What are some good albums by Zappa alumni / sidemen? I don't have many, but I like the Mike Keneally albums I've heard.
Also picked up a couple of George Duke lps for cheap, but frankly.. I didn't really like any of them. I also have a Flo and Eddie lp called 'Illegal,
Immoral and Fattening', that one is fun if you like F+E. BBP - 7-11-2005 at 14:11
I've got a Terry Bozzio compilation album on the Magna Carta label, it's called Prime Cuts. It's fantastic!
I also have three Steve Vai-albums, all have their stronger and weaker points, three Dweezil albums of which only Automatic is on my playlist.Puptent - 7-11-2005 at 20:16
Forgot about a couple of other albums: Terry Bozzio and Eddie Jobson also played with British progrockers UK in the 70s. Good musicianship, a bit
pompous though... I also have a couple of Jean-Luc Ponty records, quality varies. I like the 'King Kong' album with FZ compositions and a couple of
other albums he did in the early to mid 70s.
I also like Adrian Belews playing with King Crimson, but I haven't checked out his solo stuff yet. I also like Little Feat with Lowell George a lot.
I also own an album by Angel (with Punky Meadows), picked it up at a flea market because of the (tenuous) FZ connection, but that one must be one of
the worst albums in my collection.
[Edited on 7-11-2005 by Puptent]BBP - 7-11-2005 at 20:24
Forgot I have a Ponty-album as well, only played it once.BBP - 7-11-2005 at 20:26
Just found it, it's called Jean-Luc Ponty live. Zavod plays keyboard on it. Picked it up for e 2 at a second-hand store.Pappawas1975 - 7-11-2005 at 20:28
JL Pontys King Kong is great, of course its Zappa stuff, thats why I guess...!!! I have a George Duke album, which is awful, and a Don Preston album
which is awful too!!! The Vinnie Colauita solo album is excellent though, and worth getting!!!Not a fan of Dweezils stuff either Im afraid!!!BBP - 7-11-2005 at 20:29
Thought Automatic has some real nice stuff... he really has matured. I can't wait for What the Hell Was I Thinking?James - 7-11-2005 at 20:47
The Turtles are ace.Pappawas1975 - 7-11-2005 at 21:16
Actually, the little sound bit I heard from Automatic did sound good....I have Shampoo Horn and Confessions, and much as I try, I just cant dig
them......great guitar player though of course...BBP - 7-11-2005 at 22:14
I've been planning to buy Confessions... Prices go up to E. 23. Really.Isis - 8-11-2005 at 11:23
I have several Ike Willis albums. The boy could sing.wazoodust - 9-11-2005 at 19:30
[Edited on 9-11-2005 by wazoodust]Pappawas1975 - 17-11-2005 at 12:01
Another wonderful Zappa related album is Shankar - Touch Me There.....This is a great album, FZ produced and he and Ike Willis are on "Dead Girls Of
London"...Not available anymore, but if y'all see it, buy it.....mutronboy - 17-11-2005 at 23:13
I agree that Ponty's 'King Kong' is essential
'Imaginary Voyage' is my favourite of his 70's stuff
You have to get the early George Duke stuff...I've got "I Love the Blues, She Heard Me Cry" ,,that's good
I think the other good one is called "Feel" with Frank on a couple of tracks
I've got a vinyl album I bought on eBay called 'The Jean-luc Ponty Experience with the George Duke Trio'
I think this originally was paired with 'King Kong' for a double album called 'Canteloupe Island' (there's a track of that name on this album)
I've got a Don 'Sugar Cane' Harris album 'Fiddler on the Rock'...it's good bluesy stuff with Harvey Mandel and Larry Taylor (Canned Heat) on bassPappawas1975 - 18-11-2005 at 16:38
JLP has re-released King Kong, except that now you get it in a double cd set with another of his albums......Along with the Shankar album, worth
getting.....mutronboy - 19-11-2005 at 09:32
Yeah, Gojira...I'll look out for that Shankar album
Are his other albums any good?
I've got a fair bit of Ponty, but if there's any extra
tracks from those early sessions I'd go for it..Pappawas1975 - 19-11-2005 at 09:49
Havent heard anything else by Shankar mate, apart from that record and the songs he appears on in the FZ catalogue ( Strat Vindaloo on EIHN being one
of the best - Zappas last ever recorded guitar solo - so far anyway! )mutronboy - 19-11-2005 at 09:51
I just checked...the album paired with 'King Kong' is called 'Electric Connection'
It's one he did with George Duke in '69
I haven't got it, but it's available seperately, so I won't have to buy King Kong againStudebakerHoch - 7-12-2005 at 04:26
All Zappa heads need to play some Captain Beefheart (Lick My Decals Off Baby, Trout Mask Replica) on occasionPappawas1975 - 7-12-2005 at 16:30
That goes without saying doesnt it Stude?And you can add Doc At The Radar Station and Ice Cream For Crow to that liast too dawg......Oh, and the Grow
Fins box.....BBP - 10-1-2006 at 23:04
I did, Viv... I mentioned having three Vai albums. Unfortunately I don't have any King Crimson yet.
Well I do now, Three of a Perfect Pair...
[Edited on 2-4-06 by BBP]Puptent - 11-1-2006 at 13:05
Quote:
Originally posted by vivien_o_blivion TextTextseems stange to me no one has mentioned stuff like little feat and king crimson-steve
vai
I did mention them.
I like Little Feat and KC a lot. Not too big on Vai as a solo artist though, although you've got to admit that the guy has monster chops.BBP - 11-1-2006 at 14:32
Say Viv,
You'd better type in regular tags, like [b] and [font=Verdana], instead of using them boxes. I find those "fill-in-boxes" to be extremely annoying.
Besides you won't have that TEXT showing up in your message.
[Edited on 11-1-2006 by BBP]
[Edited on 11-1-2006 by BBP]yoko - 2-4-2006 at 03:34
george duke's "from me to you" from 1977
with -stanley clarke: bass -leon "ndugu" chandler: drums
-mike sembello: guitar -diane reeves on couple vocals
and -maxine wilard waters and julia tillman waters: background vocals
killer recording from the fusion 70s floss - 2-4-2006 at 17:38
I have:
Bruce Fowler - Entropy
Little Feat - Feats don't fail me now
Patrick O'Hearn - Rivers gonna rise, Eldorado
Adrian Belew - Lone Rhino, Twang Bar King
Banned from Utopia - So Yuh Don't Like Modern Art?, Zappa Tribute
Missing Persons - can't remember the name & can't find it at the minute (but don't care because I hated it!)
Steve Vai - Flexable, Passion & Warfare, Sex & Religion, Alien Love Secrets (CD & DVD), Ultra Zone, Deep Down into the Pain (EP), Fire
Garden, 7th Song, Alive in an Ultra World, Anthology, Mystery Tracks Archives Vol 3, Elusive Light & Sound Vol 1, Live at the Astoria (DVD), Real
Illusions Reflections, G3 - Live in concert, G3 Live - Rockin' in the Free World, Merry Axemas
Dweezil - Havin' a bad day, My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama, Confessions, Stayin' Alive (EP) Shampoohorn, Music for Pets, Automatic
Warren Cuccurullo - Thanks to Frank, Road Rage, Machine Language
Mike Keneally - Tar Tapes Vol 2, Wooden Smoke, Dog/Pup, Beer for Dolphins, Nonkertompf, Sluggo!, Hat, Vai Piano Reductions Vol I, The Universe Will
Provide/Parallel Universe, Soap Scum Remover (VHS)
I think that's the lot - new Keneally expected this month - pre-ordered.
[Edited on 3-4-2006 by floss]scallopino - 12-4-2006 at 07:49
Floss, that's surely an impressive list.Pappawas1975 - 12-4-2006 at 13:42
