Zappa: The Tonight Show 1963 1993
The Tonight Show 1963 is a crystal-ball of what he already was. At 22 he demonstrates that his psychic is not a later accretion but a previous manifestation. In his toolkit he wields zany from Bicycle to Synclavier while merging intellect, imagination and humor to evolve a distinct genre – Zappa.
He makes no apologies for narratives that morph vulgar from classical to rubato spliced with paranoia and exclamatory interruptions in between. He decries recognition but is inducted posthumously into a Rock & Roll Hall with a Grammy a Bust and a 'Frank Zappa Day' in the equation.
To surmise, the Mozart of the 20th took the condescending alec out of The Tonight Show in 1963 and left the same platform placid 30 years later.
Words - Tommy Peters
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