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. Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival Schedules: WHA??? so . The whole band was watching impatiently and Frank had me come right up to him and said "could you do that again into the sampler?". Jam**), Sofa, The Black Page, I Ain't Got No Heart, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley [most on MAJNH], Advance Romance, Find Her Finer, Big Swifty [parts on MAJNH], Texas Motel Medley, Peaches En Regalia, Sinister Footwear [parts on MAJNH], Packard Goose Medley, Heavy Duty Judy [parts on TBBYNHIYL], Trouble Every Day, Penguin In Bondage, Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel, Bolero [TBBYNHIYL], Joe's Garage, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?, Stairway To Heaven, I Am The Walrus, The Illinois Enema Bandit (q: Handsome Cabin Boy), Stinkfoot [parts on MAJNH], Dickie's Such An Asshole, When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Mr Green Genes, Florentine Pogen, Andy, Inca Roads, Eat That Question, Black Napkins, Sharleena, Dupree's Paradise, Marqueson's Chicken, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown, The Torture Never Stops, Keep It Greasey, Cruising For Burgers (q: Handsome Cabin Boy) [parts on MAJNH], Sofa (q: Billy The Mountain), Crew Slut, The Black Page, The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing, Alien Orifice, Who Needs The Peace Corps?, Outside Now, Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue, Bamboozled By Love, Zoot Allures, Cosmik Debris, Stolen Moments (q: Big Swifty), Stick Together, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp, Montana, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown, Cruising For Burgers, Dancin' Fool, Whipping Post, I Am The Walrus, Strictly Genteel, Watermelon In Easter Hay, The Black Page, Mr Green Genes, Florentine Pogen, Andy, Inca Roads, Eat That Question, Black Napkins, Sharleena, Dupree's Paradise, Let's Move To Cleveland, I Ain't Got No Heart, Find Her Finer, Big Swifty, Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley, Stairway To Heaven, The Torture Never Stops Medley, I Am The Walrus, The Illinois Enema Bandit, Bolero, The Black Page, I Ain't Got No Heart, Packard Goose Medley, Any Kind Of Pain, Cosmik Debris, Inca Roads [solo on TBBYNHIYL], Advance Romance, Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue (incl. Basically what they're being asked to do is not to play chords, or harmony parts behind guitar solos. Previously listed as 1988 02 12 I also loved the structure of his music. The Torture Never Stops Pt. <br />
I Ain't Got No Heart 4. Frank motioned to me and said "come here, come up here" and pointed to the stairs on the side of the stage. After 88, I felt that we knew each other and the truth beneath all of the difficulty, and so I let it go at thatand to fate regarding circumstance that may bring us together again. Your e-mail address will not be published. Louisiana Hooker Reprise) [parts on BTHW], Peaches En Regalia, The Torture Never Stops Medley (q: T'Mershi Duween), Yo Cats, Packard Goose Medley, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, The Illinois Enema Bandit, The Black Page (q: Bolero, Crimson & Clover), Dickie's Such An Asshole [parts on BTHW], When The Lie's So Big [parts on BTHW], Planet Of The Baritone Women [parts on BTHW], Any Kind Of Pain (q: Punky's Whips) [parts on BTHW], Texas Motel Medley, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Sofa, Let's Move To Cleveland, Packard Goose Medley, King Kong (q: My Favorite Things) [parts on MAJNH], I Am The Walrus, Andy, Inca Roads, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven, Sharleena, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley, The Illinois Enema Bandit (q: Chunga's Revenge), The Black Page, We're Turning Again, Alien Orifice, Any Kind Of Pain, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown, The Untouchables, When The Lie's So Big, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Sofa, Texas Motel Medley, Sharleena, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley, Joe's Garage, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?, Whipping Post, I Am The Walrus, The Illinois Enema Bandit, The Untouchables, Strictly Genteel, Cruising For Burgers, The Untouchables, Dumb All Over, Heavenly Bank Account, Untouchables, The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing, Dumb All Over, Heavenly Bank Account, America The Beautiful, Stinkfoot, Peaches En Regalia, Stick Together, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp, Montana, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown, When The Lie's So Big, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Eat That Question, Black Napkins, Texas Motel Medley, Sharleena, Joe's Garage, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?, Cruising For Burgers, Uncle Remus, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley, The Black Page, Who Needs The Peace Corps?, Penguin In Bondage, Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel, What's New In Baltimore?, The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing, Advance Romance, Bobby Brown, When The Lie's So Big, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk [parts on BTHW], Any Kind Of Pain, The Torture Never Stops Medley, Texas Motel Medley, King Kong, Stairway To Heaven [TFZAAABB], Watermelon In Easter Hay, The Untouchables, America The Beautiful, Chunga's Revenge (q: Penguin In Bondage, Bolero, Carmen), Packard Goose Medley, Andy, Inca Roads, Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up, Big Swifty (q: Bolero), Penguin In Bondage (q: Bolero), Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel (q: Bolero), When The Lie's So Big [parts on BTHW], Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk [parts on BTHW], Heavy Duty Judy, Find Her Finer, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley, Texas Motel Medley, Sofa, Whipping Post, I Am The Walrus, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven (q: Punky's Whips), America The Beautiful, Chana In De Bushwop, Nig Biz, Bolero, The Untouchables (q: Dragnet, Theme from Sea Hunt), Cosmik Debris (q: Bolero), Why Don't You Like Me?, Can't Afford No Shoes, Chana In De Bushwop, The Black Page, Dickie's Such An Asshole, Any Kind Of Pain, We're Turning Again, Alien Orifice, Advance Romance [parts on MAJNH], Bobby Brown, Stolen Moments, When The Lie's So Big (q: What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are? . For three months I was a wreck, and the music suffered because of my mistakes. So Bobby just said (impersonating Robert Martin) 'There is French horn on the DX5 and there is an acoustic piano sound on the Roland digital piano, and good luck'. Q: Now a question that every fan would like to ask. Daniel sat in on the "Huddle" before the show; the Huddle occurs before every concert, that's when the whole band gets in a room with Frank and he goes over the setlist and discusses the segues from one song into the next, and any special-type information that needs to be mentioned regarding the festivities to come. 1981. And then after the soundcheck, he said 'Well, it's okay, Frank wants to meet you'. I do not think that Bogosian provided any burps, and he was the only other third party in FZ's sampler who made strange sounds that I am aware of . I don't believe it, so get your ass up here and prove it. This video, while not authorized by the Zappa Family Trust is a cool document of the short-lived 1988 Zappa big band. With Frank spinning many plates including his home video business and his dabbling in foreign trade the job fell on bassist Scott Thunes. I almost joined the band in I think 1980, but it didn't quite happen. However, the memory of "The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life" has stayed alive with the help of tapes and FZ's three official releases of material from the tour. We Are Doing Voter Registration Here 02. But when the concert started, I felt this was cool and it was gonna go well. Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by RobGordon35, Mar 19, 2014. It was his birthday that night and we did some unusual things. It was the most fun for me, for a number of reasons. So for that to be my first professional gig and for it to be such a whirlwind experience from literally 24 hours from being an unknown musician playing in bars in San Diego to being in Frank Zappa's band, it was . it has to be you, Dot! Because every night onstage, I was surrounded by daggers and completely lost my concentration. Fire And Chains) [parts on King Kong, MAJNH], What's New In Baltimore?, Trouble Every Day, Penguin In Bondage, Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel, Stairway To Heaven, Promiscuous [BTHW], The Illinois Enema Bandit, Strictly Genteel, What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are?, Time Is On My Side, Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, Uncle Remus, Strictly Genteel, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, Strawberry Fields Forever, Paperback Writer, Taxman, Within You Without You, Stinkfoot, Andy, Inca Roads, Uncle Remus, Outside Now, Disco Boy, Teenage Wind, Truck Driver Divorce, Packard Goose Medley, Eat That Question, Black Napkins, Find Her Finer, Who Needs The Peace Corps?, Norwegian Wood, King Kong (q: Whipping Post, Who Needs The Peace Corps? Scott was put in a difficult position because he was given the job of running the band; it's really difficult. "Ok, get her a DIET Coke!" Teenage Wind), Stairway To Heaven, Dancin' Fool, Whipping Post, I Am The Walrus (with improvisational coda), Strictly Genteel, The Black Page, Dickie's Such An Asshole, When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Sofa, Packard Goose Medley, The Torture Never Stops, Why Don't You Like Me, Disco Boy, Teenage Wind, Truck Driver Divorce, Who Needs The Peace Corps?, We're Turning Again, King Kong, Stairway To Heaven, Dancin' Fool, Whipping Post, I Am The Walrus (q: Echidna's Arf), Strictly Genteel, The Black Page, Chana In De Bushwop, Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley, Trouble Every Day, Penguin In Bondage, Hot Plate Heaven, Montana, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown, Dickie's Such An Asshole, When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Catholic Girls, Crew Slut, Andy, Inca Roads, The Illinois Enema Bandit (q: Wooly Bully), Stinkfoot, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, Bamboozled By Love, Peaches En Regalia, Heavy Duty Judy, We're Turning Again, Packard Goose Medley, When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Sofa, Who Needs The Peace Corps?, The Torture Never Stops Medley, King Kong, Stairway To Heaven, The Closer You Are, No No Cherry, The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou, Whipping Post*, Watermelon In Easter Hay, The Black Page, Dickie's Such An Asshole, When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Sofa, City Of Tiny Lights, A A Pound For A Brown, Cosmik Debris, Who Needs The Peace Corps?, We're Turning Again, The Torture Never Stops Medley (q: T'Mershi Duween), King Kong (q: Bolero, The Dangerous Kitchen, Happy Birthday To You, Frere Jacques, Harbor Lights),, Stairway To Heaven, Packard Goose Medley, I Am The Walrus, Strictly Genteel, The Illinois Enema Bandit, Stinkfoot, Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel, Dickie's Such An Asshole [parts on BTHW], When The Lie's So Big [parts on BTHW], Planet Of The Baritone Women [parts on BTHW], Any Kind Of Pain [parts on BTHW], Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk [parts on BTHW], Sofa, Florentine Pogen, Andy, Inca Roads, Black Napkins, Montana, City Of Tiny Lights (q: Beer Barrel Polka), A Pound For A Brown (q: City Of Tiny Lights; incl. His playing style and his methods were etched in my brain. different day and Frank was in a different mood I'm sure that would At first I was so afraid that he was mad, I just didn't answer, red face and all. Search Clear search text. . Du bist, was du bist. [parts on BTHW], Texas Motel Medley, When The Lie's So Big, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Sofa, Stolen Moments [parts on BTHW], Murder By Numbers* [BTHW], I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown, Stairway To Heaven, Whipping Post, I Am The Walrus, Catholic Girls [parts on YCDTOSA6], Crew Slut [parts on YCDTOSA6], Strictly Genteel, Stinkfoot, When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, What's New In Baltimore?, Stick Together, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp, Montana, Inca Roads, Zoot Allures, Texas Motel Medley, What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are? affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network, and Privacy Policy. CD, but I listened last night. which is from Graz which is "hairpiece.". Inca Roads 6. The new album, to be released June 18, will also include two extras. So there was a lot of material that we could have learnt. DS: Right. Why did Zappa say the 1988 band "self-destructed?". M: No. It was the worst possible combination of events for him. . 8. I would just talk to him and see what was up. If I'm sitting around the house, I don't play it. But my reading is so slow that it always proved more efficient to learn things by ear Scott (Thunes, bassplayer and as "Clonemeister" in charge of teaching and rehearsing the band in '88 -aa) wrote me a chart for the piano accompaniment in the Bartok piecea fairly simple part but it took me hours to learn it. West. It was the timing of the thing. For instance, 'RDNZL' that we never did. 3, MAJNH], Any Kind Of Pain, When The Lie's So Big, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, I Am The Walrus, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown, Texas Motel Medley, Sofa, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven, Joe's Garage, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?, The Illinois Enema Bandit, FZ guitar workout (incl. 1. I was named after her and so most called me Dot. Your data will be safe!Your e-mail address will not be published. . I mean I didn't have any problem with anybody. It was Zappa's first tour in nearly three years, a major musical event, yet when asked why he was going on the road again, the outspoken musician explained, "It's an election year. For the next few months, there was a thread of hope that we'd go back on tour, and everybody was kind of waiting for the next call. TAUK & Kanika Moore with Another Great Song: Deal Breaker. On my 10th birthday I got his Fillmore East album, which is when the PMBC would probably say that I was "corrupted." . "Ok, he said, get her a DIET Coke, and make it snappy". [Dave Dondorf] ended up with Frank Zappa by chance when a friend passed a rumor along that Frank needed a new technician for the '88 tour. Theme From The Bartok Piano Concert No. I like you, and I like what you doexcept for all the mistakes you've been making." Just that, kind of like everybody was, it was kind of falling apart as far as personalities, I guess. Rather than replace Thunes, Zappa cancelled almost three months of concerts and never toured again - claiming to have lost $400,000 in the process. Scott has a way of expressing dissatisfaction which is not particularly tactful. AnyWHO, I let one rip and Frank (who had his back to the empty venue while he was conducting his band) turned around, leered at us, and said "which one of you did that?". setlist.fm Add Setlist. It's just a different way of looking at things. . [] The burps came from Frank's Synclavier, which was only used sporadically (rarely)[some of] those samples were done by Eric Bogosian and Frank's nephew [Jade Teta] from North Carolina who could mega-burp in a controlled way on command. []. FZ: Yeah. This is a very effective way of getting our younger generation to take part in the vote to elect our politicians. Jesus Thinks Youre a Jerk 12. I could do a lot of different things. Old Rugged Cross), Texas Motel Medley, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven*, I Am The Walrus, Whipping Post*, Bolero, America The Beautiful [FZFP], The Black Page, Who Needs The Peace Corps?, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley, The Torture Never Stops Medley, Packard Goose Medley, When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown, Inca Roads, Bolero, I Am The Walrus, The Illinois Enema Bandit, Stairway To Heaven, The Black Page, Texas Motel Medley, Florentine Pogen, Andy, Inca Roads, Bolero, Stick Together, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp, Montana, Packard Goose Medley, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Sofa, Joe's Garage, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?, Stairway To Heaven, Watermelon In Easter Hay, The Black Page, Packard Goose Medley, Any Kind Of Pain, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Eric Dolphy Memorial, I Am The Walrus, I Ain't Got No Heart, Andy, Inca Roads, Bolero, Texas Motel Medley, The Torture Never Stops, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown, Stairway To Heaven (q: Inca Roads), Bobby Brown, Whipping Post, Joe's Garage, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?, Strictly Genteel, Stinkfoot, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, Heavy Duty Judy, Disco Boy, Teenage Wind, Truck Driver Divorce, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley, Advance Romance, Bobby Brown, Bolero, Big Swifty, Bamboozled By Love, Chana In De Bushwop, Sharleena, Sofa, Stairway To Heaven, I Am The Walrus, The Illinois Enema Bandit, Watermelon In Easter Hay, The Black Page, Inca Roads, When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown (incl. 01. . 1984: 20th Anniversary World tour; 1988: The last tour; Orchestral concerts; Pre-tour Rehearsals (1977-1987) Unreleased, radio, and weird stuff; 1984: 1984 North . Stairway to Heaven 08. And the show began with us playing the vamp from "It Ain't Necessarily So", which was in G minor and went "Dunnn, duh-dun Dunt Dunnn, Dunnn duh-dun Dunt Dunnn". woke up on the wrong side of the cave. Listen to Peaches en Regalia from Zappa 88. One Man, One Vote 14. MG: Did you ever have dreams of playing with him? Everything else I said jibed with what you said regarding Mann. The songs that Frank Zappa performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the May 20, 1988 concert at Le Znith in Paris, le-de-France, France: The Black Page Packard Goose / Royal March From L'Histoire du Soldat / Bela Bartok's Piano Concerto no. I've only ever read the Real Frank Zappa Book (which is a ****in' riot!) wanted to play with him because of the way he acted. ), A Pound For A Brown, The Dangerous Kitchen, What's New In Baltimore?, Outside Now, Eat That Question, Black Napkins, Disco Boy, Teenage Wind, Bamboozled By Love, Cruising For Burgers [parts on MAJNH], Bolero, I Am The Walrus, The Illinois Enema Bandit, Stairway To Heaven, Stinkfoot, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, Packard Goose Medley, Alien Orifice, Sharleena, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley (q: Muffin Man), Advance Romance, Bobby Brown, Keep It Greasey, The Torture Never Stops Medley (q: Hall Of The Mountain King), Texas Motel Medley, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown (incl. Unfortunately, the tour proved to be a turbulent experience for FZ due to conflicts among the band members, and this ultimately cut short the existence of this lineup. "In 1987, when I was living in San Diego, I heard that Frank was rehearsing a new band to do another tour, something he hadn't done since 1984. with Scott Thunes why didn't Frank fire him and continue with Love of My Life 5. Finding Higgs' Boson, TRF], Peaches En Regalia [TFZAMBB], Stairway To Heaven [parts on TBBYNHIYL], Sharleena, Montana, City Of Tiny Lights, Whipping Post, Stinkfoot, What's New In Baltimore?, Heavy Duty Judy, Find Her Finer [TBBYNHIYL], Big Swifty (incl. Then we did 1988 and that was when he could justify having a full horn section, because just one trombone is strange orchestration-wise, you know? We're going to record every concert and it looks as though there should be a live album called, Broadway The Hard Way, later this year. III; Trouble Every Day in the European performances always includes a Thirteen vamp; Who Needs The Peace Corps always includes I Left My Heart In San Francisco at the end; Why Don't You Like Me is a revised version, with different lyrics, of Tell Me You Love Me. Q: I remember reading somewhere that your equipment on the 1988 tour was connected to the Synclavier. Soul Polka, TRF], When Irish Eyes Are Smiling, Theme from The Godfather, Packard Goose Medley, Zomby Woof [parts on TBBYNHIYL], King Kong, Mr Green Genes, Florentine Pogen, Andy, Inca Roads [incl. On a bad night, it was me versus the band. Scott Thunes, interviewed by Thomas Wictor. EM: Yes. A big chunk of blame has to go with Zappa, though, because when things came to a head and the rest of the band started crapping on Scott, Zappa took a vote and only he and Mike Kenneally wanted to continue on, while Ed Mann (I believe) led the opposing faction within the band. . Those guys just make those sounds anywaybut when I heard it, I summoned them to "speak into the mic please". [parts on BTHW], The Closer You Are, No No Cherry, The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou, The Illinois Enema Bandit, Watermelon In Easter Hay, The Black Page, We're Turning Again, Alien Orifice, Any Kind Of Pain, Why Don't You Like Me? Yankee Doodle Boy), Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Trouble Every Day (q: Smoke On The Water), Penguin In Bondage (q: Jingle Bells), Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel (incl. A 5 min FM fragment has the Daniel Schorr performance. A warm introduction is given by Frank in Spanish (learned "parrot fashion) and the tight, well-seasoned band of the "Broadway The Hard Way" album kicks in with a mixture of fresh material and old favorites. When he told me that, I said, "I'll gladly quit." Returning were the Fowler brothers Walt, trumpet, flugelhorn, synclavier; and Bruce, trombone plus three new members Paul Carman, alto sax, soprano sax; Albert Wing, tenor sax; and Kurt McGettrick, baritone sax. DS: OK, speaking about Towson, in that show something kind of peculiar happened havin' to do with Bob Rice giving somebody an enema. Stinkfoot, Dickie's Such An Asshole, We're Turning Again, Alien Orifice, Mr Green Genes [TBBYNHIYL], Florentine Pogen [parts on TBBYNHIYL], Andy, Inca Roads, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, T'Mershi Duween, Dupree's Paradise, Find Her Finer, Filthy Habits, You Are What You Is, Marqueson's Chicken (with Twenty-One vamp), Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven, Bolero, Watermelon In Easter Hay, Whipping Post, Loops, Stinkfoot, What's New In Baltimore?, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, I Ain't Got No Heart, I Ain't Got No Heart, Let's Move To Cleveland, Find Her Finer, Filthy Habits, Cosmik Debris, T'Mershi Duween [MAJNH], Dupree's Paradise [parts on MAJNH], Marqueson's Chicken [incl. His books include the recently published Dylan on Dylan: Interviews and Encounters as well as Lennon on Lennon: Conversations with John Lennon, Leonard Cohen on Leonard Cohen: Interviews and Encounters, and Springsteen on Springsteen: Interviews, Speeches, and Encounters. [parts on BTHW], Dickie's Such An Asshole, When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, The Torture Never Stops Medley [Lonesome Cowboy Burt on TBBYNHIYL], Packard Goose Medley, Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up, Bamboozled By Love, King Kong, Stairway To Heaven, Andy, Inca Roads, I Am The Walrus, The Illinois Enema Bandit, Strictly Genteel, The Black Page, When The Lie's So Big, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk [parts on BTHW], Sofa, We're Turning Again, Alien Orifice, Any Kind Of Pain, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, Packard Goose Medley, Montana, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown (incl. Related: When Zappa sat in with Pink Floyd. The rest of the time they're playing really complicated parts that are challenging to them, so that keeps 'em on their toes. I used a Stratocaster and a Telecaster, modified by Midget Sloatman, and a Roland JC77 amp that Steve used in 1982. Dot Stein, "Zappa Plays Zappa (And How! 15. According to an interview with Frank, a campaign was instigated by a couple of the horn players to rid the band of Scott Thunes on the grounds that he is a terrible bass player. Inca Roads vamp), The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley, Packard Goose Medley, Sharleena, Texas Motel Medley, Inca Roads, Montana, City Of Tiny Lights, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven, Stinkfoot, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, Eat That Question, Black Napkins, The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing, Disco Boy, Teenage Wind, Truck Driver Divorce, Packard Goose Medley, The Torture Never Stops Medley, Big Swifty, The Untouchables [parts on BTHW], Who Needs The Peace Corps?, Filthy Habits, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk [parts on BTHW], Sofa, Texas Motel Medley, Sharleena, Whipping Post, The Black Page, Dickie's Such An Asshole [parts on BTHW], Stick Together, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp, Montana, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown (q. . But as I saw it, all he cared about was the band knowing their stuff, and he wasn't trying to make friends in the process, which I respected, and we became good friends during this phase. MG: Mats, how did you manage to play with Zappa's band? The latest entry is a two-CD set that preserves most of a March 25, 1988, gig from Nassau Coliseum on Long Island. but it makes a difficult position for the guy who has to run the band. Even so, Dondorf managed to keep things running and after the end of the tour, Frank called to offer him full-time work. you know you wait that long to play with Frank, I just wanted to continue. Fans across the country, especially in the South and out West, were anticipating the second U.S. leg. I Left My Heart In San Francisco], What's New In Baltimore?, Inca Roads [parts on TBBYNHIYL], Advance Romance, Disco Boy, Teenage Wind, Bamboozled By Love, The Torture Never Stops Medley [parts on TBBYNHIYL], I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown, Stairway To Heaven, Ring Of Fire, Bolero, Bobby Brown, Joe's Garage, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?, Ring Of Fire, I Am The Walrus, The Illinois Enema Bandit, The Black Page, Advance Romance, Any Kind Of Pain, Find Her Finer, Who Needs The Peace Corps?, Stick Together, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp, Montana, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown [parts on When Yuppies Go To Hell, MAJNH], Cosmik Debris, Cruising For Burgers, Keep It Greasey, Sofa, Bolero, Crew Slut, Joe's Garage, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven, Heavy Duty Judy, Packard Goose Medley, Alien Orifice, When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain [parts on BTHW], Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Texas Motel Medley, Sofa, The Torture Never Stops Medley, Find Her Finer, Big Swifty (q: My Sharona, The Radio Is Broken), Bamboozled By Love (q: When Yuppies Go To Hell), Bolero, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven, Mr Green Genes, Florentine Pogen, Andy, Inca Roads, The Black Page (q: Handsome Cabin Boy), Dickie's Such An Asshole [parts on BTHW], Stick Together, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp, Montana, City Of Tiny Lights (q: Did You Ever See A Dream Walkin'? 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