The title of this blog is an all-encompassing statement of its goals: to study Frank Vincent Zappa's evolution into "Zappa," as well as his revolutionary beliefs and compositions.
Evolution/Revolution will strive to explore the journey of Zappa's life and musical career from his humble beginnings in Baltimore, to his often-times isolated teenage years as the misunderstood Frank Vincent Zappa, to his later years as a misunderstood musical experimentalist, to, finally, his long overdue acceptance as "Zappa" the musical genius - Evolution / Revolution will leave no stone unturned.
To further study these issues the blog will tackle five areas of Zappa:
- Zappa: Composer
- Zappa: Musician / Performer
- Zappa: Entrepreneur
- Zappa: Social Critic
- Zappa: The Man Behind It All
By taking a close look at these five subcategories, whilst using a variety of resources (including: "Zappa: a Biography" by Barry Miles and lectures given by Dr. Pinsonneault at Montreal's Concordia University), Evolution / Revolution will hopefully be able to shed some light on the curious and one-of-a-kind enigma that is "Zappa".
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