With Universal reissuing remastered versions of Frank Zappa’s enormous catalogue, Gary Steel takes up the challenge of reviewing all of FZ’s genius album creations, one by one, and giving them a unique ‘Zappa Rating’. Today’s selection: Lumpy Gravy.
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Frank Zappa/The Mothers Of Invention – Absolutely Free (Zappa Records/Universal)
With Universal reissuing remastered versions of Frank Zappa’s enormous catalogue, Gary Steel takes up the challenge of reviewing all of FZ’s genius album creations, one by one, and giving them a unique ‘Zappa Rating’. Today’s selection: the chaotic brilliance of Absolutely Free.
Frank Zappa/The Mothers Of Invention – Freak Out! (Zappa Records/Universal) CD REVIEW
With Universal reissuing remastered versions of Frank Zappa’s enormous catalogue, Gary Steel takes up the challenge of reviewing all of FZ’s genius album creations, one by one, and giving them a unique ‘Zappa Rating’. Today’s selection: the influential debut, Freak Out!
Datsuns Death Rattle Prolonged
Those hard rockers from Cambridge are on their death rattle tour roll.
Plank Spanker Supreme
Gary Steel converses with Steve Vai.
Trinity Roots – Music Is Choice (Rhythmethod) CD/DVD REVIEW
“A confusion of reggae and rock that makes you feel a bit ill, as if you’ve had too much to drink and smoke and got too much sun at an outdoor festival, and it’s three o’clock in the morning and you desperately need sleep but the sub-bass keeps on knocking at your ribcage and propelling burning stomach acids into your throat.”
Killing Joke, The Studio, Auckland, Thursday June 13 LIVE REVIEW
Gary Steel did not expect to have to watch television at the Killing Joke gig.
Requiem For Wellington Rock
Gary Steel’s enormous 1986 article on the dismal Wellington rock scene.