Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa & The Mothers - Roxy The Movie
"Roxy: The Movie," directed and conducted by Frank Zappa, showcases the mesmerizing musicianship of Zappa and The Mothers, featuring challenging instrumentals performed expertly by a talented ensemble of musicians, paying homage to the fearless musical genius.
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Frank Zappa: Baby Snakes
This is older footage, and the material may contain quality issues. Frank Zappa is a genius and passage by passage this film is marvellous when it isn't outright brilliant…what's good in this film, is very good. Bruce Brickford's clay animation is particularly outstanding, and Zappa is generous with it, as well as offering interview footage of the furry-humoured, eloquently stoned Bickford himself. The rest of the film is a concert given in New York City, a very good one, with audience participation and all kinds of lively touches. Everyone in Zappa's band has an acute and effective sense of theatre. F. X. Feeney, L. A. Times 1983.
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Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention - Freak Out (Classic Album)
This programme tells the story behind the conception, recording and release of this groundbreaking album. By use of interviews, musical demonstration, performance, archive footage and returning to the multi tracks with Ahmet Zappa and Joe Travers we discover how Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention created the album with the help of legendary African- American producer Tom Wilson.
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Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') & Over-nite Sensation (Classic Album)
"Frank Zappa's New York Halloween 1981 concerts were filmed Live at The Palladium. Halloween was Frank Zappa's favorite holiday, and New York was the site of Frank Zappa Halloween concerts for years! Much of the set list is drawn from that work. All Frank Zappa shows were unique experiences with Zappa on guitar and baton, leading his band on flights of improvisation and drawing ever more intense performances from them. 'The TortureNever Stops' cements Zappa's reputation as one of the most innovative and challenging composers and performers of the 20th century."
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Eat That Question - Frank Zappa In His Own Words
Musikkhistorien er full av eksentrikere og provokatører, men få har vært like kompromissløse og uforutsigbare som Frank Zappa. I løpet av sin 30 år lange karriere ga han ut over 60 album, hvor han visket ut skillene mellom rock, pop, jazz, klassisk og samtidsmusikk. Hans humoristiske og ironiske tekster ble av mange oppfattet som vulgære og moralsk fordervende, og han ble etter hvert en skyteskive for tilhengerne av sensur i musikkindustrien. Ytringsfrihet stod imidlertid svært sentralt i Zappas kunstneriske prosjekt – noe som ikke minst kom til uttrykk i intervjusammenheng.
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Eat that Question: Frank Zappa in his own Words
Få et dypgående innblikk i avant-garde musikeren Frank Zappas liv og virke. I filmen følger vi hans utvikling fra ung og glattbarbert til fryktløs og sjefsfreak, og frem til hans ubarmhjertige produktive finale, før han døde som 52-åring.
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Google Play MoviesEat That Question - Frank Zappa In His Own Words
Told solely through rare and never before seen historic footage of Frank Zappa’s highly acclaimed 30-year career, this unique 90 minute documentary is an energetic celebration of an often outspoken and brilliant musician. Unforgettable Zappa interviews and performances from one of rock and roll’s most legendary self-taught musicians have been painstakingly gathered across decades by director Thorsten Schütte from the obscure vaults of TV stations around the world to create this unparalleled look at one of the brightest minds popular music has ever witnessed.
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The Dub Room Special!
For nearly a decade, composer/rock guitarist/musical genius Frank Zappa and his band would descend upon New York City for their annual Halloween concert. A yearly tradition beginning in 1974, Zappa skipped the concert in 1982 even though he had recently scored his biggest commercial hit with the song "Valley Girl." Despite the decision not to tour, Zappa did not disappoint fans that looked forward to their yearly Halloween pilgrimage to New York City. Instead, he premiered a 90-minute documentary titled Frank Zappa's Dub Room Special at New York's legendary Ritz Theater.The documentary features two concerts—Zappa's 1981 Halloween show at New York's Palladium and the other from KCET Studios in December 1974 for the TV special "A Token Of His Extreme." Paired with performances of Zappa classics such as "Stinkfoot," "Cosmik Debris," "Montana" and "Flakes" is the animation of Bruce Bickford who collaborated with Zappa on his previous documentary, "Baby Snakes."Originally released on VHS and Beta in 1982, The Dub Room Special! has been a tough find for Zappa fans.
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This is older footage, and the material may contain quality issues. Frank Zappa is a genius and passage by passage this film is marvellous when it isn't outright brilliant…what's good in this film, is very good. Bruce Brickford's clay animation is particularly outstanding, and Zappa is generous with it, as well as offering interview footage of the furry-humoured, eloquently stoned Bickford himself.
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