Zappa Vs. Dead (The Battle is back!)

• #30 Reply
  Posted by kindm's on 25 Jan, 2007 14:09
• As much as I respect Frank Zappa as an artist and prolific recording artist The Grateful Dead changed my life forever.
  
  Musically, Spiritually, and consciously they set me on a life\'s journey that continues to this day.  It has made me a better person for it IMHO
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• #31 Reply
  Posted by FreeSpirit on 25 Jan, 2007 19:59
• :hscratch:  wait, who?
  
  
  
  
  edit:  wait, who cares?
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• #32 Reply
  Posted by skalnbyc on 25 Jan, 2007 22:14
• Zappa VS. Dead
  
  
  
  
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• #33 Reply
  Posted by justinmcdonald on 26 Jan, 2007 23:47
• Quote from: FreeSpirit;132349

  :hscratch:  wait, who?
  
  
  
  
  edit:  wait, who cares?

  
  
  Obviously you do...
  
  So far as it stands the score is:
  Grateful Dead: 6
  Frank Zappa: 4
  Ratt: 1
  John Mayer: 1
  Smashing Pumkins: 1
  Men at Work: 1
  Moldy Iceberg: 1
  
  Keep your votes coming... this ain\'t no Mtv... It ain\'t gunna just happen on its own
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• #34 Reply
  Posted by Jim Cobb on 27 Jan, 2007 02:43
• ^i think that\'s your first post that didn\'t make me say "what the ****?" outloud.
  
  congratulations.  how do you plan on celebrating?
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• #35 Reply
  Posted by Todd on 27 Jan, 2007 04:57
• Boys To Men
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• #36 Reply
  Posted by FrankZappa on 27 Jan, 2007 06:12
• Edgar Varese
  no wait,
  Igor Stravinski
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• #37 Reply
  Posted by justinmcdonald on 27 Jan, 2007 14:29
• How bout adding votes to the exsisting band  on this thread... and I will waste my time tallying them up!
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• #38 Reply
  Posted by Ant-Man on 28 Jan, 2007 07:00
• zappa\'s music was so complex he got bored of it, GD went with their flows.
  paranoid or livin in the now?
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• #39 Reply
  Posted by siflandollie on 13 Feb, 2007 18:49
• My vote goes for Zappa.  
  Why?  Cause when Jerry was shootin\' up Frank was writing a new tune.  Hands down one of the hardest working musicians of the last 100 years.  
  
  "As much as I respect Frank Zappa as an artist and prolific recording artist The Grateful Dead changed my life forever.
  
  Musically, Spiritually, and consciously they set me on a life\'s journey that continues to this day. It has made me a better person for it IMHO"
  
  I feel the same way about Zappa, he seriously did change my life forever on more than one occasion.
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• #40 Reply
  Posted by Stephengencs on 13 Feb, 2007 22:10
• If not for Jer and the music of the Dead, I would still be searching for a lot more.  That band has led me to some amazing people and journeys.......Thanks to Tim and Adrian I have been exposed to so much amazing music by Frank Zappa.......I love them both but if I had to pick one, I would undoubtedly choose the music of the Grateful Dead.
  
  Now did Zappa ever play with the Dead or Jer ever play with Frank Zappa?
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• #41 Reply
  Posted by Rickey Roux on 13 Feb, 2007 22:33
• As for the Dead and Zappa playing together, this was the closest I ever got to see.  Once saw the JGB open up for Zappa at the U.I.C. Pavillion in Chicago (8/18/84).  I remember JGB was so loud my ears rang for days and Zappa\'s encore, a little ditty called "Ride My Face to Chicago".  But, alas, they did not play together.
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• #42 Reply
  Posted by Stephengencs on 13 Feb, 2007 22:59
• Thanks for the heads up Mr. Roux.........
  Must have been a ser show.....
  Ride My Face To Chicago.....definitely listened to that from You Cant Do That On Stage Anymore Vol.3 Disc 1.........Tim picked up a lot of Zappa on tour in Oct......I was definitely exposed to more Zappa than ever....it was quite amazing.....
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• #43 Reply
  Posted by FreeSpirit on 14 Feb, 2007 18:57
• Quote from: Stephengencs;134648

  Now did Zappa ever play with the Dead or Jer ever play with Frank Zappa?

  
  I don\'t think so... although they have both played at some of the same festies (like Dec 1968\'s Gulf Stream Race Park).  One more random fact:  The Persuasions have had tribute albums for both GD & Zappa.
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