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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
I got to see brother Frank once also. The only request he took from the audience was for "Louie Louie"—which he promptly played for about 20-30 minutes.
But it was the best performance of "Louie Louie" I ever heard!
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I saw Frank with the Mothers of Invention way back when. He'd walk out on stage, say "Hi, pigs!", and spit a mouthful of coffee at the audience, but the music was incredible.
In a way, it was a shame. It seemed that Frank felt the need to disguise his music as comedy, feeling that people just wouldn't get it if he played it straight. At some point, I'd love to hear some old Mother's recordings with just the instrumental tracks and no vocals. I suspect it would be surprising.
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Dennis