This facsimile edition brings this seminal work on conceptual continuity to a new generation of fans who have outgrown the ordinary. I try to explain shortly the reasoning behind this yetanotherfrankzappamonograph. Nov 10, 2010 frank zappa s new york halloween 1981 concerts were filmed live at the palladium. This cheesy little homemade book was prepared for the amusement of people who already enjoy zappa music. Frank vincent zappa december 21, 1940 december 4, 1993 was an american musician and composer. O ne single incident serves as a perfect illustration of just what an extraordinarily unusual and charismatic person the us musician frank zappa, who died in. The book is written in quasiscreenplay style and contains tons of conceptual continuity stuff. The first question i have to ask, and this is for people who havent read the book either, is the opening section of the book is a play about francesco zappa. Them or us bass scott thunes guitar, soloist frank zappa synthesizer mini moog scott thunes. The book is written in quasiscreenplay style and contains tons of conceptual continuity clues. Frank zappa has 25 books on goodreads with 12693 ratings. See all books authored by frank zappa, including the real frank zappa book, and frank zappa in eigenen worten, and more on. All tracks written by frank zappa, except where noted. The real frank zappa book is an autobiographymemoir by frank zappa, cowritten by peter occhiogrosso, and published by poseidon press.
The closer you are in france them or us begins in a manner that you could call oldfashioned in the eighties. His work is characterized by nonconformity, freeform improvisation, sound experiments, musical virtuosity, and satire of american culture. Dec 01, 2017 i would definitely recommend the real frank zappa book. He was known for his strange style of music, which was often weird and funny. Frank zappa simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Az igazi frank zappa konyv jlx kiado, 1991 eredeti kiadas. A legendary book for the first time accessible to french readers, them or us is the frank zappa fans bible. And it could turn out great, like a bloated comic book inland empire and possibly the worst box office disaster in the history of cinema.
Dec 01, 2010 in 1984 frank zappa selfpublished them or us, created with a dot matrix printer. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recyclable packaging with free. Them or us by frank zappa meet your next favorite book. He read books about himself and decided he needed to set the record straight. Frank zappa the real frank zappa book signed 1st 1st. Them or us is pretty much a frank zappa guitar solo that was taken from a performance of black page 2 in bolzano, italy in july of 1982. A facsimile paperback edition was released in 2010. The real frank zappa book by frank zappa with peter occhiogrosso eversion 3. Zappa worked with many other musicans, most notably his 1960s group the mothers of invention and his friend and blues singer captain beefheart. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Frank zappa them or us the book by frank zappa 1st edition 1st printing. Frank zappa the torture never stops from the dvd youtube. Them or us is a really uneven, uneventful, boring album by zappas standards. Frank zappa them or us the book by frank zappa 1st edition.
Frank vincent zappa december 21, 1940 december 4, 1993 was an american multiinstrumentalist musician, composer, and bandleader. Them or us the book by frank zappa, contains the lyrics to flam bay, spider of destiny and time is money, from sleep dirt these were all part of the unproduced hunchentoot stage play. For me, it is hard to believe that frank selfpublished this book in the early 1980s with one eye on running for president in a few years. Album content its opening and closing songs were not written by zappa. Frank zappa apostrophe frank zappa overnite sensation. This is the stuff i was drinking my milk bottles to. It contains a little of everything for everyone, but most of all it has that cold and dry early80s feel that made this and other albums like the man from utopia and frank zappa meets the mothers of prevention sound dated pretty quickly. Frank zappa and the mothers of invention one size fits all. Frank actually took the time to pen his own work mainly because he was so annoyed with all the other efforts. In a career spanning more than 30 years, zappa composed rock, pop, jazz. This book is dedicated to all of the fans who have made the last 20 years of largescale absurdities possible. I would definitely recommend the real frank zappa book.
The first songs ahmet zappa heard as a child were the shocktreatment tracks on hot rats, a groundbreaking 1969 set by his father frank. You are what you is, thing fish, and them or us are the only three zappa albums from the eighties with at least 95% of studio material on them. This page is the official facebook page for frank zappa and the and which was published by ashgate in 20 see. Zappa wrote a warning which appeared on the inner sleeves of these albums, as well as frank zappa meets the mothers of. Discover book depositorys huge selection of frank zappa books online. Not lyrically thematic like sheikyerbouti but musically conceptual with some of the best zappa solos marquesons chicken, whipping post some highly avant garde psychedelic jams ya hozna, sinister footwear some of the usual zappa comedy rock antics baby take. Frank zappa, his groupies and me music the guardian. The album opener is a cover of a doowop song by lewis and robinson. Halfway between the film script and the cutup inspired by the writers of the beat generation, the text mixes the characters, the imaginations and the political positions of zappa to passages from different albums including joes garage.
Released in october 1984, them or us is frank zappa s last studio rock album unless one counts thingfish. Zappa wrote a warning which appeared on the inner sleeves of these albums, as well as frank zappa meets the mothers of prevention, which stated that the albums contained content which a truly free society would neither fear nor suppress, and a guarantee which. The complete works of frank zappa the best american poetry. Dec, 2019 the first songs ahmet zappa heard as a child were the shocktreatment tracks on hot rats, a groundbreaking 1969 set by his father frank. Frank zappa books list of books by author frank zappa. Among others, them or us contains the lyrics to flambay, spider of destiny and time is money. Foreword this cheesy little homemade book was prepared for the amusement of people who already enjoy zappa music. Them or us is a really uneven, uneventful, boring album by zappa s standards. Them or us makes me uncomfortable and leaves me cold. Following problems with the album thingfish, which mca records refused to distribute, zappa made a deal with emi records, which would allow them or us and thingfish to be distributed by capitol records in the united states. Books by frank zappa author of the real frank zappa book.
This time, the backing track is all performed at the same time, and it is also a lot more complex than most of the backing music for. In addition to the 94 lps and cds, zappa directed two amazing fulllength films 200 motels 1971 and baby snakes 1979. In 1984 frank zappa selfpublished them or us, created with a dot matrix printer. If it was released by any other artist, it wouldve gained huge acclaim.
We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. The closer you are, was written by earl lewis and morgan robinson and originally released by the channels. This time, the backing track is all performed at the same time, and it is also a lot more complex than most of the backing music for frank s other solos, especially the wild drums. All frank zappa shows were unique experiences with zappa on guitar and baton, leading his band on flights of improvisation and drawing ever. I finally got around to finding a copy of the them or us book, and am currently enjoying it. The official website of frank zappa and the zappa family trust. Them or us paperback january 1, 1984 by frank zappa author. In 1984 fz selfpublished them or us, a 351 page book created with a dot matrix printer. The real frank zappa book, 1989, poseidon press, new york frank zappapeter occhiogrosso. If youre a frank zappa fan and want to delve into the unfettered imagination of this unique man, then this film script is for you. Zappas them or us book page 1 of 1 4 posts previous topic next topic. Them or us is an album by american musician frank zappa, released in october 1984 by barking pumpkin records. This thing entitled the torture never stops was created in its entirety by fz from the original concert.