Frank Zappa...The Torture Never Stops! DVD release!

Way back in my hippie daze, I tripped the-magical-fantastic to the remarkable musical strains of Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, and Jeff Beck.

In fact - I vividly recall scaling the walls of a downtown concert hall in Toronto (alongside two-dozen-or-so other delirious yahoos) way back in the heady sixties - in a bold-faced attempt to crash a sold-out concert for Zep that was the hottest psychedelic ticket of the day!

SOL!

Those roadies were a posse of tough dedicated dudes to get by, eh?

Groupies can attest to that fact.

Just ask Cherry Vanilla, dudes!

Meanwhile, heads in San Francisco - and elsewhere in communes around the country - were grooving on the unique sounds (and zany antics) of legendary Frank Zappa.

Now - my friends at Eagle Rock Entertainment have informed me - that they are releasing a DVD this week featuring Zappa's celebrated Halloween concerts which were the rage of the day (held at the infamous Palladium in 1981).

"The Torture Never Stops” was created in its entirety by the mad musical man - Zappa himself - from an original concert production which were live! and intended for broadcast as 1 of 3 Television Specials.

"You Are What You Is" and "Dumb All Over" - the two other specials in the series - actually aired previously and are shorter in length that "Torture".

Halloween was Frank Zappa’s favorite holiday, and New York was the site of Frank Zappa Halloween concerts for years, as die-hard fans will fondly recall (in spite of drug-induced stupors that may have enhanced them).

In fact, all Zappa shows were unique experiences featuring the legendary musician on guitar and baton, as he led his band on wild flights of improvisation throughout remarkable unforgettable performances on stage.

“The Torture Never Stops” DVD Collection (just released) now cements Zappa’s reputation as one of the most innovative and challenging composers and performers of the 20th century.

Line-up

Frank Zappa (guitar, vocal); Ray White (vocal, guitar); Tommy Mars (keyboards, vocal); Scott Thunes (bass, vocal); Chad Wackerman (drums); Ed Mann (percussion, vocal); Bobby Martin (keyboard, sax, vocal), Steve Vai (guitar, vocal)

TRACKLISTING

1) Black Napkins; (2) Montana; (3) Easy Meat; (4) Beauty Knows No Pain; (5) Charlie’s Enormous Mouth; (6) Fine Girl; (7) Teen-Age Wind; (8) Harder Than Your Husband; (9) Bamboozled By Love; 910) We’re Turning Again; (11) Alien Orifice; (12) Flakes; (13) Broken Hearts Are For Assholes; (14) You Are What You Is; (15) Mudd Club; (16) The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing; (17) Dumb All Over; (18) Heavenly Bank Account; (19) Suicide Chump; (20) Jumbo Go Away; (21) Stevie’s Spanking; (22) The Torture Never Stops; (23) Strictly Genteel; (24) The Illinois Enema Bandit.

Additional performances & Bonuses

*Teen-Age Prostitute (live)
*City Of Tiny Lites (live)
*You Are What You Is
*Discography
*DVDography
*Liner Notes
*Photo Gallery

Enjoy, eh?





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Cher...pulling a Streisand with Rock 'n Roll Hall of fame!

Cher is trying to pull a Barbra Streisand!

In a recent Vanity Fair interview, the POP DIVA - with the scary plastic demeanour - is whining about the fact that she & Sonnny were never bestowed with the prestigeous honor of being inducted into the legendary "Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame" - in spite of the fact they wailed away and topped the heady pop charts for a string of rag-tag decades.

For years, Streisand moaned and groaned about being passed over for a Best Director Award (Oscar), because of sexist attitudes she alleged ran rife in an old boy's network that predominated in the whiskey-soaked boardrooms (and notorious bedrooms) of the elite power-brokers of Hollywood.

Finally, the coveted Golden Statuette bowed down to Bab's pu**y - at which point - second-hand rose trotted on down the yellow-brick-road to dedicate herself to worthy charitable causes.

Amen!

Cher has now taken up a similar self-serving ballsy cause - in a bold-faced effort to twist a few guitars - with the ultimate aim of landing herself in the illustrious halls of show-biz Rock 'n Hall Fame.

But, Ms. Pop Icon of yesteryear, overlooked one glaring fact.

The prestigious award goes to a rock 'n roll artist deserving of the honor.

Cher (& Sonny) - though a novelty act that entertained weekly to top ratings on the old boob tube - didn't come close to attaining the lofty achievements that are a prerequisite to rock infamey!

"Sonny was a good writer. And, no one was doing anything like we were at that time," Cher wailed to one interviewer at the slick glossy fashion mag.

Nope!

Can't recall anyone else belting out a pop tune attired in a bearskin vest with a gaggle of baubles to boot.

Just maybe, Cher deserves the Bump & Grind Award of Shame, eh?

News at 11!



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