xilddx Posted August 16, 2010 Posted August 16, 2010 [url="http://www.roundhouse.org.uk/whats-on/productions/an-audience-with-scott-thunes-jeff-simmons"]http://www.roundhouse.org.uk/whats-on/prod...es-jeff-simmons[/url] £5 per ticket! Quote
BottomEndian Posted August 16, 2010 Posted August 16, 2010 Intriguing... and, as usual, at the wrong end of the country. I thought he'd hung up his instruments long ago? Quote
KevB Posted August 16, 2010 Posted August 16, 2010 It says £10 per ticket on the link incidentally. Quote
xilddx Posted August 16, 2010 Author Posted August 16, 2010 [quote name='KevB' post='926342' date='Aug 16 2010, 12:21 PM']It says £10 per ticket on the link incidentally.[/quote] It's wrong, as are some of their other ticket prices. Click the "book now" link for the real prices. Quote
51m0n Posted August 16, 2010 Posted August 16, 2010 ooooohhhh the whole thing (70th birthday celebration) looks awesome! Cheers!! Quote
xilddx Posted August 17, 2010 Author Posted August 17, 2010 [quote name='Heathy' post='927050' date='Aug 16 2010, 11:07 PM']Got my tickets for the 6th - Can't wait![/quote] I'm going to the ZPZ gig and the audience with Scott the next day, I can't wait either! Mrs silddx is going to both too, and even wants me to play her a selection from Zappa's catalogue and wants to read the Scott Thunes interview in In Cold Sweat, in preparation for her attendance at the events. This is a rather remarkable turnaround She's always hated Zappa's music. Quote
BottomEndian Posted August 17, 2010 Posted August 17, 2010 [quote name='silddx' post='927272' date='Aug 17 2010, 10:13 AM']...even wants me to play her a selection from Zappa's catalogue...[/quote] Which albums have you got planned? Quote
51m0n Posted August 17, 2010 Posted August 17, 2010 [quote name='silddx' post='927272' date='Aug 17 2010, 10:13 AM']I'm going to the ZPZ gig and the audience with Scott the next day, I can't wait either! Mrs silddx is going to both too, and even wants me to play her a selection from Zappa's catalogue and wants to read the Scott Thunes interview in In Cold Sweat, in preparation for her attendance at the events. This is a rather remarkable turnaround She's always hated Zappa's music.[/quote] Saw ZPZ at the Brighton Centre with Plux, you are in for a hell of a treat mate! Best guitar sound I've ever heard live, really incredible, and a fantastic band, keep you eyes on the sax player, she's ace! Quote
xilddx Posted August 17, 2010 Author Posted August 17, 2010 [quote name='51m0n' post='927279' date='Aug 17 2010, 10:19 AM']Saw ZPZ at the Brighton Centre with Plux, you are in for a hell of a treat mate! Best guitar sound I've ever heard live, really incredible, and a fantastic band, keep you eyes on the sax player, she's ace![/quote] Thanks mate! Quote
xilddx Posted August 17, 2010 Author Posted August 17, 2010 [quote name='BottomEndian' post='927276' date='Aug 17 2010, 10:15 AM']Which albums have you got planned?[/quote] Anyone's guess at the moment. But probably a track or two from each of .. Cruisin' With Ruben and The Jets Apostrophe Live in New York Roxy & Elsewhere Tinseltown Rebellion Sheik Yerbouti London Symphony Orchestra You Are What You Is Them or Us TBBYNHIYL Make a Jazz Noise Here And a few tracks from Does Humour Belong in Music so she can see his band in action. Any other suggestions? I want to demonstrate the evolution of his catalogue but mostly the diversity, without making her feel like her brain's been pushed through mush (as the Baron Harkonnen would say). Quote
xilddx Posted August 17, 2010 Author Posted August 17, 2010 [quote name='ElCapitan' post='927336' date='Aug 17 2010, 11:01 AM']What sort of surname is Thunes? c***.[/quote] Hello Steve, Do you know how to pronounce it? Quote
ElCapitan Posted August 17, 2010 Posted August 17, 2010 [quote name='silddx' post='927351' date='Aug 17 2010, 10:11 AM']Hello Steve, Do you know how to pronounce it?[/quote] no. how? Quote
BottomEndian Posted August 17, 2010 Posted August 17, 2010 [quote name='silddx' post='927333' date='Aug 17 2010, 10:59 AM']Cruisin' With Ruben and The Jets[/quote] Well, that'll lull her into a false sense of security! Good starting point. And probably wise to miss out the first few Mothers albums. IMO, [i]One Size Fits All[/i] is a good starting point. [i]Zoot Allures[/i] is also very accessible, but the material's not his best IMO. Mrs Endian will [b]almost[/b] listen to both of those. (I also think [i]Bongo Fury[/i] grooves like a bastard (in a very, very good way), but I know I'm almost alone in that respect.) Also, [i]Ship Arriving Too Late...[/i], but probably leaving out "Drowning Witch" until she's feelin' the Zappa-groove. Hell, why not sit down for a couple of hours with [i]Joe's Garage[/i]? A storyline to follow, genuinely funny and some serious tunes on there. Quote
xilddx Posted August 17, 2010 Author Posted August 17, 2010 [quote name='BottomEndian' post='927360' date='Aug 17 2010, 11:19 AM']Well, that'll lull her into a false sense of security! Good starting point. And probably wise to miss out the first few Mothers albums. IMO, [i]One Size Fits All[/i] is a good starting point. [i]Zoot Allures[/i] is also very accessible, but the material's not his best IMO. Mrs Endian will [b]almost[/b] listen to both of those. (I also think [i]Bongo Fury[/i] grooves like a bastard (in a very, very good way), but I know I'm almost alone in that respect.) Also, [i]Ship Arriving Too Late...[/i], but probably leaving out "Drowning Witch" until she's feelin' the Zappa-groove. Hell, why not sit down for a couple of hours with [i]Joe's Garage[/i]? A storyline to follow, genuinely funny and some serious tunes on there.[/quote] She'll like Ruben Ahh, Zoot Allures (the track) is what I will show her from the Does Humour Belong in Music vid. One size is a great album but it's too similar to The Grand Wazoo which she can't stand. She likes Valley Girl and The Blue Light. Quote
BottomEndian Posted August 17, 2010 Posted August 17, 2010 [quote name='silddx' post='927388' date='Aug 17 2010, 11:41 AM']She'll like Ruben [/quote] Who doesn't? Quote
Doddy Posted August 17, 2010 Posted August 17, 2010 [quote name='ElCapitan' post='927354' date='Aug 17 2010, 11:16 AM']no. how?[/quote] I believe it's pronounced Too-nis. Quote
xilddx Posted August 17, 2010 Author Posted August 17, 2010 [quote name='ElCapitan' post='927354' date='Aug 17 2010, 11:16 AM']no. how?[/quote] It's pronounced "The average human penis is 6 inches long whereas the average human vagina is 7 inches deep. Given that the world population is about 6.8 billion and 64% of that is adult, that's about 4.5 billion inches of unused vagina, and 5 feet 4 inches of it is posting on basschat at the moment." Quote
Heathy Posted August 17, 2010 Posted August 17, 2010 I would suggest picking out tracks rather than going for a whole album, based on what you think she will relate to the most. Would it be humour, musicianship, a nice tune etc? The first Zappa track I heard was 'The Dangerous Kitchen', and then various tracks on YCDTOSA Vol 3. I was totally blown away by Thunes. This was in 1989 - the year after the last tour - BAH! Quote
Steve Woodcock Posted September 23, 2010 Posted September 23, 2010 If anyone has a spare ticket for the Scott Thunes event could you let me know please? I left it too late to book one... Quote
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