rnm4," not hearing new songs is a weak complaint" i guess some are satisfied to hear different versions of songs or different live recordings, i am not, especially when ive heard & seen the great things fz was capable of writing & playing.
the info i got was that the UMRK was full of unheard tracks especially his works with the synclavier.
you mentioned king kong, absolutely fantastic, you might try jean-luc ponty plays the music of frank zappa/king kong.
you also mentioned ship arriving too late to save a drowning witch, i remember when it was a new release & i 1st listened to the album, i was astounded, i couldnt wait to hear the next track & thats what i would be looking for to come out of the vault, not songs ive heard before sitting there waiting to hear somthing different in the composition.
as for scott thunes being a control freak with a swelled up head i wouldnt have a clue as to his personality in real life, all i know is that he is 1 hell of a bass player & when i talked with him he was very nice to me & had nothing but good things to say & seemed to genuinly like talking to me about music in general.
i believe that frank truly loved music , playing it, writing it, directing it, experamenting with it & just being around it & it showed in his live performances but i also believe that the zappa trust has other ideas that are based soley on cash flow.
fz used to release atleast 1 album per year somtimes several , i guess i got spoiled beacuse i always savored going to the record store, picking up the latest fz release & seeing titles ive never heard before.
mike.
the info i got was that the UMRK was full of unheard tracks especially his works with the synclavier.
you mentioned king kong, absolutely fantastic, you might try jean-luc ponty plays the music of frank zappa/king kong.
you also mentioned ship arriving too late to save a drowning witch, i remember when it was a new release & i 1st listened to the album, i was astounded, i couldnt wait to hear the next track & thats what i would be looking for to come out of the vault, not songs ive heard before sitting there waiting to hear somthing different in the composition.
as for scott thunes being a control freak with a swelled up head i wouldnt have a clue as to his personality in real life, all i know is that he is 1 hell of a bass player & when i talked with him he was very nice to me & had nothing but good things to say & seemed to genuinly like talking to me about music in general.
i believe that frank truly loved music , playing it, writing it, directing it, experamenting with it & just being around it & it showed in his live performances but i also believe that the zappa trust has other ideas that are based soley on cash flow.
fz used to release atleast 1 album per year somtimes several , i guess i got spoiled beacuse i always savored going to the record store, picking up the latest fz release & seeing titles ive never heard before.
mike.