@lewm , I thought you would like that. That song is on two records. Jazz From Hell, were it is done entirely on a synthesizer. The whole album is done on a Synthesizer. The version you saw is on The Yellow Shark Which I believe is the very last album he supervised before his death.
Frank had a concept he called Conceptual Continuity. Certain themes come up repetitively over the years in reimagined forms. If you really want to understand him. You start from the beginning, Freak Out. I must warn you, if you are genre specific Frank is all over the place from Do Wop to Neo Classical, small groups to the London Philharmonic.
If there are some genres you do not like Let me know and I will tell you what to skip. Stay away from any albums produced by the Zappa Family Trust for the time being. You can get a discography on Wikipedia. Just as a primer get the video "Roxy." This is Frank in the late 70's. It is very Jazz oriented. If you like tight bands and musical gymnastics with Jazz musicians you will love this. Then Start from the beginning.
Enjoy,
Mike
Frank had a concept he called Conceptual Continuity. Certain themes come up repetitively over the years in reimagined forms. If you really want to understand him. You start from the beginning, Freak Out. I must warn you, if you are genre specific Frank is all over the place from Do Wop to Neo Classical, small groups to the London Philharmonic.
If there are some genres you do not like Let me know and I will tell you what to skip. Stay away from any albums produced by the Zappa Family Trust for the time being. You can get a discography on Wikipedia. Just as a primer get the video "Roxy." This is Frank in the late 70's. It is very Jazz oriented. If you like tight bands and musical gymnastics with Jazz musicians you will love this. Then Start from the beginning.
Enjoy,
Mike