Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-286), discography (pages 277-283), videography (page 287), web resources (pages 286-287), and index
Contents:
"Who I am not" : Frank Zappa's origins All good music : Zappa's musical influences A day that will live in infamy : Mother's Day 1965 Unemployable : the Mothers of Invention Noodling : Zappa and the jazz influence Beefheart vs. Zappa : a clash of icons Mr. Dad, Frank Zappa : the artist as parent No dope-heads : Zappa's drug-free zone Welcome to the machine : Zappa and the record business Liking the sound of his own voice : choice quotations Zappa and his fans : cultivated audience Send-ups : Zappa lampoons the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and Michael Jackson Today's lesson : does humor belong in music? The recordings : a curated look at the Zappa collection Bootlegs : Zappa and the power of ownership The gift that keeps on giving : Zappa's archives and the UMRK Modern sounds : Zappa goes digital A man's man : what women think about Zappa's music A guitarist's guitar player : Zappa as instrumentalist We'll fix it in post : overdubs galore On the road : opening acts get a shot The Woodstock Festival without Zappa : the Mothers make other plans Best to prepare : auditioning for Frank Zappa Playing Zappa's music : insights from his musicians Annus horribillis : 1988 Music theories : Zappa's "conceptual continuity" Not a place to stay : 200 motels Steal this video : Frank Zappa's visual productions A medium with his message : selected TV appearances User discretion advised : Zappa and the politics of censorship Yearbook signing : Zappa alumni Father and son : Zappa's legacy, part 1 Cover bands : Zappa's legacy, part 2
