brian peters & paul wertico
Guest vocalist with Frank Zappa's band during the
1981 11 17 concert at The Ritz in New York.
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brian peters
& paul wertico: ampersand
(2007, cd, usa, hat howl ricords rh0001) |
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frank zappa:
puttin on the ritz
(2014, 2cd, ??, goldfish records) |
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frank zappa:
puttin on the ritz
(2014, 4lp, uk, moonunit records) = 1981/11/17
concert // vinyl reissue of
the 2 cd set |
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frank zappa: teenage rockin' combo - dumb all over
live 1981
(2015, 2cd, uk, broadcasting radio records brr5011) =
1981/11/17 new york city concert |
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frank zappa:
puttin on the ritz - volume 1
(2015, 2lp, uk, let them eat vinyl letv206lp) = 1981/11/17
concert // vinyl reissue of
the 2 cd set |
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frank
zappa:
puttin on the ritz - volume 2
(2015, 2lp, uk, let them eat vinyl letv206lp) = 1981/11/17
concert // vinyl reissue of
the 2 cd set |
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frank zappa: teenage rockin' combo - dumb all over
live 1981
(2015, 3lp, uk, broadcasting radio records brr4011) =
1981/11/17 new york city concert // vinyl reissue of
the 2 cd set |
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from the blog
Last week, Brian Peters' and Paul Wertico's "Ampersand" jumped into
my CD player...
"Ampersand" kicks off with 'Sinking Of The Zenobia'. After a quick
google search, I found out that the Zenobia is a world-famous ship-wreck
somewhere in the Mediterranean Sea. I would have thought that the sinking of the
Zenobia would be considered a disaster, but according to Brian Peters and Paul
Wertico, it must have been a rather psychedelic happening. 'Sinking Of The
Zenobia' almost made me float…
'The Tundra' is more up my alley: a two chord vamp with a fine laid-back
zappa-esque guitar solo. This is without question one of the better tracks of
the album. Excellent!!
'November Frontlines' slows things down a bit again, and toys around a bit with
'Amazing Grace', and it makes a great intro for 'Crayfish', the fourth track on
the album.
'Crayfish' goes for the more jazzy approach. Another excellent instrumental
track.
Most of the tracks on "Ampersand" are over five minutes long.
'Wormwood' even spans 8 minutes. Is this a fretless bass guitar? It sure sounds
like one. It's my favourite track!!
The album continues with the experimental 'Boolean Mortality', the dynamic
'& Hearts", 'Halyard', and more.
"Ampersand" is a very impressive, instrumental, guitar-orientated
album. Paul Wertico (drums) and Brian Peters (everything else) sound like they
have been playing together for ages. The album title fits the package, or the
other way round, if you prefer.
Available from CDBaby.
Recommended listening.
