Zappa Plays Zappa

monkeyfudge

Who is going to the Zappa plays Zappa gig next week in Vicar Street?

I'll be there anyway. I was in Prague last week and went to the gig there... it really was outstanding stuff... absoulutely brilliant.

Steve Vai on guitar and Terry Bozzio on drums.... wow.... so f*cking great!

They played a huge hockey stadium in Prague, so it should be a very different gig in Dublin... Can't wait to see it again.

sean-bass

yeah im goin. i cant wait.

theres no support band or anythin right?

i thought vai might do some stuff, but it doesnt seem like he would at that.
wouldnt mind a bit of bad horsie

monkeyfudge

They dıdn,t do enough of the funny stuff, and the best thıng about Zappa for me ıs hıs sense of humour.... and there were only one or two funny ones ın there. They dıd Punkys Whıps whıch was great for ınstance.... I promıse not to come ın your mouth... hahah...

But there was far too much of bıtchın guıtar and drum solos whıch get a lıttle bıt borıng after a whıle.

Anyway, I wıll be chantıng for Jewısh Prıncess and Bobby Brown next week.

Nightwish

i'm going to see the London and the Dublin show, talk about Zappa overload. Its my better half who is the Zappa fan, so I'll be sitting in Vicar st next Sunday, asleep. maybe I'll get to see this famous Monkey of yours at the gig ^^^

fionntan

They dıdn,t do enough of the funny stuff, and the best thıng about Zappa for me ıs hıs sense of humour.

I'm a massive Zappa fan but alot of his "funny" stuff is grating to say the least. But as a musician he was a bona fide genius.

I'd like to see some of his jazzy music played. Hots Rats and Weasels Ripped My Flesh stuff.

Either way, looking forward to a great gig!

monkeyfudge

They did Black Page in Prague, which is a great piece... amazing drum playing on it.

Angus MacGyver

Went to the Royal Albert Hall Show last night. Absolutely fantastic. Played for just over two hours. One of the highlights of the show was "Peaches in R..." blasted out on the venues gigantic pipe organ. It was always going to be a special show given the history between Frank and it. Dweezil touched on this early on and promised a couple of surprises, which included a Short rendition of "louie louie" on the aforementioned organ, aping the mothers previos appearance some thirty years before. Steve Vai took the stage after the interval and blew the audience away with a savage solo on Zombie Woof. Napolean Murphy Brock sang and danced his heart out all night, the man has serious energy. Cant wait for Vicar St. tomorrow night

seanironmaiden

Aw, I really wana go to this. Did they do Yellow Snow at any of the gigs?

monkeyfudge

I have a spare ticket for this evening if anyone is interested in purchasing it from me.

It cost €60... I'll let it go for €40.

I'm going to stick it up on adverts.ie now.

Angus MacGyver

seanironmaiden wrote:

Aw, I really wana go to this. Did they do Yellow Snow at any of the gigs?

Played a short version in london.

NIBBS

I got offered a ticket there this afternoon, free and all, just can't make it tonight.....balls anyway....

feylya

Are tickets still available? And what time does it start?

monkeyfudge

Wow... WOW! That was amazing...

Great show... I was right up the front... just 5 feet away from Dweezil... I took lots of photos.. I'll post them later...

Too bad Terry Bozzio wasn't there... but seeing Steve Vai so up close was simply wonderful... this was definitely the best gig I've ever been too... and I think they were very impressed be the response they got in Dublin and I'm sure they'll be back.

ZappaFrank

That gig was so special! Very emotional too! Lets hope they'll be back SOON!

I'm still waiting to see what they say about the gig on their blog!

http://www.zappa.com/zpz/tourlog/index.php

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NIBBS

sounds cool, how come Bozzio wasn't there ???
I know some people that were mainly going to see him.......hopefully they'll bring the show back soon enough......

monkeyfudge

As I said... I had pretty damn good seats... ha... watching them play up close like that was brilliant.

Rented Mule

I was towards the vack of the venue, but there is truly not a bad seat in the house at Vicar St.

Dweezil continues to amaze me as he grows as a performer. I have seen him several times in the States over the years and had the very good fortune to meet him and have a few pics taken with him on St Paddy's Day in 1994 shortly after Frank had died.

Last night's show was pure brilliance. Dweezil completed exceeded my expectations for the night and all of the musicians put the music first. A stellar gig completely absent of ego. The entire show was about one thing and that was Frank's compositions.

Truly a Tour de Frank

My name is Mud

Hey MonkeyFudge - I was the guy sitting beside you! Amazing gig...

Nightwish

Ha Monkeyfudge, I could see you from the balcony

el tel

I was at the gig on Sunday and thought it was astounding - definitely the best gig I've been at in many years. I was in the balcony, front row right above Steve Vai. Normally I take 100s of pics at gigs but my camera batteries ran out! really missed some great shots and footage but one the other hand without the camera I got to enjoy the show without distraction. It was mega to see the band shake hands with so many of the audience too.

Nightwish

then you were sitting on the same row as me^^^...it was a good gig, even coming from someone who doesnt like Zappa's music. The Royal Albert Hall gig impressed me more though, just because of the pipe organ.

el tel

Nightwish wrote:

then you were sitting on the same row as me^^^...it was a good gig, even coming from someone who doesnt like Zappa's music. The Royal Albert Hall gig impressed me more though, just because of the pipe organ.

Cool, I was in seat A7. Beside me was an older couple and the woman appeared to be asleep throughout. Was the guy who got Steve Vai's plec in your party? I was wondering if he managed to catch it or did it go on the floor?

Nightwish

I was in A12. Neither me or my boyfriend got the plec. I thought someone in row B got it.

el tel

Nightwish wrote:

I was in A12. Neither me or my boyfriend got the plec. I thought someone in row B got it.

So you were at the end of the row then, with two empty seats between you and us? I can remember you and the boyf standing up to let me and my old man through. If only I'd known I'd have said hi to you!

Nightwish

yes that would've been us!

sean-bass

i went to the zappa gig in vicar street,
it was so unreal, i no i might have been one of the younger guys there,
but it was one of the best gigs ive been to.
vai and dweezil were so good.
i felt sorry for the rhythm guitarist in the corner!

yay i got to shake dweezils hand,
i also got vais plec. not the one he through out though,
i just strolled up to his guitar tech, and he gave me one.

overall fantastic gig,
and i dont even no much zappa stuff