Kiváló interjú 1975 novemberéből - Zappa beszélgetőpartnere Mary Travers (Peter, Paul and Mary), és külön élmény hogy valóban beszélgetésről van szó: az eredetileg a Bongo Fury lemez promótálását célzó 'interjú' csendes, egymásrafigyelős dialógussá alakul: hangfelvételről, zenésztársakról, de főleg kortárs zenéről. Lentebb a tartalom - ajánlott!
00:11 - The new album, Bongo Fury / losing weight
01:21 - Other live albums / engineering live recordings
02:38 - Decision making while mixing
03:42 - The group on Bongo Fury
04:08 - Not being able to keep people in the band
05:25 - A musical education in a library / recommended reading
07:36 - Hyping contemporary classical music / what radio stations should play
10:59 - Record companies' and schools' pinheaded take on classical music
12:28 - Discussing Alban Berg / his favorite works for experiencing deep inner hurt
13:52 - Penderecki's The Devils of Loudun
15:56 - Lisztomania and Tommy
16:25 - Interesting contemporary pop bands / playing with synthesizers
17:21 - Theater unions driving theater out of business (and a good alternative)
18:35 - What happened to the old Columbia lot off Sunset Blvd. / Charles Ives
20:07 - Not a consumer of rock and roll records / causing Elton John to mess up
21:40 - The myth of camaraderie between musicians / hello to Elton
22:46 - Alice Cooper / The Bonzo Dog Doo Da Band
23:49 - The sickening thing about classical music / making a buck with rock and roll
26:47 - We're Only in It for the Money / The Beatles / Timothy Leary
28:19 - Touring / finding time to write
29:09 - Thoughts of working with an orchestra / volume and mixing problems
32:41 - Theatrics in rock / The Rolling Stones / repetition in theater vs. rock
35:25 - New York City vs. Baltimore
36:05 - Dictionary of American Slang, The Devil's Dictionary, The Encyclopedia of Angels
37:08 - Working with the audience
38:39 - Different responsibilities in studio recordings vs. live performances
40:44 - Current music as an offense to people's intelligence
41:31 - All new material on Bongo Fury / writing songs and then doing the work
42:19 - Songs changing with personnel changes
43:07 - Taping concerts, documenting changes
43:46 - Thoughts on television: technologically and morally
44:29 - Shopping around an unreleased TV special (what later became The Dub Room Special)
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Elhangzik többek között, hogy Elliot Carter remek, Alban Berg nem az igazi, Penderecki jó. Jó a Gentle Giant. A nagyzenekar hangos, a zenét nem csak hallani: érezni kell...
