Dweezil Zappa "Go With What You Know"

Dweezil Zappa "Go With What You Know"

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Dweezil Zappa
Go With What You Know
The Story
"Go With What You Know" is Dweezil Zappa's first new record under his own name in six years. Along with his original tracks, the album features an alternate version of his father Frank Zappa's composition "Peaches En Regalia." The version, culled from a previously unreleased alternate edit of the "Hot Rats" version, features new overdubs by Dweezil. Zappa is joined by drummer Joe Travers on most tracks, and he writes, "I had two guitar solo spots open, so I invited my friend T.J. Helmerich to play a crazy solo on "The Grind," and I have a guitar duel with Blues Saraceno on the song "Thunder Pimp." Pete Griffin plays bass on "All Roads Lead to Inca." He's playing bass on tour with us, and Aaron Arntz, our touring keyboardist, also plays on that track. Mark Meadows plays bass on the final track, "Audio Movie," but I did everything else. For me, I just wanted my record to be a listening experience, a ride - you go somewhere from the first song to the last song. It's definitely rock-guitar oriented, but there are acoustic elements and electronic elements that I haven't touched on in my music before."
The Music
05:18 Love Ride Vocal
01:36 Noitpure Instrumental
02:35 Fightey Bitey Instrumental
03:47 CC$ Instrumental
01:22 Preludumus Maximus Instrumental
04:13 Rhythmatist Instrumental
03:39 Thunder Pimp Instrumental
06:19 All Roads Lead To Inca Instrumental
04:29 Electroacoustic Matter Instrumental
04:29 The Grind Instrumental
04:27 Peaches En Regalia Instrumental
03:16 Chunga's Whiskers Instrumental
06:35 Audio Movie Instrumental
The Artists
Dweezil Zappa Guitars, Guitars That Don't Sound Like Guitars, Fretless Lead Guitar, Auto Harp, Bass. MIDI Programming, Electric Sitar, Lead Synth, Orchestral Programming, Forwards and Backwards Acoustic Guitar, Guitar Soundscapes, Synth Effects, Production, Engineering, Mixing, Art Direction
Frank Zappa Acoustic Guitar Solo, 1/2 Speed Recorded Hi-Pitched Analog Bass Embellishments
Blues Saraceno Acoustic Guitar, Guest Guitar Solos
TJ Helmerich Guest Guitar Solo
Joe Travers Drums
Scott Thunes Bass
Terry Bozzio Drums
Pete Griffin Bass
Aaron Arntz Keyboards
Shuggy Otis Bass
Ian Underwood Keyboards, Wind Instruments
Ron Selico Drums
Mark Meadows Bass
Bernie Grundman Mastering
Brad Burkhart Photography
Diva Zappa Photography
Tracy Veal Graphic Design
Recorded using Nuendo and Euphonix R-1 at the newly refurbished Utility Muffin Research Kitchen.