Quaudiophiliac
- 艺人
- Frank Zappa
- 语种
- 英语
- 厂牌
- Digital Sound
- 发行时间
- 2004年09月14日
- 专辑类别
- 录音室专辑
专辑介绍
by Sean Westergaard
DVD-Audio may not be your preferred format, but here's a release that actually needs its special capabilities. There have been a number of high-profile albums that have been remixed to take advantage of Surround Sound, a case of retooling the recordings to take advantage of a new consumer format. Music consumers who began their music purchases during the digital era may not be aware that an attempt was made at &more than stereo& recordings back in the '70s, utilizing a four-channel system known as quadraphonic. Beyond being a brilliant composer and guitarist, Frank Zappa was also something of a recording pioneer as well, and as early as 1970 (!) he was making recordings in quadraphonic, and he prepared quad mixes on several of his mid-'70s albums as well. Since quad never really caught on, these recordings have never been heard properly -- until now. Vaultmeister Joe Travers unearthed a whole bunch of quad mixes that Frank Zappa himself created in the '70s, and Quaudiophiliac is the first release in a planned series to feature these recordings. It's a mixture of previously released and unreleased material, but even the previously released items will be a delight for fans. The first three tracks are from the sessions with orchestra recorded in 1975 that were used for the Orchestral Favorites album, of which only &Naval Aviation in Art& has been released. The real gem here is the previously unreleased &Rollo,& which uses melody elements of the &St. Alphonso's Pancake Breakfast& theme and sports a wicked guitar solo (this tune was heard much later, added to the end of the live version of &Don't Eat the Yellow Snow& on You Can't Do That Onstage Anymore, Vol. 1). These are followed by a very interesting embryonic version of &Watermelon in Easter Hay& performed on synth and vibes, to which Dweezil has grafted a spoken bit by Frank (this is the only tune that isn't Frank's mix). After this are the standard released versions of &Wild Love& and &Ship Ahoy,& but the ambience on these mixes is enhanced, and the recording clarity is incredible. ... Read More...
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