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Frank Zappa The Yellow Shark

28 mar 06

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It’s not among Zappa’s best, but it’s his last sig!

Frank Zappa Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar

28 mar 06

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An orgasm in 3 CDs, this is "Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar". The handbook on how to play the guitar (creativity, technique, sensitivity, all in the service of emotions). Certainly not a record for everyone, but for those who love Frank or the guitar or beautiful music or all three of these things, this is an absolute masterpiece.

Frank Zappa Sheik Yerbouti

28 mar 06

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Frank who takes issue with the American costume, excellent lyrics, always high-level music, definitely not among the masterpieces.

Frank Zappa Hot Rats

28 mar 06

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This dear piece of crap, whether you like it or not, is one of the greatest masterpieces by Uncle Frank, and that's that. I’ll reiterate: for YOU, it may be inferior to the ones you mention (by the way, I don’t see "Uncle Meat" mentioned, which makes me deduce that you either don’t know everything about Zappa or you haven’t understood a damn thing), but in terms of the music expressed (that is, compositions, sounds, melodies, and harmonizations), it is one of the most influential albums of the 20th century (as ILM has also pointed out). Of course, "Absolutely..." (and not only that) is a masterpiece too, but that doesn't mean one diminishes the other, especially since they are quite different in intentions.

Ornette Coleman At the "Golden Circle" in Stockholm, Vol. 1

28 mar 06

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Superlative album (among many) by Coleman, where our artist mixes his jazz with the sounds of European classical music, especially since it’s a live recording from the old continent. Absolutely excellent.

Charlie Haden American Dreams

28 mar 06

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Great review for an album that I absolutely have to buy.

Jean Luc Ponty The Very Best Of Jean Luc Ponty (2000, Rhyno-Atlantic Records)

27 mar 06

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Filippo, I would also like to know the relationship between jazz/rock and Coltrane's "My Favorite Things."

Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra Not In Our Name

27 mar 06

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I never said it's not a record aimed at protest, nor that it shouldn't be considered a continuation of the others from L.M.O. but the approach is different; it’s a record against, against the opposites. I mean, Bush is waging war, showcasing an America that violates rights, etc. We are here to show you that there is an America that believes in true freedom, in the rights of all people. If you mean 'hard' because it goes against the government, that’s fine, but through the music it shows you the humanity of a people. In the first record there are anthems of fighters, here there’s a clear example like "Goin' Home," derived from the "Symphony from the New World," which embodies the idea of a new world, of a better humanity. Rather than calling it a "hard" album, I would speak of it as a "counter" album.

Steve Vai Flexable

27 mar 06

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Personally, I’m not familiar with this Vai album; I have the other one "Flexable" and two others, but I really enjoy his playing in Zappa’s pieces. He is undoubtedly a guitarist with astonishing technique, but it’s also true that in his albums he shows that technique alone isn’t everything if you don’t put it in service of the music. In fact, with Zappa, I find him irresistible precisely because the tracks have their own significance, whereas in his solo albums he seems more focused on showcasing how much he knows rather than moving the listener (not everyone, of course). He is a great instrumentalist, but less so as a musician.

Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra Not In Our Name

27 mar 06

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I'm sorry to contradict you, Hal, but in my opinion, resistance and protest exist (as Haden's words you quoted also affirm), but they are not an incitement to fight. Although there is a small hint of rebellion, as seen in the ending of "America the Beautiful" (not throughout the medley) when we reach Coleman's fragment, or in "Amazing Grace," it's more of an inner protest, a self-awareness of one's roots. I repeat, it's very different from the first L.M.O. CD, which was almost an armed struggle. Just think, in this case with Coleman there's "Skies of America," while in the first one by Ornette, there was "War Orphans." You decide.