The Fireworks Ensemble performing G-Spot Tornado at the Miller Theater’s Zappa concert (2/2/07):
Fireworks Tornado
February 7th, 2007 • Barry's Imaginary Publisher
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February 7th, 2007 at 4:17 pm »
I wish I had been there, it sounds like it was great fun. Very enthusiastic playing and I really enjoyed the audacious violin solo.
February 7th, 2007 at 4:56 pm »
good stuff!
February 7th, 2007 at 7:14 pm »
Yes indeed.
February 7th, 2007 at 11:05 pm »
When I think about so many people playing FZs music
I get kinda choked up. Really.
February 8th, 2007 at 2:25 am »
G-spot was the one real accomplishment of Fireworks’s set, thus readers at killuglyradio have a very sympathetic point of view to their set, given this is the only evidence. In other respects, they were not up to the task; sloppy at times (you can hear that on the middle section here - although I, of course, have plenty of understanding for the string players), flat solos, limpid vamps, ensemble were too thin, and the like. Jeffrey Milarsky’s chamber orchestra was rather more of a treat, but the real gem of the evening was the string quintet!
February 8th, 2007 at 3:47 am »
Now that ROCKED!!! Frank’s talent LIVES on!!! LOVED IT!!
February 8th, 2007 at 8:53 am »
Wow! Amazing! Inspired! I loved how they managed to incorporate the improvisational nature of FZ’s work by having each instrument perform a mini-solo within the larger work.
February 8th, 2007 at 6:32 pm »
Dan DiPaolo — It’s too bad there isn’t any footage of Jeffrey Milarsky’s chamber orchestra for comparison — I’ll have to take your word for it.
February 8th, 2007 at 7:45 pm »
Well - i just ALWAYS get a hoot outta a rip-snortin’ good Zappa cover … & this one’s catchy as hell! Thinness seems unavoidable with a piece one’s used to hearing from a bigger ensemble - but it still did ROCK. The end’s sweet too - still funny to see a classical-type group playing - then be hearing the audience go straight-up batshit like that, hmm?
Can hardly wait ’til some newfound micro-nation uses it as their anthem, hee hee hee!
“Whattaya do? You join the MOTHERS, & you end up workin’ for ZAPPA, & he MAKES you be a creep!”
February 9th, 2007 at 5:07 pm »
Ah, Dan is far too critical. It was a challenging program and kudos are due for even attempting it.