One more thing

Zappa's Understudy?

I probably should have included Frank Zappa in that last post, almost sacreligious of me to omit him, but, Zappa and I have always had a love/hate relationship.

Shut Up and Play Yer Guitar

Zappa was a brilliant composer and musician, no doubt about that, but Zappa displayed something that was to me, totally incomprehensible.

Zappa had such over the top ego (megalomania?) that he appeared to belittle his audience, so much disrespect for his listeners, almost contempt, and smut, often funny but not what I would pay for although who could forget such memorable lines as "Fuck, I'm gonna need a truss".

I can truly understand why people would request him to shut up and play.

Zappa at his best was fabulous. At his worst a disgusting bore. But his post isn't actually about Zappa, it's about Daevid Allen.

I think that Daevid has a wonderful command of music and can really create amazing tunes, yet, a bit like Zappa, he seems to sing such childish songs, like nursery rhymes. To make matters worse, unlike Zappa, Daevid's not much of a guitarist. Better than me but that's not difficult to do, a 3 year old can out play me.

Just go to this fabbiatti website and listen for yourself and make up your own mind.

My friend Mitsuo (you might have seen Mitsuo doing pick jockey stuff behind a Gibson Les Paul) likes Daevid (and Gong) but I don't get off on Daeve or Gong much at all, thus to quote Zappa, "I was not impressed".

On the other hand I recently saw Daevid Allen do a 10 miniute slot with Kangaroo Moon during their recent concert down at Mullumbimby. Daevid's skat was full on and amazingly energetic (and this guy's 70 years old), not to mention extremely entertaining. Daevid Allen's cameo was a definite highlight of a really wonderful concert.

Anyway you make up your own mind about Daevid. On the other hand, I can, and do, sincerely recommend Kangaroo Moon. Aw fanks Micro.

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