It's Frank Zappa, of course, with what is arguably the best (or at least one of the best) songs celebrating skepticism ever written (and it has a killer guitar solo in the middle, too!):
I used to love that song when I was a teenager. (I still do.) I wonder if it affected me...
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I haven't done this in a while, but it's a long holiday weekend during which time I'm ensconced within my Sanctum Sanctorum studying for my once a decade recertification examination in Surgery. I need tunes! So iTunes, lay them on me:
The Yardbirds, Happenings Ten Years Ago (from the album…
The title sounds like the opening to a really odd joke, but in fact it was the concert bill last night in Albany. Bob Dylan is touring as always, and Elvis Costello is along doing a solo set, with Amos Lee opening for both. Kate and I went to the show, and it was... unusual.
I'll put most of the…
A while back, Kate and I saw Richard Thompson play a solo acoustic show at The Egg in Albany. Last night, he was back in town, this time with a band, touring in support of his new album, Sweet Warrior. Here are the band credits from the program:
Michael Jerome: drums, percussion
Taras Prodaniuk:…
The World's Fair has a post up asking the ScienceBloggers the following question:
If you make a music mix that is a reflection of your informative years, what would those dozen or so songs be, and maybe more interesting, why? You don't have to be proud of the song choices - they're not necessarily…
A nice little coincidence this morning. I was surfing around and found a website I was unfamiliar with which has profiles of people. http://www.nndb.com/ They had a nice little summary of my #1 Hero, Frank Zappa. I first become aware of Zappa's world when I got home from school one day in Fort Worth, Texas and turned on the daily live music/dance show broadcast from Dallas. I was entranced by the wild look and outrageous music coming from a band called "The Mothers of Invention." This was late spring of '66 and I was listening to the Beach Boys and watching surf movies. I was 12. Zappa changed my world. It was a while before I could find Zappa albums in my neighborhood, but when I did, I dove in and never looked back. I still listen to Zappa music at least weekly. Frank colored much of my world outlook. I'd love to hear what he would have to say about the events occuring today. More trouble every day. I miss him every day.
what was the name of that one, anyways?
Nevermind, I found it - Cosmic Debris and I have my copy on "Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life".
I've read 2 Zappa biographies this year and still can't get enough.
Fascinating man, brilliant music.
Okay, Zappaphiles, where does that video come from? Is that the '82 band? I've never heard that version of Cosmik Debris before. I've got a crapload of Zappa on disc, but no DVDs. Sounds like I need to do some shopping.