Frank Zappa - Classic Album: Over Night Sensation

2000 • 49 minutes
4.6
9 reviews
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About this movie

With complete cooperation and participation from the remaining Zappa family (sons Dweezil and Ahmet, daughter Moon, and widow Gail are all extensively interviewed) and additional interviews with Billy Bob Thornton, Alice Cooper, guitarist Steve Vai, veteran Rolling Stone critic David Fricke, and many of Zappa's closest associates and collaborators, this 97-minute documentary is packed with highlights and fascinating revelations, like the pristine precision of Zappa's hand-written compositions, Zappa's childhood fascination with the compositions of Edgard Varse, and his diligent, prolific, and disciplined, drug-free approach to recording and touring. Zappa's studio process is amazingly revealed when Dweezil and Zappa "Vaultmeister" Joe Travers sit down at a mixing table to analyze the master tapes of classic Zappa tracks like the hilariously controversial "Dyna-Moe Humm. If you're a casual Zappa fan, this program will turn you into a passionate convert. For those who've loved Zappa all along, it's a little bit of heaven here on Earth.

Track List:

1. Introduction 00:00
2. The Band 07:39
3. Orchestration 14:32
4. The Style 21:36
5. The Process 28:44
6. The Man 35:16

Ratings and reviews

4.6
9 reviews
David Quentin Delaney
March 22, 2019
two off the finest albums of his genre ever.ever
Hutch
January 22, 2015
More Frank Zappa
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Thomas Baskys
September 29, 2016
Yummy!