{"id":141,"date":"2015-12-17T01:42:58","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T01:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectmusictoday.com\/?p=141"},"modified":"2015-12-17T02:08:34","modified_gmt":"2015-12-17T02:08:34","slug":"frank-zappa-and-the-mothers-create-roxy-the-movie-a-comic-genius-and-jazz-sensibilities-in-a-perfect-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectmusictoday.com\/index.php\/2015\/12\/17\/frank-zappa-and-the-mothers-create-roxy-the-movie-a-comic-genius-and-jazz-sensibilities-in-a-perfect-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Frank ZAPPA and The Mothers create ROXY The Movie, &#8220;a comic genius and jazz sensibilities in a perfect marriage&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"http:\/\/spiritsman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tn-3.jpg\" alt=\"tn-3\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/spiritsman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tn-10.jpg\" alt=\"tn-10\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">Michael Hepworth<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/perfectmusictoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/imgres-5.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-142\" src=\"http:\/\/perfectmusictoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/imgres-5.jpeg\" alt=\"imgres-5\" width=\"237\" height=\"213\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\":m4\" class=\"ii gt m151ac6aa913477c3 adP adO\">\n<div id=\":m3\" class=\"a3s\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em><strong>\u00a0&#8220;<span class=\"Apple-style-span\">Frank Zappa could bring together such comic genius and jazz\u00a0sensibilities\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div><em>By Fast Tony Anderson<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>HOLLYWOOD(Perfect Music Today)12\/16\/15\/&#8211;Here we have a treasure from the vaults of the Zappa Family Trust that can put fans onstage with Frank and The Mothers 42 years later.\u00a0 When the exciting performances that took place December 8-10th in 1973 at the historic Roxy Theatre, the fabled West Hollywood club\u00a0 had not even been open three months. Now, thanks to the dedication and care of the film\u2019s producers; Frank Zappa, Gail Zappa, Ahmet Zappa &amp; Jeff Stein, we can all have the opportunity to view and hear what, at the time, only a lucky 500 people who came each night got to see and enjoy.<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/perfectmusictoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/imgres-17.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-145\" src=\"http:\/\/perfectmusictoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/imgres-17.jpeg\" alt=\"imgres-17\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/perfectmusictoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/imgres-19.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-147\" src=\"http:\/\/perfectmusictoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/imgres-19.jpeg\" alt=\"imgres-19\" width=\"252\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 From the subtle entrance of Georg Duke\u2019s Rhodes piano on \u201c Something Terrible Has Happened \u201c, it\u2019s not long before the ride accelerates into warp speed with the precision and instinct, that musicians and fans alike, have come to admire from the music .\u00a0 Zappa leads the band and audience together through 14 tracks that only serve\u00a0 to remind us all why not only the Los Angeles music scene, but the rest of the world, were taking note and paying close attention to what was happening here.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/perfectmusictoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/imgres-10.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-144\" src=\"http:\/\/perfectmusictoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/imgres-10.jpeg\" alt=\"imgres-10\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/perfectmusictoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/imgres-20.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-148\" src=\"http:\/\/perfectmusictoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/imgres-20.jpeg\" alt=\"imgres-20\" width=\"263\" height=\"192\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Only someone like Frank Zappa could bring together such comic genius and jazz\u00a0sensibilities\u00a0in a perfect marriage, that seemingly breath new life into Rock N\u2019 Roll itself.\u00a0 You want rhythm?\u00a0 Just have a listen to Chester Thompson &amp; Ralph Humphrey on drums &amp; percussion while Ruth Underwood works the xylophone on \u201c Inca Roads. \u201c Further more, Frank reminds us all that it\u2019s healthy to laugh at the absurdity and hypnotic effects that can occur when fiction masquerades as truth through television in songs like \u201c I\u2019m The Slime. \u201c\u00a0 If all this isn\u2019t enough, you can go to the \u201c Yes &amp; But Also \u201c section of the DVD for additional footage of classics like \u201c The Idiot Bastard Son \u201c\u00a0 &amp;\u00a0 \u201c Dickie\u2019s Such An Asshole \u201c \u00a0 and more!\u00a0 The accompanying audio cd of the soundtrack is another bonus within this package that received upgraded and improved treatment from the \u201c Roxy &amp; Elsewhere \u201c original release.<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/perfectmusictoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/imgres-18.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-146\" src=\"http:\/\/perfectmusictoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/imgres-18.jpeg\" alt=\"imgres-18\" width=\"318\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perfectmusictoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/imgres-18.jpeg 318w, https:\/\/perfectmusictoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/imgres-18-300x149.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Although the world had to say\u00a0goodbye\u00a0to Frank Zappa in December of 1993 with his passing, we can thank the Zappa Family Trust for being excellent guardians and keepers of the flame to his legacy and the art he so tastefully created.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/perfectmusictoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/imgres-21.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-149\" src=\"http:\/\/perfectmusictoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/imgres-21.jpeg\" alt=\"imgres-21\" width=\"274\" height=\"184\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>ROXY; THE MOVIE<\/div>\n<div>Release Date; November 6, 2015<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\":n0\" class=\"hq gt a10\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spiritsman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tn-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2952\" src=\"http:\/\/spiritsman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tn-10.jpg\" alt=\"tn-10\" width=\"88\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Michael Hepworth<\/p>\n<p>287 S.Robertson Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spiritsman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/search.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3012\" src=\"http:\/\/spiritsman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/search.jpeg\" alt=\"search\" width=\"105\" height=\"85\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/MrSpiritsman\">http:\/\/twitter.com\/MrSpiritsman<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/spiritsman\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/passets-ec.pinterest.com\/images\/about\/buttons\/follow-me-on-pinterest-button.png\" alt=\"Follow Me on Pinterest\" width=\"169\" height=\"28\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spiritsman.com\/\">www.spiritsman.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:mrspiritsman@gmail.com\">mrspiritsman@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perfectskintoday.com\/\">www.perfectskintoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:perfectskintoday@gmail.com\">perfectskintoday@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perfecttraveltoday.com\/\">www.perfecttraveltoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:perfecttraveltoday@gmail.com\">perfecttraveltoday@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perfectmealtoday.com\/\">www.perfectmealtoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:perfectmealtoday@gmail.com\">perfectmealtoday@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perfectgolftoday.com\/\">www.perfectgolftoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:perfectgolftoday@gmail.com\">perfectgolftoday@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perfectmusictoday.com\/\">www.perfectmusictoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:perfectmusictoday@gmail.com\">perfectmusictoday@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.champagnewinemaison.com\/\">www.champagnewinemaison.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:champagnewinemaison@gmail.com\">champagnewinemaison@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/alquimie.com.au\/publication\/\">http:\/\/alquimie.com.au\/publicatio<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spiritsman.blogspot.com\/\">spiritsman.blogspot.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Hepworth &nbsp; 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