Even though I only know some of his music, am am not sure about some it, he is one of those artists I really wish I could have seen. He managed to make a career outside the mainstream.
Is that Steve Vai screaming on Torture Never Stops?
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It is indeed Mr Vai. Stevie (sic) Vai was hired to transpose a bunch of solos for what became the 'FZ Guitar Book' and was given the job of 'stunt guitarist' in the early '80s zappa band.
Zappa's music is hard to love in it's entirety. There's some really duff material from the 80s and some of the lyrical material is problematic these days. For me, he was a starting point to look at 20th century classical and jazz music, which has broadened my musical horizons. Without FZ I'd not be listening to The Fierce & The Dead, reading Kurt Vonnegut, nor going to a Stravinsky concert tomorrow night.
What Stravinsky is it? I love some of his music. Seems lots of musicians got a start with Zappa.
The Rite of Spring, at the Barbican. Along with a John Adams premiere and something else I forget.