Frank Zappa Classic Albums: Apostrophe Over Nite Sensation ( Documentary )

The Classic Albums series strives to be definitive, and this musthave program is fully authorized in the scope of its coverage. With complete cooperation and participation from the remaining Zappa family (sons Dweezil and Ahmet, daughter Moon, and widow Gail are all extensively interviewed) and additional interviews with Billy Bob Thornton, Alice Cooper, guitarist Steve Vai, veteran Rolling Stone critic David Fricke, and many of Zappa s closest associates and collaborators, this 97minute documentary is packed with highlights and fascinating revelations, like the pristine precision of Zappa s handwritten compositions, Zappa s childhood fascination with the compositions of Edgard Varse, and his diligent, prolific, and disciplined, drugfree approach to recording and touring. Zappa s studio process is amazingly revealed when Dweezil and Zappa Vaultmeister Joe Travers sit down at a mixing table to analyze the master tapes of classic Zappa tracks like the