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Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar

By Frank Zappa

Label: Frank Zappa Catalog
Released: 2012
Track listing: Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar; Five-Five-FIVE; Hog Heaven; Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar; While You Were Out; Treacherous Cretins; Heavy Duty Judy; Soup 'N Old Clothes; Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar Some More; Variations On The Carlos Santana Secret Chord Progression; Gee, I Like Your Pants; Canarsie; Ship Ahoy; The Deathless Horsie; Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar Some More; Pink Napkins; Return Of The Son Of Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar; Beat It With Your Fist; Return Of The Son Of Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar; Pinocchio's Furniture; Why Johnny Can't Read; Stucco Homes; Canard Du Jour;

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Article: Album Review

Jaiman Crunk: Encounters

Read "Encounters" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson

Seattle-based guitarist Jaiman Crunk hasn't taken half measures on Encounters, his debut as leader. In addition to marshalling over 20 top jazz musicians--cherry picked for specific roles--Crunk employs fourteen brass, woodwind and string musicians from the Seattle Symphony Orchestra on half the compositions. These four numbers in particular underline Crunk's notable compositional and arranging skills and ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

The Complete Arista Albums Collection

Read "The Complete Arista Albums Collection" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

When fusion first emerged in the late 1960s/early '70s with artists like trumpeter Miles Davis, pianist Chick Corea and guitarist John McLaughlin, the emphasis was on guitar and keyboard heavy lineups like Return to Forever and Mahavishnu Orchestra, with an equally strong predilection for the intensity and volume of rock and a kind of thundering funk ...

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Article: Live Review

Supersilent featuring John Paul Jones: Manchester, UK, November 16, 2012

Read "Supersilent featuring John Paul Jones: Manchester, UK, November 16, 2012" reviewed by David McLean

by David McLean

Supersilent featuring John Paul JonesRNCMManchester, UKNovember 16, 2012Of all Supersilent's live collaborators-- spanning from guitarist Stian Westerhus to prog/space rock juggernaut Motorpsycho--bassist John Paul Jones is a clear and distinct anomaly. Whereas previous conspirators have worked in similar realms, it was hard to know how the former Led Zeppelin bassist would ...

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Article: Live Review

2012 Tampere Jazz Happening: Tampere, Finland, November 1-4, 2012

Read "2012 Tampere Jazz Happening: Tampere, Finland, November 1-4, 2012" reviewed by Martin Longley

by Martin Longley

Tampere Jazz Happening Tampere, Finland November 1-4, 2012 Here's another veteran jazz festival, and one which has been gaining increasing international recognition during recent years. This is a Happening with a personality. A distinct orientation to its programming, and a taste for the more adventurous aspects of jazz. The Finnish ...

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Article: Catching Up With

Trilok Gurtu: Where East Meets West

Read "Trilok Gurtu: Where East Meets West" reviewed by Adriana Carcu

by Adriana Carcu

Percussionist Trilok Gurtu belongs to that elevated group of musicians who, along their careers, have not only acquired a uniqueness of sound, but have also contributed to the widening of the notion of contemporary music. By crossing genre boundaries, and by mingling styles and ethnic influences, Gurtu has created and performed within the generous sound space ...

News: Interview

Interview: James "Jimmy G" Gutzman Of High Brow And The Shades

Q: When and how did High Brow and the Shades form? A: High Brow started the way a lot of bands start — a couple of guys from one band and a couple from another. That was in 1998. The newly-formed band was fortunate in that we had four strong vocalists. We could all sing lead ...

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Article: Book Review

The Rolling Stones - 50 Years

Read "The Rolling Stones - 50 Years" reviewed by Nenad Georgievski

by Nenad Georgievski

The Rolling Stones--50 godinaHrvoje Horvat and Darko Glavan226ISBN: 978-953-313-079-8Profil knjiga d.o.o.2012Taking into consideration the short lifespan of a rock band, the longevity of the Rolling Stones can be counted as a miracle in an almost biblical sense. The question also arises of how many ...

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Article: Interview

Trevor Rabin: All Colors Considered

Read "Trevor Rabin: All Colors Considered" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson

It wouldn't be the norm, that's for sure, but 23 years between solo albums is just one unusual facet of guitarist/composer Trevor Rabin's career to date. Whether taking a stance against apartheid in the early '70s in his native South Africa or turning down the opportunity to play in super group Asia for artistic reasons, Rabin ...


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