FZ album(s) in which song has appeared

• Beat The Boots III: Disc Two (2009) as Clownz On Velvet, performed in NYC, November 17, 1981
• Thing-Fish (1984) as Clowns On Velvet, basic track performed in NYC, November 17, 1981, with overdubs recorded at UMRK, c. 1982-84

Tour(s) on which song is known to have been performed (main source: FZShows, v. 7.1)

• September-December, 1981 (North America)—known performances: 1
• May-July, 1982 (Europe)—known performances: 5
• 1987 (rehearsals)—known performances: 1

Comments

Foggy G, "The Songs That Were Played," We're Only In It For The Touring

1981: Essentially performed as an instrumental version of the "Thingfish" track, with the inclusion of another great Italian guitar solo, by none other then Al Di Mmeola. The entire song is played once through (with not as much emphasis on Ed's percussion as on the studio track), before Al steps up and takes a quite lengthy solo over an active vamp and rhythm section. Upon the conclusion of his solo, the song is played once again, and then it ends. An excellent version of an oft overlooked song, and another "why wasn't this on the Stage series" candidate.

1982: Essentially performed as an instrumental version of the "Thingfish" track, with the inclusion of a Frank guitar solo. The entire song is played once through (with not as much emphasis on Ed's percussion as on the studio track), before Frank steps up and takes a quite lengthy solo over an active vamp and rhythm section. Upon the conclusion of his solo, the song is played once again, and then it ends. An excellent version of an oft overlooked song, and another "why wasn't this on the Stage series" candidate.

 

Conceptual Continuity

• Thing-Fish

Gas Stations:

• Opening Night At 'Studio Z' (". . . at a gas station or something like that.")
• The Uncle Frankie Show ("Then we have I Was A Teen-age Gas Station Attendant.")
• At The Gas Station
• The Adventures Of Greggery Peccary ("GREGGERY stops at a gas station and makes a mysterious phone call . . . ")
• Wind Up Workin' In A Gas Station
• Clowns On Velvet ("gwine take a job at a gas statium in New Jersey")
• The White Boy Troubles ("de father o' de boy at de gas statium")