Frank Zappa: Apostrophe / Over-Nite Sensation

Frank Zappa: Apostrophe / Over-Nite Sensation

Frank Zappa: Apostrophe / Over-Nite Sensation
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Actor: Frank Zappa
Brand: RED DISTRIBUTION
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Best of, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 97 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-05-01
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Eagle Rock Ent

Movie Reviews of Frank Zappa: Apostrophe / Over-Nite Sensation

Movie Review: Zappa at his best
Summary: 5 Stars

This is a fabulous overview of two of Frank Zappa's best albums. It offers interesting insights into the songs. There are interviews with family members and band members that detail Zappa's time and effort that he put into the music as a composer, arranger, performer and producer. All dedicated fans will enjoy this dvd. It also shows Dweezil's deep love for his father(he is always shown playing his dad's guitar)and this makes it a fine tribute to his dad. I like Dweezil's comments on each track of the albums, very insightful. Who knew Tina Turner sang backing vocals on some of the songs? Excellant DVD.

Summary of Frank Zappa: Apostrophe / Over-Nite Sensation

This DVD focuses on Zappa's early 70s albums Overnight Sensation (1973) and Apostrophy (') (1974). Together they encapsulate Zappa's extraordinary musical diversity and were also the 2 most commercially successful albums that he released in his prolific career. Included are interviews musical demonstrations rare archive & home movie footage plus live performances to tell the story behind the conception and recording of these groundbreaking albums. Extras include additional interviews and demonstrations not included in the broadcast version 2 full performances from the Roxy in 1973 and Saturday Night Live in 1976 and new full live performance done specially for this DVD.Song Titles:Dinah-Moe Humm (excerpt) I'm the Slime (excerpt) Montana (excerpt) St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast (excerpt) Dirty Love (excerpt) Cosmic Debris (excerpt) Stink-Foot (excerpt) Montana I'm the Slime.System Requirements:Running Time: 98 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: MUSIC DVD/CONCERTS Rating: NR UPC: 801213012398 Manufacturer No: EV30123-9
History will show that Frank Zappa (1940-1993) was one of the greatest American composers of the 20th century in any musical form, and this superb episode of the Classic Albums series offers ample proof of Zappa's genius. As Zappa's reverent son and musical heir Dweezil Zappa rightly points out, Over-Nite Sensation (1973) and Apostrophe (') (1974) are the albums that epitomize Zappa's masterful jazz/rock fusion, virtually defining a unique musical genre that can only be called "Zappa." The recording of both albums is chronicled here not simply because they best represent the dazzling complexity of Zappa's music, but also because they were recorded simultaneously in a burst of creativity, proving beyond any doubt that Zappa was more than simply a mischievous provocateur. While the world may know Zappa from his mainstream novelty hit "Valley Girl" (with daughter Moon on vocals), any devoted Zappaphile will tell you that this is the real Zappa, in full musical bloom, working miracles in the studio with The Mothers of Invention and a stellar variety of topnotch musicians who cite their time with Zappa as the most rewarding period of their careers.

The Classic Albums series strives to be definitive, and this must-have DVD is fully authorized in the scope of its coverage. With complete cooperation and participation from the remaining Zappa family (sons Dweezil and Ahmet, daughter Moon, and widow Gail are all extensively interviewed) and additional interviews with Billy Bob Thornton, Alice Cooper, guitarist Steve Vai, veteran Rolling Stone critic David Fricke, and many of Zappa's closest associates and collaborators, this 97-minute documentary is packed with highlights and fascinating revelations, like the pristine precision of Zappa's hand-written compositions, Zappa's childhood fascination with the compositions of Edgard Var?se, and his diligent, prolific, and disciplined, drug-free approach to recording and touring. Zappa's studio process is amazingly revealed when Dweezil and Zappa "Vaultmeister" Joe Travers sit down at a mixing table to analyze the master tapes of classic Zappa tracks like the hilariously controversial "Dyna-Moe Humm." In addition to vintage archival clips of Zappa discussing his music and career, and home movies of Zappa's band on tour during the mid-1970s, this DVD also includes the complete video of Zappa performing "I'm the Slime" on Saturday Night Live in 1976, live footage of a 1973 performance of "Montana," and a new performance of "Camarillo Brillo" by Dweezil's tribute band, Zappa Plays Zappa (with Dweezil playing one of his father's favorite Gibson guitars). Bonus features also include a Travers-hosted trip into the massive Zappa archives, and further deconstruction of Zappa tracks "Dirty Love" and "Nanook Rubs It." If you're a casual Zappa fan, this DVD will turn you into a passionate convert. For those who've loved Zappa all along, it's a little bit of heaven here on Earth. --Jeff Shannon

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