Zappa plays Zappa Roxy & Elsewhere tour..

**happytheman** · 10-16-2013

Caught Dweezil and his band last night... Roxy was wonderful to hear but the second set blew me away... if you are into Franks catalog.. this band does it justice.. saw them a couple years ago and was equally impressed..Dweezil Zappa concert 118.jpg

**Dan Marsh** · 10-16-2013

I am going tonight!

**jglfan** · 10-16-2013

Will be seeing them on Halloween, looking forward to it!

**happytheman** · 10-16-2013

I also might add.. the drummer has an incredible amount of energy!

**tallliman** · 10-16-2013

Was Dummy Up done as an improv or was it word for word?

**happytheman** · 10-16-2013

Originally Posted by tallliman

Was Dummy Up done as an improv or was it word for word?

Word for word (with a bit of improv).. of course Zappa would often make the lyrics relevant to the region / city he was playing in.. thus references to Charlottesville, Roanoke etc. were often strategically placed..

**profusion** · 10-17-2013

I have to confess I gave this tour a pass, even though I've enjoyed ZPZ many times in the past. I'm not big on the "play the whole album in sequence" concept, especially when it comes to a live album that had a lot of improv and on-the-spot creativity going on. ZPZ performs the Roxy-era material wonderfully, but they miss the spontaneity that guys like Napoleon Murphy Brock and George Duke brought.

**FrippWire** · 10-18-2013

I'll be seeing them in Detroit (Royal Oak, MI) on Friday night. Can't wait!!!

**Fractal5** · 10-18-2013

I can't go to this at this time.
I'm still waiting for the official Roxy... Dvd..
And
Son of Roxy dvd

Hopefully they will come out before I die.

**Dave (in MA)** · 10-18-2013

I just can't justify paying Dweezil 10x what I paid his old man for the genuine article, for what Project Object delivers better at a fraction of the price.

**Plasmatopia** · 10-18-2013

What sort of ticket prices are you talking about? The Burlington, VT show is only $30. Seems quite reasonable.

**wilcox660** · 10-18-2013

Originally Posted by Dave (in MA)

I just can't justify paying Dweezil 10x what I paid his old man for the genuine article, for what Project Object delivers better at a fraction of the price.

agreed

**profusion** · 10-18-2013

Project/Object does a much better job of delivering the "eyebrows," but I wouldn't necessarily say they play the Roxy-era music better.

How does the Roxy stuff sound without a percussionist in the band? Ruth's work was a pretty big part of that album.

**happytheman** · 10-19-2013

Originally Posted by Plasmatopia

What sort of ticket prices are you talking about? The Burlington, VT show is only $30. Seems quite reasonable.

We paid $27.. well worth it.. regarding percussionist question above.. a lot admittedly were played on keyboard.. each to their own.. I loved the show.. I knew Roxy material inside and out back when it was first released.. Dweezil's band does it justice..

**profusion** · 10-19-2013

Originally Posted by happytheman

Dweezil's band does it justice..

Good to know. This show is coming to my area early next year, and I'll probably end up going. Hell, I almost don't care what the setlist is, since it's Frank's music and Dweezil's wonderful guitar playing. Absorbing Frank's style and putting his own spin on it has really made Dweezil into a monster player.

**rapidfirerob** · 10-19-2013

They are great and worth every penny. So are The Grandmothers of Invention who are inexpensive to see when they come around.

**Joe F.** · 10-19-2013

Imho, there's plenty of room for P/O, ZPZ, Grandmother's and anyone else that wants to play Zappa's material.

I've seen those three groups and have enjoyed each one for what they bring.

**rapidfirerob** · 10-20-2013

^Joe you are a wise feller!

**Homburg** · 11-13-2013

Anyone else caught Dweezil on this tour?

http://www.zappaplayszappa.com/tourdates.html

**Gladiator1634** · 11-13-2013

Saw one of the tours a few years back at the beacon in NYC. Brought back a flood of memories of seeing the old man. Would highly recommend it's an amazing experience for any true diehard Zappa fan.

**Joe F.** · 11-13-2013

Originally Posted by Homburg

Anyone else caught Dweezil on this tour?

http://www.zappaplayszappa.com/tourdates.html

Going in January.

This will be my 5th time seeing him. Always a good show.

**Plasmatopia** · 11-13-2013

My wife is buying tickets for a February show tomorrow.

**Zeuhlmate** · 11-13-2013

I saw 'Banned from Utopia' saturday and 'The Grandmothers of Invention' this evening !
Both are great, Napoleon and Don Preston was the better entertainement, but 'Banned from Utopia' with Morgan Ågren on drums (and Tom Fowler, Ray White, Ed Mann, a.o. ) was musically more challenging and thus more interesting - they played Black Page as a disco version! I saw Grandmothers in February too, different musicians then, and that worked better than this time IMO.
I think both bands are better that ZPZ, who was scheduled this month too, but got cancelled.

**ronmac** · 11-13-2013

Originally Posted by Zeuhlmate

I saw 'Banned from Utopia' saturday and 'The Grandmothers of Invention' this evening !
Both are great, Napoleon and Don Preston was the better entertainement, but 'Banned from Utopia' with Morgan Ågren on drums (and Tom Fowler, Ray White, Ed Mann, a.o. ) was musically more challenging and thus more interesting - they played Black Page as a disco version! I saw Grandmothers in February too, different musicians then, and that worked better than this time IMO.
I think both bands are better that ZPZ, who was scheduled this month too, but got cancelled.

So, how many FZ-related bands are out there? Project Object is still out there, right?