this is how it would go down. mao, stalin, castro and the rest of the team would be seated in the theater loge. zappa’s musicians would be ready at their stations. the lights would dim, and the maestro would enter the stage as a hush fell over the audience. he would approach the marshall stack centered beside bozzio’s drum kit and pick up the golden baton. for a brief moment he would study it, turning it over in his hands and rubbing it’s smooth finish. once he felt satisfied with the quality of the instrument, he would turn to face his musicians, who now stand at attention. the band is ready. frank would slowly turn and look up at the loge. stalin would raise his hand and gesture for the band to proceed. after one last inspection, frank would issue the command: ‘achtung!’, and the band would come to life. within seconds the theater would be totally consumed by it’s energy, staring in amazement, entranced by the strange new dynamic sounds. it would take only one song, and the nation would never be the same again. institutions for the study of his music would be built, orders for mandatory participation of theater performances would be issued to all citizens, and december 21rst would become a international holiday.
one song, rengel. just one… and not even the real hard stuff. just the easy, teenage new york version is all it would take to revolutionize the entire world:
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA_F87l7o_k[/youtube]