| Re: PERFORMED ENTIRELY ON BICYCLE PARTS:
MattB wrote:
> Mark Hickey wrote:
>> MattB <somedudeus@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Jim wrote:
>>
>>
>>>> Frank Zappa did a composition back in his early days that was
>>>> played on the tuned spokes of a bicycle wheel. All of the spokes
>>>> were tuned to a different pitch and someone was "playing" the wheel
>>>> like a xylophone by tapping the different spokes. Very weird
>>>> sounding, but cool in a way too.
>>>
>>> He was a genius.
>>
>>
>> Following in the footsteps of Captain Beefheart.
>>
>> Mark Hickey
>> Habanero Cycles
>> http://www.habcycles.com
>> Home of the $795 ti frame
>
> Yeah, the Captain is a pretty amazing dude as well. Did you know he
> and FZ were childhood friends? I'm guessing you probably did. I bet
> they were the "weird kids".
>
> Bongo Fury is still a favorite album of mine...
>
> Matt
I think FZ was at his best around that mid to late 70s era. Zoot Allures
is another great album right around there. I stopped buying his stuff
around 1980 or so because a lot of it just seemed way over the top and
silly. But looking back, it looks like there is some other good stuff I
haven't heard.
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