vida

April 2005, Tom Troccoli said:

Just thought you would like to know that the band I was in from 1994-1998 called Vida recorded and released a song co-written by myself called 'Ravenssong' which is written for and about Cal Schenkel's daughter Raven Harris, and is chock filled with FZ references. Though the CD is long out of print, all our studio material as well as a handful of live shows (with the occasional FZ cover) are all available for FREE download at The Live Music Archive. Here's the link.

http://www.archive.org/audio/etreelisting-browse.php?cat=Vida

Both myself and Dez Cadena, our lead guitarist are both HUGE Zappa heads. It's what made us pals in the first place way back in 1982.

Tom Troccoli

concerts & demo recordings

• 1994/05/29 concert “d.q.'s backyard memorial day barbecue”, redondo beach, california, usa

  • dez cadena: guitar & vocals * rick 'rico suave' snyder: drums & vocals * bill bowman: bass & vocals * tom troccoli: guitar & vocals

  • setlist

    • set one: vida get ready  (troccoli) * maggot brain  (clinton, worrell) * my cup is 1/2 full (cadena) * big sky (cadena, bowman, cicero) * sympathy for the devil (jagger, richards) * take a walk (cadena, viscarra, cicero) * the hunter  (king) * everything (cadena)

    • set two: black napkins (zappa) * my cup is 1/2 full (cadena) * truck drivin' man * brother ego (cadena, bowman, cicero) * evil (dixon) * buy a new me (cadena) * the hunter (king) * sick and tired (cadena, bowman, cicero) * vida get ready (troccoli)
       

• 1994/10/20 concert ‘the fair city’, santa monica, california, usa

  • dez cadena: guitar & vocals * george hurley: drums * bill bowman: bass & vocals * tom troccoli: guitar

  • setlist

    • soundcheck jam 2:52 (cadena, hurley, bowman, troccoli) * hey wilma 4:09 (cadena, troccoli) * take a walk 4:56 (cadena, visacarra) * big sky 4:05 (cadena, bowman, cicero) * my cup is 1/2 full 4:19 (cadena) * cosmic slop 5:16 (clinton, collins, worrell) * everything 5:15 (cadena) * sleeping in a jar 2:24 (zappa) * brother ego 3:22 (cadena, viscarra, cicero) * love changes colors 5:29 (cadena) * frankie fontaine 4:07 (cadena, hurley, bowman, troccoli) * ponce 4:15 (cadena, troccoli) * black napkins 3:50 (zappa)
       

• 1994/11/-- “pensiveness” recording session ‘billy’s room’, hermosa beach, california, usa

  • brother ego * hey wilma * take a walk * big sky * everything * ponce * frankie fontaine
    bonus tracks: hey wilma * ponce

  • notes: 'pensiveness' was our first self released cassette only ep. intended more for demo purposes, it has never been released on cd. under 200 copies total were ever circulated. the tracks are similar to the versions as released on the full length vida cd (1995) but are different in many ways. this is a pretty good representation of what the early 'hurley-period' vida sounded like.
     

• 1994/12/05 radio shows ‘kxlu radio”, westchester, ca, usa

  • brother ego * hey wilma * take a walk * big sky * everything * keep on pushing * cosmic slop * my cup is 1/2 full * ponce * frankie fontaine
     

• 1995/03/03 radio shows kjfc radio, foothill college, palo alto, california, usa

  • intro & chat 5:20 * my cup is 1/2 full 4:55 (cadena) * chat 2:59 * brother ego 3:09 (cadena, bowman, cicero) 'pensivemess' version on tape * chat 5:38 * 99 1:19 (hurley) * chat 0:21 * keep on pushing 3:33 (mayfield) * chat 1:12 * joey 2:15 (cadena, hurley, bowman, troccoli) *  chat and farewell 4:19
     

• 1995/06/30 concert ‘the hermosa saloon hermosa beach’, california, usa

  • dez cadena: guitar & vocals * bill bowman: bass * tom troccoli: guitar & vocals * rob holzman: drums

  • i don't give a fuck (cadena, troccoli) * somebody bring him a pepsi (zappa) * evil ways (santana) * fuck you (feederz) * master of the universe (hawkwind) * malenia (cadena) * get off your ass and jam (funkadelic) * corona (boon) * slip it in (ginn) * tiny stars (kayon) * pussycat jam (funkadelic)

  • vida performed as 'the holz', because their regular drummer (hurley) couldn't make it and holzman replaced him
     

• 1995/08/01 recording session ‘billy’s room’, hermosa beach, ca, usa

  • joey 2:00 (cadena, hurley, bowman, troccoli) * 'igor' sample 0:10 (cadena) * we're pensive 3:46 (cadena) (song only) * we're pensive 3:45 (cadena) (with sample edited in at head) * natasha's scream 2:52 (hurley) * my cup is 1/2 full 4:14 (cadena) * my cup is 1/2 full 4:12 (cadena) * my cup is 1/2 full 4:13 (cadena) * don't you 2:22 (hurley) * 5 hours in oakland 1:51 (troccoli, hurley) * medley: give me your tears (cadena) / sweet repose (vida) 4:22 * medley: give me your tears (cadena) / sweet repose (vida) 4:23 * ravenssong 1:52 (cadena, troccoli) * pig's eye 2:35 (troccoli, hurley) * big sky 3:28 (cadena, bowman, cicero) * brother ego 3:17 (cadena, bowman, cicero) * hey wilma 3:48 (cadena, troccoli) * hey wilma 3:50 (cadena, troccoli) * ponce 3:20 (cadena, troccoli) * frankie fontaine 4:38 (cadena, hurley, bowman, troccoli)
    dez cadena: guitar (all solos) & vocals * george hurley: drums & vocals * bill bowman: bass & vocals * tom troccoli: guitar & vocals
     

• 1995/12/29 concert ‘al's bar’, los angeles, california, usa

  • cosmic slop 6:38 (clinton, collins, worrell) * we're pensive 2:18 (cadena) * catfish 3:43 (cadena, bowman, troccoli) * ravenssong 1:59 (cadena, troccoli) * i'm not satisfied 3:26 (zappa) * contractions of love 3:14 (troccoli, hurley) * joey 2:17 (cadena, hurley. bowman, troccoli) * my cup is 1/2 full 4:47 (cadena) * shit, or get off the pot 2:01 (troccoli, bowman) * medley: give me your tears (cadena) / sweet repose (cadena, hurley, bowman, troccoli) 3:04 * sweet repose 2 2:36 (cadena) * don't you 3:33 (hurley) * natasha's scream 2:47 * mommy told daddy 3:45 (cadena, troccoli) * ponce 3:32 (cadena, troccoli) * keep on pushing 4:29 (mayfield)
     

• 1996/03/23 concert ‘al’s bar’, los angeles, ca,usa

  • we have mad cow disease jam * catfish * joey * ravenssong * shit, or get off the pot * unconditional * medley: give me your tears / sweet repose * cosmic slop * hey wilma * wild weekend jam * don't you * natasha's scream * contractions of love * ponce * frankie fontaine * black napkins (frank zappa)
     

• 1996/07/20 concert ‘spaceland’, silverlake, ca, usa

  • dez cadena: guitar & vocals * george hurley: drums & vocals * bill bowman: bass & vocals * tom troccoli: guitar & vocals
    special guest vocals: jack brewer on tracks 1 & 2

  • a human certainty 4:45 (baiza/brewer) * the cat cracker 4:18 (baiza) * joey 2:00 (cadena, hurley, bowman, troccoli) * ravenssong 1:37 (cadena, troccoli) * hey wilma 3:41 (cadena, troccoli) * shit, or get off the pot 1:46 (troccoli, bowman) * contractions of love 2:46 (troccoli, hurley) * 5 hours in oakland 1:29 (troccoli, hurley) * unconditional 3:20 (cadena, troccoli) * my cup is 1/2 full 4:29 (cadena) * don't you 1:48 (hurley) * natasha's scream 2:31 (hurley) * cosmic slop 4:06 (clinton, collins, worrell) * maggot brain 3:04 (clinton, hazel)
     

• 1996/10/12 concert ‘whiskey a go-go’, hollywood, ca, usa

  • joey * i don't give a fuck * hey wilma * shit, or get off the pot * 5 hours in oakland * ravenssong * don't you * cosmic slop * ponce
     

• 1998/05/05 radio show xlu radio & total access studios , loyola marymount university, westchester california / and various other stuff

  • the dewey bushmule sesh (studio recordings, spring 1997)

    • catfish 2:54 (cadena, troccoli) * shit, or get off the pot 1:53 (troccoli, bowman) * contractions of love 2:40 (troccoli, hurley) special guest lead guitar duelist: curt kirkwood * fubar, man 2:12 (troccoli) * it's just foam 4:30 (cadena, hurley, bowman, troccoli)

  • live on kxlu radio may 5, 1998

    • joey 1:55 (cadena, bowman, troccoli) * catfish 2:52 (cadena, troccoli) * we're pensive 3:02 (cadena, troccoli) * 5 hours in oakland 2:00 (troccoli, hurley) * shit, or get off the pot 1:51 (troccoli, bowman) * contractions of love 3:03 (troccoli, hurley) * ravenssong 1:48 (cadena, troccoli) * birdies are singing 3:11 (troccoli, hurley) * unconditional 5:13 (cadena, troccoli) * medley: give me your tears (cadena) / sweet repose 4:35 (cadena, hurley, bowman, troccoli) * frankie fontaine 4:03 (cadena) * cosmic slop 4:57 (clinton, worrell, collins)

  • first ep excerpts (studio recordings, autumn 1994)

    • take a walk 4:14 (cadena, viscarra, cicero) * everything 4:55 (cadena, bowman, cicero)

  • and... (studio recording, spring 1997)

    • noodles 0:55 (cadena, troccoli)
       

• 1998/05/19 concert ‘bar deluxe’, hollywood, ca, usa

  • the final gig

  • dez cadena: guitar & vocals * george hurley: drums * bill bowman: bass & vocals * tom troccoli guitar & vocals

  • ponce 3:13 (cadena, troccoli) * catfish 2:47 (cadena, bowman, troccoli) * my cup is 1/2 full 3:48 (cadena) * 5 hours in oakland 1:58 (troccoli, hurley) * joey 1:42 (cadena, hurley, bowman, troccoli) * shit, or get off the pot 1:53 (troccoli, bowman) * contractions of love 3:20 (troccoli, hurley) * ravenssong 1:45 (cadena, troccoli) * hey wilma 4:26 (cadena, troccoli) * birdies are singing 4:08 (troccoli, hurley) * unconditional 6:17 (cadena, troccoli) * cosmic slop 6:34 (clinton, collins, worrell)