Road Tapes Venue 2
This concert, drawn from two shows, essentially is the new Mothers of
Invention personnel, which after May, 1970, Zappa hired Dunbar as
drummer, and was introduced to Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan in
Hollywood. Zappa then hired keyboardist George Duke and with Ian
Underwood set out to perform older Zappa material, along with new
compositions found on "Chunga's Revenge" album. This show, which the
Mothers had recently arrived back to the U.S. from their European tour,
and the massive Bath Festival in England, is an early example of these
wonderful musicians working together with Frank, showing off their
skills, and leaving audiences in stitches (thanks to bassist Jeff
Simmons). These 1970 shows are very hard to find on "bootleg"
recordings, the most reticent is Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 1970 being the
best example of the chemistry forming between the band members. Another
show, that is widely available on bootleg is the Fillmore East NYC
concerts which is soundboard. This particular live show is a must for
Zappa fans of the early 70's. An excellent addition to the sparse
catalog of 1970 shows featuring this lineup.
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