Difference between revisions of "United States of America"

From Zappa Wiki Jawaka
Jump to navigation Jump to search
m (Fix: RadioGladio is not an FZ song.)
(39 intermediate revisions by one other user not shown)
Line 95: Line 95:
 
==Track and album references to America==
 
==Track and album references to America==
  
* [[Hungry Freaks Daddy]]
+
* [[Hungry Freaks Daddy]]: "Mr. America walk on by..."
 
* [[Trouble Every Day]]: was inspired by the [[Watts Riots]]
 
* [[Trouble Every Day]]: was inspired by the [[Watts Riots]]
 
* [[It Can't Happen Here]]: "Who could imagine that they would freak out in [[Minnesota]] (...), [[Kansas]], (...) Washington D.C.?"
 
* [[It Can't Happen Here]]: "Who could imagine that they would freak out in [[Minnesota]] (...), [[Kansas]], (...) Washington D.C.?"
 
* [[The Return Of The Son Of Monster Magnet]]: "America's wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful... it really makes it!"
 
* [[The Return Of The Son Of Monster Magnet]]: "America's wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful... it really makes it!"
* [[Plastic People]]
+
* [[Plastic People]]: "Ladies and gentlemen: the President of the United States!" (...) "My fellow Americans""
 
* [[America Drinks]]
 
* [[America Drinks]]
 
* [[Soft-Sell Conclusion]]: "Worshipping together in the church of your dreams. Only in America!"
 
* [[Soft-Sell Conclusion]]: "Worshipping together in the church of your dreams. Only in America!"
* [[Brown Shoes Don't Make It]]
+
* [[Brown Shoes Don't Make It]]: "I'd like her do a nasty/on the White House lawn."
 
* [[America Drinks & Goes Home]]
 
* [[America Drinks & Goes Home]]
 
* [[Who Needs The Peace Corps?]]: "Go to [[San Francisco]]"
 
* [[Who Needs The Peace Corps?]]: "Go to [[San Francisco]]"
Line 122: Line 122:
 
* [[Redneck Eats]]
 
* [[Redneck Eats]]
 
* [[Dental Hygiene Dilemma]]: (...) a rancid motel in Orlando, Florida, with the highest MILDEW rating of any commercial lodging facility within the territorial limits of the United States"
 
* [[Dental Hygiene Dilemma]]: (...) a rancid motel in Orlando, Florida, with the highest MILDEW rating of any commercial lodging facility within the territorial limits of the United States"
 +
* [[Strictly Genteel]]: "A disaster area the size of Atlantic City, New Jersey."
 
* [[Just Another Band From L.A.]]
 
* [[Just Another Band From L.A.]]
 
* [[Billy The Mountain]]
 
* [[Billy The Mountain]]
Line 173: Line 174:
 
* [[Promiscuous]]  (about [[C. Everett Koop]])
 
* [[Promiscuous]]  (about [[C. Everett Koop]])
 
* [[The Untouchables]]
 
* [[The Untouchables]]
* [[Why Don't You Like Me?]]  (about [[Michael Jackson (CC)]])
+
* [[Why Don't You Like Me?]]  (about [[Michael Jackson]])
 
* [[Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk]]
 
* [[Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk]]
 
* [[Ride My Face To Chicago]]
 
* [[Ride My Face To Chicago]]
Line 273: Line 274:
 
* [[Leo Ornstein]]
 
* [[Leo Ornstein]]
 
* [[Aaron Copland]]
 
* [[Aaron Copland]]
 +
* [[Chris Opperman]]
 +
* [[Elliott Carter]]
 +
* [[Gardner Read]]
 +
* [[Walter Piston]]
 +
* [[Moondog]]
 +
* [[Charles Amirkhanian]]
 +
* [[Eddie Van Halen]]
 +
* [[Michael Hedges]]
 +
* [[Kevin Murphy]]
 +
* [[Dan Studney]]
 +
* [[Tyler, The Creator]]
 +
* [[Action Bronson]]
 +
* [[J*Davey]]
 +
* [[Dog Eat Dog]]
 +
* [[Mr. Dibbs]]
 +
* [[DJ Z-Trip]]
 +
* [[Arsonists]]
 +
* [[Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire]]
 +
* [[Young Chris]]
 +
* [[MF Doom]]
  
 
==Blues singers==
 
==Blues singers==
Line 279: Line 300:
 
==Doo-wop and R&B singers==
 
==Doo-wop and R&B singers==
 
* [[:Category: Doo-wop and R&B Artists]]
 
* [[:Category: Doo-wop and R&B Artists]]
 +
 +
==Jazz Composers==
 +
* [[:Category:Jazz Composers]]
  
 
==Rock, Folk and Pop Artists==
 
==Rock, Folk and Pop Artists==
Line 293: Line 317:
 
* [[Peter Frampton]]
 
* [[Peter Frampton]]
 
* [[Christopher Cross]]
 
* [[Christopher Cross]]
* [[Michael Jackson (CC)]]
+
* [[Michael Jackson]]
 
* [[Madonna]]
 
* [[Madonna]]
 
* [[The Byrds]]
 
* [[The Byrds]]
Line 349: Line 373:
 
* [[David Thomas]]
 
* [[David Thomas]]
 
* [[Richard Carpenter]]
 
* [[Richard Carpenter]]
 +
* [[The Feederz]]
 +
* [[J Dilla]]
 +
* [[Ill Bill]]
 +
* [[Madvillain]]
 +
* [[DJ Signify]]
 +
* [[Dream Theater]]
 +
* [[Blood, Sweat & Tears]]
 +
* [[Pat Boone]]
 +
* [[Black Oak Arkansas]]
 +
* [[Gary Lucas]]
 +
* [[System of a Down]]
 +
* [[Living in a Box]]
 +
* [[Walk the Moon]]
 +
* [[The Mars Volta]]
 +
* [[Moe.]]
 +
* [[Les Claypool]]
 +
* [[Umphrey's McGee]]
 +
* [[Frank Vignola]]
 +
* [[Yonder Mountain String Band]]
 +
* [[Wayne Krantz]]
 +
* [[Disco Biscuits]]
 +
* [[Ron Jarzombek]]
 +
* [[Steely Dan]]
 +
* [[Slash]]
 +
* [[The Seeds]]
 +
* [[Isaac Hayes]]
 +
* [[Telesma]]
 +
* [[Ron Simasek]]
  
 
==Writers==
 
==Writers==
Line 359: Line 411:
 
* [[Eberhard Kronhausen]]
 
* [[Eberhard Kronhausen]]
 
* [[Thomas Paine]]
 
* [[Thomas Paine]]
 +
* [[William Manchester]]
 +
* [[E.E. Cummings]]
  
 
==Comedians and TV Presenters==
 
==Comedians and TV Presenters==
Line 375: Line 429:
 
* [[Dan Rather]]
 
* [[Dan Rather]]
 
* [[John Belushi]]
 
* [[John Belushi]]
 +
* [[Lord Buckley]]
  
 
==Politics, Religion and Business==
 
==Politics, Religion and Business==
Line 410: Line 465:
 
* The [[Iran-contra affair]]
 
* The [[Iran-contra affair]]
 
* The [[Cold War]]
 
* The [[Cold War]]
 +
* [[Larry Flynt]]
  
 
==Criminals==
 
==Criminals==
Line 416: Line 472:
 
* [[Gordon Liddy]]
 
* [[Gordon Liddy]]
 
* [[Al Capone]]
 
* [[Al Capone]]
 +
* [[Bobby Beausoleil]]
  
 
==Fictional characters==
 
==Fictional characters==
Line 435: Line 492:
 
==Scientists==
 
==Scientists==
 
* [[Carl Sagan]]
 
* [[Carl Sagan]]
 +
 +
==Painters==
 +
* [[Andy Warhol]]
  
 
==Bandmembers, Supporting Cast, Family Members and Other==
 
==Bandmembers, Supporting Cast, Family Members and Other==
Line 467: Line 527:
 
* [[United Mutations]]
 
* [[United Mutations]]
 
* [[The Vault]]
 
* [[The Vault]]
 +
* [[Great Society]]
 
* [[Utility Muffin Research Kitchen]]
 
* [[Utility Muffin Research Kitchen]]
 
* [[The Log Cabin]]
 
* [[The Log Cabin]]
Line 476: Line 537:
 
* [[KABC-TV L.A.]]
 
* [[KABC-TV L.A.]]
 
* [[Mark Spitz]]
 
* [[Mark Spitz]]
 +
* [[Willie Mays]]
 
* Various characters associated with the U.S.A. can be seen in [[You Are What You Is (The Music Video)]], including President Reagan, a Ku Klux Klan member and a Playboy Bunny.
 
* Various characters associated with the U.S.A. can be seen in [[You Are What You Is (The Music Video)]], including President Reagan, a Ku Klux Klan member and a Playboy Bunny.
 
* [[Palladium]]
 
* [[Palladium]]
 
* [[Church of American Secular Humanism]]
 
* [[Church of American Secular Humanism]]
 +
* [[The Flag Salute]]
 
* [[Clean American Version]], a text that can also be seen on the artwork for [[Absolutely Free]]
 
* [[Clean American Version]], a text that can also be seen on the artwork for [[Absolutely Free]]
 
* The M.O.I. American Pageant is the name of side two of [[Absolutely Free]] (track 10-15 on the CD version)
 
* The M.O.I. American Pageant is the name of side two of [[Absolutely Free]] (track 10-15 on the CD version)
Line 485: Line 548:
 
[[Category:Countries]]
 
[[Category:Countries]]
 
[[Category:Targets]]
 
[[Category:Targets]]
 +
[[Category:Conceptual Continuity]]

Revision as of 14:19, 27 March 2014

Frank Zappa was born in Baltimore, U.S., but later moved to Lancaster, near the Mojave Desert.

In his work Zappa was very critical of his home country, especially the American government, its foreign policy, organized religion, media, advertisement corporations and the consumer culture. This is one of the reasons why his music was far more popular in Europe.

Despite his criticisms Zappa didn't hate his country.

Locations

Track and album references to America

References to American institutions and brands

Composers and conductors

Blues singers

Doo-wop and R&B singers

Jazz Composers

Rock, Folk and Pop Artists

Writers

Comedians and TV Presenters

Politics, Religion and Business

Criminals

Fictional characters

Scientists

Painters

Bandmembers, Supporting Cast, Family Members and Other

Note: Most of the people listed here are or were Americans and therefore would be too numerous to list each one of them indvidually on this page. Occasionally some of them might be born in another country:

Miscellaneous