From the inception of the Mothers of Invention in the early sixties to his latest "Broadway the Hard Way" world tour, Frank Zappa offers his inimitable views on just about everything and takes readers on a wild, funny, outrageous trip through his life and times. Photos.
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From the inception of the Mothers of Invention in the early sixties to his latest "Broadway the Hard Way" world tour, Frank Zappa offers his inimitable views on just about everything and takes readers on a wild, funny, outrageous trip through his life and times. Photos.
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Very Good. Size: 0x8x11; This book may be an ex-library item. This book is in very good condition, with only minor signs of wear and use. The pages may contain limited notes or highlighting, but overall, the text remains clean and legible. The cover and spine are also in great shape, with only minimal shelf wear or creasing. This book has been well-maintained and still presents a clean and attractive appearance. This book may be an ex-library item. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.
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Fair. The book is 100% readable but visibly worn, and damaged. This may include stains, tears, rips, folded pages, binding damage, dents, scuffs, scratches and sticker residue. The book also may contain heavy highlighting and notes. Please ask for photos as our books are donations and may not contain above mentioned defects. There is a signature or handwriting on the inside front cover.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Cloth spine with gilt lettering. 352 pages. Illustrated. Jacket has a couple of tiny nicks and a faded spine. Contents solid.
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Good in Good dust jacket. 067163870x. Signed by Frank Zappa beneath his photo on page 116. 352 pages. Black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. "The legendary Frank Zappa, one of the most influential, innovative, and controversial musicians of the past twenty years, takes us on a wild, funny, outrageous trip through his life and times. Here is how he became the state of the art in weirdness, as only he can tell it."-from dust jacket. Unmarked. Average wear and soiling. Board tips rubbed open. Binding intact. Narrow 2.5" faded patch along dust jack spine corresponds to security strip on verso. A wonderful Zappa memento. (Bonus: includes ticket stub for Zappa's May 10, 1980 concert at the Tower Theater in Upper Darby, PA); 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Frank Zappa Biography Signed Autobiography Rock Musicians United States Mothers of Invention; Signed by Author(s)
This was a crazy recap of Frank's life. He was a very smart man and musically talented. Majorly opposed drugs and alcohol, too!
Enjoyable book to read.
RedDawg53
Aug 5, 2010
A composer's life
I recall wanting this book by Frank Zappa when it first appeared. What prompted me to buy it was my experience in listening to The Yellow Shark, a set of live performances of Zappa's music by the Ensemble Modern.
Besides being an interesting trip through the 50s, 60s, etc.by someone who was not drugged to the gills, this book discusses Zappa's lifelong difficulties in being treated as a serious composer. It includes rants about professional musicians who, of course, like minimalist music because of its simplicity and rants about the ongoing desire some people have to censor our lives. I appreciate his dedication to free speech and his take on those who want to limit what we can speak about.
While I think Zappa either pretends to be naive about politics or simply uses that stand to make fun of some of these folks like the PMRC which wanted to label recordings. It is certainly great fun to read!
In the long run, Frank and Tipper Gore became friends. That is the main thing that I get out of this-- an artist who really worked at his craft, in his own way. Still a guy with whom you might have a great time sitting and listening to some music
We don''t really appreciate the artists in our midst. Frank may be gone, but it is worth reading this to hear him out. And don't forget his music, it repays the listener many times over.
Zelenka
Aug 24, 2008
WE MISS YOU FRANK
A great book which delivers the goods. Some slow parts when he gets a liitle too detailed about the politics of the late 1980's but guess what?...he was right! Read about how he was so far ahead of the curve that he devised a system of downloading music before the internet and mp3's. Pretty amazing considering he passed on in1993! And don't get me started on the 3D TV system he envisioned. It's no stretch that they'll be performing his works 100 years or so from now with little thought of anything else from this period. Buy it. FYI - Great companion book: Pamela De Barres "I'm With The Band"...she was a nanny for Moon and Dwezil.