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Monthly Archives: February 2011
King Kong – Mother of All Monster Songs
From its first introduction in 1967, Frank Zappa‘s “King Kong” was a composition made for solos – horn solos, keyboard solos, drum solos, guitar solos. “King Kong” had them all. It was also a vehicle for extensive jamming. So, no … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music, Personal
Tagged field recordings, king kong, streaming audio
6 Comments
Sunday Big Note – Listening Session #14
Like a lot of other North American listeners, my first exposure to the progressive rock group, Yes, was via their edited for radio version of “Roundabout” from their fourth album, Fragile. Albeit a small hook, given the edited version, yet … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Sunday Big Note, YouTubery
Tagged 1991, Fragile, jon anderson, progressive rock, streaming audio, Yes
12 Comments
Mothers of Invention on Vinyl – Are You Experienced?
When I came across these posts on YouTube, I could not help but share them here at KUR. Not because of the individual tracks themselves (which have been digitalized) – “Aybe Sea” (above) which closes side one of Burnt Weenie … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music, Personal, YouTubery
Tagged album covers, formats, stereo systems, vinyl, youtube
31 Comments
Sunday Big Note – Listening Session #13
Growing up as a Canadian teenager in the 1970s, one could literally count the number of well known “homegrown” musical groups and artists on the fingers of one’s hand (okay, maybe two). The trouble was that, at the time, Canada … Continue reading
Posted in Interview, Music, Personal, Sunday Big Note, YouTubery
Tagged 1983, canada, Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush, montreal, Salinas, Sherwood Hall
17 Comments
FiDO plays ZAPPA – Too Big To Fail (2011)
FiDO plays ZAPPA – the Swiss 10 piece orchestra – has been one of my absolute favorite Zappa tribute bands since I first heard their CDR, FiDO plays ZAPPA Live @Sudhaus Basel in 2007, followed by their incredibly energetic 2008 … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, FZcovers
Tagged 2011, FiDO plays ZAPPA, Too Big To Fail, zappa tribute band
21 Comments