Just Another Band From Umeå: Zappsteetoot - Revision history

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Jason.Kreitzer: There just isn't enough information out there.

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 '''A partial list of known Zappa cover bands'''<br>
-Cucamonga Trio, Bleeding Romeo, Rocking Teenage Combo (RTC) – Holland Ace 9 – Germany<br>
+[[Trio Cucamonga|Cucamonga Trio]], Bleeding Romeo, Rocking Teenage Combo (RTC) – Holland Ace 9 – Germany<br>
 Yamaha Hurricane – Dutch pianist<br>
 Nazo Nazo Shokai – Japan (see ''Mother People'' #10, sez Matt)<br>
 Zappsteetoot – Sweden<br>
-The Muffin Men, the Gants Hill Enema Bandits (defunct) – UK<br>
+[[The Muffin Men]], the Gants Hill Enema Bandits (defunct) – UK<br>
 And of course, not forgetting Matt himself, though he'd hate me for mentioning it...

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 '''Who are some of your influences?
-MÅ: FZ, [[Terry Bozzio]], [[Vinnie Colaiuta|Vinnie]], Tony Williams, Narada Michael Walden, and I like Allan Holdsworth.
+MÅ: FZ, [[Terry Bozzio]], [[Vinnie Colaiuta|Vinnie]], Tony Williams, Narada Michael Walden, and I like [[Allan Holdsworth]].
 '''Has Holdsworth influenced the way you compose?

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 So what are the odds of a small town in Northern Sweden producing an eight piece band with two women and six guys (the four of whom I met being exceedingly nice and exceptionally talented) dedicated to reproducing the music of Frank Zappa? What are the chances that such a band would tour, make national radio broadcasts, and have members good enough to not only sit in with Zappa's band during their Stockholm performance in 1988, but elicit praise from Zappa himself such as 'They played unbelievable, just unbelievable' (VARA Dutch TV, 1988). Not very good, I should think.
-But if there is a law of averages, ''Zappsteetoot'' has lived outside the law. ''Zappsteetoot'' has had in its ranks [[Morgan Ågren]] (drums); [[Ingrid Nyström]] (vcls, pcsn); [[Göran Teljebäck]] (kybds, tuned and untuned pcsn); [[Agneta Cronholm]] (vcls, pcsn); [[Allan Eriksson]] (gtr, vcls); [[Stefan Eriksson]] (vcls); [[Mats Öberg]] (kybds); [[Peter Öberg]] (bs); and filling in for Peter Öberg at times [[Michael Berglund]] (bs) and during earlier incarnations [[Hans Lindgren]] (pcsn).
+But if there is a law of averages, ''Zappsteetoot'' has lived outside the law. ''Zappsteetoot'' has had in its ranks [[Morgan Ågren]] (drums); Ingrid Nyström (vcls, pcsn); Göran Teljebäck (kybds, tuned and untuned pcsn); Agneta Cronholm (vcls, pcsn); Allan Eriksson (gtr, vcls); Stefan Eriksson (vcls); [[Mats Öberg]] (kybds); Peter Öberg (bs); and filling in for Peter Öberg at times Michael Berglund (bs) and during earlier incarnations Hans Lindgren (pcsn).
 On first hearing the group, I had become interested in finding out more about them, and looked for an interview in English only to learn there were none. While I was in Sweden in June 1990 (see [[Society Pages (The Magazine)|Soc Pages]] 3), I was able to meet half the members of the group; and inbetween jamming, swimming and hanging out, I was able to let the tape roll. And so it is I present a TD exclusive and, for the first time in English, a chat with some of Zappsteetoot. The members I talked to all stressed that though the band had been playing together for six years, it was very likely they have played their last performance, but then hesitantly add that not unlike Zappa, they've felt that way before ...

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 '''(jokingly) What happened then? Did you start shaking?
-MÖ: (laughter) Ja, of course. I thought it was a dream actually. We were lead to his dressing-room and we started talking. We told Frank that we played '[[T'Mershi Duween]]' , which was not released at that time, just on bootleg, and then he got really interested and he just said they were going to play '[[Big Swifty]]' where everything could happen, and that they were going to have some audience participation, and that he thought it was a good idea to send us up on stage during the jam.
+MÖ: (laughter) Ja, of course. I thought it was a dream actually. We were lead to his dressing-room and we started talking. We told Frank that we played '[[T'Mershi Duween]]' , which was not released at that time, just on bootleg, and then he got really interested and he just said they were going to play '[[Big Swifty (1972 - Paramount Studios)|Big Swifty]]' where everything could happen, and that they were going to have some audience participation, and that he thought it was a good idea to send us up on stage during the jam.
 '''Did he hear you play before?

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 ''''Red' is my favourite. Mats, who are some of your big influences besides Zappa?
-MÖ: [[George Duke]] and [[Tommy Mars]]. Joe Zawinul and [[Stevie Wonder]]. [[Allan Holdsworth]] is one of my favourites. Jaco Pastorius ...
+MÖ: [[George Duke]] and [[Tommy Mars]]. Joe Zawinul and [[Wikipedia:Stevie Wonder|Stevie Wonder]]. [[Allan Holdsworth]] is one of my favourites. Jaco Pastorius ...
 '''How did ''Zappsteetoot'' start out?

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-I'm sure those of us aware of the more intimate details of [[Frank Zappa|Zappa]]'s career are well aware of the difficulties he has faced in maintaining the large number of musicians he has employed. Zappa has made no reservations about explaining that these highly skilled musicians command large salaries ('You have to pay them a lot of money, and you have to be very patient. And then you have to pay them more money, and then you have to be more patient' (Rhythm, 7/89)), and they often require 'playground psychology'; and he continues that 'most everybody gets to the point where they go 'shit, what do we need that old guy for? Look how fabulous I am'' (Total Percussion Mag 7/89).
+I'm sure those of us aware of the more intimate details of [[Biography|Zappa]]'s career are well aware of the difficulties he has faced in maintaining the large number of musicians he has employed. Zappa has made no reservations about explaining that these highly skilled musicians command large salaries ('You have to pay them a lot of money, and you have to be very patient. And then you have to pay them more money, and then you have to be more patient' (Rhythm, 7/89)), and they often require 'playground psychology'; and he continues that 'most everybody gets to the point where they go 'shit, what do we need that old guy for? Look how fabulous I am'' (Total Percussion Mag 7/89).
 Zappa has had a number of talented women in his bands ([[Alice Stuart]], [[Norma Bell]], [[Bianca Odin]] were all performing members), none of whom, with the exception of [[Ruth Underwood]], lasted long. And then there is the ''Mystery Roach,'' trendy chemical amusement aid, and the question 'Will it be an aisle or a window?' that rears its ugly head.
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 PÖ: We started out playing mostly songs from the so-called [[DiscReet Records|DiscReet]] era, like '[[Cosmik Debris]]' and all that. That was the first song we ever rehearsed.
-''''Montana' was also an early one. That's pretty hard stuff to start out with. In my band, we started out with '[[Muffin Man]]' and '[[Chunga's Revenge]]' and the super easy things ...
+''''Montana' was also an early one. That's pretty hard stuff to start out with. In my band, we started out with '[[Muffin Man]]' and '[[Chunga's Revenge (The Track)|Chunga's Revenge]]' and the super easy things ...
 GT: We were bored playing easy things. We wanted to play more difficult things.

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 '''Have you ever picked a tune that was pretty much impossible to play?
-PÖ: For myself, I think that '[[Moggio]]' is pretty much impossible. That is the hardest.
+PÖ: For myself, I think that '[[Mõggio|Moggio]]' is pretty much impossible. That is the hardest.
 '''Do you have a tune-Meister or do you all go home and learn your own parts?

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 '''Did you go through any stylistic changes?
-PÖ: We started out playing mostly songs from the so-called [[DiscReet]] era, like '[[Cosmik Debris]]' and all that. That was the first song we ever rehearsed.
+PÖ: We started out playing mostly songs from the so-called [[DiscReet Records|DiscReet]] era, like '[[Cosmik Debris]]' and all that. That was the first song we ever rehearsed.
 ''''Montana' was also an early one. That's pretty hard stuff to start out with. In my band, we started out with '[[Muffin Man]]' and '[[Chunga's Revenge]]' and the super easy things ...