Necessity is.....the early Years of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention - Softcover

James, Billy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0946719144 ISBN 13: 9780946719143

Publisher: SAF Publishing Ltd, 1995

Synopsis

"Billy James’s book about Frank Zappa and his early entourage is flat-out wonderful."—Booklist

"What makes James’s book such a delight is, this time the story gets told by the original group members, who give a clearer insight into the natural history of The Mothers, their music, their hidden talents, and Zappa’s tightly disciplined, drug-free working methods and demands. To give away too many of the truly freaky anecdotes sprinkled throughout the text would spoil the fun."—The Wire

About this title

Synopsis:

When a strange bunch of West coast musicians called The Mothers of Invention released their first LP, "Freak Out", a whole new musical language was born. Led by the late, great Frank Zappa, The Mothers broke every rule in the book, then created some new rules and broke them too. This book sheds new light on the original Mothers line up musicians like Bunk Gardner, Don Preston, Roy Estrada, Jimmy Carl Black, Motorhead and Buzz Gardner, and brings up to date the various musical and extra-curricular exploits of the various members up to the present, including the formation of The Grandmothers, and their subsequent touring and recording. This is a splendid mix of interviews, photos, reminiscences, and reportage which sums up what the Mothers and Grandmothers are all about. For fans, here are reminders and valuable background to the music. For the uninitiated, signposts for the discovery of a whole new musical universe.

About this edition

• Publisher: SAF Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0946719144
• ISBN 13: 9780946719143
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192