Frank Zappa - Trance-Fusion
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Free Music Review: Excellent
Hit: 4 Stars
If you listen in order to the three Zappa guitar sets, Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar, Guitar (2 Cd) and this, you'll hear Zappa's axe playing getting denser and denser as the 1970s went into the 80s.
Trans-Fusion is mostly mid-1980s solos, and contains the master's best work on the six-string. It is like he is litterally trying to orchestrate the music with his playing.
His guitar work is layers and layers and layers. Zappa does not rest for even half a bar. At times it sounds like two or three players are working at once--even his trasitions between notes and phrases pack amazing sounds if not music.
Zappa's guitar playing improved through his career, and these late solo's are an example in structural density--thick as beems holding up a bridge.
And also rock.
Free Music Review: Compliments the previous guitar solo albums
Hit: 4 Stars
If you have Shut Up @ Play Your Guitar and Guitar you might as well purchase this one. All selections are superbly recorded. Most extracts are from the '84 and '88 tours, however, there are a couple from different tours. As always the band line-up is magnificent and they form a solid base for F.Z. to carry the listener to the stratosphere. I wouldn t call this cd a must for die-hards only. If you like guitar and improv you should check it out. I mean the Inca Roads solos number 3 on this cd and they are all different. I believe that F.Z. got more technical as he aged. It seemed to me as though there might have been more aggressive playing on the SU@PYG cd. However, I like the mood of this cd. Any new F.Z. is a welecomed addition to my collection. Even though you could have purchased this years ago through imports and ebay it is nice to see it commercially released. Not a bad price either. Music Review: Guitar 3Hit: 4 Stars Why it takes these guys 13 years to release something this good that was actually produced by Frank is hard to figure. I think we know who the businessman was in the family. Excellent material here, with even not-so-egotistical liner notes. Mostly from 84 & 88 bands. A good addition to the ouevre.
Free Music Review: Not too bad
Hit: 4 Stars
I generally disliked Frank's classical type music....too used to the Mothers of Invention. But, this effort sort of bridges the gap between the two. And, I admit, I'm growing more tolerant in my old age.Free Music Review: Ladies and Gentlemen,... the insrument known as the guitar.
Hit: 3 Stars
Frank Zappa is known to be one of the greatest artists ever in terms of originality, diversity and skill. While this album most certainly demonstrates the skill aspect to Zappa's music, one who doesn't like instrumental music, or one who enjoys a varying sound on an album should consider one of his other releases, for this album focuses profoundly on the guitar. Composed of various live performances throughout the 1970s and 1980s, this album is nothing but long and eccentric guitar solos. While the first half of the album blows you away, the second half feels like a deja vu and unfortunately, this album is pretty repetitive. It is a great listen and a worthy collection of music, but it gets old fast...