Zappa Plays Zappa

Dweezil Zappa | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 29, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Razor & Tie Entertainment
• ASIN: B0014Y6YYW
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #104,381 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Tell Me You Love Me

2. Florentine Pogen

3. Cheapnis

4. Cosmik Debris

5. I'm The Slime

6. Don't Eat The Yellow Snow

7. St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast

8. Father O'Blivion

9. Black Page #2

10. Peaches En Regalia

11. Zomby Woof

12. The Torture Never Stops

Editorial Reviews

From the Artist

"It takes a certain snarky delivery of...material to make it work the way Frank did. He [Frank Zappa] was able to have that sarcasm in his delivery. Otherwise, it feels like a cheap imitation. Attitude is everything with this music!"
- Dweezil Zappa

Product Description

This CD is the audio counterpart taken from the critically acclaimed Zappa Plays Zappa DVD collection that brilliantly commemorates the 2006 concerts which presented a collection of Frank Zappa's rock oriented compositions from the 10960's through the 1980's. The audio of Zappa Plays Zappa is a tour de force of rock guitar virtuosity. Recorded in Portland and Seattle, ZPZ is a guitarist's dream come true. Featuring Dweezil Zappa on lead guitar and the precision virtuoso guitarists/instrumentalists Terry Bozzio and Steve Vai, and a dash of Frank Zappa's social commentary and wit, ZPZ is a document like no other available! ZPZ is also joined by by a mix of musicians who previously played with Frnak Zappa including original Mothers of Invention member Napoleon Murphy Brock (sax, flute, vocals)!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love Frank? Then you MUST own this; don't know Frank, then you MUST own this., November 4, 2008

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D. Frieling "dmfsayszapparules" (Sparta, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zappa Plays Zappa (Audio CD)

This will get you addicted to the music of Frank Zappa. Dweezil is the real deal; he plays guitar like no one around right now!!! Saw him 3times last week (including Halloween), 7 times in last 3 years - and he rocks!!!

This CD is just great, the song selections are excellent - but - don't buy it!!! DO NOT BUY THIS CD!!! Find the Zappa Plays Zappa Fan Pack - so you don't get this nice selection, you get the entire concert (2 DVDs and 3 CDs). There is so much AMAZING stuff in that concert it should not be missed buying this scaled-down version. If you are only going to buy a single-CD, then ok, buy this one, but you'll be back for the other, I promise.

Dweezil rips up FZ music in "like Frank", he does not try "to be Frank", he is Dweezil, and sometimes I think he is even a better guitarist than Frank; hard to believe. He plays it "like Frank" so you won't ever feel like you are just hearing a great cover band - he truly covers the music, the small things others would overlook and never know about. Just can't be explained, not in words anyway.

Then comes the rest of the band - Joe on drums, forget it, he just cooks; Sheila on sax - WOW!!!!; Billy on the percussion, what a nice guy, and can he hit those things; Aaron on keyboards, and all sorts of stuff, to much fun; Jamie on rythm guitar - forget him, he could be fronting Led Zeppelin he is so good; and Pete on bass, when he does his solo and plays that thing like a 6string guitar your mouth will hang open. Napolean Murphy Brock - can't say enough about him (Ray White tours now with Dweezil, and is absolutely incredible as Napolean is). The CD also has some stuff with Steve Vai and Terry Bozio ... Vai on Zomby Woof - WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWW, that's why you want the DVD, you have to see him to really appreciate what he's playing, doing.

ENJOY!!!! and trust me, you will LOVE THIS!!!.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Get the DVD or "Fan Pack", February 8, 2009

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kireviewer (Sunnyvale, Ca United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zappa Plays Zappa (Audio CD)

Zappa plays Zappa comes in many flavors.

This is the one disc CD. There is also a 2 disc CD. There is a 2 disc DVD. There is a 3 disc CD and 2 disc DVD combination.

This is from a three and a half hour concert. As you can tell, this one disc version only contains a small portion of the concert.

It is a great CD. But, it is incomplete. I am giving this one star because of all of the other options offered.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great album - See them live!, June 21, 2010

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William J. West (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zappa Plays Zappa (Audio CD)

The interplay between the sharp, cynical lyrics of Frank Zappa and the amazing technical music has always made these compositions so great.

The songs are faithfully presented, and Dweezil's guitar work is brilliant. The supporting cast is great too. Check out the saxiphone solos of the great Scheila Gonzalez.

The band's on tour as of this writing. Get a ticket if you can.