistics of songs played live by Frank Zappa. "I was third peon from the bottom, making sure everyone's anything worked. There were a lot of laughs on stage, in the hotels, on the planes; we laughed a lot all the time. I haven't touched the guitar since we came off the road. We also ended up not doing any more three-hour soundchecks. 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.". I lobbied to get the Fowler brothers back in ", "Yeah, but in a twisted way," he said "I'm not running for anything. I call it, "Broadway The Hard Way." . Privacy Policy. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. FZ, Ike Willis, Mike Keneally, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman, Ed Mann, Bobby Martin, Bruce Fowler, Walt Fowler, Paul Carman, Albert Wing, Kurt McGettrick. Stevie's Spanking), q: Envelopes, Mr Green Genes (incl. Love of My Life 05. I would have said, "I would just be screaming 24 hours a day!" The rest of the time they're playing really complicated parts that are challenging to them, so that keeps 'em on their toes. FZShows: 1988 - The last tour 1988 Frank Zappa's Band, February - June 1988 FZ, Ike Willis, Mike Keneally, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman, Ed Mann, Bobby Martin, Bruce Fowler, Walt Fowler, Paul Carman, Albert Wing, Kurt McGettrick. It wasn't like the 1977 band or '78 or '79 band or even the 1982 band. Best Rock Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group Or Soloist) TAUK & Kanika Moore with Another Great Song: Deal Breaker. 1984: 20th Anniversary World tour; 1988: The last tour; Orchestral concerts; Pre-tour Rehearsals (1977-1987) Unreleased, radio, and weird stuff; 1984: 1984 North . 15. which is from Graz which is "hairpiece.". When I drink Diet Coke, all hell breaks loose. [] And that's what I let him know. On a good night, the ideas I had for guitar solos came out. Q: I remember reading somewhere that your equipment on the 1988 tour was connected to the Synclavier. [parts on BTHW], Bacon Fat, Stolen Moments, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, Heavy Duty Judy, Zomby Woof, Chana In De Bushwop**, I Am The Walrus, Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue (q: Isn't It Romantic, Rhapsody In Blue), Jezebel Boy [BTHW], Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk [parts on BTHW], Big Swifty (q: Laura), Advance Romance (q: Big Swifty, Isn't Romantic, Girl From Ipanema), The Closer You Are, No No Cherry, The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou, Watermelon In Easter Hay, Whipping Post*, Strictly Genteel. Song properties for this tour: The Closer You Are always includes Johnny Darling at the end; M: But the thing was that we didn't actually ask if we could play with him. Then, at the end of the tour, this war broke out between the bass player and the drummer. I was just getting started on this gig and I was like the new kid on the block basically, or one of the new kids on the block. [parts on BTHW], Texas Motel Medley, When The Lie's So Big, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Sofa, Stolen Moments [parts on BTHW], Murder By Numbers* [BTHW], I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown, Stairway To Heaven, Whipping Post, I Am The Walrus, Catholic Girls [parts on YCDTOSA6], Crew Slut [parts on YCDTOSA6], Strictly Genteel, Stinkfoot, When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, What's New In Baltimore?, Stick Together, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp, Montana, Inca Roads, Zoot Allures, Texas Motel Medley, What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are? . Before I joined Frank I was really more of a keyboard player, but I decided to work on my guitar playing, especially on his techniques and timings. Later he sent us into the soundcheck and said 'just sit and wait and I'll come back later and tell you what's going to happen'. Watch the clip at the head of the post. so I'm always up for reading more about FZlooks like I should check that one out, thanks! Frank Zappa Landmark Theatre, Syracuse, NY - Mar 21, 1988 Mar 21 1988 Frank Zappa Towson Center Arena, Towson, MD - Mar 23, 1988 Mar 23 1988 Mar 25, 1988 Frank Zappa Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - Mar 25, 1988 Mar 25 1988 Following concerts Frank Zappa Printemps de Bourges 1988 - Apr 9, 1988 Apr 09 1988 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. City of Tiny Lites 04. Pound for a Brown 05. I almost joined the band in I think 1980, but it didn't quite happen. From the new album liner notes by Zappa vault master Joe Travers: Sadly after the European run was over, Frank Zappa chose to disband the group and cancel the rest of the tour, reportedly forfeiting $400,000 in revenue and depriving additional audiences the opportunity to witness how special this group really was. What made you decide to tour at this point in time? With all of the time and money spent to prepare and promote the tour, not to mention the potential within the talented band and crew, now in 2021, its an even more historic loss considering FZ was to never tour again.. So Bobby just said (impersonating Robert Martin) 'There is French horn on the DX5 and there is an acoustic piano sound on the Roland digital piano, and good luck'. Walt Fowler vocalizes all the "Ooowww" stuffand then I modulated it with a pitch wheel. I thought it was a dream actually. He asked how long we had played together and stuff like that. "I always liked Zappa since I was a kid. Theme From the Bartok Piano Concerto #3 18. I didn't exactly know how to play everything he'd done, but I'd heard it all so much that I could pretty much fake my way through it. I have a mobile truck that goes on the road with me. We told Frank that we played 'T'Mershi Duween', which was not released at that time, just on bootleg, and then he got really interested and he just said they were going to play 'Big Swifty' where everything could happen, and that they were going to have some audience participation, and that he thought it was a good idea to send us up on stage during the jam. When it was announced there would be a 1988 tour, there was much excitement. Also other data will not be shared with third person. So there was a lot of material that we could have learnt. Wins: MG: Mats, how did you manage to play with Zappa's band? When I asked him about this, he told me that the first stroke on the bass drum pedal was considerably louder than the volume Chad had been using. He checked out of this life earlya victim of cancer at age 52but before he did, he released some five dozen albums. Zappa archivist Joe Traverswho co-produced the set with the artists son, Ahmetand drummer Chad Wackerman provide liner notes. (?). Music and lyrics [ edit] Whipping Post 10. And those moments, if I wasn't able to get a hold of myself, I could get a little out of control (laughs). When Irish Eyes Are Smiling) [incl. "Ok, get her a DIET Coke!" I get this call back from Frank himself who basically said, "I heard you know how to play everything I've ever done. 1. Related: Our Album Rewind of the Mothers Were Only In it for the Money. It's like this: there is the band and there is the guy who runs the band and then Frank. "I got the call from the production manager, and I was gone," Dondorf recalls. Dot". Then Frank decided he wasn't going to tour at all, and there I was, knowing all his songs with nowhere to play them. And so I just spent the last six weeks of the tour trying to wend my way through this garbage that was going on onstage. You can hear these burps on the live album/cds The Best band you've never heard in your life. It's actually fairly pathetic but I managed to get through it and, hopefully, do a good job. For instance, 'RDNZL' that we never did. Unfortunately, the tour proved to be a turbulent experience for FZ due to conflicts among the band members, and this ultimately cut short the existence of this lineup. Scott has a way of expressing dissatisfaction which is not particularly tactful. I faked my way through it pretty well, and then he said he wanted me to play, "Strictly Genteel" on the piano. 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