Zappa Plays Zappa
by pierrre & francois lamoureux
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Actor: Dweezil ZappaDirector: pierrre & francois lamoureux
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, PAL
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 205 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-04-29
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Razor & Tie
Movie Reviews of Zappa Plays Zappa
Movie Review: One of the best concert DVD's of all time
Summary: 5 Stars
Everything is fantastic about this DVD set. The performance, the song selection, the video, the filming, the editing and the audio. It is one of the best jam bands I have heard.
I WAS AFRAID TO BUY THIS. I thought it was going to be just another crappy tribute band type concert. And I though it was going to be another one of these cheaply filmed and edited DVD's (like the ones by Dave Matthews or Roxie Music, with constant cuts and zooming in and out).
I WAS AMAZED AT HOW GOOD THIS WAS. It is Dweezil Zappa playing his father's songs, but he makes them his own. The band is really into it. There is just some fantastic jamming throughout. There are some amazing guitar solos by Zappa and Steve Vai.
This product comes in many different flavors. There is a one disc CD. There is a 2 disc CD. There is this 2 disc DVD. There is also a 3 CD and 3 DVD combination (maybe the best one to get because you can listen to the whole thing in your car, without having to first use your computer to rip the audio). It is my only complaint about this. I almost bought the single CD because I didn't know that there were more options available.
This is a three and a half hour concert that professionally filmed. A great job was done in the filming and the editing. The camera is focused on the right person at the right time.
The band is the Zappa Plays Zappa band. They are currently touring (2009). Once I saw this DVD, I really wanted to see the show, but it sold out quickly here in Santa Cruz.
For this concert, there are 3 guest stars. Napoleon Murphy Broch plays during the whole concert. He is like the second star, doing most of the singing and playing sax and flute. (makes me wonder what the singing is like when he is not a guest). Terry Bozzio plays on a number tracks half way through the show. He sings on many of the songs he used to sing when he has with Frank Zappa. And Steve Vai is there for about the last third of the concert.
The extras on the DVD are one song (Cheepnis) from another show and an interview with the Dweeze.
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