Automatic (Dweezil Zappa album)

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Automatic
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Studio album by
Dweezil Zappa
ReleasedNovember 21, 2000
Genre Hard rock
Label Favored Nations
Producer Dweezil Zappa
Dweezil Zappa chronology
Music For Pets
(1996)		Automatic
(2000)		 Go With What You Know
(2006)
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Automatic is an album by Dweezil Zappa, released in 2000. "Purple Guitar" was the audition piece for Bryan Beller to work with Zappa on this album. [2] The song "Secret Hedges" was featured on Adult Swim.

Album collection of recorded music, words, sounds

An album is a collection of audio recordings issued as a collection on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium. Albums of recorded music were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78-rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP records played at ​33 1⁄3 rpm. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The audio cassette was a format widely used alongside vinyl from the 1970s into the first decade of the 2000s.

Dweezil Zappa American rock guitarist and actor

Dweezil Zappa is an American rock guitarist and occasional actor. He is the son of musical composer and performer Frank Zappa. Exposed to the music industry from an early age, Dweezil developed a strong affinity for playing the guitar and producing music. Able to learn directly from guitarists such as Steve Vai and Eddie Van Halen, Dweezil released his first single at the age of 12.

Bryan Beller American musician

Bryan Beller is an American bass guitarist known for his work with Joe Satriani, The Aristocrats, Dethklok, Mike Keneally, Steve Vai, James LaBrie of Dream Theater and Dweezil Zappa. He has been Joe Satriani's tour bassist for both the Unstoppable Momentum (2013–14) and Shockwave (2015–16) world tours in addition to featuring on the Shockwave Supernova record. Beller is also the bassist/manager of the rock/fusion super-trio The Aristocrats. The Aristocrats have released three studio albums, along with two live releases documenting the band's world tours in support of their debut album The Aristocrats and sophomore album Culture Clash. Their most recent studio album Tres Caballeros is the focus of their current world tour, which began in the summer of 2015 and will extend through to late 2016.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Dweezil Zappa except where noted.

  1. "Fwakstension" performed by Zappa / Terry Bozzio / Scott Thunes – 4:13
  2. "Automatic" performed by Zappa / Blues Saraceno / Joe Travers / Christopher Maloney – 3:59
  3. "Hawaii Five-O" (Morton Stevens) performed by Zappa / Joe Travers – 1:52
  4. "You're a Mean One Mister Grinch" (Dr. Seuss & Albert Hague) performed by Zappa / Ahmet Zappa / Joe Travers – 3:12
  5. "Therapy" performed by Zappa / Terry Bozzio / Scott Thunes – 2:59
  6. "12 String Thing" performed by Zappa / Joe Travers / Mark Meadows – 2:46
  7. "Secret Hedges" (Zappa) – 2:12
  8. "Habanera" (from the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet) performed by Zappa / Dick Cinnamon – 1:54
  9. "Les Toreadors" (from the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet) performed by Zappa / Dick Cinnamon – 2:35
  10. "Shnook" performed by Zappa / Scott Thunes / Mike Keneally – 2:55
  11. "Dick Cinnamon's Office" performed by Zappa / Lisa Loeb / Joe Travers / Christopher Maloney - :55
  12. "Purple Guitar" performed by Zappa / Joe Travers / Mike Keneally – 9:18

Personnel

Blues Saraceno is an American rock guitarist, composer and music producer, currently residing in Los Angeles, California. He was discovered by Guitar for the Practicing Musician magazine at the age of 16, which assisted him in releasing instrumental recordings on an independent basis. Saraceno's high profile as a gifted guitar virtuoso and musician opened the doors to an early career as a first-call guitar sideman and session musician. Saraceno is most often recognized from his time playing with Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker (Cream) as well as his brief tenure with the rock band Poison. Saraceno's early success in the music industry would eventually blossom into a career in producing and composing for television and film.

Lisa Loeb American singer-songwriter and actress

Lisa Anne Loeb is an American singer-songwriter, producer, touring artist, actress, author, and philanthropist who started her career with the platinum-selling number 1 hit song, "Stay " from the film Reality Bites, the first number 1 single for an artist without a recording contract. Her studio albums include two back-to-back albums that were certified Gold; these were Tails and the Grammy-nominated Firecracker.

Morgan Ågren Swedish musician

Morgan Ågren is a Swedish drummer who plays with the progressive rock band Kaipa.

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References

  1. ↑ Robinson, M. (2011). "Automatic - Dweezil Zappa | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Bryan Beller interview on Outsight Radio Hours". Archive.org. Retrieved 22 July 2012.


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