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Did you see ZPZ at The Depot in Salt Lake City, UT?

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Please do not post in this thread if you did not attend the show.

Mikey
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This is one of the best days of my life!!!!!!!!!!! I cannot believe I was there. Dweezil Zappa looks and acts so much like his Father. It was fantastic. They've learned so precise the songs. This made me even happier. It was like Frank Zappa was there. It was not professional but way over professional. I fell in love with them. I think they should do this as often as they can. This music should be # 1 in the world. Actually it is # 1 and if someone does not agree, well, their loss. Thanks to Dweezil and Ben for the autographs! I’ll keep them for the rest of my life next to me! Thank you so much gays for the concert and the encore and promote Frank Zappa’s music as much as you can. This is what I do too. Everyone I meet I try to make them listen to Frank Zappa. I miss him so much!!! I am a truck driver and I wish I was hauling your stuff around…..

WOW! What a night for music! The band was in great form and everyone seemed to have a smile on their face. The crowd was eager and very happy to have such a talented group of musicians playing their "hind end" off! The old fans were more than satisfied and the newer ones were brought deeper into the Zappa fold. Dweezil is a fantastic talent and a true "chip off the ol' block"! It's so refreshing to see someone who is gracious still "gets it" when dealing with the fans.

Thank you, thank you, thank you... for stopping by Salt Lake to share such a great time with us all and please come back again!!!

Amazing, just Amazing!!! My second time seeing them and it's always amazing! DZ thanks for coming to SLC and I really hope you can make it back, if not, then I'll do like always and road trip to a near city to see this masterpiece of musicians. I can't really remember the entire setlist off memory so I'll post what I can. If someone else knows what I missed, please fill in the gaps. I know I'm missing more than a few here.

Peaches
Echidna's Arf (Of You)
Florentine Pogen
Mystery Roach
What kind of girl do you think we are?
Daddy Daddy Daddy
Blessed Relief
The Little House I Used to Live In
Yellow Snow
Purple Lagoon
Inca Roads
Stinkfoot
Big Swifty
Easy Meat
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Pick Me, I'm Clean
Cosmik Debris
Keep It Greasey
Muffin Man

... City of Tiny Lights...

Apostrophe was in there too!

The one word I would use to describe last night's show: FANTASTIC!

I saw FZ play in the 80's (Albuquerque; Santa Fe), and last night's show displayed every bit as much of the sheer energy coupled with unreal precision that was FZ's trademark. I really like what DZ et al. have done to re-interpret the originals. While preserving the overall feel and intent of the original songs, the improv sections are (in my opinion) actually more "accessible" than when FZ was still playing. This is not a knock on FZ - Frank's solos were incredible, but over my head a lot of the time. DZ, who is every bit the technician that his father was, has his OWN style that I personally find more melodic and thematic than the original.

Of course, the musicianship was simply phenomenal. Every member of the band demonstrated the level of talent that, quite FRANKly, I have ONLY heard in a Zappa performance. NO OTHER BAND (including groups like the Dead, the Police, etc.) has ever come close to matching that level, at least as far as I can tell.

Thank you, Dweezil, and the rest of your fine ensemble, for a performance that literally had me crying tears of joy. I will be moving to Eugene, OR later this year, and I see that you will play there on this same tour. Thus, I'm hopeful that you'll include Eugene in future tours, so that I'll have a chance to hear you again (soon!).

I share FZ's skepticism of religious beliefs, so it's hard for me to say whether or not Frank's consciousness has survived, but if it has, I'm sure that Frank is proud of Dweezil and what he is doing with the FZ repertoire.

This will not be a gushing review of the Zappa Plays Zappa show in Salt Lake City last night. It's not that the show deserves anything less than heaping praise from all who attended, but there's plenty of that already going around for this band - all of it well earned.

After beginning the show last night with Peaches, some dude that looked like he just walked off a farm in Vernal and onto the stage at The Depot appeared behind a mic and - holy crap - proceeded to seriously channel Frank for the next two-and-a-half hours, adding trumpet to songs along the way. Ben's Utah-centric riffing commentary during Blue Light hit hilariously dead on, and proved that everybody in this group does serious preparation for their performances.

What else is there to say about the rest of the band that hasn't already been said? Dweezil looks even more relaxed and comfortable playing these difficult compositions than ever; drums, percussion and bass are tight when they need to be, loose when it matters, but absolutely solid all the time. We're all in love with Scheila - "Hey, I got a sax solo to play; I'll talk to you later" - Gonzales (who later called out a verbal notation of the beginning of Jamie's guitar solo - as he was playing it - wow!). Jamie Kime's guitar playing is as inspired as ever, adding some wonderful slide work that I hadn't fully appreciated before, and the "new guy" on keyboards and vocals is a keeper- what a voice!

Few shows over my 46+ years have made me consider following the band to the next date on the tour schedule. I'm currently trying to find a reason why I shouldn't be in Ventura California Thursday night.

Oops. I gushed.

-- Blue Light too...

It was a stunning concert, I was introduced to the Mothers in 1968 and have been a fan ever since. I closed my eyes and Frank was there. Talent was oozing from the stage. Bravo!

It's rare today to see a band play for 2 hours and 35 minutes. The only reason I timed it was because I was told it would be a long performance.

Frank can only be proud.

Jack Bowman

[quote="KenR"]
Few shows over my 46+ years have made me consider following the band to the next date on the tour schedule. I'm currently trying to find a reason why I shouldn't be in Ventura California Thursday night.

Oops. I gushed.[/quote]

I have to agree. Sixty-one+ years and this is a show that I will always remember.

This isn't a case of an artist riding on his father's coattails, it is real. Come back soon, so many more songs to hear.

Jack Bowman

Oh my, what an amazing show. Dweezil and band played for three hours and the energy never dropped once! Thank you so much for bring this music back to the stage guys and gal! Paleeeze come back to SLC again and as soon as you can! You made me feel like jumping in my truck and going to your next six shows! I hope I can see you in Europe! Bless all of you!

PS Thanks for signing my hat Dweezil!

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