Frank Zappa FAQ
Subtitle: all that's left to know about the father of invention
By: John Corcelli
Series: FAQ series (Applause Theatre & Cinema Books (Firm))
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9781617136030
Subjects: Rock music; Miscellanea; Music
Other titles: Frank Zappa frequently asked questions
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-286), discography (pages 277-283), videography (page 287), web resources (pages 286-287), and index.
Table of contents: title: "Who I am not" : Frank Zappa's origins; title: All good music : Zappa's musical influences; title: A day that will live in infamy : Mother's Day 1965; title: Unemployable : the Mothers of Invention; title: Noodling : Zappa and the jazz influence; title: Beefheart vs. Zappa : a clash of icons; title: Mr. Dad, Frank Zappa : the artist as parent; title: No dope-heads : Zappa's drug-free zone; title: Welcome to the machine : Zappa and the record business; title: Liking the sound of his own voice : choice quotations; title: Zappa and his fans : cultivated audience; title: Send-ups : Zappa lampoons the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and Michael Jackson; title: Today's lesson : does humor belong in music?; title: The recordings : a curated look at the Zappa collection; title: Bootlegs : Zappa and the power of ownership; title: The gift that keeps on giving : Zappa's archives and the UMRK; title: Modern sounds : Zappa goes digital; title: A man's man : what women think about Zappa's music; title: A guitarist's guitar player : Zappa as instrumentalist; title: We'll fix it in post : overdubs galore; title: On the road : opening acts get a shot; title: The Woodstock Festival without Zappa : the Mothers make other plans; title: Best to prepare : auditioning for Frank Zappa; title: Playing Zappa's music : insights from his musicians; title: Annus horribillis : 1988; title: Music theories : Zappa's "conceptual continuity"; title: Not a place to stay : 200 motels; title: Steal this video : Frank Zappa's visual productions; title: A medium with his message : selected TV appearances; title: User discretion advised : Zappa and the politics of censorship; title: Yearbook signing : Zappa alumni; title: Father and son : Zappa's legacy, part 1; title: Cover bands : Zappa's legacy, part 2.