★52年前的今天,法蘭克•札帕Frank Zappa無與倫比,深具開創性的首張專輯「Hot Rats」發行,讓這位歌曲創作者與樂手成為當代傑出的吉他手的行列,同時,專輯在概念、作曲與技術的革新精神也徹底改變了流行音樂,札帕自己形容為一張「為你的耳朵所拍攝的一部電影」的作品, 這張絕大多數為器樂作品的1969年專輯是札帕在解散發明之母樂團(The Mothers Of Invention)之後的全新音樂方向,它結合了爵士樂的複雜性與搖滾樂的態度,創造出一張具有高度影響力的偉大作品,同時也是當今樂壇盛讚為一張融合了爵士樂與搖滾樂的先鋒之作。「Hot Rats」是在1969年10月發行的,專輯裡頭的六首歌曲中有五首都是器樂作品,只有一首由已跨越藍調,搖滾,自由爵士,前衛音樂等類型音樂風格的創作歌手Captain Beefheart擔任演唱的歌曲"Willie The Pimp",這是法蘭克札帕第一張採用16軌錄音設備所錄製的專輯,同時也是音樂史上第一張採用這項錄音技術進行錄製的專輯,擁有十六個獨立錄音軌的錄音設備在多軌錄音與加錄到原帶上的錄音方面較1969年當時標準的4軌與8軌的盤式錄音設備更具彈性。
★52 years ago today, Frank Zappa's inimitable, groundbreaking first solo album, Hot Rats, was released, putting the songwriter and musician on the map as a virtuosic guitarist and changing the course of music forever with its conceptual, compositional and technological innovations. Self-described as a "movie for your ears," the mostly instrumental 1969 album was a new musical avenue for Zappa following the dissolution of his band The Mothers Of Invention as he melded the sophistication of jazz with the attitude of rock and roll to create a highly influential masterpiece widely hailed today as a pioneering album of jazz-rock fusion.
"Hot Rats" was originally released in october 1969. five of the six songs are instrumental ("willie the pimp" features a short vocal by captain beefheart).This was the first frank zappa album recorded on 16-track equipment and one of the first albums to use this technology. machines with 16 individual tracks allow for much more flexibility in multi-tracking and overdubbing than the professional 4- and 8-track reel-to-reel tape recorders that were standard in 1969.
【LP曲目】
A1.Peaches En Regalia
A2.Willie The Pimp
A3.Son Of Mr. Green Genes
B1.Little Umbrellas
B2.The Gumbo Variations
B3.It Must Be A Camel