Zappa – the more things change, the more they stay the same

Prawn Connery · Post by **Prawn Connery** » Tue Feb 28, 2023 12:04 pm

We weren't really into Zappa but my mate's older brother had a friend who was right into him and that guy had a fast car (we were too young to drive) so we'd do anything to jump in and go for a ride and the whole time he'd be shifting gears, smoking it up and playing Zappa and we'd be "What the fuck music is this?" and he'd say "The guy who discovered Alice Cooper" and we were like "OK, that's cool" and then we'd go off and listen to Alice Cooper and ended up getting right into him instead. But I still remember some of those Zappa songs when I hear them and years later I saw Alice Cooper in concert when he was about 90 years old – coz he must be about 100 years old now – and he sounded old and tired and I wished I'd kept my money. Then I saw Iron Maiden in concert the following year and Bruce Dickinson sounded just like off the album. That guy has the strongest/best voice in metal and probably beyond. Maybe he was lip-synching. He was probably lip-synching.

ripper5 · Post by **ripper5** » Tue Feb 28, 2023 12:17 pm

Man, i hope y'all dont change your beloved aussie accents too much!
I remember us laughing at the song when it came out because it was outrageously funny. It was an exaggeration of a familiar reality. The movie "Valley Girl" with Nick Cage came out around the same time... the dad was the coolest one in the movie

"Dancing Fool" the Zappa song that came out during the disco craze, is the only other Zappa I can recall getting regular radio play, ever?

Lrus007 · Post by **Lrus007** » Tue Feb 28, 2023 10:12 pm

yellow snow got a little bit of airplay

ripper5 · Post by **ripper5** » Tue Feb 28, 2023 10:18 pm

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Yeah, and maybe Dirty Love?

Prawn Connery · Post by **Prawn Connery** » Wed Mar 01, 2023 9:53 am

That's Ron Jeremy sitting on the bed!

Intrinsic · Post by **Intrinsic** » Wed Mar 01, 2023 10:11 am

And Camarillo Brillo

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Post by **Jesús Malverde** » Fri Mar 03, 2023 10:50 pm

ripper5 wrote: ↑
Tue Feb 28, 2023 6:27 am
The man was a musical genius and he stood tall for freedom of expression. That being said, he was too hypocritical about getting high for someone who smoked cigarettes like a chimney, imo. His music is so acid drenched good at times, it's hard to believe he was such a prude.

Amen on the hypocrisy, but I love that One Size Fits All album., R&R genius.

Post by **Jesús Malverde** » Fri Mar 03, 2023 10:52 pm

Movin' to Montana was a minor radio hit too.

rSin · Post by **rSin** » Fri Mar 03, 2023 10:56 pm

sanberdo was a long drive outta town to find that place back then...

ripper5 · Post by **ripper5** » Fri Mar 03, 2023 10:59 pm

So looked it up. It refers to the San Fernando Valley. Lol