06-21-2006, 05:35 AM
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Valhalla is coming !!!!!
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Frank Zappa :Watermelon in Easter Hay :Bluesplayer
I was always a big Frank Zappa fan , his solo playing and voice always hit me on the spot . Here is my take on my favourite Zappa tune . I never went out my way to imitate Frank , thats something well beyond my abilities , this is just my little tribute to him .I hope if Franks up there listening to this he forgives me !!!!!!!!!!! 
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Last edited by bluesplayer; 08-07-2006 at 12:45 AM.
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06-21-2006, 09:04 AM
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excess to requirements
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Bloody beautiful and superb chilling music. You are a genius BP 
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06-21-2006, 10:48 AM
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Famous Artist
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Wow!..Hot rats,Sheik yer booty,Joes garage 1 & 2..all albums i dearly love from my youth...a lot of my mates were into metal & i kinda went towards this stuff..some thought i was weirdo!.. I loved it just for Frank's humour & superb time signatures & killer riffs..i'm still a sucker for a 5/4!..this kinda stuff led me into early Genesis/Steve hackett (Please god!.. not post Gabriel!) Yes ( Steve Howe years) & eventually It Bites...well done Art..class shines thru mate!..weres me Kaftan & crushed velvet jacket!
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06-21-2006, 11:01 AM
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Never heard anything by Zappa in my life !!! This is Magical !!!!!
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06-21-2006, 03:55 PM
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I GARAWWWNTEE!!!!!
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HOLY SMOKES ART!!!!! I am FLOORED!!!! I am a HUGE Zappa fan......since i was like 14 yrs old!!! This is truly a delight to hear!!! I never in my wildest dreams would have expected to hear Zappa here!!! You ARE a GENIUS!!! Superb playing, all the nuances!!! Definite keeper, and a
BIG 5+!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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06-21-2006, 04:00 PM
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Beautiful song, bro!!!!  I've always thought that Zappa was a truly gifted musician/composer....but, somehow I never really listened to a lot of his stuff!!  Even after one of our local boys back in Ohio moved on to play with Frank....his name was Adrian Belew.  |
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06-21-2006, 08:10 PM
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WOW!!!!....This was most beautiful 
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06-22-2006, 03:01 AM
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Local Artist
Join Date: Jun 2006
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pretty speechless. Shall reply when i can gather my words. As of now, What a cover!
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06-22-2006, 03:15 AM
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The Sequencer
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I always think "Vai" when i hear Zappa, you can hear the Zappa roots in Vai's music too 
The track was great though, excellent playing as usual, another first class song
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06-22-2006, 04:08 AM
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06-22-2006, 07:55 AM
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Valhalla is coming !!!!!
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Thanks everybody , really cosmic ,and I'm glad you liked this one . If you can hear the original , you will hear Franks guitar with the cleanest of clean outaphase sounds , needless to say i got nowhere near that , so i dialled in my own . Playing to this timing was tricky , i kept wanting to start a new bar to early  , it took some getting used to . anyway thank you truly !!!!!!!!!!
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06-22-2006, 11:55 AM
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Yeah, so what?
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Oh man I´ve always loved this song!  You did a great job on it, lovely piece! Just one thing, but it may be my speakers, I´m not sure, the mix sounded slightly clippy-treblish, but man, other than that, the guitar playing was VERY tasty! Another 5 here
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06-22-2006, 02:27 PM
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Backup Artist
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Not many pieces make me close my eyes. Beautiful, beautiful sound... 
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06-22-2006, 03:57 PM
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Hey thats pretty damn sweet sounding BP. Atmospheric sounding would work. Crisp and clean. Very nice job.
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06-24-2006, 05:52 AM
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Famous Artist
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I don't know the original tune, but this was wonderfully done mix and the guitar had alot of feeling. I always check out your posts and have never been disappointed.
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