ZPZ For Grammy
As you may have heard, Zappa Plays Zappa has been nominated for a Grammy! We’re in the Best Rock Instrumental category for our live performance of “Peaches En Regalia.” Seeing as how I’ve always felt this song was three and half minutes of compositional genius, and that we painstakingly dissected the original recording to reproduce it live, I think we may have a decent chance of winning (over David Gilmour, Nine Inch Nails, Rush, and Metallica).
Update, from the ZPZ forums:
DZ announced at the top of the show that he has transferred the footage from his dad’s concert at the Roxy, 35 years ago to hi-def, and will finally be releasing it on DVD!!!!!
January 3rd, 2009 at 4:01 pm »
[quote post=”830″]DZ announced at the top of the show that he has transferred the footage from his dad’s concert at the Roxy, 35 years ago to hi-def, and will finally be releasing it on DVD!!!!![/quote]
* eats his hat, with a pinch of salt *
January 3rd, 2009 at 11:40 pm »
Dijon goes great with felt…
January 4th, 2009 at 1:17 am »
Didn’t know cover bands were eligible for Grammys.
January 4th, 2009 at 1:22 am »
[quote comment=”3481″]Didn’t know cover bands were eligible for Grammys.[/quote]
just goes to show you how worthless the grammys are.
January 4th, 2009 at 4:14 am »
seriously, I’d be pissed If I wrote and performed a song and lost to a cover.
January 4th, 2009 at 5:28 am »
There is no reason why a Grammy Award Should not be given to someone who does a cover version of a composition. For instance, an orchestra could be awarded a Grammy for it’s performance of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring. Or, Henrietta and Myrna Neudorff could win one for Go Tell it on the Mountain.
January 5th, 2009 at 10:52 am »
[quote comment=”3464″][quote post=”830″]DZ announced at the top of the show that he has transferred the footage from his dad’s concert at the Roxy, 35 years ago to hi-def, and will finally be releasing it on DVD!!!!![/quote]
* eats his hat, with a pinch of salt *[/quote]
I wish it were true but I’m also cynical.