It is the high holy eve of 10th Night of the Festival of Zappadan and all true devotees know that tonight is the traditional ritual celebration and worship of the Sacred Black Napkins!
This is from Baby Snakes, another New York City performance from the 28th of October, 1977. Zappa of course, and the incredible band featuring Adrian Belew, Patrick O'Hearn, Terry Bozzio, Ed Mann, Tommy Mars and Peter Wolf.
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copacetic
at times FZ's sounds his best with a fairly simple jamm
But, don't you think that when he was just, jammin, wailin with his guitar, it was musical ideas flying in all directions? He managed to fit more into the context of a simple jam than most musicians did in an entire career.
I don't really agree with you in lieu of a lot of his compositional work and ensemble writing.
Sometimes I think he was better than beck when it comes to controlled use of feedback and sustain as an instrumental voice in a composition.
The best are always in their own league...it's ridiculous to compare players who only have to play a few notes and you instinctively know who they are.
He managed to fit more into the context of a simple jam than most musicians did in an entire career.
Heh. Some of Zappa's complex-jazzy modern stuff moves me as well. His rock jams were probably sort of a scratch pad, as with many pro-jazz players. He apparently would work a motif or riff into a longer piece, develop it. At times he gets a pure Hendrix-style tone. Too bad the corporate focks and bubblegum (of all types) more or less took over like some time in 90s.
I had Black Napkins cranked when the news of Beefheart's death came online. Synchronicity, as they once said.
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