political establishment and the counterculture that opposed it a contemporary orchestral composer uncompromisingly rooted in 20th-century avant-garde tradition a rock bandleader who put together a series of stellar ensembles both under the rubric of the Mothers of Invention and under his own name an erudite lover of the most esoteric traditions of rock and roll and of rhythm and blues an innovative record producer whose use of high-speed editing techniques predated the later innovations of hip-hop and one of the premier electric guitar improvisers of a generation that included Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Jeff Beck. Zappa was, in no apparent order, a first-rate cultural gadfly dedicated to upsetting American suburban complacencyand puncturing the hypocrisy and pretensions of both the U.S.
Along the way, Zappa offers his inimitable views on many things such as art, politics and beer. The legendary Frank Zappa, one of the most influential, innovative and controversial musical artists for the past 20 years, takes us on a wild, funny trip through his life and times.
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