![]() ![]() ![]() It begins with a chord progression in straightforward 4/4: Bm-G-Bb-C-A (bars 1-4). This solo takes up half of the time of the track. Pygmy twylyte (Helsinki), solo section (transcription) Pygmy twylyte (Helsinki), opening (transcription) Pygmy twylyte (Helsinki), solo section (midi file) Pygmy twylyte (Helsinki), opening (midi file) It has additional themes and a fine guitar solo in it. The 8 minutes 1974 Helsinki version is quite enrichedĬompared to the 3 minutes 1973 Roxy version. Harmony in bar 19 here, with a C plus E chord).Īfter this solo you've got a one time only bar in 3/4. Here Zappa is using both D and Db, again making it difficult to assign the notes to a scale (there is some keyboard So it's not exactly G minor,īut a minor variant (the A/Ab and E/Eb aren't used, so the exact complete scale can't be identified here). The D is altered to Db during these bars. Modulates the song to a G minor type of scale, where it stays till bar 28 (except for the guitar solo bars). The sax is at some points blowing some chromatic notes,Īlong with indeterminate guitar noise. Theme is a single melodic line without rhythmical difficulties. Other than the pieces from the previous Roxy section, "Pygmy twylyte" is a song relatively easy to perform. "The purple lagoon/Approximate", thus in combination with another title. I continue with this composition in the Zappa in New York section, where this title re-appears as Recording thereafter continues with an entire performance:Īpproximate, opening (notes/transcription)Īpproximate, third theme (notes/transcription) These written melodies have irregular rhythms played over 4/4Īnd the idea of the composition is that these themes can be played thus fast, that the pitches of the notes with crotchesĭon't have to be accurate, as long as the rhythm remains correct.įirst the opening theme is played instrumentally, next sung and then danced. "Approximate" is a piece with four ultrafast written themes and four improvised solos. That parts of Zappa's handwritten scores are shown. The "Helsinki" CD has the complete execution, but the "Dub room special" has as a special treat In 2013 the ZFT released the original video in its entirity.īoth on the "Helsinki" concert and the "Dub room special" is a performance Bootlegs from the tv broadcastsĬirculated as "A token of his extreme", the title given by Zappa himself. Of footage from a 1974 concert and the 1981 "You are what you is" MTV-concert, augmented with interviews andĬlay animations by Bruce Bickford. In the 1980s material form this video got included in "The dub room special" video, that he distributed himself. The intention was to have it broadcast by tv stations, which succeeded in FranceĪnd Switzerland. Performance at KCET studios, combined with clay animations by Bruce Bickford. So volume II of "YCDTOSA" is entirely devoted to the 1974 concert at Helsinki. Of the popularity of "Roxy and elsewhere" among fans. "elsewhere" part form "Roxy and elsewhere" is from 1974 and two songs from "One size fits all" include live-recorded tracks. At first only few live recordings from 1974 were used for the albums. YCDTOSA II - A TOKEN OF HIS EXTREME: VERSION DIFFERENCES AND ROUTINESĭuring most of 1974 Zappa continued to tour with the band, that had performed at Roxy. ![]()
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