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Tag Archives: 1975
The Tubes – White Punks On Dope
This video of “White Punks On Dope” taken from the extremely rare 1981 Japanese Laser Disc The Tubes produced is a fantastic collage of audio and visuals from 1981 and 1975. Check it out.
Posted in Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 1975, 1981, Japanese Laser Disc, The Tubes, White Punks On Dope
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Sunday Big Note – Listening Session #18
Unlike many of their contemporaries, British group Gentle Giant‘s classical influences ranged beyond the Romantic to incorporate elements of mediaeval, baroque, and modernist chamber music. Undoubtedly, this was what drew Frank Zappa to their music – that, and their elaborate … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Sunday Big Note, YouTubery
Tagged 1975, gentle giant, Ultrasonic Studios, WLIR-FM Radio
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Sunday Big Note – Listening Session #5
From the very start, Led Zeppelin was a band whose essential ingredients were a ”crushingly loud interpretation of the blues”, “heavy, guitar-driven blues-rock sound”, a style that crossed many music genres, and their unbound male sexuality. It pulsed beneath the … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Personal, Sunday Big Note
Tagged 1975, led zeppelin, Long Beach, streaming audio, sunday big note
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One Size Fits All – Best Album Art
With the recent news of an upcoming Zappa release, my thoughts turned to releases of days gone by – in particular, 1975’s ‘One Size Fits All’ and its magnificent album artwork. Zappa fans who only know of FZ’s albums through … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, Official Releases, Visual Arts, YouTubery
Tagged 1975, album covers, Frank Zappa, One Size Fits All
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Zappa in Yugoslavia
Great article from The Tenessean Showcase, 1975 about FZ’s visit to Zagreb and Ljubljana. The story of the 3 shows behind the Iron Curtain – via: FZ in Hungary.
Frank Zappa, Hamilton, 1975
A couple of recent posts, Philly ’76 and Zomby Woof by Quasar got me thinking about Zappa arrangements in general, and his instrumental compositions in particular – especially within a live context.
Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music
Tagged 1975, analysis, arrangements, Eddie Jobson, field recording, Frank Zappa, Hamilton, Norma Jean Bell
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Zappa & Beefheart – The Torture Never Stops (Bongo Fury Tour 1975)
In his 1975 Bongo Fury Tour with Frank Zappa‘s band, Captain Beefheart delivers his blues-infused vocals in what I feel is the quintessential version of “The Torture Never Stops” (part one, above; part two, below). I’ve heard other vocalists sing … Continue reading
Zappa & Beefheart, Radio KWST, 1975
To promote the only album they ever made together – Bongo Fury – Captain Beefheart and Frank Zappa put together a promotional documentary of their musical lives and times. It contained some obscure material, early collaborations, demos, proto and live … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Captain Beefheart, Frank Zappa, Interview, Music, Official Releases, Pop Cult, YouTubery
Tagged 1975, Captain Beefheart, demos, Frank Zappa, kwst, rarities
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