Frank zappacaptain beefheart disc guide by koji waku. Bongo fury is a live collaboration between frank zappa, captain beefheart and the mothers. His enormous body of work still stands as an insurmountable achievement in its. Bongo fury is a 1975 live collaboration album by frank zappa, zappas band the mothers of invention and captain beefheart. Love this zappa beefheart album and forget what some are saying about the odd audio on this 2012 remastered, its a great remaster, nothing wrong with it at. In 1975, frank zappa decided to start another project with his old friend in vliet and in that feeling came the bongo fury tour and this album. Beefheart had just dissolved the worst band of his career, a depressing thirdrate sellout attempt that has subsequently been dubbed the tragic band by way of contrast with the magic band, his usual group. Ive been buying my zappa 2012 divine remasters from zoverstocks. Don had also been successful in starting a career in music, releasing several albums as captain beefheart.
Zappa and beefheart march to their own beat on bongo fury. Bong fury was a decent live recording representing some shows zappa did while paired up with captain beefheart. Beefheart s rawness is contrasted nicely by zappa and companys technical facility, and zappa s refined style is given some grit by the good captain. Zappa continued one of the most prolific careers of the twentieth century until his tragic death in 1993. Both beefheart and zappa drew on blues methodology in their lyrics. May 23, 1975 what has been cut out on bongo fury is 39 seconds just before the guitar solo a slide solo by denny walley, 2 minutes and 43 seconds just after the guitar solo effectively a piano solo and one verse, and 2 seconds of the fadeout. Bongo fury starts with debra kadabra, a twisted raw blues song, followed by carolina hardcore ecstacy, a bit of an anthem type piece with an epic chorus and some great vocals from beefheart as well as a superb zappa solo in the middle.
Bongo fury by frank zappa on amazon music unlimited. Some boots are quite exceptional, others are just dreadful. Zappa certainly shared the stage with others in legitimately released recordings, as he did with captain beefheart in bongo fury, or john lennon and yoko ono on playground psychotics. See more of bongo fury zappa beefheart mothers on facebook. Love them or loathe them bootleggers have provided the beefheart fans with quite a number of goodies over the years. Zappa, beefheart, mothers bongo fury 1975, vinyl discogs. This album is a pastiche of both live performances taken from two evenings at the armadillo world headquarters in austin, tx and studio recordings that were almost a yearandahalf old. The live portions were recorded on may 20 and 21, 1975, at the armadillo world headquarters in austin, texas.
This album also is the last frank zappa album where his band was listed as the mothers. Thank you very much for coming to the concert tonight. Despite this blog being about frank zappas catalog, and despite i havent devoted any previous posts to other musicians who have played with zappa or were founding members of the mothers of invention, i thought it appropriate to write something about don vliet, a. Bongo fury captain beefheart perfect sound forever. Frank is now turning from the cranialjazzbo sensibility of the 7374 mothers to what. Reviews of bongo fury by zappa beefheart mothers album. Frank zappa bongo fury lyrics and tracklist genius. April may 1975 the bongo fury tour 1975 04 11 bridges auditorium, pomona college, claremont, ca early show 115 min, aud, b.
Bruce fowler on trombone, napoleon murphy brock on tenor sax and lead vocals, terry bozzio on drums, tom fowler on bass, denny walley on slide, george duke on keyboards, captain beefheart on vocals and soprano sax and madness. Zappa in new york 40th anniversary deluxe edition cd3 frank zappa zappa in new york 40th anniversary deluxe edition cd4 frank zappa zappa in new york 40th anniversary deluxe edition cd5 frank zappa. Studio tracks were recorded in january 1974 during the sessions which produced one size fits all and much of studio tan. Neon meat dream of a octafish don van vliet trout mask replica version 20. Apr 22, 2011 despite this blog being about frank zappas catalog, and despite i havent devoted any previous posts to other musicians who have played with zappa or were founding members of the mothers of invention, i thought it appropriate to write something about don vliet, a. Find similar albums to bongo fury frank zappa, captain beefheart, the mothers of invention on allmusic. Listen to your favorite songs from bongo fury by frank zappa now. Bongo fury is a collaborative album by american artists frank zappa and the mothers, with captain beefheart, released in october 2, 1975. Features zappa and beefheart march to their own drum on bongo fury partrecorded live in 1975, frank zappas bongo fury saw captain beefheart join the celebrated mothers of invention. Bongo fury is a music live recording by frank zappa.
Bongo fury by zappa beefheart mothers album, jazzrock. His former albums hadnt sold well and even an attempt to go. Nonprofit bootlegging is trafficking in recordings that the record companies have not commercially released, whereas piracy is the illegal copyingsale of. Albums like bongo fury and burnt weeny sandwich are sounding incredible on cd now, in these 2012 editions. Zoot came after bongo fury, an excentric live album with the hilarious beefheart, an album far from the funky. Zappa beefheart mothers bongo fury release pressed at capitol records pressing plant, winchester ww in the runouts zappa beefheart mothers bongo fury release pressed at capitol records pressing plant, jacksonville jw in the runouts. Writing about the first album i ever bought with my own money zappa beefheart s bongo fury set off a huge frank zappa lp listening frenzy that is still ongoing. This time zappa bring a new studio lineup, with the highlights beeing terry bozzio and patrick o. It was released by discreet records on october 2, 1975. The live portions were recorded on may 20 and 21, 1975, at. Compositionally, beefheart contributes only a couple of brief tracks, but he meshes well with zappa s arrangements and compositions.
Bongo fury captures captain beefheart aka don van vliet with frank zappa during their brief reunion for a series of shows in the spring of 1975. The album was made when beefhearts career was in the dumps. The result is one of the best live albums in prog and a stunning, not to mention hilarious, display of skill. Jan 08, 2010 what has been cut out on bongo fury is 39 seconds just before the guitar solo a slide solo by denny walley, 2 minutes and 43 seconds just after the guitar solo effectively a piano solo and one verse, and 2 seconds of the fadeout. Captain beefheartweirdness and straighton rock and roll highlight this mostly live album original released in. Bongo fury is a classic example of succesful collaboration. With these two together, the whole album has a really surreal undertone to it, but stays suprisingly inviting musically throughout. Though far more a zappa album than a beefheart one, bongo fury represents beefhearts drastic turn away from the brash commercialism of his two. The finest in audio is available thru zoverstocks, and ive purchased titles accordingly. Frank zappa captain beefheart disc guide by koji waku. Beefhearts rawness is contrasted nicely by zappa and companys technical facility, and zappas refined style is given some grit by the good captain. Bongo fury by frank zappa and captain beefheart discography. Writing about the first album i ever bought with my own money zappabeefhearts bongo fury set off a huge frank zappa lp listening frenzy that is still ongoing. Bongo fury is a collaborative album by american artists frank zappa and the mothers, with.
Compositionally, beefheart contributes only a couple of brief tracks, but he meshes well with zappas arrangements and compositions. Bongo fury is a bit gross, not very subtle, but there are tons of instruments and the style is rather blueswesternrockjazz with some experimental brass instruments. Frank zappa and captain beefheart aka don van vliet had been. It also appears on chronicle and on an evening with. On bongo fury, zappa employs absurdist individualism, often with very little extrapolation from blues methods. Sep 09, 2012 bongo fury by frank zappa and captain beefheart discography. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Nonprofit bootlegging is trafficking in recordings that the record companies have not commercially released, whereas piracy is the illegal copyingsale of recordings that are available commercially. What has been cut out on bongo fury is 39 seconds just before the guitar solo a slide solo by denny walley, 2 minutes and 43 seconds just after the guitar solo effectively a piano solo and one verse, and 2 seconds of the fadeout.
But like some of zappa s other projects, was spoiled by franks impulsive need to remix material in the studio, even adding tracks that were entirely studio produced at the expense of removing live tracks. Heres an extensive list of the vinyl and cd releases of beefheart material that is of dubious origin. Beefheart s entire career can be attributed to zappa in two ways. In 1975 zappa started working with don van vliet again, his friend from high school days onwards. Love this zappa beefheart album and forget what some are saying about the odd. He was trying to go back on the upswing, but his propensity for loose, sloppy blues didnt meet zappas exacting standards. Zappa and beefheart went their separate ways following bongo fury. In 1976 zappa put on three soldout shows in new york using his lineup as well as some local talent. Bootlegging is often incorrectly referred to as piracy but there are important differences between the two terms. Fz, denny walley, captain beefheart, tom fowler, terry bozzio, napoleon murphy brock, george duke, bruce fowler. Audio esemplasm, ben watson, late lunch with out to lunch, resonance fm, frank zappa, captain beefheart, australian radio show, max cocker, bongo fury, australia, cucamonga, orange claw hammer live instudio, debra kedabra, pachuco cadaver, i was a teenage maltshop, status back baby, ned the mumbler, toads of teh short forest, crarva, speed.
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