Frank Zappa (December 21, 1940 December 4, 1993) was an American composer, electric guitarist, record producer, and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa wrote rock, jazz, electronic, orchestral, and musique concrète works. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed album covers. Zappa produced almost all of the more than 60 albums he released with the band Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist. In his teens, he acquired a taste for percussion-based avant-garde composers such as Edgard Varèse and 1950s rhythm and blues music. He began writing classical music in high school, while at the same time playing drums in rhythm and blues bands—he later switched to electric guitar. He was a self-taught composer and performer, and his diverse musical influences led him to create music that was often impossible to categorize. His 1966 debut album with the Mothers of Invention, Freak Out!, combined songs in conventional rock and roll format with collective improvisations and studio-generated sound collages. His later albums shared this eclectic and experimental approach, irrespective of whether the fundamental format was one of rock, jazz or classical. He wrote the lyrics to all his songs, which—often humorously—reflected his iconoclastic view of established social and political processes, structures and movements. He was a strident critic of mainstream education and organized religion, and a forthright and passionate advocate for …
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From his DVD, “Deadbeat Hero”. Find out more about Doug and why he’s your candidate for President of the United States in 2008, go to www.DougStanhope.com or visit him on MySpace. MySpace.com/DougStanhope
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olina23music
January 24th, 2012
zappa oh lala to kanoyme sthn orxhsta refymno
ColdColdColdGround
January 24th, 2012
@phreestylesk8r All
sadol11
January 24th, 2012
@phreestylesk8r they are all worthy in their own way, but may favorits are: One size fits all, Roxy and elsewhere,
Hota rats, Grand Wazoo, overnight sensation, apostrophe. but there are tons of other awsome records.
johnlaplaca
January 24th, 2012
Ray Manzarek we love you!!!
PityOnThePawn
January 24th, 2012
Played this song last year with my jazz band… holy balls that was difficult.
drfeelgood883
January 24th, 2012
@phreestylesk8r Live at the Roxy &Elsewhere is a must have. I like live in New York too. The one that I didn’t care for was Absolutely Free. It’s not the usual frank zappa, way less instrumental based and more based on a really weird story that i couldn’t even grasp.
phreestylesk8r
January 24th, 2012
what zappa albums are worth buying or are they all worth buyying
Kosmopolites
January 24th, 2012
i think it`s the one of the hardest composition to perform especially if you don`t have a notes and playing it aurally along with Zappa, `cause tonality changing amost all the time:) – he is genius and one of the most wonderful composition that i`ve heard from him
Gl0nK
January 24th, 2012
Awesome!
adonmkr
January 24th, 2012
Crack! This track was first edited at 1983, at the album “The Man from Utopia”.
ragingcluegoo
January 24th, 2012
Zappa was a f-ing musical genius…
Soataaj
January 24th, 2012
good rhythm
Soataaj
January 24th, 2012
good ritme
thansax
January 24th, 2012
we play this with my orchestra..a short clip if you want : /watch?v=hXceYGYmNu8
spartak95
January 24th, 2012
this song is so very catchy
Delgift
January 24th, 2012
Such a great composition, Frank Zappa made unique things musically.
Bongsolo123
January 24th, 2012
Great, but u can leave the music out
AdamIsChillen
January 24th, 2012
@KilluaXIII correct term is no homo.
MrFan32
January 24th, 2012
@lebiew lol i wouldnt give my real information to google, but i see a false flag attack on the internet soon, the internet in the future will be regulated
i think they got the checkmate in the working and we have nothing except our guns
lebiew
January 24th, 2012
@MrFan32 Yes and No. Action is already being taken with communication. The creator does not accept eye for an eye. I see you claim to be 57 years of age. Action will be taken and you and I will have to do very little.
MrFan32
January 24th, 2012
@lebiew what good is information without action? you’ll have better results and attention if you go on a murderous rampage
lebiew
January 24th, 2012
@MrFan32 No it means get more informed. Dougs comedy speaks the truth which can seem depressing.
Government is big enough to supply everything you need but is big enough to take everything you have.
MrFan32
January 24th, 2012
@lebiew wake up = kill yourself i guess?
lebiew
January 24th, 2012
@MrFan32 If it depresses you then, you are trapped. They have you in their matrix. Wake up
kaledutu
January 24th, 2012
@AlwaysDisagreeing go get a fuck.you surelly need one.
marlboroman1985
January 24th, 2012
How’d he know about my batman toothbrush and penis pump?
MrFan32
January 24th, 2012
more depressing than funny
Reasonwillprevail14
January 24th, 2012
lol i love doug stanhope but i wouldnt want anyone drinking and driving because people fucking die from that so….. use your heads people, dont soak it in like a sponge
cooljj82
January 24th, 2012
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January 24th, 2012
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CMan721
January 24th, 2012
haha.. ‘dont hold back man!’ that was good heckling
NWG92
January 24th, 2012
@TheWarriorRonPaul He doesn’t, he said he likes Gary Johnson more.
TheWarriorRonPaul
January 24th, 2012
Good to know Doug supports Ron Paul for President in 2012.
cr1ms0nking
January 24th, 2012
You are free… to do as we tell you!
You are free… to do as we tell you!
passingpoor
January 24th, 2012
@frusciante39 no, don’t bother seriously
pretorious700
January 25th, 2012
why would anybody want to be president of the USA? the main prerequisite is to be a spineless douchebag
frusciante39
January 25th, 2012
@dreadedwheat26 look up Stewart Lee
TheJovanist
January 25th, 2012
top, best, he tells the truth, no bullshit.
dreadedwheat26
January 25th, 2012
hes the best standup alive as far as im aware of.
pointlessaccount100
January 25th, 2012
You need a degree to cut hair!!!