BIG note march 12, 2000

Onderwerp: the big nOte, march 12, 2000

links: captain beefheart, the residents, frank zappa & lots of others

stop the press!! (or whatever you're doing), from Co, a couple of minutes ago:
* * * * * may 20 + 27, 2000 dutch radio special: 'NPS 4FM' (www.nps.nl/4fm ) on dutch RADIO 4, from 23.00-24.00 h (look at news dates changed to may 13 & 20. ed.)
STEVE VAI IN CONCERT
(recorded by NPS, Peter Vincent/Co de Kloet in Nijmegen, march 7, 2000)
* * * * *

and from Aad, a little longer ago: * * * * *
Yesterday I talked with Co de Kloet. As things look now (and there is always a if) this is what's gonna happen during the Holland Festival in june.
june 10, 2000
* afternoon Matinee op de vrije Zaterdag (probably Concertgebouw) Ensemble Modern all new songs
" evening Paradiso Metropool Orkest (Dutch radio orchestra) plays Frank Zappa
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various guitar magazines have been paying quite a lot of attention to my guitar heroes in in the last year or so. as all these studies or lessons or examples are offered on the cd that comes with the mag, they're worth to take a closer look at. I guess I've already mentioned a few of them, but here's an update.

* the may 1999 issue of guitar techniques (UK) magazine included a 'frank zappa: soloing study' as well as a coverversion of zappa's 'peaches en regalia'.
* the june 1999 issue of total guitar (UK) included the complete 'eugene's trick bag', = the crossroads guitar duel by steve vai.
* the september 1999 issue of total guitar (UK) presented a 'advanced rock: g3 blues' study, in which soloing styles of johnson, satriani and vai were studied.
* the january 2000 issue of guitarist (UK) includes 'steve vai's blues headlines', an improvisation / solo (on a blues backing) played by steve vai himself.
* guitar & bass (F) october 1999 includes zappa in their 'riffs des lecteurs' section: the intro to 'hungry freaks, daddy', as played by olivier frčche and his companions.
* the november issue of guitar & bass (F) has a zappa technique study by PJL Robert: solo & playback.
* Guitar Part, december 1999, includes steve vai's 'for the love of god' on its cd.

but I've also got a couple of cds lying around that I really need to mention. they've been issued a couple of months ago already, but some albums just need more attention than others:

* frank zappa: everything is healing nicely
(1999, cd, usa, barking pumpkin umrk 03)
available from most zappa-dealers, this album is a real must! not just because of the beautiful artwork and packaging (it is very well done) but also because this cd gives a very fine insight on how "the yellow shark" came about. absolutely essential. if only for 't'mershi duween'.

* the residents: santa dog 99
(1999, cd, usa, ralphamerica ra06)
it seems to become a tradition: every couple of years or so, our I-balled buddies celebrate where they came from: "santa dog", the 1972 double 7". a great collection of santa dogs (and other pets) throughout their career. limited release: a total of 1333 numbered copies.

* the residents: wormwood live 1999
(1999, 2cd, usa, ralphamerica)
the complete show on 2 cds. I'm glad that I had the chance of seeing them perfom wormwood in amsterdam last year. to fully appreciate this show, it's not only necessary to know and to comprehend the lyrics, but you had to see it as well. it was a great show, pure theatre, bombastic, but funny as well.
limited release: a total of 1200 numbered copies.

* var.art.: frank zappa, the rhythm 'n' blues connection - his covers uncovered
(cdr) I'll let it speak for itself.
1. richard berry & the pharaohs: louie louie
2. jimmy hughes: steal away
3. the dovells: bristol stomp
4. the crows: gee
5. jackie & the starlites: valarie
6. andre williams: bacon fat
7. johnny guitar watson: those lonely lonely nights
8. the dour deuces: here lies love
9. little richard: directly from my heart to you
10. the angels: my boyfriend's back
11. the cadets: stranded in the jungle
12. the cleftones: this little girl of mine
13. the channels: the closer you are
14. the feathers: johnny darling
15. tony allen & the chimes: nite owl
16. marvin & johnny: cherrie pie
17. the turbans: no no cherrie
18. donald woods: the man from utopia
19. young jessie: mary lou
20. the clovers: the rotten cock suckers ball
21. the four deuces: wplj
22. joe houston: all night long
+ some filling material
23. the paragons: let's start all over again
24. the five satins: in the still of the night
25. the shields: you cheated, you lied
26. the heartbeats: a thousand miles way
27. vernon green & the medaillons: the letter
28. the penguins: earth angel
another home-made product; and by someone who knows how important these beautiful classics are. - made my day - oh yes, nice artwork and all that too.
this cdr makes a nice companion / addition to "the originals from the covers by frank zappa", another one of those nice green-looking discs.

latest bits: * * * * * zappa samplers alert in japan. just when you think that it might never end (zappa en la radio, son of cheap thrills, left of the dial, offended advance cd,...), someone has to prove you right: john sijnke told me that he had seen a couple of new japanese zappa samplers and he was so right: six new zappa samplers have been released!! each of them was selected by a famous japanese artist. I won't bother you with the titles.
* * * * * the persuasions have a new cd out called "frankly a capella", a zappa tribute. it's suppposed to be all zappa material and should feature special guests: robert martin, bruce fowler and mike keneally.
* * * * * adrian belew has a new cd out: "coming attractions".
* * * * * joe satriani's new album "engines of creation" is scheduled for one of these days.
* * * * * don sugercane harris has an anthology out called "volume 1", it's a double cd and it containts material from 1970-1975.
* * * * * the new jimmy carl black cd is entitles "secrets of crater 6" and should be out (?) * * * * *

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