It wasn't quite Zappa 's last live performance, but it did turn out to be his final concert in the United States. [Marque] Coy and Andronis had worked together in the '70s for Chris De Burgh, a superstar in Europe (if barely an opening act in the U.S.). http://www.cidanka.nl/keneally/stbp0397.htm, http://www.tunabase.com/setlists/1988/19880325.html, http://www.keneally.com/reallykeneally.html, http://www.amazon.com/Zappa-Hard-Wa1395248423&sr=1-1&keywords=zappa+the+hard+way, http://www.amazon.com/Zappa-Hard-Way-Andrew-Greenaway/dp/1908724005/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1395248423&sr=1-1&keywords=zappa the hard way, Forum Policies, Rules, and Terms of Service, Royal March (Featuring the Long Island Ballet). I Aint Got No Heart 04. There's actually a great book on the '88 tour if you're interested called, I didn't say Zappa had a vendetta against him, only that it seems that by the end he was exasperated by the Scott situation and pulled the plug. I still want to go on the road and play because I'm playing with him, you know what I mean? (That night on stage Frank referred to "Playground psychotics!" AnyWHO, I let one rip and Frank (who had his back to the empty venue while he was conducting his band) turned around, leered at us, and said "which one of you did that?". When the Lies So Big 11. So Scott, to his defence, was in that position. Zappa - relaxing after the tour in the cluttered, comfortable video lounge at his home studio - has mixed feelings about his triumphant return to the six-stringed realm. Have a look which song was played how often in 1988! Interesting, hadn't read this before. Happy Birthday To You, q: Girl From Ipanema), We're Turning Again, Alien Orifice, Why Don't You Like Me? (?). 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?". Sheik Yerbouti Tango riff; q: Girl From Ipanema), The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley, What's New In Baltimore?, Packard Goose Medley, Alien Orifice, Inca Roads, Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up, Happy Birthday To You, Who Needs The Peace Corps?, King Kong (q: I Love Lucy, Yankee Doodie, Entry Of The Gladiators, Girl From Ipanema), Stairway To Heaven (q: Yankee Doodle Boy), I Am The Walrus, Sofa, Cruising For Burgers, Crew Slut (q: T'Mershi Duween), Strictly Genteel (q: Batman), Stinkfoot, We're Turning Again, Alien Orifice, Why Don't You Like Me? . What really happened in 1988? The whole band was watching impatiently and Frank had me come right up to him and said "could you do that again into the sampler?". Sometimes not, though. Fans across the country, especially in the South and out West, were anticipating the second U.S. leg. )," The Milwaukee Journal, November 6, 1988, Axel Wnsch, Aad Hoogesteger, Harald Hering and Achim Mnz, "Urban Leader: Ed Mann and Tommy Mars interviewed in Wuppertal 10.3.91,", Andrew Greenaway, "Where Were You In 1984!Interview With Ed Mann,", Dr. Stinkfoot, Dickie's Such An Asshole, We're Turning Again, Alien Orifice, Mr Green Genes [TBBYNHIYL], Florentine Pogen [parts on TBBYNHIYL], Andy, Inca Roads, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, T'Mershi Duween, Dupree's Paradise, Find Her Finer, Filthy Habits, You Are What You Is, Marqueson's Chicken (with Twenty-One vamp), Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven, Bolero, Watermelon In Easter Hay, Whipping Post, Loops, Stinkfoot, What's New In Baltimore?, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, I Ain't Got No Heart, I Ain't Got No Heart, Let's Move To Cleveland, Find Her Finer, Filthy Habits, Cosmik Debris, T'Mershi Duween [MAJNH], Dupree's Paradise [parts on MAJNH], Marqueson's Chicken [incl. FZ: Oh, did you ever see that Cheech and Chong movie where they play these two Arab brothers? Since that band was so great, but the problems were only It was the first time, or the only tour that I did, where we carried a full horn section, with great players, as all the players always were, but it was also the first time that I was the primary keyboard player. The Black Page, Packard Goose Medley, 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, Why Don't You Like Me?, The Torture Never Stops Medley, presidential popularity poll, Who Needs The Peace Corps?, We're Turning Again, King Kong (incl. I guzzled down the Diet Coke, band, Frank and front row of amused Special guest (one of which was my girlfriend Jenny Jupiter) watched on, kind of impatiently. That was the Love of My Life 05. 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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. 3 Any Kind of Pain Dupree's Paradise Inca Roads Advance Romance Somewhere in the East Coast there was a band meeting where everyone told Frank of the problems they were having with Scott. In the mean time I've managed to play with a lot of wonderful musicians who I respect greatly, but from the standpoint of my heart, once I did the Zappa thing there was no where else to go apart from just to try to create something new for myself to do. 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. I exhaled so strongly I almost fainted. ", "All the way up to L.A., I had my brother drive while I practiced songs like "Sinister Footwear 2" and "What's New in Baltimore?" I almost joined the band in I think 1980, but it didn't quite happen. Ed Mann was the one who really had the problem with Scott at first, and during the course of the tour the other guys in the band started to see things his way. There were really so many things that we wanted to ask him about, but in fact it ended up being the other way around. A big chunk of blame has to go with Zappa, though, because when things came to a head and the rest of the band started crapping on Scott, Zappa took a vote and only he and Mike Kenneally wanted to continue on, while Ed Mann (I believe) led the opposing faction within the band. 1988 04 26Olympen, Lund, Sweden120 min, Aud, A-From fastfattty, jazzfromhell MC, flambay, and The Evil Prince at http://www.zappateers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t. . Whipping Post, often used as the encore for shows on tours from 1981 through 1984, comes from Providence Civic Center on March 16, and Stairway to Heaven comes from the March 23 show at Towson Center in Towson MD. I just came up with the perfect title for this tour. We got in touch with him and he said Frank will probably want to stay in his hotel room and compose and he doesn't want to talk to his fans very much but I'll do my best. That's what I felt . Search Clear search text. City of Tiny Lites 04. We don't do that. . please send me any corrections or additions - changelog. On a bad night, it was me versus the band. That's right! 01. It includes latter-period compositions as well as very early ones like I Aint Got No Heart, which first appeared onFreak Out!, the artists 1966 debut LP. . Everything else I said jibed with what you said regarding Mann. another bass player? but it makes a difficult position for the guy who has to run the band. "At first, I was enjoying playing the guitar again. I know the 'nephew' burps from 1981 quite well as I was there for the recording; what I heard on the CD are not his. Florentine Pogen), The Black Page, We're Turning Again, Alien Orifice, Find Her Finer, Sinister Footwear [parts on MAJNH], Stevie's Spanking [MAJNH], Any Kind Of Pain, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley [incl. He was just starting to get II 03. For those interested in such things, when Morgan sat in with Zappa in 1988, Chad left the drum chair in such a way that Morgan was able to continue the drum beat without interruption. Entdecke FRANK ZAPPA. The Black Page (New Age Version) 03. I thought for sure I was about to get my face ripped off and expelled from the Zappa sphere. I like you, and I like what you doexcept for all the mistakes you've been making." For fans, of course, there is also an additional emotional dimension to the tour. Take Me Out To The Ball Game[YCDTOSA4]), Filthy Habits, Bolero, Elvis Has Just Left The Building, Sofa, I Am The Walrus, The Illinois Enema Bandit, Watermelon In Easter Hay, The Black Page, Packard Goose Medley, Alien Orifice, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, Cruising For Burgers, Find Her Finer, Big Swifty (q: Feelings, Four), Trouble Every Day, Penguin In Bondage, Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel, Cosmik Debris, Inca Roads, Sharleena, Bamboozled By Love, Bolero, Crew Slut, The Closer You Are, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley, Whipping Post, The Black Page, Inca Roads, Advance Romance, Dupree's Paradise, Let's Move To Cleveland, Elvis Has Just Left The Building, Cosmik Debris, Stick Together, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp, Montana, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown, I Ain't Got No Heart, The Torture Never Stops Medley, The end of the show, from Texas Motel Medley on, is missing; possibly it was never taped:
[]. E: Collapsed?? However, it was not to be. EM: Yes. Where else can you find a record from one artist that embraces doo-wop (Love of My Life), classical music (Stravinskys Royal March from LHistoire du Soldat, Ravels Bolero, and the theme from Bartoks Piano Concerto #3), and rock (Led Zeppelins Stairway to Heaven and the Allman Brothers Whipping Post)not to mention I Left My Heart in San Francisco, Theme from Bonanza, and a show-closing America the Beautiful? If youre looking for an introduction to Zappa that showcases all sides of his music and personality, this career-spanning release will deliver what youre after. I used my own Cry Baby wah-wah and some Korg modification deviced which all fit in one Korg master module. to be used, you know? THIS CAMPAIGN, organized by Zappa with the help of local members of the League of Women Voters and other citizen action groups, resulted in about 11,000 sign-ups, most of them first-time voters between the ages of 18 and 25. 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