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Sir Frank Zappa

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  • 28-09-2001 8:42pm
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    francie brady
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    Here I am listening to Frank Zappa on phantom and i love it. I've never heard a Zappa song on the radio till i started listen to phantom. I've sent in request after request into other "radio stations" and never had one played. I've never sent one into phantom for one and i hear Zappa alot.

    For me Zappa is music. He has 64 known albums. He has numerus bootlegs. He's done Classical, jazz, rock, he's done it all. He invented alternative music and insirered everyone who ever heard him.

    Now His anniverary is coming up next year, and i think it would be great if Phantom had a whole show dedicated to the music of ZAPPA.


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    FreaK_BrutheR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 936 ✭✭✭FreaK_BrutheR


    Agreed. Zappa is bloody marvellous.
    if phantom do this show of zappa wil someone post here and say as i gotta listen in on the internet. u c im in donegal likes


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    Manufractured Individual
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    Yay Frank!
    Bow before his might, for he rocks so hard.


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    Aidan Lynch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 143 ✭✭Aidan Lynch


    Here Here!
    I remember the day I heard about his death. I was working on another station back then (Phantom hadn't evolved into Phantom at that stage!) and I did a 30 minute tribute. My only regret was that I only had a half hour - how do you choose what to play from such a huge catalogue?!!

    Favourite song? Maybe "be in my video" - don't remember the album, but it takes the Michael out of the likes of David Bowie's "Let's Dance" video. Also, anyone ever hear his live version of Stairway to Heaven? Kind of a reggae vibe with Jimmy Page's famous guitar solo performed note perfect by a full brass section - pure genius!

    Anyone else?

    P.


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    francie brady
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    You guys got to do this show. Imagine a 3 hour show of Zappa songs, and that wouldn't even be enough. How about a Zappa day, it still wouldn't be enough.

    I'm here if you need help


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    Manufractured Individual
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    I'm relativly young (I am but 16) so liking him for me is pretty retroactive...but...the first songs I ever knew the words to were Zappa, I think they were Plastic People, Baby Snakes and uh...the Torture Never Stops. My mom never liked my dad to play it with me around...my dad just turned it up. Music is fun in my house.


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    thedrowner
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    the first song i knew the words to were thriller by michael jackson
    and the fact that im not embarrassed by that worries me


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    Nellys Belly
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    do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please do the show please

    do the show please


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    francie brady
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    We can't let this die, we have to have this show, pedge your support for a ZAPPA show on the 4th of dec on phantonFM


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    francie brady
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    I'm not going to let this die


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    Manufractured Individual
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    Boink

    (this was a Zappa solidarity boink brought to you by...something)


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    lamda
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    Solidarity Brothers!!!!


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    thedrowner
    Registered Users Posts: 2,287 ✭✭✭thedrowner


    and i alsogo for the boinking and the solidarity because i wish tolearn more of frank zappa....coz knowing one song where he talks about peeing isnt gonna get me anywhere, is it?


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    francie brady
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    If phanton don't do this show i'll invite you all to my house on the 4th of Dec. and we'll all listen to Zappa and freak out alot.


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    Manufractured Individual
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    Will it be absolutely free to go?


    ...sorry...


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    Kopf
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    Wow, didn't know there was such a following of Zappa in Ireland, or that that many people were aware of his genius. My favourite would have to be his 3-cd box set, "Shut up and play yer guitar".. Being a guitarist, it's one of the most amazing and impressive (although at times, very difficult to listen to) collections of music ever. I'd love to have a look at the original sheet music some time, the rhythms and melodies are so complicated, they look like poetry on paper.

    -kopf


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    Tom E Brown
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    Ok Ok OK!

    It was me who put the Frank Zappa songs at the station so I suppose the honour would fall to me...

    On December the 7th as a tribute I'll do a full 2 hour special on the music of frank zappa. If people want to tell me what their fav Zappa tracks are I'll try to include them in the show.

    to start with i think that version of stairway to heaven has to be in there some where, but my fav Zappa song would be broken hearts are for assholes.

    any body else got a song they want included?


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    Manufractured Individual
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    Wheeeeehehehe!

    Victory is ours!

    Uh...what do I want eh?...

    Plastic People

    Cheepnis off Roxy and Elsewhere with the "I love monster movies" intro bit

    The Torture Never Stops

    And that thing where he reads from the Naked Lunch about the guy who thought his ass to speak.


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    francie brady
    Closed Accounts Posts: 410 ✭✭francie brady


    This is great news, A BIG thanx to Mr Brown. And a big thanx to all those who followed my quest.

    Heres my fav Zappa songs and where you'll find them.

    Shove it right in - you can't do that on stage anymore vol6

    callin' any vegtables - Best band in LA

    Joes Garage - Joes Garage

    it might be a one shot deal - waka/jawaka

    Caramillo brillo/muffin man - you can't do that on stage anymore vol6

    Stairway to heaven is to be heard to be believed, it's on "the best band you never heard in your life" they also do "purple haze"
    excuse me while i kiss this guy


    You'll have to be careful doing this show, 2 hours is not really long enough. You could fit 4 Zappa songs in 2 hours and no one would get bored.

    Thanx again to all, my job is done here adios


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