num_pages: 192
description: "The popularity of Frank Zappa and his Mothers of Invention - a group famous for combining sophisticated musicianship with a flair for the outrageous - was a phenomenon of the 1960s. But unlike most other composers and rock groups of that time, Zappa is still making news in the world of music. "...David Walley's antic biography of Zappa first appeared in 1972. For this new edition he has written a concluding chapter, bringing th eZappa saga up to the present. He has also updated the discography." [from 1980 revised edition]Once considered the best biography on American composer Frank Zappa available, David Walley's No Commercial Potential: The Saga of Frank Zappa still contains the most compelling and accurate portrait of Zappa at the beginning of his career.
language: English
title: No Commercial Potential: The Saga of Frank Zappa, Then and Now
titlecomplete: No Commercial Potential: The Saga of Frank Zappa, Then and Now
genres: Nonfiction, History, Music, Biography
ratings_count: 104
publisher: E.P. Dutton