They’d been gigging for about a month, playing mostly new songs. For this tour, the bandleader had hired Jim Pons on bass and Bob Harris on keyboards. The core of this group had been together for about a year, featuring Ian Underwood on reeds and keyboards, Ansley Dunbar on drums, Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan on vocals, with Zappa on guitar and occasional vocals. On June 5 and 6, 1971, Zappa and the Mothers hit New York’s Fillmore East for four shows, playing two gigs a night. This deep focus draws out new details and wrinkles, not to mention some choice cuts. Offering another look at his Flo and Eddie-era band-like the Mothers 1970 set before it-this one is largely drawn from shows that were previously released, but are presented here in their entirety. The compound 4/4-5/4 time signature keeps the two-chord harmonic structure sounding fresh.Though the latest Frank Zappa archives box set The Mothers 1971 covers familiar ground, make no mistake: it’s a doozy. This simplicity is made more interesting by the emphasis in the solo on the note D#, a tritone above the bass A, which conveys the harmony A#11. : 154 : 381 The entire song consists of two alternating harmonies: A and B / E (This could also be thought of as an E major 7th sus 2), linked by a G#. This guitar solo is the only guitar solo specifically recorded for the album, as every other guitar solo was xenochronous-overdubbed from older live recordings. The song is introduced by opening narration by Zappa as the Central Scrutinizer, which then gives way to a guitar solo. Instrumental rock, hard rock, progressive rock
▼ "Watermelon in Easter Hay"įrom the album Joe's Garage Acts II & III Quick facts: "Watermelon in Easter Hay", Song by Frank Zap.
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