And the big surprise.Roy Estrada seems to groove really well on bass. Terry's drums are not at their peak, but it is him, and that's a darn good thing. Anyway, I think Nappy does a swell job on vocals and sax. And Frank gives him a few solos that go on and on and on. He tended to play what sounds like single-handed solos with little use of chords. His playing is actually interesting at first, again with lots of creative 1970's effects use, but his style - especially in his long solos - gets boring. The rest of the band is great too, possibly with the exception of Andre Lewis on keyboards. High points include Flithy Habits, Advance Romance, and Zoot Allures. He plays what must be 30+ minutes of guitar solos on this disc.and they are for the most part, pretty inspired, not just noodling for the sake of it. On this tour, Frank used many different amp/effect settings with musically tasteful results. He was in his ascent towards (actually beyond) guitar greatness at this time.
Perhaps the strongest aspect of it is Frank's guitar playing, both lead and rhythm. Frank would never have done this.I'm pleased that his family is doing it. It doesn't sound great when this happens, but I do appreciate the fact that they kept the entire recording intact from one, and only one, concert. Also, the disc edits in a couple of bits of audience recordings when the "official" reel was being changed. So, not the highest marks for sound fidelity. Bozzio's drums sound kind of compressed or something. It seems that there's not enough low end. I really don't mind them going in after the most deeply buried dusty, forgotten bins first.ĭespite the small band (Zappa, Bozzio, Brock, Estrada, and Lewis) I expected the concert to be very good, and I think the disc delivers a great show. Unlike those fans, I was happy to see that the concert was from the depths of Zappa obscurity.
Many Zappa fans have understandably wondered why the first Vaulternative release had to be a concert from THIS particular obscure Zappa tour (winter '76), rather than something like 1972's Petit Wazoo tour, or the Halloween '78 blowout in New York, for instance.
An uncut Frank Zappa concert - YAY! I want more of these in the near future!
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