Comments on: Warrensville Heights

By: Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Barry's Imaginary Publisher — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 10:54:51 +0000

xorg:

A quote from Barry’s Imaginary Publisher:

Barry! I’ve been trying to ‘drop a line’ but I keep getting a message telling me the “default email client is not properly installed.

Hmmm… you did send your email to killuglyradio [at] gmail [dot] com, did you?
In any case, thanks for the link!

By: xorg

xorg — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 08:55:19 +0000

Here’s the link.

“Germaine Greer presents a profile of Frank Zappa, the 70s icon of eccentric rock whose range of work included serious orchestral composition, film-making and social activism.

The programme marks the 40th anniversary of his first album Freak Out. Contributors include Gail Zappa, son Dweezil and ace guitarist Steve Vai, family friend and author Peter Occhiogrosso and Chief Executive of the Britten Sinfonia, David Butcher.”

By: xorg

xorg — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 08:52:14 +0000

Barry! I’ve been trying to ‘drop a line’ but I keep getting a message telling me the “default email client is not properly installed.” Whatever - I wanted to tell you that on BBC Radio 4, 7 October 10.30 am, Germaine Greer is presenting her profile of FZ.

By: Aqualung

Aqualung — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 19:18:47 +0000

Thanks for this! Always love Early Mothers stuff!

By the way, next time use less noise reduction (noticeably on the bonus tracks)!

By: Ugly to see

Ugly to see — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 14:06:28 +0000

LINK
it tells something, (but not about that)
!

By: Frank B.

Frank B. — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 13:58:40 +0000

Musik is the best!

By: Bert van der Vecht

Bert van der Vecht — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 21:46:54 +0000

To Birdman & jonnybutter,
Legend has it that George showed Frank Zappa his song Willin, and that Zappa fired him from The Mothers, because he felt that George was too talented to merely be a member of his band, and told him he ought to go away and form his own.
That’s the common known legendary version. But on the official Lowell George & Little Feat sites you find the other.

By: jonnybutter

jonnybutter — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:02:06 +0000

I think the original story about Zappa and ‘Willin” makes more sense. I don’t see how that song would’ve fit into the original (or any) Mothers’ ’set list’ (”N if you gimmie: weed, whites and wine/and you show me a sign/I’ll be willin’/to be movin’).

Truck Driver Divorce, OTOH…

By: BillyDaMt

BillyDaMt — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 15:48:03 +0000

I love the original (And extended) Mother’s lineup.

By: Birdman!

Birdman! — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 15:40:51 +0000

Interesting to hear that about “Willin’”. I’d read George say that Frank liked the song and thought George should start his own band , but did not read between the lines. Where did you read this?

By: jonnybutter

jonnybutter — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 14:03:48 +0000

Thanks as always for the boot. It still gives me a strange feeling to hear what I think of as a ‘Gregory Peccary’ theme this early; Frank and his spherical constant!

BTW, don’t mean to be a dick, but ‘extras’ doesn’t need an apostrophe! Remember why the crux of the biscuit…

By: Bert van der Vecht

Bert van der Vecht — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 13:10:51 +0000

Forgot to mention that Lowell George quit the band in may 1969. He confilicted with FZ after refusing to donate his song Willin’. He then founded Little Feat.

By: mediocre

mediocre — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 12:32:51 +0000

I love this one…thanks guys!

By: Bert van der Vecht

Bert van der Vecht — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 12:24:16 +0000

Accordingly to some printed & internet matter, several sources claim following tracklist:

improvisation
in the sky
improvisation
transylvania boogie
petrouska
chunga’s revenge
trouble every day
let’s make the water turn black
harry, you’re a beast
oh no
flute improvisation
help, i’m a rock
stone city(?)
trouble every day (reprise)

Presuambly the bonus tracks might come from the same show.