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@odradek: I would have bet my turntable on that (...which, by the way, I've already lost a couple of times, once with azzo). As for the Fun Lovin, no shame, "King of New York" is my favorite trip...

Well, I told you in Imaginary Diseases that if they caught me in the Cucamonga studio, I would pull out some new tapes...jokes aside, the nice mention from Paloz will make us shell out a little more cash (with the money spent on the entire Zappa discography, we might even be able to buy a ticket for a Springsteen concert, hehehe). However, I would still recommend "Buffalo" for those who aren't quite familiar with the mustache man. Here, apart from Gran Wazoo and Big Swifty, the tracks are mostly in a phase of experimentation, which Zappa would continue in Imaginary Diseases (which I like more), made with a smaller group of "concert-goers," the Petit Wazoo, and taken from concerts a couple of months later than this one in Boston. The cover is by artist Christopher Mark Brennan, who was also "used" for that of "Everything is Healing Nicely." A must-have for Zappa fans who would do well to bring some flowers to the plaque you can see in my profile...

@melissa, a list of my 10 favorite albums? I could never do it, I even love "100% Colombian" by Fun Lovin Criminals... can you believe it...

Hi bjokyhoney, I've been wanting to share the review of that bootleg that later became a double album of a wonderful concert (just voice & piano) held in a church in 1979 "Skeletons of Songs"... but I find it very difficult. Maybe we can try and then see what nickname to associate (perhaps Thunderbolt & Lightfoot or White Hunter & Black Heart...) By the way: doesn’t your "nevermindized" Bart Simpson lack something?

Hey, what great grades! If I tell Uncle Chuck, he’ll give me a hard time... @jim Weiss's discography, aside from the '81 demo, is all in three records from 1999 to today. The most "complete" (forgive me for this term, Chuck...) is the 1999 "Extremely Cool," which is much more Waitsian, and Tom contributes to two songs (if we can call them that...). "Old Souls & Wolf Tickets" from 2001 is more classic, even though it has the usual craziness (Piggie Wiggie with organ, ukulele, and falsetto for the female vocal part...), while the latest one reviewed is absolute madness and fun; either you’ve reached a level of sublimation to enter Chuck's world, or you’re off to listen to something more standard, like, I don't know… the Butthole Surfers... If you go to the website www.tomwaitslibrary.com and click on Extras and then on Rickie & Chuck, there are tons of interesting information.

No psychotrip, I swear on the head of Allen Lanier that I don’t know any of the bands you mentioned, I just know that Vincent Crane, who was the keyboardist for Atomic Rooster, ended up in the eighties playing piano for the Dexys Midnight Runners, who were the trash left behind by Bowie outside the recording studio. Trust me: take the advice I posted at the end of comment no.30.

Honestly, I can't understand what enjoyment there is in arguing with this granpaul when the majority of rock and even jazz guitarists who came after Hendrix say they were influenced by Jimi. Now, I trust the words of these musicians (and my own ears) more than the bullshit coming from granpaul. Instead of handing a guitar to a child, I would suggest taking granpaul, shoving the neck up his ass with all the tuning pegs, and making him dance on the distortion pedal, just to see if any sound like what Hendrix was getting really comes out...

Last night I listened to Favata for the first time. He was in concert in a quartet with the violinist Balanescu, and what can I say? It was a beautiful experience....

Here we have a young boy who a year ago listened to this album that's 35 years old (in letters: thirty-five!) and which surpasses any record made today. And since we're in a democracy, he gives it a beautiful 1 (in letters: one!), while he rates the Illogicist, Italian metalheads from Aosta, a nice 5 (in letters: five!). What can we say? Maybe we've messed everything up in life... but screw it.

The review does its dirty work, even though I somewhat agree with azzo regarding the last paragraph, which is a bit, shall we say, loose. I also agree with the reviewer on the definitions of masterpiece for the album and for "Moonage Daydream," which overwhelms me today just like when I first heard it. But I didn't quite understand (I haven't slept much) the reference to breaking the Stones' rules. It must be said that the band accompanying Bowie was a great rock & roll band.