Zappa & Mothers Score in New Release
By Doug Gebhard
One Size Fits All, Frank Zappa and the Mothers, Discreet (DS 2216) !!!!!
"Honest to God, Frank. This is an alright elpee ... pass the beer. So Moish skunked on over to the end of the couch and passed Frank a hit of Rolling Rock. After about ten minutes when they were both off the ensuing conversation collapsed from their quivering lips.
"Jeeess. This stuff is goooood. At any rate, this Zappa lp is amazing, Frank. Ya know it's better than anything he's done since Pick Up the Pieces or Tracks of My Tears.
"Oh wow man, no, you've got it all wrong. Frank didn't do those Songs. Frank. Those are soul tunes, man. He did Yellow Snow. And those dirty things at the Fillmore." Moish said and did another line of brew.
"Oh ... yeah, the Miracles I remember, do do. They had a swimming pool."
"... Read 'em and weep was her adjustable slogan ..."
"Just listen to the kevs," Moish said. "Can you believe George Duke is still with him? He's a real craze. Have you heard his other albums with Duke?"
"No, man. Which are they?"
"He did a couple, I can't remember them all. But on the Roxy album he plays some real nice piano. This stuff sounds better than that."
... atonal ambivalence subterfuged by lackey polytechnics ...
The album seemed to go on forever for Frank and Moish because they had had a little too much stuff for their own good. The record turned ever round and round as did their beads. The comments from here on were recorded and released with permission by the House Committee on Drug and Self-Abuse.
"Testing ... one, two, three ... Oh, ah, Frank. My, this album is rather a fine recording. Isn't it? And the musicianship is outstanding, not-withstanding the excellent guitar work by Msr. Zappa and keyboard arrangements of Raoul Duke."
"I say, Moish. It is rather ... rather light though, isn't it? It is quite a lot like old Zappa. Vintage Big Swifty of even material from Burnt Weeny Sandwich. It's really amazing. If one were to hear this without the preface of it being Zappa one could barely make it believeable."
"Yes, I quite agree."
"Po-Jama People is my favorite. I think it most clearly represents the influence of Edgar Varèse on his music. And the time signature is something like 11/4 and those musicians know exactly what he wants."
As cognac passed frem one to the other a stronge breeze slid through the room. A breeze, an evening breeze, similar to the ones you see on Chilly Billy's show. The air enchanted them and made them dumb with laughter and merriment.
"Hey man, this beer does crazy things to you. You know what I mean? I could of sworn that I was dreaming about you and I being somewhere else listening to this album. man."
"You're out to lunch. Frank. We haven't even finished our beers and you're saying that ... oh no," as Moish looked down at his glass he saw that it was empty. He then realized something strange had just taken place.