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| From | Andrew Hickey <stealthmunchkin@gmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Zappa - "We're Only In It For The Money" |
| Date | Thu, 18 Aug 2005 10:14:57 +0100 |
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On 8/18/05, Ken Kase <kenkase@nighttimes.com> wrote:
> Oh, the newbies like "Nasal Retentive Calliope Music", do they? ;-)
> I've cleared rooms with "Money". I love it, but it's better than calling the
> cops on your own party.
Actually, people's reactions to things can be funny. I once had a
couple of friends round who were stoned (I don't partake myself, but
most of my friends do). I played them Lumpy Gravy, which I would
regard as Zappa's most 'difficult' work (though my personal
favourite), and they loved it. I then played them Good Vibrations, and
they got severely freaked out when the theremin started. "Ah! It's in
my head! Turn it off!!!"...
> I didn't realize (although I should have) that this would eventually
> degenerate into a Mothers/post-Mothers discussion. The original Mothers
> didn't corner the market on "soul" (whatever nebulous concept that might be
> for different people). Ike Willis is a good example.
I think the original Mothers were probably the most sympathetic group
of musicians Zappa ever had, although the Flo & Eddie and Roxy bands
were incredible too. The late 70s/80s bands though, while Willis and
Ray White were among the best vocalists he worked with, seemed to be
full of fretwanking technical virtuosi who didn't have the same verve
as players...
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