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28 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bargain Price DVD hits the spot for Zappa Fans,
By StatusBaby "StatusBaby" (London, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Apostrophe(')/Over-Nite Sensation - Classic Albums [DVD] [2008] (DVD)
The previous review was so wide of the mark I wonder of (s)he is a Zappa fan or even watched the same DVD as me.
Lets face it - this is one for the fans - if you are new to Zappa's music then spend your money on the Ryko releases - but if your a fan - and I use that term in the true sense - as an abbreviation of FANATIC, then you will love this DVD. I am a member of a Zappa fan group - and no-one there has a bad word to say against this DVD - and with Amazon selling it for a bargain price there can be no complaints. Zappa is dead so obviously there is no new footage of him - there is however some of the Roxy material. The interviews are not from the normal run of the mill faces - but include the likes of Elliot Ingber, Ian Underwood, George Duke, Steve Vai, Nappy, the Fowler brothers and Ruthie. The interviews are insightful and informative and not the slush that other reviewers describe them as. I can take or leave the Gail insights - but Dweezil and Joe's studio tinkerings are interesting. The highlight for me was the bonus Transduce that Marimba - was there a tear in Ruth's eye at the end of that interview ? There certainly was in mine. A great DVD - full of insights into one of Zappa's most potent ensembles. If you are a Zappa fan - you cannot fail to enjoy it.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Very disappointing,
By mr carlton b morgan (Newport, Gwent United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Apostrophe(')/Over-Nite Sensation - Classic Albums [DVD] [2008] (DVD)
I found this very disappointing.
Far too much precious time is wasted in going on about Zappa's "genius" but this is not supposed to be a DVD about hero-worshipping Zappa, it is supposed to be instructive and informative dissection of the albums "Overnite Sensation" and "Apostrophe". Why then waste so much time with his friends-and-relations wittering on about what a marvellous man he was? That part could have been dismissed in the first 5 minutes and we could have moved on to what is actually on the tapes. How it was made. How Tina Turner and her Ikettes became involved. That unlikely collaboration is barely even touched upon! It is a telling condemnation that the most interesting parts are the DVD extras and the most boring parts (historical stuff any hardcore fan would ALREADY KNOW)clogs up the best part of the DVD.Along with blatantly shoehorning in footage of his son Dweezil's Tribute Band (what the HELL have they gotta do with this?). Some reviewers have said you have to be a "hardcore fanatic" to enjoy this, but I say nay, this DVD does hardcore fanatics a disservice.And who else would buy it?
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very good material but not enough of it live,
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This review is from: Apostrophe(')/Over-Nite Sensation - Classic Albums [DVD] [2008] (DVD)
For me this is very far from being "for hardcore crazies only". It is revealing, well put together and gives a very full sense of who Frank Zappa is as a person and of his huge and multi-faceted genius. I have been listening to FZ for over 30 years, but I still learned things from the analytical parts. My only disappointment is that there are many excerpts of live playing, but very few full-length live numbers, so it made me even hungrier for a genuine live video and that's why there's no fifth star. But it came close, so don't let that put you off.
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