Add to cart ship arriving too late to save a drowning witch cd zappa records 1982. The frank zappa coloring book, which is set be released in bookstores nov. When frank zappa made another pointed statement on joes garage. All other books attempting to trade on my name are unauthorized and full of. Zappa live in paris 1980 plays joes garage and when does it hurt when i pee from a recent french tv broadcast. Courtesy of lindsay leefantoons the book by david calcano and lindsay lee is authorized by the. But one night, at the social club meeting mary didnt show up she was sucking cock backstage at the armory in order to get a pass to see some big rock group for free. As always, zappas aim is true and his scope wide, following joe voiced by. Frank zappa lietuvos sunus frank zappa the son of lithuania tells the story of the birth of a monument to frank zappa in vilnius. Joes garage is a threepart rock opera recorded by american musician frank zappa in september and november 1979. Down in joe s garage we didnt have no dope or lsd but a coupla quartsa beer would fix it so the intonation would not offend yer ear and the same old chords goin over n over became a symphony we could play it again n again n again cause it sounded good to me one more time. Warren, one of the other guys from joes garage band, has already recognized her hes now one of the foremost discofusion rhythm guitar players on the wet tshirt circuit, currently providing exciting strummery here in miami, and is in the.
This particular bit is a textbook case of the frank zappa dichotomy. As related by the fan himself within the liner notes, zappa had actually given away the contents of this november 1, 1975, concert to a sincere. Joes garage was originally released in 1979 in two separate parts. Other songs derive from joes garage and ship arriving too late to save a drowning witch. He used to cut the grass begins with joe trying to cope with a society where music has become forbidden. One of the most iconic and infamous titles in fzs entire catalog, joe s garage, has gone down in history as one of frank zappa s greatest works. Joe the main character in the central scrutinizers special presentation sings to us of the trials and tribulations of garage band husbandry. This is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. Zappas music can be very expressive, but speaking for. The song was supposed to sound like the crude hamhanded performance of a garage band, but of course there was much more going on. Act i scene two joes garage a boring old garage in a residential area with a teenage band rehearsing in it. Joes garage, act i is a music studio album recording by frank zappa rio avantprogprogressive rock released in 1979 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. The albums shown on the back cover contain some of these songs. Question about joes garage artwork so i was thinking about the album art for joes garage and wondering if frank ever said anything about it, as far as why hes in blackface on the cover.
Such is the premise of joe s garage, frank zappa s threeact concept album which explores the world of groupies, governments, sex toys, and catholic school girls. Frank zappas satirical rock opera, joes garage, is ambitious and mad, brilliant, peculiar and incoherent epithets that have also been. For their eighth release, the officially authorized frank zappacentric vaulternative records label has unleashed audio from out of franks own stash. A boring old garage in a residential area with a teenage band rehearsing in it. In september of 79, act 1 was released as a stand alone record. Such is the premise of joes garage, frank zappas threeact concept album. Attacking political institutions, social constructs and. He may talk about his lovely wife and children in the real frank zappa book, but never on his albums. Listen free to frank zappa joes garage joes garage, catholic girls.
Joe the main character in the central scrutinizers special presentation sings to us of the. As always, zappa s aim is true and his scope wide, following joe voiced by. His disparate influences included doo wop music and avantgarde classical music. The second part of the book is the story of the construction of frank zappas monument in his hometown of baltimore usa. Both covers feature photos by norm seeff, with zappas face being all black by motor oil and grease. Zappas final album of the seventies, a concept album, the triple lp joes garage is surely one of his better and indeed interesting works he has done, remaining one of his most noticeable works of the decade. Joes garage is a straightforward rock song, the typical kind of thing such a rock band would play minus the vocal inserts and illustrative musical incidents. Frank zappa lead guitar, vocals, producer, songwriter, warren cuccurullo rhythm guitar, vocals, denny walley slide guitar, vocals, ike willis lead vocals, peter wolf keyboards, tommy. There are four solos from joe s garage available in the frank zappa guitar book. This book exists on the premise that somebody, somewhere, is interested in who i am, how i got that way, and what the fuck im talking about to answer imaginary question number one, let me begin by explaining who i am not. All other books attempting to trade on my name are unauthorized and full of misinformation. Fembot in a wet tshirt frank zappa joes garage album by theonlygayeskimo1.
Frank zappa coloring book to be released in november. This 1979 epic in three acts, on three discs, predicted the future of censorship, self described by fz as. Joes garage is generally regarded as one of zappas finest post60s conceptual works, a sprawling, satirical rock opera about a totalitarian future in which music is outlawed to control the population. Green genes on the hot rats album in 1969, people have believed for years. The official website of frank zappa and the zappa family trust. Joe the main character in the central scrutinizers special presentation sings to us of the trials and tribulat of garageband husbandry. Such is the premise of joes garage, frank zappas threeact concept album which explores the world of groupies, governments, sex toys, and catholic school girls. Above and below are two outtakes from these original albums showing this.
Most part of this song is taken up by a guitar solo, sometimes interrupted by mrs. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Composer, guitarist, singer, and bandleader frank zappa was a singular musical figure during a performing and recording career that lasted from the 1960s to the 90s. Frank zappa never sounded sadder than describing the breakup of the band and it looks like ooh, ooh we will never play again. A stupid little story about how the government is going to do away with music. When we first went into the studio, pete was back in vienna and tommy started the album off. But its so unutterably and uniquely zappaesque, i just love it. Frank zappa joes garage 180g vinyl 3lp music direct. Zappa actually released it as a single bw central scrutinizer, but it didnt chart. Zappa selfdeprecatingly describes the album as a stupid little story about how the government is going to do away with music. Joe s garage is a threepart rock opera recorded by american musician frank zappa in september and november 1979. The central scrutinizer is out to protect you from the harmful effects of that horrible force called music. This book is dedicated to all of the fans who have.
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