With all of the time and money spent to prepare and promote the tour, not to mention the potential within the talented band and crew, now in 2021, its an even more historic loss considering FZ was to never tour again.. It was ridiculous with just one or two in the brass section. Right after that, though, Frank decided he wanted to take some time off, so the band was sort of on hold. We Asked Him! . wanted to play with him because of the way he acted. Obviously they assumed that the result of this attempted hijack would be the hiring of a new bassist. [Dave Dondorf] ended up with Frank Zappa by chance when a friend passed a rumor along that Frank needed a new technician for the '88 tour. [parts on BTHW], Bacon Fat, Stolen Moments, Montana, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown (q: T'Mershi Duween), Cosmik Debris, Packard Goose Medley, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, Any Kind Of Pain, The Torture Never Stops Medley, Joe's Garage, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?, Watermelon In Easter Hay, Peaches En Regalia, Eat That Question, Black Napkins, The Black Page, Who Needs The Peace Corps?, Dickie's Such An Asshole, When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Sofa, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley, Bacon Fat, Stolen Moments (q: The Black Page), Trouble Every Day, Penguin In Bondage, Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel, What's New In Baltimore?, Whipping Post (q: Black Napkins), I Am The Walrus, Advance Romance, Stairway To Heaven, Strictly Genteel, Stinkfoot (with Jimmy Swaggart rap)[parts on MAJNH], We're Turning Again, Alien Orifice, Inca Roads, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Sofa, Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up, Big Swifty, Packard Goose Medley, Find Her Finer, Disco Boy, Teenage Wind, Truck Driver Divorce, Why Don't You Like Me?, Outside Now, Joe's Garage, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?, Yo Cats, Catholic Girls, Crew Slut, Strictly Genteel, The Illinois Enema Bandit, Stinkfoot [parts on MAJNH], What's New In Baltimore?, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, Florentine Pogen, Andy, Inca Roads, Eat That Question, Black Napkins, Packard Goose Medley, Let's Move To Cleveland, Tinsel Town Rebellion, Trouble Every Day [TBBYNHIYL], Penguin In Bondage (q: Jingle Bells) [TBBYNHIYL], Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel, When The Lie's So Big, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Sofa, I Am The Walrus, Zomby Woof, Stairway To Heaven, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley (q: Watermelon In Easter Hay), The Black Page, Who Needs The Peace Corps?, We're Turning Again, Alien Orifice, Why Don't You Like Me? Other groups that go out with horn sections, their basic function is to play the little punches and pads and boop-boop-boops in between what the electric instruments are doing. The newly mixed selections feature a short-lived band of 11 multi-instrumentalists that is widely regarded as one of Zappas best and that showcases everything from saxophone, trumpet and flugelhorn to clarinet, synthesizer and marimba. Frank Zappa hadn't toured since 1984, when his seven-man band played 109 shows, 36 in the U.S., 32 in Europe, and another 41 back in the States, all from July through December. Frank Zappa hadnt toured since 1984, when his seven-man band played 109 shows, 36 in the U.S., 32 in Europe, and another 41 back in the States, all from July through December. 4 min read. Except for the unreleased material, of course, I learned everything off the records (and CD's, when applicable). M: But the thing was that we didn't actually ask if we could play with him. King Kong vamp, Danny Boy*, It Ain't Necessarily So* / Summertime*, Royal March from Aida, Lohengrin, Carmen, 1812 Overture / There Goes My Baby, Peaches En Regalia, Dickie's Such An Asshole (q: It Ain't Necessarily So), When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain (q: It Ain't Necessarily So), Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Sofa, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley (q: It Ain't Necessarily So), Sinister Footwear [parts on MAJNH], Bacon Fat, Stolen Moments, Porn War Jam, What's New In Baltimore?, Who Needs The Peace Corps?, Trouble Every Day (q: Big Swifty), Penguin In Bondage (q: Bacon Fat), Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel, Whipping Post, I Am The Walrus, Stairway To Heaven, Strictly Genteel. I just still had a lot of that energy . Frank said to a stage hand "get her a Coke!". I told Frank and co. that I would massage them for free and my payment would be the honor to see every sound check and show for free. so . His books include the recently published Dylan on Dylan: Interviews and Encounters as well as Lennon on Lennon: Conversations with John Lennon, Leonard Cohen on Leonard Cohen: Interviews and Encounters, and Springsteen on Springsteen: Interviews, Speeches, and Encounters. The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life is a double-disc live album by American musician Frank Zappa, released in 1991. Search Clear search text. Frank Zappa's Band, July - December 1984. Jorma said to the audience as they began to play "What's wrong with this picture?" In 1987, while Andronis was working on a Shadowfax LP down the street from where Zappa was rehearsing, he convinced his old road buddy to sneak him in to watch. Q: Now a question that every fan would like to ask. The audience didn't really know, but it was another example of the kind of thing that made me want to put the guitar down in the first place. 2015-2021 Copyright Best Classic Bands. . When Frank was off in the early part of the day doing interviews or whatever, it would be [bassist Scott] Thunes' job to rehearse the band. Related: Our Album Rewind of the Mothers Were Only In it for the Money. Bob went up there, took this thing and he was trying to impress this girl security guard. And I did not expect a response, as it was not necessary. IB: The samples you played on the 88 tourthe dog barks and bubblesdid you create them? In 1988, I went on Zappa's "Broadway the Hardway" tour and never asked for a penny for massaging Frank and the rest of his giant band. That's not a very gratifying life for a horn player to just play a few notes and spend the rest of the night banging on Latin percussion instruments. Scott has a way of expressing dissatisfaction which is not particularly tactful. The Beatles Medley 06. Before the show Morgan and I discussed what we would do and so we just decided to play the jam that they were doing, sneak into 'T'Mershi Duween' and then get off the stage. If you think touring can be fun, think again! Could you give us an idea what that means? . Yeah, I don't remember it ever being supposed to be Airplane. Simply put, if someone hadn't learned their part properly, Scott was a pain in the ass. He said, "That's not the answer. The Black Page (New Age Version) 3. No musician alive or dead has ever been more versatile than Zappa, and this concert set proves it. The seeds of dissolution were sown during pre-tour rehearsals in L.A. I mean I straightened it out with everybody. Emboldened on discovering that no house mixer had yet been hired, Harry told Coy to throw his name into the hat. he said, in an annoyed, sarcastic tone. 08. West (**) and Eric Buxton (***). Called Zappa '88: The Last U.S. Show, the album offers two-and-a-half hours of previously unreleased music . Ike did the Sam Kinnison Death Scream. Later he sent us into the soundcheck and said 'just sit and wait and I'll come back later and tell you what's going to happen'. (referring to the absence of the rest of the Airplane band members). Packard Goose Pt. I have since been told that Morgan, while on a trip to LA, met Frank who in turn put Morgan up for a few days in one of the guest rooms, and that, as a gift, Frank gave Mats Oberg a piece of equipment formerly employed by Tommy Mars. Chances are good youll enjoy this album. Also other data will not be shared with third person. Inca Roads vamp), The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley, Packard Goose Medley, Sharleena, Texas Motel Medley, Inca Roads, Montana, City Of Tiny Lights, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven, Stinkfoot, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, Eat That Question, Black Napkins, The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing, Disco Boy, Teenage Wind, Truck Driver Divorce, Packard Goose Medley, The Torture Never Stops Medley, Big Swifty, The Untouchables [parts on BTHW], Who Needs The Peace Corps?, Filthy Habits, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk [parts on BTHW], Sofa, Texas Motel Medley, Sharleena, Whipping Post, The Black Page, Dickie's Such An Asshole [parts on BTHW], Stick Together, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp, Montana, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown (q. We'd play just two songs, and then he'd get out of there. It seemed like the right thing to do, and I did want to get involved in the voter registration. In fact, I remember clearly expecting it to be Hot Tuna (and you're right it said Hot Tuna on the tix). The Black Page, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, Inca Roads, Sharleena, Who Needs The Peace Corps?, Dickie's Such An Asshole, When The Lie's So Big [FZFP], Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk*** [parts on BTHW], Sofa, Happy Birthday To You, Packard Goose Medley, The Torture Never Stops Medley, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown, A Few Moments With Brother A. . So we would use it during the improvisations or during 'Norwegian Wood'. The 1988 band had been documented in official releases Broadway the Hard Way, The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life, and Make a Jazz Noise Here, but this constitutes the first complete show from the group. another bass player? When it was announced there would be a 1988 tour, there was much excitement. Louisiana Hooker Reprise) [parts on BTHW], Peaches En Regalia, The Torture Never Stops Medley (q: T'Mershi Duween), Yo Cats, Packard Goose Medley, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, The Illinois Enema Bandit, The Black Page (q: Bolero, Crimson & Clover), Dickie's Such An Asshole [parts on BTHW], When The Lie's So Big [parts on BTHW], Planet Of The Baritone Women [parts on BTHW], Any Kind Of Pain (q: Punky's Whips) [parts on BTHW], Texas Motel Medley, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Sofa, Let's Move To Cleveland, Packard Goose Medley, King Kong (q: My Favorite Things) [parts on MAJNH], I Am The Walrus, Andy, Inca Roads, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven, Sharleena, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley, The Illinois Enema Bandit (q: Chunga's Revenge), The Black Page, We're Turning Again, Alien Orifice, Any Kind Of Pain, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown, The Untouchables, When The Lie's So Big, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Sofa, Texas Motel Medley, Sharleena, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley, Joe's Garage, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?, Whipping Post, I Am The Walrus, The Illinois Enema Bandit, The Untouchables, Strictly Genteel, Cruising For Burgers, The Untouchables, Dumb All Over, Heavenly Bank Account, Untouchables, The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing, Dumb All Over, Heavenly Bank Account, America The Beautiful, Stinkfoot, Peaches En Regalia, Stick Together, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp, Montana, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown, When The Lie's So Big, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Eat That Question, Black Napkins, Texas Motel Medley, Sharleena, Joe's Garage, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?, Cruising For Burgers, Uncle Remus, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley, The Black Page, Who Needs The Peace Corps?, Penguin In Bondage, Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel, What's New In Baltimore?, The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing, Advance Romance, Bobby Brown, When The Lie's So Big, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk [parts on BTHW], Any Kind Of Pain, The Torture Never Stops Medley, Texas Motel Medley, King Kong, Stairway To Heaven [TFZAAABB], Watermelon In Easter Hay, The Untouchables, America The Beautiful, Chunga's Revenge (q: Penguin In Bondage, Bolero, Carmen), Packard Goose Medley, Andy, Inca Roads, Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up, Big Swifty (q: Bolero), Penguin In Bondage (q: Bolero), Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel (q: Bolero), When The Lie's So Big [parts on BTHW], Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk [parts on BTHW], Heavy Duty Judy, Find Her Finer, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley, Texas Motel Medley, Sofa, Whipping Post, I Am The Walrus, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven (q: Punky's Whips), America The Beautiful, Chana In De Bushwop, Nig Biz, Bolero, The Untouchables (q: Dragnet, Theme from Sea Hunt), Cosmik Debris (q: Bolero), Why Don't You Like Me?, Can't Afford No Shoes, Chana In De Bushwop, The Black Page, Dickie's Such An Asshole, Any Kind Of Pain, We're Turning Again, Alien Orifice, Advance Romance [parts on MAJNH], Bobby Brown, Stolen Moments, When The Lie's So Big (q: What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are? I Left My Heart. It was so loud, Frank heard it over the music and stopped the band, turned round to us and asked "which one of you did that?". Inca Roads 06. On this tour I'm also bringing my recording studio. I've only ever read the Real Frank Zappa Book (which is a ****in' riot!) FZ: Oh, did you ever see that Cheech and Chong movie where they play these two Arab brothers? Stevie's Spanking), q: Envelopes, Mr Green Genes (incl. in the back seat. The other special friends turned to me and then I had to answer "it was me Frank, sorry, won't happen again" with a guilty smile I sank into my seat. I am not a technical wizard. So there was a lot of material that we could have learnt. I Aint Got No Heart 04. We agree. Let's just say I'm a booster for democracy.". Zappa 88: The Last U.S. Showis the next archival release from the Zappa Family Trust, documenting the show March 25 at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale NY, a show that featured Dweezil Zappa, Eric Buxton, and Brother A. Lohengrin, Carmen, 1812 Overture) [parts on MAJNH], Trouble Every Day, Penguin In Bondage (q: Lohengrin), Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel [solo on BTHW], Who Needs The Peace Corps? His playing style and his methods were etched in my brain. I had that job in 1978. I tried it for one summer of rehearsals, and by the end of it . '(loud laughter). T'Mershi Duween, q: Sleep Dirt, Echidna's Arf ), Joe's Garage, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven, Whipping Post** (q: Handsome Cabin Boy), I Am The Walrus (incl. And then after the soundcheck, he said 'Well, it's okay, Frank wants to meet you'. Best Rock Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group Or Soloist) So it was a big challenge for me to be the primary keyboard player on that tour. Scott has a way of expressing dissatisfaction which is not particularly tactful. Frank Zappa (1940 - 1993), one of the world's most gifted musicians, toured with 'his own band' 1 for the last time in 1988. It was an incredible band and we had the right combination In physical form the last time we spoke was June of 1988 in Italy. MG: So it was like 'If you wanna do it, you can do it'? Texas Motel Medley, Strictly Genteel, Bolero, Stairway To Heaven, Watermelon In Easter Hay, Whipping Post, The Black Page, Packard Goose Medley, Sharleena, Bamboozled By Love, Black Napkins, When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Sofa, Find Her Finer, Big Swifty, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, The Torture Never Stops Medley, Bolero, Watermelon In Easter Hay, Whipping Post, I Am The Walrus, The Illinois Enema Bandit, Strictly Genteel, The Black Page, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, Let's Move To Cleveland [parts on TBBYNHIYL], Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up, Dupree's Paradise, Oh No / Theme from Lumpy Gravy, Stick Together, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp, Montana, City Of Tiny Lights, Inca Roads, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven, Bolero, Cruising For Burgers, Joe's Garage, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?, Loops, Bamboozled By Love, The Black Page [solo on MAJNH], Trouble Every Day, Penguin In Bondage, Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel, Cosmik Debris, Dupree's Paradise, Let's Move To Cleveland, Find Her Finer, Filthy Habits [parts on YCDTOSA4], Chana In De Bushwop (q: La Marseillaise), Who Needs The Peace Corps?, Easy Meat, King Kong (q: It Ain't Necessarily So, Summertime), Sharleena, Bamboozled By Love, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven, Elvis Has Just Left The Building, Loops, Sofa (q: April In Paris), The Black Page, Packard Goose Medley, Any Kind Of Pain, Dupree's Paradise, Inca Roads, Advance Romance, Who Needs The Peace Corps?, The Torture Never Stops Medley, Eat That Question, Black Napkins, Find Her Finer, Big Swifty (q: April In Paris), I Ain't Got No Heart, Sharleena, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven, Bolero, Bamboozled By Love, Loops, I Am The Walrus, The Illinois Enema Bandit, Strictly Genteel, No known unofficial recording of this show. . finest band that I was involved in with Frank. MG: Can you remember some of the things you talked to Frank about before and after the show? The Agony and the Ecstasy: we laughed, we criedit is all there in those samples. "He says, 'Anyone who has a coat like that must know something,' and he hired me," laughs Harry Andronis, house mixer for Frank Zappa since the 1988 Broadway the Hard Way tour. The heart was a pedal board that had hundreds of little relays, quarter-inch jacks, and little circuit boards wrapped up in duct tape just piled in there, nothing labelled, nothing documented. And then in 1988 he went all the way and had five, which is the best. Just that, kind of like everybody was, it was kind of falling apart as far as personalities, I guess. Saying 'It was 'not sufficient that he hated him, he turned everyone else against him' (para). What made you decide to tour at this point in time? The album was one of four to be recorded during the 1988 world tour, along with Broadway the Hard Way, Make a Jazz Noise Here, and posthumously in 2021, Zappa '88: The Last U.S. Show. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling) [incl. Five is really big-sounding and you can do those big chords he writes. Well, Frank can't sight read all that well either, and he's looking over my shoulder to see if I'm playing what's in front of me, but he can't really tell. Pound for a Brown 05. America the Beautiful, 2023 MusicFestNews | All Rights Reserved, Heatwave Music Festival 2023 Returns with GRiZ, Tisto, Kx5, Gryffin, LSDREAM, Loud Luxury and Malaa at the Helm, The Revivalists Plot Massive North American Summer Tour with The Head and The Heart, Band of Horses, Lineup Announced for the Earl Scruggs Music Festival. The real buzz, however, was about the five-man horn section, making this the largest band in Zappa history (excepting the brief Wazoo orchestra in 1972). We Are Doing Voter Registration Here 02. I can play all the technical and demanding parts; that was no problem. The following day, after months of painstaking rehearsal, Zappa would begin a series of concerts comprising an overview of his collected workmore than 50 albums' worth of some of the most challenging arrangements ever written for rock instrumentation, spanning nearly a quarter of a century. M: Well, we talked for a long time actually. Those samples kind of became the signature sounds of that tour. That first U.S. run was primarily all over the Northeast, with eight shows in the Midwest. When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, II 19. All I said was that Zappa got fed up with the whole inter-band fighting by the end and called the vote. FZ solo incl. Make A Sex Noise, YCDTOSA6], When The Lie's So Big, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Florentine Pogen, Andy, Inca Roads, Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up, Let's Move To Cleveland, When Irish Eyes Are Smiling [TBBYNHIYL], Theme from The Godfather [TBBYNHIYL], Who Needs The Peace Corps?, Stairway To Heaven, Texas Motel Medley, Sofa, The Illinois Enema Bandit, FZ Guitar Workout & Loops (q: Beauty Knows No Pain, Mystery Song #4, Inca Roads, Supernaut), unknown synclavier piece, Stolen Moments, The Untouchables, Marqueson's Chicken, Zomby Woof, Stevie's Spanking, Sinister Footwear (incl. Before I joined Frank I was really more of a keyboard player, but I decided to work on my guitar playing, especially on his techniques and timings. TIL that Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante went to audition for Frank Zappa's 1988 touring band but left the rehearsal room before actually playing, saying later that " I wanted to be a rock star, do drugs and get girls, and that I wouldn't be able to do that if I was in Zappa's band." r/todayilearned 22 days ago u/therefore4 They play a little eight-bar figure that makes the transition between the body of the song and the guitar solo, that's not all that's required of them. [] And that's what I let him know. Sharleena 07. Who Needs the Peace Corps? the only downside was, "What do you do next?" II / Lonesome Cowboy Burt (or Jim) / The Torture Never Stops pt. If there was a hum or a buzz, there was no way to tell why. It just occurred when Frank was in a bad mood and Q: I remember reading somewhere that your equipment on the 1988 tour was connected to the Synclavier. MG: (jokingly) What happened then? And Frank would switch the Synclavier to whatever program it was, but I could play it from the silicon mallets. . I changed the words to reflect his frustration. Frank's only enjoyment was playing guitar solos, and those fell apart; he ended up not doing any. I did all that sound design. Frank would change some lyrics around and we would follow. Bruce did the "Ooouuueeeouuugggg", not to be confused with Walt's "Aaaahhhhhhhh" or "Bep-Bep-Bep". But no, it was time to perform. "Ok, get her a DIET Coke!" Trance-Fusion, TRF], Pick Me I'm Clean, Bamboozled By Love, Sofa [TBBYNHIYL], q: Titties And Beer, Bobby Brown, Sharleena (q: Over There), Rhymin' Man, Elvis Has Just Left The Building [parts on BTHW], Bolero, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven, Star Wars Won't Work [MAJNH], Whipping Post, The Black Page, We're Turning Again [YCDTOSA6], Alien Orifice [parts on MAJNH], When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Dupree's Paradise [parts on MAJNH], Easy Meat, Sinister Footwear [parts on MAJNH], City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown, Outside Now, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley, Bamboozled By Love, Ring Of Fire, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven (incl. in connection to these futile acts of vandalism.). We don't do that. There would be no other way to react. It wasnt quite Zappas last live performance, but it did turn out to be his final concert in the United States. Best Instrumental Composition CalledZappa 88: The Last U.S. Show, the album offers two-and-a-half hours of previously unreleased music, including 28 tracks from the Long Island event and two from earlier concerts that same month in Rhode Island and Maryland. I also loved the structure of his music. And so I just spent the last six weeks of the tour trying to wend my way through this garbage that was going on onstage. According to an interview with Frank, a campaign was instigated by a couple of the horn players to rid the band of Scott Thunes on the grounds that he is a terrible bass player. For fans, of course, there is also an additional emotional dimension to the tour. It will be available digitally or in a two-CD set. I just came up with the perfect title for this tour. M: Morgan and I got in touch with the road manager. it has to be you, Dot! City of Tiny Lites 04. 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