Zappa Plays Zappa - Anaheim

[Copernicus]

Probably not many FZ and Mothers fans around 2+2, but for those tasteful few you should check out ZPZ next time through your area. The last US show for a while is LA tonight, 8/23.

Dweezil spent a couple of years studying his father's music and improving his guitar playing and the results are outstanding. While his voice is nothing like FZ's (and he wisely doesnt try to affect it) his guitar playing is so close that when he plays a "duet" with FZ on video, if you close your eyes its hard to tell who is who.

The set list is heavy on FZ's bluesier side, with a couple of doses of orchestral/improv pieces. Ray White, one of the Mothers best touring vocalists, is still very strong and plays solid guitar sharing some leads with DZ.

Standouts were "Cozmik Debris", with video of Frank singing and playing with the live band "backing him up" and then DZ finishing it up on lead and "Indiana Enema Bandit", which I had never heard live before, was awesome.

The band was definitely up to the very difficult arrangements, and the only real miscues were during the sound check.

A highlight of the summer, along with Roger Waters, and, hopefully, Velvet Revolver next month.