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Song of One Hundred Forty-Four Days Ago: Crew Slut (from Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III)


Though it could have been a reference to this song as well, technically!
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Song of One Hundred Forty-Five Days Ago: Joe's Garage (from Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III)


Muffin referred to this song in the last, just purged, freedom topic!
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fair enough! guess i share his music taste more than i thought, as i'm also a massive synthpop fan.
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paramore sure, but like i said, i didn't expect that particular song. i had no idea he liked retro synthpop that much.
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Steiner posted...

i am also familiar with sarcasm

if shaduln was being sarcastic he could've picked a better song than bane's - his choice wasn't THAT expected. like, mycro's song was 100% what i expected from him >_>
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Zappa Rumors (yeah, we're doing this!): Just read on a Zappa message board that there's supposedly going to be an official release of the original version of Läther - the version of the album Frank played on the radio in '77, the stuff that originally appeared on Zappa in New York, Studio Tan, Sleep Dirt and Orchestral Favorites, and all of the official releases of Läther were all remixes Frank made later. No idea how valid this is, but it would certainly be cool!
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bane's choice wasn't that weird. paramore is totally a band i would see him be a fan of, that song just wasn't what people generally think of when they think "paramore."
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Steiner posted...

i liked the instrumentation but other than that this was an intensely boring song. and i like musicals.

Shaduln posted...

Terravita - We Are Alive

didn't like the rapping much but the music was pretty good. decent.
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The worst part about Hillary talking about 1984 is she spelled out the title.

the title of the novel was spelled out.
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CaptainOfCrush posted...

And by "it was scarier," I meant that the movie "It" was scarier than "It Follows" imo. Fucking titles!

people should stylize it as "IT" to avoid constantly typing confusing sentences like this imo >_>
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standard kotaku, probably.
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muffin is one of those people who thinks it's terrible that gamefaqs has a ToU period.
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Song of One Hundred Forty-Five Days Ago: The Beltway Bandits (from Jazz from Hell)


In May, PLASTICDADA uploaded a video combining "The Beltway Bandits" with "Genius of Love" by Tom Tom Club. This video is just "The Beltway Bandits."
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Song of One Hundred Forty-Six Days Ago: Time Is Money (from Sleep Dirt/Läther)


Uploaded a few days ago by PLASTICDADA - his first upload of an official Zappa track since May (he did upload a bootleg in July, but I avoid doing bootlegs because of the generally poor sound quality)! (The combination of PLASTICDADA uploading next to nothing, me slacking, Muffin working like 60 hours a week and probably being too busy to spend time on this, and there being no Zappa News for a long time is probably why we're so far behind now.) Yes, he already uploaded the vocal version of "Time Is Money," but this is the original instrumental version from the Sleep Dirt LP and 2012 Universal CD. It's nice that the vocal version is on his channel, actually, because that's becoming a bit of a rarity. You'll have to find a Rykodisc CD version of Sleep Dirt to own it now! Anyway, I think this is a great number, either with or without the vocals.
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oh yeah, i did watch that video too. it's cool.
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uh, zone has plenty of melodies? not sure what you guys are on about.
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lol, according to molyneux's latest video trump supporting DACA amnesty isn't trump's fault! it's his voters' fault, because they're not making it clear enough that they're against it and therefore trump doesn't have anything he can point at as a reason for not granting amnesty!

it's unbelievable how madly in love molyneux is with trump. trump could do the opposite of everything he promised during the campaign and molyneux would still blame it on everyone but trump.
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digiiiiiiiii posted...

Socalled - You Are Never Alone

apparently this is "jewish hip hop"? i'm learning a lot about music genres i've never once heard of here! anyway, i really liked this. don't have much else to say, just a very good beat to groove out to. i definitely want to check out more of this dude's stuff!

Seginustemple posted...

Sex On Toast - Oh, Loretta!

great song. in a way it's like told you so - it's an easy sell for me because i love the genre (adore this kind of smooth soul), but aside from that it's just a very well written (and played) song too. love that funky rhythm guitar. i want to hear more from them too - i guess i'll check out their bandcamp sometime, which is linked to in the video description. putting this one at #3 and i probably won't change my top 3, though maybe steiner will come up with something amazing on saturday.

and that music video is, uh, interesting.
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Mr Lasastryke posted...

b) it only lists the 10/31 show up to "Disco Boy" but plenty of songs were played after that, according to the setlist on FZShows.

Correction: it lists the show up to "Jones Crusher," not "Disco Boy." But yeah, the point of "there were more songs played after that" remains the same.
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Song of One Hundred Forty-Six Days Ago: Black Napkins (from Zoot Allures)


Yet another classic. Frank played way longer guitar solos in "Black Napkins" than this one over the years, but this solo is one of my absolute favorite "Napkins" solos.
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Song of One Hundred Forty-Seven Days Ago: San Ber'dino (from One Size Fits All)


Another classic that Frank didn't play live all that often for some reason. And yet another classic that was the best in the studio. Yes, the live versions are great too, but they don't have Johnny Guitar Warson!
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Song of One Hundred Forty-Eight Days Ago: Muffin Man (from Bongo Fury)


Still absolutely the best version of this classic.
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Song of One Hundred Forty-Nine Days Ago: Camarillo Brillo (from Over-Nite Sensation)


Another Over-Nite Sensation song Frank frequently played live (usually segueing into "Muffin Man") but never as good as he did in the studio. Unlike "Dinah-Moe Humm" I do love this song, though!
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Song of One Hundred Fifty Days Ago: Dinah-Moe Humm (from Over-Nite Sensation)


Frequently played live by Frank, but this is probably the best version (and even this one isn't great).
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Song of One Hundred Fifty-One Days Ago: The Black Page Drum Solo/Black Page #1 (from Zappa in New York)


I feel like "The Black Page" is a number we haven't done that often - not sure why, though! One of Frank's most iconic compositions - both the drum solo and the one with other instruments.
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Song of One Hundred Fifty-Two Days Ago: Titties & Beer (from Zappa in New York)


Great song, doesn't matter which version it is. (The 10/31/'77 version was actually already released in its entirety on Baby Snakes [both the album and the movie], so nothing new on Halloween 77 as far as "Titties & Beer" is concerned, unfortunately.)
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Song of One Hundred Fifty-Three Days Ago: Wild Love (from Sheik Yerbouti)


Getting "Wild Love" on Halloween 77 would be great, as after the composed parts there was actually a solo section with Frank and several of his band members playing extended solos (Frank cut all of this out of the Sheik Yerbouti version, probably to save space). But aside from that, I love the composed parts of this song.
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Song of One Hundred Fifty-Four Days Ago: I Promise Not to Come in Your Mouth (from Zappa in New York)


Good instrumental.
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Song of One Hundred Fifty-Five Days Ago: Disco Boy (from Zoot Allures)


The live versions of this song were always more energetic than the Zoot Alures version, but this isn't a great song no matter what version it is.
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Song of One Hundred Fifty-Six Days Ago: Envelopes (from Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch)


This may actually be the first time we've ever done this tune. I know I've never done it, at least, as I don't like "Envelopes" at all. I'm not a fan of the Zappa compositions that are nothing but an avalanche of dissonance. Frank really didn't need to bring this one to the '80s (this version was performed live on the '81 tour).

On the second '77 tour, "Envelopes" actually had lyrics that were sung by Tommy Mars. I guess that's kinda interesting but other than that... bleh. For the record, it did start out as an instrumental way back in '70.
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Song of One Hundred Fifty-Seven Days Ago: Big Leg Emma (from Absolutely Free [CD versions])


Well, the Halloween 77 version will probably sound more like the Zappa in New York version. Don't think this is a song Frank needed to resurrect in the '70s, but eh, it's fun enough.
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Song of One Hundred Fifty-Eight Days Ago: Flakes (from Sheik Yerbouti)


Should be fairly similar to the Halloween 77 version, though this version has overdubs. All of the vocals during Adrian Belew's guitar solo are overdubbed, except for Bozzio's "one two three four" yells. I like the overdubbed vocals, but getting a new Adrian solo sans vocals would be nice.
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Song of One Hundred Fifty-Nine Days Ago: Conehead (from You Are What You Is)


Now this is interesting - the second '77 tour (the one the 10/31 show is from) was the first tour "Conehead" appeared, and back then it was an instrumental that sounded radically different than the "Conehead" we know and love (I barely hear "Conehead" in it, frankly), and was mainly used as a vehicle for a Frank guitar solo. Definitely would be nice if we would get an official release of this one.
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Song of One Hundred Sixty Days Ago: Bobby Brown Goes Down (from Sheik Yerbouti)


This should be a fair representation of what the Halloween 77 version will sound like, though obviously that version will lack the massive overdubs of this one. (Kind of a shame, really - the overdubbed multi-layered vocals in this version are certainly a nice addition!)
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Song of One Hundred Sixty-One Days Ago: Pound for a Brown (from Zappa in New York [CD versions])


Too bad this is still the only version of "Pound" PLASTICDADA has ever uploaded to his channel. I actually like it, but I'm sure the Halloween 77 version will be more interesting! Patrick O'Hearn's bass solo from that version can actually be seen in the Baby Snakes movie, but the rest of it remains unreleased for now.
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Song of One Hundred Sixty-Two Days Ago: City of Tiny Lites (from Hammersmith Odeon)


Again, the Halloween 77 version will probably sound very similar to this one (and similar to the one on Sheik Yerbouti - but less similar, as that version is overdubbed) - but it will contain a different Frank guitar solo. I love this solo vamp, and I prefer this solo to the one on SY, as it's not as ridiculously short. We'll see what the Halloween solo will sound like (it's possible that it's actually the one that appears in the Baby Snakes movie, but this hasn't been confimred yet).
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Song of One Hundred Sixty-Three Days Ago: Tryin' to Grow a Chin (from Hammersmith Odeon)


Skipping "The Torture Never Stops," as I just did it. Anyway, I'm sure we're all extremely thrilled that we'll potentially another version of this! Again, the Halloween 77 version will probably sound very similar to this one.
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Song of One Hundred Sixty-Four Days Ago: Peaches en Regalia (from Hammersmith Odeon)


The Halloween 77 version will probably sound very similar to this one. Always a great tune to hear, of course.
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So apparently the "box set" with the six Halloween shows from '77 is going to be released on a USB stick... well, that's a first. Also, we have an unofficial tracklist of the 3 CD album, along with the claim that it's going to contain the full 10/31/'77 show, as well as selections from the other five shows. This doesn't make much sense, though as a) it only lists the tracklist for two CDs, not three, and b) it only lists the 10/31 show up to "Disco Boy" but plenty of songs were played after that, according to the setlist on FZShows. So yeah, confusion all around. I'm not even calling this Zappa News, as this is all from unofficial sources - the official site still hasn't said a word about releasing anything Halloween '77-related. Perhaps I should start a Zappa Rumors segment?

I think I'll use the setlist of 10/31/'77 as a template to do some Songs of the Day... 'bout time I get a bit closer to catching up, right? >_>
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i'm too dumb to do that sorry.
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One is an entitled narcissist

yeah who would ever want to vote for someone like th-...oh.
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mcflubbin posted...

Olga Bell - Zone

hmm, like miss chew this was pretty weird as well but it was a lot better written and i liked the instrumentation a lot better too. it wasn't an amazing song or anything but i enjoyed it.

VeryInsane posted...

Hop Along - Waitress

according to wikipedia this band plays grunge folk (what?) but it sounded like very boring rock music to me (though the vocalist certainly tried her best to make it less boring). did not like this.
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i'd rather you waste your money on that than cantwell
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you mean "why does vlado constantly change the subject to off-topic bullshit (which he's also wrong about) when his argument is very easily disporven?" i dunno, ask him.
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foolm0r0n posted...

Why did he say 1+1=3?

because alex jones said it.
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ok, to please you guys from now on i'll post an elaborate explanation with scientific sources for why 1+1 does not equal 3.
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vlado: 1+1=3
me: no, that's wrong.
foolmo: OMG YOU'RE FUCKING DUMB AND BAD AT DEBATING
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aside from the fact that i often do explain why vlado's wrong (as i said), i'm not going to post an explanation for something a fucking 3 year old could understand every single time. to say this makes me fucking dumb and bad at debating is completely inane.
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the difference is that PDP is literally the biggest guy on youtube, so obviously this gets a lot of attention. nobody gives a shit about random idiots saying racist shit about ben carson.
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VeryInsane posted...

I think the reason the drums are so heavily focused on Mycro's is that it's to showcase his instrumental talent, which is the strength of the song.

fair point, but i don't think the drumming is THE strength of the song. i love the drumming but i also love the melodies in the song, and i'd like to be able to hear them more clearly.
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