Re: [Zappa-List] Stairway

2006-06-14 Thread marco
> I'd be willing to bet that it was released because FZ could purchase the > rights to do so, unlike the Texas Motel Medley where he couldn't. I know that > some of the US releases of that tour were slightly different from the UK and > world releases because acquiring the rights to some tunes.

Re: [Zappa-List] Stairway

2006-06-13 Thread Andrew Hickey
On 6/13/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Never really struck me as a valid explanation, this question of "rights". > My > understanding of copyright is that anybody can cover anybody else's songs as > long as > the proper royalties are paid, where applicable. Thi

Re: [Zappa-List] Stairway

2006-06-13 Thread Milhouse481
In a message dated 6/13/06 5:27:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Never really struck me as a valid explanation, this question of "rights".  My understanding of copyright is that anybody can cover anybody else's songs as long as the proper royalties are paid, where applica

RE: [Zappa-List] Stairway

2006-06-13 Thread Jim L
ress is not possible without deviation from the norm.-Frank Zappa     -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Zappa-List@yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 22:55:32 -0400 Subject: Re: [Zappa-List] Stairway As for the WHY of ultimately deciding to play it (and

Re: [Zappa-List] Stairway

2006-06-13 Thread usbjazz
  -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: Zappa-List@yahoogroups.comSent: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 22:55:32 -0400Subject: Re: [Zappa-List] Stairway As for the WHY of ultimately deciding to play it (and release it on album), I'm not really sure.   --Milhouse   I'd be willing to bet tha

Re: [Zappa-List] Stairway

2006-06-13 Thread Roger Houston
I'm sure that the 2 most important reasons for playing "STH" were that in was 1) Fun and 2) Funny. What else matters? Frank had nothing else to prove. rh --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 6/12/06 12:11:31 PM Eastern > Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Just been readin

RE: [Zappa-List] Stairway

2006-06-13 Thread marcomat
I really don't know why Frank decided to include STH, but according to Mike Keneally, the idea for the solo was not Frank's...      ...me and Paul Carman launching into Jimmy Page's "Stairway" solo in unison without telling Frank we were going to (he'd been playing an improvised solo in t

RE: [Zappa-List] Stairway

2006-06-13 Thread marcomat
From: Zappa-List@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 7:59 PM To: Zappa-List@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Zappa-List] Stairway Frank d

Re: [Zappa-List] Stairway

2006-06-12 Thread jcoonk
As for the WHY of ultimately deciding to play it (and release it on album), I'm not really sure.   --Milhouse   I'd be willing to bet that it was released because FZ could purchase the rights to do so, unlike the Texas Motel Medley where he couldn't. I know that some of the US releases of t

Re: [Zappa-List] Stairway

2006-06-12 Thread jcoonk
Frank didn't transpose it, Keneally did. I think FZ was responsible for the swapping of horns for guitars & vice versa tho'... SOFA   - Original Message - From: Glen Young To: Zappa-List@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 12:07 PM Subject: [Zappa-List] St

Re: [Zappa-List] Stairway

2006-06-12 Thread Milhouse481
In a message dated 6/12/06 12:11:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Just been reading the latest edition of the UK music/movies magazine Uncut which this month has a retrospective article on Led Zep 4.It got me thinking as to why Frank decided to cover STH on the 88 tour