At 52, Frank Zappa Finally Named 7 Guitarists He Called Pure Genius
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@ChrisByrne-dr4gu · 1 month ago
Zappa got Watson to sing "In France" on the Us or Them album
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@markgilham2453 · 1 month ago
He never mentioned Clapton after the 60's but his favourite player together with Holdsworth and Watson was Jeff Beck.Renders this inaccurate.
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@ZOOTSUITBEATNICK1 · 1 month ago
would have been good to hear Zappa talk about guitarists as opposed to a generic vo reading a pr-quality script
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@MrMaynardWR · 1 month ago
He admired Jeff Beck
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@robmills7611 · 1 month ago
I really don't have a problem with anyone on this list but if I couldn't add one more then I would drop either Watson or Vai for Jeff Beck
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@angelobranford1029 · 1 month ago
He did say Johnny Guitar Watson was an important influence on him.
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@ThePersistentRumor · 1 month ago
Zappa mentions Allan Holdsworth first so naturally, the voice-over starts talking about Johnny Guitar Watson. Absurd.
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@UPWA253 · 1 month ago
Clapton is surprising, especially in the same company as Holdsworth.
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@kayholmes7920 · 1 month ago
Frank also liked Mickey Jones very much. An amazing Welsh player from the legendary band, Man.
@JoryGKenneth · 1 month ago
The choice is great. The talk, mne. Plus, Zappa’s own guitar playing should’ve been mentioned and talked about and revered, because he himself was a one off in each and every way.
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@kimhansen9124 · 1 month ago
I am Surprised Jeff Beck wasn't Listed?????
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