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#1 2009-06-04 22:01:50
- ray
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'50s Teenagers And '50s Rock by Frank Zappa.
I saw this and thought some of it may be of interest to to some of you guys.
http://www.afka.net/articles/1970-08_Evergreen.htm
#2 2009-06-04 22:11:34
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Re: '50s Teenagers And '50s Rock by Frank Zappa.
I'm going to try and write that sentence again.
I saw this and thought it may be of interest to some of you.
There we go, not too difficult.
No more drinking while posting. I promise.
#3 2009-06-05 01:55:50
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Re: '50s Teenagers And '50s Rock by Frank Zappa.
Good stuff Ray. Zappa is always very visual in his descriptions so it was a pleasure reading this.
I'm a fan of the man, I'm glad I got the chance to see him play when he was still alive.
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#4 2009-06-05 02:42:46
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Re: '50s Teenagers And '50s Rock by Frank Zappa.
I think Zappa was a clown, and he didn`t do anything that means anything to me... not a good Rock'n'Roll song, not a good pop song, and he certainly had no feeling for jazz or composition... some people have tried to convince me, I know Syd Barrett and Hendrix were fans, but I'm not... it's also not my kind of humour... maybe I just don't get it...
I think his only achievement was getting his photograph taken on the shitter...
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#5 2009-06-05 02:55:33
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Re: '50s Teenagers And '50s Rock by Frank Zappa.
Hank. While you are here. Have you seen the latest in the Mod Jazz series from Ace? 'The further adventures of...' Is there anything decent on it?
#7 2009-06-05 03:35:10
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Re: '50s Teenagers And '50s Rock by Frank Zappa.
“No Room For Squares”
”All political art is bad – all good art is political.”
"Would there be any freedom of press or speech if one must reduce his vocabulary to vapid innocuous euphemisms?"
#8 2009-06-05 03:40:23
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Re: '50s Teenagers And '50s Rock by Frank Zappa.
“No Room For Squares”
”All political art is bad – all good art is political.”
"Would there be any freedom of press or speech if one must reduce his vocabulary to vapid innocuous euphemisms?"
#11 2009-06-05 04:13:53
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Re: '50s Teenagers And '50s Rock by Frank Zappa.
OK, I won't go on about that...
But he looks shit, doesn't he?
I mean it's a style forum, and any bum's got more style...
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#12 2009-06-05 12:49:59
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Re: '50s Teenagers And '50s Rock by Frank Zappa.
Whatever you think of Zappa, if you read this essay it gives a vivid description of the various tribes in his high schools in the late 50s. I'm really interested in the idea of "California Ivy" and it's place as the style of rockers and teenagers in the early 60s before (and just after) the arrival of the Beatles.
#13 2009-06-12 07:21:30
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Re: '50s Teenagers And '50s Rock by Frank Zappa.
Frank Zappa, pre-dirty hippy days: http://theretroblog.com/2009/06/08/frank-zappa-plays-the-bicycle/
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