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To your point about Ben I hope they continue to evaluate the current band. I don't think it has to be an alumni singing to be good (although I admit I would prefer one of the originals in that roll) but I don't think Ben has the range to sing those songs well. His Inca Roads is awful, for example. He just can't hit the high notes. I also hope they're pursuing a replacement for AA. Still an awesome band, but there's definitely a void in the sound there now. Sheila rules, but a full time guy on the keys seems pretty critical for an accurate reproduction.

I'm confused about all the love P/O gets, however. I saw them in Cleveland last year, and although is was fun hearing Ike sing live, it was really disappointing compared to any of my 8 ZPZ experiences. Maybe I caught them on an off night, but the band was very mediocre from what I saw. Ed Mann played one note for every 30 that he would've had to under Frank (or that Billy does with ZPZ). There was no guitarist that was capable of being Frank-like. And poor Ike sounded pretty tired. He spent most of his time in the bar area. Sure, I'd pay $15 again to hear that music played by them again - that was about right price, but definitely not worth the 2 hour drive. Am I missing something with them, or do people really value 'an original' singer over an incredible performance by a super-tight band? Or maybe I just saw them on an off night - maybe someone who's seen them more could tell me if that was a bad show or something... I'd love to love them as much as I love seeing ZPZ.

To your point about Ben I hope they continue to evaluate the current band. I don't think it has to be an alumni singing to be good (although I admit I would prefer one of the originals in that roll) but I don't think Ben has the range to sing those songs well. His Inca Roads is awful, for example. He just can't hit the high notes. I also hope they're pursuing a replacement for AA. Still an awesome band, but there's definitely a void in the sound there now. Sheila rules, but a full time guy on the keys seems pretty critical for an accurate reproduction.

I'm confused about all the love P/O gets, however. I saw them in Cleveland last year, and although is was fun hearing Ike sing live, it was really disappointing compared to any of my 8 ZPZ experiences. Maybe I caught them on an off night, but the band was very mediocre from what I saw. Ed Mann played one note for every 30 that he would've had to under Frank (or that Billy does with ZPZ). There was no guitarist that was capable of being Frank-like. And poor Ike sounded pretty tired. He spent most of his time in the bar area. Sure, I'd pay $15 again to hear that music played by them again - that was about right price, but definitely not worth the 2 hour drive. Am I missing something with them, or do people really value 'an original' singer over an incredible performance by a super-tight band? Or maybe I just saw them on an off night - maybe someone who's seen them more could tell me if that was a bad show or something... I'd love to love them as much as I love seeing ZPZ.

I also heard that DZ has dusted off the synclavier and is bringing it out on the road this time. On select nights he will play "Jazz From Hell" in it's entirety with completely new guitar parts over it. Can't wait to hear/see that.

I also heard that DZ has dusted off the synclavier and is bringing it out on the road this time. On select nights he will play "Jazz From Hell" in it's entirety with completely new guitar parts over it. Can't wait to hear/see that.

Personally, to my way of thinking, IMHO, I wouldn't pay to see just Dweezil.

I will bring my Accordion with me to play "Hungover in Clover" to open the show!

Even if he was at the corner pub,with a $3 buck cover?

That would be impossible since it's really small and wouldn't hold all of that equipment. (We actually have a bar in our town called The Corner Bar)

With the development of the new DZ website it appears as though the ZPZ website is being updated less and less. Also, it's probably no coincidence that the DZPZ name change has come at approximately the same time as the new website. Its looking more and more like Dweezils long term plans might have been to use this whole project not to bring Franks Music to a younger audience, but rather kickstart his own solo career. I do hope I'm wrong and his intention and motivation was and is purely genuine. Appearence is everything, and when you look at the evolution of this entire project, it would not surprise me if the "Plays Zappa" part goes by the wayside. Does anyone else see what I've been seeing the last year or two?

What a box o' turds.
Dweezil Zappa has had his own solo career going since 1982.
Be it if his energies are towards his fathers music at any given moment in time
or he gets involved with solo and collaborative efforts Dweezil Zappa is the real deal.
Dweezil Zappa has set the standards that no other artist since Frank Zappa has ever accomplished.


Dweezil Zappa's all around approach to music and performance has changed so much
for him to be able to do the right thing by his fathers musical standards.
Not that his writing and performance style was not worthy of a long history
of good music but DZPZ is all about honor and integrity of doing FZs music
in a way that is honest to the composer as one could ever expect.

I do hope anyone including "cozylittlefooties" can see through this lapse of reasoning.
But who knows maybe someone will soon say Jeff Beck is kick starting his career
with getting Narada Michael Wallden back on board.
Some fans are just "WIRED" with negativity.