Frank Zappa: San Ber'dino (feat. Adrian Belew)

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[ProfessorGAC]

1. You Had Me At Adrian Belew

Big fan of his.
Who's playing the bass? Guy is a monster.

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2. Patrick O'Hearn

Yes, he is just ridiculous. Glad you enjoyed it!

[ProfessorGAC]

4. Well, That Explains It

I loved him in Missing Persons, though most of that was synths.

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5. Yes, O'Hearn went on to a career as a solo artist

doing ambient, New Agey stuff with lots of synth pads — not really my cup of tea for the most part, but he’s certainly a very talented musician.

[JoseBalow]

3. Awesome!

Is this off of Baby Snakes? The shout out to Potato-Headed Bobby was the cherry on top!

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6. Originally on One Size Fits All (1975)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Size_Fits_All_(Frank_Zappa_album)

The original recording (which has a significantly slower tempo) features Johnny “Guitar” Watson on the vocal, as well as Captain Beefheart on harmonica. Here, after giving us an eccentrically virtuosic guitar solo, Belew then proceeds to carry the whole band on his bony shoulders. He mimics the sound and feel of Watson’s vocal on the record nicely, a big part of what makes this such a smoking song and performance. In this video, he’s working himself into some kind of frenzied trance, which is simultaneously hilarious, inspiring, and funky as all getout. “Not talkin’ ‘bout, not talkin’ ‘bout, uh-uh…” Great stuff.

Glad you enjoyed it! And I hope you don’t have a head like a potato, but if you do, well, that’s a few extra eyes.