Redouter tant ce qui est anormal n'est pas un trait de caractère uniquement propre aux Américains, mais ceux-ci semblent toutefois exprimer leurs craintes de façon plus véhémente.

Automatic translation: Being so fearful of what is abnormal is not a character trait unique to Americans, but Americans seem to express their fears more vehemently.

Source: Fulvio Fiore

Redouter tant ce qui est anormal n'est pas un trait de caractère uniquement propre aux Américains, mais ceux-ci semblent toutefois exprimer leurs craintes de façon plus véhémente.

Automatic translation: Being so fearful of what is abnormal is not a character trait unique to Americans, but Americans seem to express their fears more vehemently. (read more)

Source: Fulvio Fiore

Source: Fulvio Fiore

Best N17 Special Amougies - december 1969 (french)
Zappa at Amougies. Best/17 French magazine cover

Source: cosmikd @ zappateers

Automatic translation: AZ discs have been around for five years. Taking advantage of the M.I.D.E.M. 1970 and the meeting of all the international show business, Roger Créange and Lucien Morisse organized a reception, worthy of the name, at the Byblos in Saint-Tropez.
The Shocking Blue, Vik Upshaw and the Crazy Horse Saloon, Gérard Palaprat and Eliana Pitmann, Brazilian singer (eight journalists from Brazil had come!) Took part in this triumphant evening. (read more)

Source: Fulvio Fiore

Automatic translation: Last album recorded by the Mothers before their separation, jazz, rock, pop and instrumental research are still closely linked. (read more)

Source: Fulvio Fiore

Source: Fulvio Fiore

Source: Fulvio Fiore

FRANK ZAPPA
« Chunga's revenge » (Réf. amér. Bizarre 2 030)
Après « Hot Rats » qui était déjà une montagne, on pouvait se demander quel serait le nouveau L.P. de Zappa et sa clique. Meilleur, non, aussi bon, certainement. Doté d'un don de composition qui est devenu un art chez lui, F. Zappa s'affirme de L.P. en L.P. comme un des plus grands guitaristes de notre temps. Exécuté par une brochette de musiciens confirmés, « Chunga's Revenge » est un disque à ne pas manquer d'écouter. Personnel : Frank Zappa (guitare), Max Bennett (basse), Ian Underwood (orgue, piano électrique. alto, sax avec wah wah, guitare, orgue), Jeff Simmons (basse), George Duke (trombone, piano électrique), Sugar Cane Harris (orgue), John Guerin (batterie), Aynsley Dunbar (batterie). Titres à retenir : « Road Ladies », « The Nancy & Mary Music », « Tell me you love me », « Chunga's Revenge ».

After “Hot Rats” which was already a mountain, one could wonder what would be the new L.P. of Zappa and his clique. Better, no, also good, certainly. Endowed with a gift of composition which has become an art for him, F. Zappa asserts himself from L.P. to L.P. as one of the greatest guitarists of our time. Performed by a bunch of confirmed musicians, "Chunga's Revenge" is a record not to be missed. Staff: Frank Zappa (guitar), Max Bennett (bass), Ian Underwood (organ, electric piano, viola, sax with wah wah, guitar, organ), Jeff Simmons (bass), George Duke (trombone, electric piano), Sugar Cane Harris (organ), John Guerin (drums), Aynsley Dunbar (drums). Titles to remember: "Road Ladies", "The Nancy & Mary Music", "Tell me you love me", "Chunga's Revenge".

Source: Fulvio Fiore

Source: Fulvio Fiore

Automatic translation:
Pierre Jahiel: You stayed in a rather expensive hotel compared to the last time, didn't you?
Frank Zappa: Yeah, great luxury. Anyway, it is not me who chooses the hotels in which I stay. It's the ransom of glory, what do you want ... In addition, as it's all I see of France with the airport and the concert hall (not to mention the Eiffel Tower), as much as that leaves a pleasant impression on me, doesn't it? The first hotel I stayed in in France was nice, but you risked going upstairs every time you took a step. Also their coffee was not that great. (read more)

Source: slime.oofytv.set

Automatic translation:
Mother's Day - An overview of the Amazing World of Zappa and the Mothers. It may be absurd, but musically worked down to the smallest detail. We always laugh about it, but we can also look for something deeper without the risk of being disappointed. Zappa is at its peak there.
The Worst of The Mothers - A compilation of the hardest tracks, but also the funniest. The Mothers in all their glory, or in all their horror, depends on taste. It also depends on your level in English.

Source: Fulvio Fiore

Automatic translation: The Zappa movie soundtrack is finally in our walls. At a time when everyone is trying, following the example of "Tommy the incomparable", to make his little opera, Zappa is making a film. (read more)

Source: Fulvio Fiore

[2] Automatic translation: Two curious types come a few days apart to take a tour of the great European theaters. Both Americans, they played and sang in front of the large crowds of the old continent, accompanied by their whole band. Russell, with the Shelter People, Zappa, with the Mothers. What is more, each, in its wake, has lifted the veil on a long awaited film. "Mad dogs and Englishmen" by Pierre Adidge and "200 Motels" by Frank Zappa are inspired by a common theme: the particular universe of rock band tours in the USA. In very different styles, even opposed, they manage to make certain realities better felt, while distilling the most interesting music. (read more)

Source: Fulvio Fiore

Automatic translation: On Saturday 4 December, the small town of Montreux (20,000 inhabitants) is elevated to the rank of major European centers which host the tour of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. The doors of the Casino are opening soon, but it will be for the last time. (read more)

Source: Fulvio Fiore

Source: Fulvio Fiore

Automatic translation: The Mothers in public in Los Angeles last August. Difficult to approach if you do not understand the American, because dialogues, jokes, sketches, parodies abound. (read more)

Source: Fulvio Fiore

Automatic translation: [...] The other side recorded at the Fillmore last year, delivers, in public, the unexpected success of the meeting John & Yoko, Zappa & Mothers. The jam begins, as often, timidly, with the interpretation of an old trick well known by all, “Well (Baby please don't go)”; then, gradually, an understanding develops which culminates in a marvelous delirium, at the crossroads of the two styles. All this gives a double album of great richness, a fairly faithful portrait of the main characters of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. “Sometime in New York city”. although with less musicality than "Imagine", and even more precision than in the "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band", marks a higher step in the decisive journey of the unique John Lennon.

Source: Fulvio Fiore

Automatic translation: Recorded at the same time as "Hot rats", this disc appears a little less successful than this one. Much more "free" or more messy - it's as you want - it does nothing to Zappa's work. (read more)

Source: Fulvio Fiore

[1] Automatic translation: No rock band could have really done well after Beck, so it was a good thing that next came Zappa and his large twenty-member electric orchestra. Hardly any comparison to be made, Zappa and Beck being on radically different musical trips, and the only thing they have ever had in common is that they both had, at different times, Aynsley Dunbar as a drummer. (read more)

Source: Fulvio Fiore

Automatic translation: We expected a lot (too much) from Alice Cooper, we weren't expecting anything very special from Leech & Eddie. Rather than the unsurprising confirmation provided by Alice, we will finally remember from this concert the exciting discovery of these “fluorescents”. (read more)

In the article "100 albums for the ideal disc collection", Hot Rats is #48:
Automatic translation: However, in the United States, not everyone is fascinated by the West Coast and its flowers. Frank Zappa for example who, with his Mothers of Invention, prefers not to be fooled and plays the irony and parody card to the full. Zappa is a fairly above average musician, coupled with an excellent guitarist. After having dissolved the Mothers of Invention, he will record with several great instrumentalists, including the French violinist Jean-Luc Ponty.

Source: Fulvio Fiore

Automatic translation: This disc is a production of Frank Zappa and the latter even participated in the arrangement of two of the pieces. In Ruben and the Jets, we find two former musicians of Frank Zappa. The latter has always declared his passion for American music of the 50s and recognized this influence on his music, this disc is the confirmation. (read more)

Source: Fulvio Fiore

Automatic translation: We thought Zappa was definitely lost in experiences as hermetic as boring as evidenced by his last album "Grand Wazoo", fortunately, "Over-nite sensation" indicates his return to a less pretentious musical formula. (read more)

Source: Fulvio Fiore

Beefheart returns somewhat changed...

Source: Fulvio Fiore

September 27 concert review.

Source: cdandlp.com

February 2.-3. Paris concerts review and short interview. Plus Zappa/Patti Smith poster.

Automatic translation:
First the meeting with Eddie Jobson, who initially played with Roxy Music:
“ Well, I think it was in LA, yeah, that's right, and Roxy Music was opening for The Mothers. After the concert, Eddie came to my dressing room and asked me if I was interested in taking him with me. I hadn't decided to split up the Mothers yet, but I didn't say no to him, and we stayed in touch. I think he already knew Roxy was going to split ." (read more)

Source: Fulvio Fiore

According to the index on page 70 other Best issues featuring Zappa are: #42, #93, #104 (article & poster).

Pavillon de Paris concert review

Source: Fulvio Fiore

Automatic translation: In December 1976, 27,000 New Yorkers dealt with Frank Zappa and his cronies; “the nicest people we've ever played for” says Zappa on this splendid cover; we want to believe it, given the quality of the show offered to them. A Zappa who after fifteen years of career still allows himself to innovate, to play with sounds, words, spirits. Ours sits on a deckchair and never tires of watching the images that pass by under its third eye. (read more)

Source: Fulvio Fiore

Automatic translation: I just received your latest album, I listened to it several times and I immediately ask you the question that burns my lips: “Are you kidding us? ". You know I'm a fan ready to forgive you a lot of things but you're really kidding. The cover first, not an indication, nothing, not a single musician's name. Has your ego reached such heights that you can't bear to see names other than yours on your records? (read more)

Source: Fulvio Fiore

Faits divers
Ce matin, alors qu'il sortait ses poubelles à la suite d'un grand nettoyage, le sieur Zappa Frank fut accosté par un envoyé de la Warner lui rappelant qu'il devait encore un peu de vinyl à la célèbre compagnie de nettoyage: Monsieur Zappa fouilla alors quelque temps dans ses immondices avant de lui remettre une fausse couche de sa confection du nom de " Sleep dirt ". Espérons que monsieur Zappa en aura bientôt fini avec ce contrat qu'il abhorre-exècre-peut plus voir-brûle tous Ies soirs-maudit car nous en avons assez de voir ses détritus encombrer nos platines. Na et hargne de nana.

Source: Fulvio Fiore

Sheik Yerbouti review and interview with Frank in France.

Source: Fulvio Fiore

Automatic translation: Zappa has always pissed me off. I've always hoped that one day he'll admit that he takes himself seriously, and that by this admission he'll let out a serious record, a work that stands up, something HOMOGENEOUS, whatever his trip at the time. (read more)

Source: Fulvio Fiore

Automatic translation: This double album follows the first part of "Joe's Garage" released in October. Let us recall the delicious concept: the President of the USA decreed that music was the satanic responsible for the ills of his beautiful country, so he had decided to ban it in all its forms. (read more)

Source: Fulvio Fiore

Automatic translation: Frank Zappa has a whole new look: he has his brown hair cut like a communicant, he looks like he's twenty Zappa; that day, he had on a bright red suit and a terrifying bodyguard who now never leaves him. Frankie's brand new bag doesn't contain Mashed Potatoes or Alligators, it contains a movie, in color and all the right stuff, a three hour movie: “Baby Snakes”. Well I tell you as it comes to me, the only reason I didn't pass out, is for you my darlings; to be able to summarize it for you: here it is. (read more)

Source: Fulvio Fiore

Source: Fulvio Fiore

Zappa nous a quitté, son oeuvre reste. (Zappa has left us, his work remains.)