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There seems to be some kind of feud (argument) apparently between gail zappa and the original mothers of invention wich i read somewhere but it doesnt go into any real detail...could someone tell me whats it about?

there was a lawsuit against frank zappa from some of the original mothers while he was still alive. they claimed he didn't pay them enough when he re-released the old albums they played on. or something like that...

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"bit of nostalgia for the old folks."

I think a lot of bad blood came up when the first touring group of The Grandmothers abused a (nearly) life-size Zappa doll live on-stage. I saw it with my own eyes, kicking Frank across the stage. It pissed me off, and it took me another 20 years to even consider seeing another "tribute" band. Probably why the ZFT still hates all "non-authorized" bands.

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"If Frank Zappa cut a fart and mixed it to stereo, I'd buy it!" - jimmie d

yeah, and frank made them stop using that doll.
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Q: What was your reaction to the GrandMothers, the old Mothers Of Invention?
FZ: I thought it was pathetic.

1992

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"bit of nostalgia for the old folks."

It was a pretty good show. It was cool to see the alumni at the time. 1981, I think. NYC band The Swollen Monkeys opened. They were a tough act to follow.

That's low.

I saw them doing that in 81 in Denmark. It was, beasides from that, overall a pathetic show (though Tony Duran played some good guitar). They played quite badly. I hope they are better now.

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I am happy that my memory helped trigger your Satanic Post.

Nothing worse then asswhiping grandmothers.

The one time that I've seen The Grandmothers perform live, they were actually quite good.

Here are the liner notes I made for my double-cd. I threw in a little extra to pad out disc 2.

The Grandmothers
1 November 2001
Zig's
Alexandria, Virginia
Don Preston, Bunk "Sweet Pants" Gardner, Roy Estrada, Billy Mundi with Ken Rosser on guitar
soundboard master DAT

CD ONE
"Vegetable Soundcheck Negotiations"
Call Any Vegetable
Invocation & Ritual Dance Of The Young Pumpkin
I Can't Breathe
You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here
"Where Am I?"
Mom & Dad
What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? (excerpt)
Flower Punk
Wowie Zowie
"Zappa Wrote About 800 Songs"
New Age Mumbo Jumbo
The Little House I Used To Live In
Twenty Small Cigars
Uncle Meat
More Trouble Every Day
"Tighten Your Seatbelts"
Immaculate Deception
The Duke Of Prunes
Amnesia Vivace
The Duke Regains His Chops
The Black Page #2
Horta Babies
"What's A Horta Baby?"

CD TWO
King Kong
Holiday In Berlin
Who Are The Brain Police?
Lamont's Lament
Neon Meate Dream Of A Octafish
Lamont's Lament (reprise)
Who Are The Brain Police? (finale)
Go Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulder
The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue
Oh No
The Orange County Lumber Truck
Mother People
"Thank You"
"Horny Drunk Blonde In Red"
Motherly Love (encore)
BONUS MATERIAL ADDED TO CD TWO
THE GRANDMOTHERS LIVE IN DENMARK (circa 1980) (Rhino Records vinyl)
with Don Preston - keyboards, vocals; Jimmy Carl Black - drums, vocals; Tom Fowler - bass, violin; Walt Fowler - keyboards, trumpet, vocals; Bunk Gardner - tenor sax.
"The Grandmothers Are Coming"
Uncle Meat
Mother People
Medulla Oblongata
Peaches En Regalia
Silicone Hump
Oh No
The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue
Acid Rain Pelting The Underground
Go Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulder
PLUS***PLUS***PLUS***PLUS***PLUS
THREE VINYL RARITIES!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sweet Fifteen (1973) (Don Preston) (much different than Vile Foamy Ectoplasm cd mix)
Eye Of Agamoto (1973) (Don Preston) (not on cd, as far as I know)
I Can't Breathe (1970) (Raw Milk - with Don Preston) (original version)

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"If Frank Zappa cut a fart and mixed it to stereo, I'd buy it!" - jimmie d

What's this? Is it a song?

I don't know , but that's a hell of a tracklist. Be fun to hear that set.

especially Eye Of Agamoto ... great piece

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Fz wrote over 1000 songs

I have 1411 FZ tracks, including a few boots. However, this does not mean that there are 1411 FZ compositions.