I'm 74 years old and still trying to absorb all his music. Frank was a master of all genres - mixing comedy and satire with rock, jazz, blues, doo wop, symphonic orchestra, and something indescribable. While this song is great, it is impossible to assess his genius without a deeper dive.
Absolutely. I am 68 years old. I feel exactly the same way as you, Frank Zappa is not only a man of many, many sounds and and the influence he had on progressive rock heavy metal. Jazz Fusion is immensible
I am now 69, and still can remember the first time I heard his music (that must be the Hot Rats album), and was completely blown away by it. I feel lucky I could be present at some great live concerts by him (especially those tours where Ruth Underwood was playing). I really felt sad when the news of him passing away reached me. He left a gaping hole that could not be filled until today. And pardon me for saying it, but in these weird times we really need people like Zappa to put things in place...
Okay, confession here-- trying to get out of English class early (we had to write a poem, hand it in, and we could leave as it was the last period of the day)... So, I penned off the lyrics to this song, turned it in, and slid out the door. Two weeks later I was nominated for some award from the English department! I had to go down and tell them it was Zappa and I'd just wanted to leave early!!! Omg, I learned my lesson on cheating with such good taste!!
Steve Vai started his music career in 1978 at the age of 18 as a transcriptionist for Frank Zappa and then played guitar in Zappa's band from 1980 to 1983
" I'm The Slime" is perhaps a gentle introduction to Frank Zappa's genius & versatility, the lyrics are still relevant & the funky music sublime. For pure guitar I would suggest "Watermelon in Easter Hay" (album version) & "Zoot Allures" both totally different. For fun "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow" & "Bobby Brown (goes down)".
Awesome! This is an incredibly deep rabbit hole that you must explore further. Frank was his own genre, and there will never be another one like him. RIP, Frank.
Frank fought censorship, even testifying to Congress. The only artist who ever had an Adult Only label put on a album that was completely instrumental. He wrote every part for every instrument, and did it all in calligraphy. Steve Vai proofed Frank's early stuff while attending college. After his schooling Steve joined the group for a while.They became best friends and neighbors.
Frank didn't get an official RIAA warning sticker on Jazz From Hell. He put his own Warning/Guarantee sticker on it. Big difference. As well, when he did testify before Congress, along with John Denver and Dee Snyder, his own music was never put on the lists of songs with lyrics that need to be concerned about. But he fought the good fight for freedom of art and expression.
Frank Zappa was a musical genius and a very very clever man. I bought my first Mothers L.P way back in 1968 and saw Frank on one of his trips to England. R.I.P Frank and thank you. Your music lives on! 🙂😎🎸🇬🇧🇺🇦
"Inca Roads" studio version.....is a perfect example of his kick butt band. They could play anything and change direction on a dime. Plus Ruth Underwood on percussion gives the music a different sound than most music of the day.
@@magekaz6719 I mean, the album version is an amalgam of that exact live TV performance in Los Angeles you’re referring to. It’s mixed together with some studio overdubs and a guitar solo that was recorded live at a concert in Helsinki was also spliced in.
@@paardenslager868 I think I've heard that before and it certainly rings true...I was mostly referring to the joy of being able to watching them play together.
Great review. You can tell how good a song is by how often our girl closes her eyes. A great song forces you to stare with your ears. Frank will never disappoint. Best album to start with. A shame to break it up. Each side was meant to be listened to whole. Keep it up Rock Warriors!
ZAPPA is GENIUS!!! SO MANY GREAT TUNES - and, one of the BEST GATHERINGS of the MOST TALENTED PEOPLE he put together!! OMG - the INSTRUMENTATION is UNBELIEVABLE!!! LOVED HIM!! RIP, FRANK ZAPPA!! YOU are SO MISSED!!!
He was a brilliant guy, who could talk in great depth on many issues. I had a roommate who all he had was Frank Zappa albums, nothing else, thought that was extreme
If you want a little more of his guitar work that's a little more extended, check out his Willie the Pimp, from the Hot Rats album. Thanks for giving Frank Zappa a listen.
You got Zapped!!! In 73' Frank was dealing with censorship, defamation, and unscrupulous record exec's. He eventually went before congress to argue against censorship in 1985. I think he also utilized those moments as, free publicity. He figured-it-out in the 60's how to promote himself when he appeared on the Steve Allen Show and played the bicycle as avant-garde music..... LISTEN to "INCA ROADS"..... You'll flex some neurons, and travel new dimensions with that song. Wish you well.
Saw him when my father was stationed in Germany in the early '70s. The German town of Bad Doberan hosts a Zappa music festival every summer -Zappanale. The man was a musical genius.
If I had to pick one word to describe Zappa it would be eclectic. Probably the finest jazz/rock/fusion guitarists and the best purveyor of weird ever. Cheers....
That was great! I remember being a little kid in my bed, hearing this blasting in the next room, laughing my ass off in the dark, wondering "What the hell is Dad playing tonight?". I made it a point to ask him the next morning, and I've been a fan ever since. So many songs to recommend (and also many to avoid! At least for a reaction channel!). From this album "Montana" is epic, but also the two songs that surround this one on the original album, "Camarillo Brillo" and "Dirty Love" are also cool little bite-sized nuggets like this one. This was a great place to start. He has a lot of music. Some it we love, some of it we don't.....but we respect ALL of it!
Many of Franks vinyl album sides are comparatively shorter than your normal album. This kept the grooves in the vinyl farther apart creating a cleaner sound and minimizing cross tracking.
Zappa is beyond a guitar legend. I can play all of David Gilmour’s solos and all of Hendrix solos but I can not play all of Zappa’s work. You should check out Steve Vai’s UA-cam clip of how Zappa put him through his paces when he auditioned for his band.
I was peripherally aware of Zappa back in the day, then a guy at work hipped me to Joe's Garage Act 1. He only has about a ba-jillion amazing records, a massive studio album catalog and TONS of live releases.
I was unfamiliar with Frank Zappa when this album came out. I went to a friends house and they were playing it and I could not get that guitar playing out of my head. Frank was an amazing guitarist. This is still my favorite Zappa album.
Fitting to check out prostate cancer victim Zappa in Movember! One reason for him releasing so many albums was so that he could be released from a contract that he wanted to get out of. A lot of them were sketches, demos, and jam session recordings that were never meant to be released.
He was on stage, he owned the place. Officials credited his announcing and guidance keeping the people informed for preventing panic. No one was injured and he stayed on the mic calmly suggesting to walk, don't run. I've heard part of the tape.
The problem with doing Zappa reactions is that once you realize how broad a range he covered, you can't stop! Every album is different, and Frank even changed styles within the same album! From neoclassical to jazz, rock back to classical - there's *always* something new ... and then you listen to a song you listened to just yesterday and discover something totally wild that you didn't even notice at the first listen! I've been asked which is my favorite Zappa album - and the only possible answer is "yes"! For my personal suggestion as to where in the Zappaverse to go from here, try "For Calvin and His Next Two Hitchhikers", from the album "The Great Wazoo" - then to the album "Strictly Commercial" for the song "Let's Make the Water Turn Black" (the original release on the album "We're Only In It For the Money" has some lyrics cut). Just personal suggestions, though - with Zappa, you just can't go wrong!
Frank did it all with all styles .Chek out stuff from his first album with The Mothers Of Invention / Freak Out . "Hungry Freaks, Daddy" "I Ain't Got No Heart" . "Who Are the Brain Police?"
I've been listening to Frank Zappa for 53 years now. I won't recommend you further songs because I simply don't know where to start 🙂 But... keep trying. He was truly unique... Thanks for this video!
This song is one of his more radio friendly songs. A lot of his stuff was not. His band was stocked with first class musicians. This song was performed on SNL live.
That was the first time I'd heard of Zappa. I remember the slime oozing out of the video monitor. I thought it was a comedy skit at the time. My 14-year-old mind didn't know what to make of it.
This album was one of his most successful. All of the freaks when I was in high school loved him and the musicians knew he was a composer as well a genius producer and guitarist. This is sill relevant today, sadly. Good luck Canadians, it may be too late for America!
Frank Zappa was no stranger to extended guitar solos. He released several albums consisting entirely of guitar solos from his concerts. But he only soloed when the composition called for it. He wrote in almost every genre imaginable, including modern classical, and performances of his orchestral works sell out concert halls in Europe. The mainstream media never took him seriously, but serious musicians always did and still do. Music students have done their PhD dissertations on his music.
You guys should check out more Frank, like “Wet T Shirt Night” or perhaps “Why Does It Hurt When I Pee”. I was lucky enough to see him play live 2 times and it was amazing!
Fun fact: Ringo Star was in FZ's movie 200 Motels, and he said that Frank was the nicest guy he'd ever met in the entertainment industry. FZ was a musical genius, but he was a certainly genius period, although he never took an IQ test.
This is actually a short guitar solo. He is known for very long guitar solos. As a matter of fact he has several albums of just guitar solos. He has incredible muscians on his albums, and even Tina Turner and the Ivette's sing background vocals on two albums. I was lucky enough to see him 66 times while he was touring. Although Frank released 62 albums while alive, 67 more have been released posthumously.
His kids are named Moon Unit, Dweezil, Ahmet and diva you can play his music live without getting blocked his kids control his music he actually won awards for writing classical music also
The Zappa Family Trust sold EVERYTHING in the Vault, as well as Frank's image likeness, to United Music Group. The Zappa family has no more say over the music other than Ahmet appears to be "employed" by UMG, along with Joe Travers, to find stuff to release and act as producer.
His most accessible albums, Apostrophe,One Size Fits All, Overnight Sensation. He had many incredible musicians play with him my favourite include George Duke and Jean Luc Ponty.
i am an ardent fan of Frank Zappa since about 1974 and I'm very happy that you found him. If you like long guitar solos by him I could recommend Yo Mama, Watermelon in Easter Hay or Outside Now
Frank Zappa has tons of extended solos, he even has some albums that are just live solos, Shut Up And Play Your Guitar 1 and 2, both double albums I think, the song "Yo Mama" from Sheik Yerbouti is a fav of mine.
frank zappa and grateful dead are my happy places. there's so much, i still listen to them every day. side note: the female singers here were tina turner and the ikettes. there's a whole story further illustrating what a jerk ike turner was.
The short answer is yes. The long answer is that Frank is one of the most underrated guitarists in history. Even if you take away his incredible ability to write music, record music, and lead a band, his guitar playing was virtuoso level. He had an incredibly asynchronistic and frantic but controlled style and phrasing. He didn't lean nearly as heavily on blues scales and licks as his peers did and mixed them together with a heaping helping of jazz and classical influence. Across his music you will find everything from the most vulgar and hilarious comedy songs ever to chamber orchestra-level classical compositions that simultaneously innovate and reiterate the old masters.
I own hundreds of albums and this is one of those I go back to often. Frank was a music mistro always have the best musicians around him. I would love to see Sams reaction to Dyna mo hum off this album.
You guys have really and seriously check out his song Bobby Brown Goes Down. It’s got crazy and funny lyrics. I saw him many years ago and yes I had no idea he was such a good guitarist until then. Joe’s Garage is another good one you would like. He also always had great musicians in the band. He also has what’s called the black page that his drummers must be able to play before he hires them. He was also instrumental along with John Denver and Dee Snyder who testified in front of Congress when Tipper Gore and some other women were trying to censor music. They were called the PMRC. What really helped was the fact that John Denver was one of the artist advocating for no censorship. They couldn’t put him in the same group as Zappa and Snyder.
Hearing one Frank Zappa composition is like a souvenir of water in a small bottle that you bring back from the Greek Sea. You need to listen to at least 30+ full albums to even approximate his greatness. If you know Bach, you can understand ALL the music of his time, and it's the same with Frank Zappa...with the difference, he took the music to the end/peak of its academic evolution... & Miles Davis took it further...
Frank Zappa solos aren’t usually short. This track was originally released on vinyl and so song durations were more constrained. The fade out leaves you hoping for more. Zappa was a master at improvising long yet thematic and lyrical guitar solos. And because he improvised continuously during his tours and recorded everything some solos end up forming the basis for new songs. In fact a few of those 60 albums are nothing but guitar solos.
Zappa is the best musician ever. Not in the Rock Hall? Saw him 3 times and it blew me away. Played the guitar with his feet one time and it was great. When this song was big, he made an appearance on SNL and the screens for the audience oozed green slime. Check it out. My Zappa request is Hot Rats or Moving to Montana. Also, Dynamo Hum. Peaches and? also. And Shut Up and Play Your Guitar. Let not forget The Mothers of Invention Plastic People and my favorite, Call Any Vegetable. I CANNOT BELEIVE THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT NEVER HEARD OF HIM. He is talking about our government . FCC is bullshiart.
I’ve got a promotional record. It’s a 45 which means to play it at 45 revolutions per minute. It’s titled I’m the slim by the mothers it was probably shortened from Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention.
The Zappa Family Trust has issued at least 60 more albums after he passed & evidently there are at least that many more with music available from his archives.
Out of those 60 albums, I only have 82 of them. He recorded EVERYTHING. I only know one other that out did Frank. This person has over 300 albums. (Buckethead) Tina Turner - back ground voices.
I have lived here in the Philippines for over 34 years now and when COVID hit the Philippines it was one of the strictest countries and you had to sign in to every place you would visit and so when I did go out I would always sign my name Frank Zappa hahahaha and here I am today still here and love Frank Zappa
I use this in a lesson plan every year. Compare TV to social media. Talk about censorship on public airwaves. Its a fun lesson. My middle school students like it. I do a lot of music/lyrics. I think Language Arts is a lot more than grammar and literature.
I dare you two to take a Zappa journey. His music will enrich your life. Don’t be shy. There is an endless and vastly varied universe of music waiting for you all from one man.
BTW, that's Tina Turner & The Ikettes doing backup vocals for only about $100 each. Legend has it, Tina had to hide this project from a very jealous and possessive Ike.
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Frank Zappa is his own genre, actually he's several of his own genres
I’ve been saying the first part for decades. I like your version better.
@GoodCorporateRobot thanks. Feel free to use it. I have a good one for Stevie Ray Vaughn around too
MAN - I need to borrow that, TOO!!! :) What's the one for STEVIE?!!
@@Jude_196 Stevie didn't play guitar, he was actually possessed by it and the guitar played him
@@acemodez3169 Just about right!! Seemed to just be an extension of his SOUL!! SOOO MISS HIM!!
Yes! The world needs more people to listen to Zappa. You either get him, or you don't.
I don't see his lyrics as being satyrical in this. Just the truth.
He is, very much an acquired taste.
I'm 74 years old and still trying to absorb all his music. Frank was a master of all genres - mixing comedy and satire with rock, jazz, blues, doo wop, symphonic orchestra, and something indescribable. While this song is great, it is impossible to assess his genius without a deeper dive.
Yes very true I am 73 and feel exactily the same way
Absolutely. I am 68 years old. I feel exactly the same way as you, Frank Zappa is not only a man of many, many sounds and and the influence he had on progressive rock heavy metal. Jazz Fusion is immensible
@@johncrocker-nh7ey I'm only 65. I need more time! 😁
I am now 69, and still can remember the first time I heard his music (that must be the Hot Rats album), and was completely blown away by it. I feel lucky I could be present at some great live concerts by him (especially those tours where Ruth Underwood was playing). I really felt sad when the news of him passing away reached me. He left a gaping hole that could not be filled until today.
And pardon me for saying it, but in these weird times we really need people like Zappa to put things in place...
I am now over 6 hours old and am also blown away.
FYI, that's Tina Turner and the Ikettes doing the backing vocals. Frank recorded this at Ike Turners studio in California.
Ike Turner: "What is this shit?" 😂
@@neviatha I think this was about Montana.
One of the vinyls i have of Frank is called " shut up and play yer guitar " 😎🇧🇻
Okay, confession here-- trying to get out of English class early (we had to write a poem, hand it in, and we could leave as it was the last period of the day)... So, I penned off the lyrics to this song, turned it in, and slid out the door.
Two weeks later I was nominated for some award from the English department! I had to go down and tell them it was Zappa and I'd just wanted to leave early!!!
Omg, I learned my lesson on cheating with such good taste!!
Steve Vai started his music career in 1978 at the age of 18 as a transcriptionist for Frank Zappa and then played guitar in Zappa's band from 1980 to 1983
" I'm The Slime" is perhaps a gentle introduction to Frank Zappa's genius & versatility, the lyrics are still relevant & the funky music sublime. For pure guitar I would suggest "Watermelon in Easter Hay" (album version) & "Zoot Allures" both totally different. For fun "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow" & "Bobby Brown (goes down)".
Awesome! This is an incredibly deep rabbit hole that you must explore further. Frank was his own genre, and there will never be another one like him. RIP, Frank.
Frank fought censorship, even testifying to Congress. The only artist who ever had an Adult Only label put on a album that was completely instrumental. He wrote every part for every instrument, and did it all in calligraphy. Steve Vai proofed Frank's early stuff while attending college. After his schooling Steve joined the group for a while.They became best friends and neighbors.
Frank didn't get an official RIAA warning sticker on Jazz From Hell. He put his own Warning/Guarantee sticker on it. Big difference.
As well, when he did testify before Congress, along with John Denver and Dee Snyder, his own music was never put on the lists of songs with lyrics that need to be concerned about. But he fought the good fight for freedom of art and expression.
Every song on this album stands out, he always brought in some of the best musicians he can find. Look up more of his work.
Yes he is a fantastic guitarist
see the 'yo mama' solo...
50/50 would be a good one to do next.
Frank Zappa was a musical genius and a very very clever man. I bought my first Mothers L.P way back in 1968 and saw Frank on one of his trips to England.
R.I.P Frank and thank you. Your music lives on! 🙂😎🎸🇬🇧🇺🇦
"Play Dirty Love" Or "Dinah Mo Hum" by Frank.
"Inca Roads" studio version.....is a perfect example of his kick butt band. They could play anything and change direction on a dime. Plus Ruth Underwood on percussion gives the music a different sound than most music of the day.
The live version from "a token of his extreme" is pretty killer too!
@@magekaz6719 I mean, the album version is an amalgam of that exact live TV performance in Los Angeles you’re referring to. It’s mixed together with some studio overdubs and a guitar solo that was recorded live at a concert in Helsinki was also spliced in.
@@paardenslager868 I think I've heard that before and it certainly rings true...I was mostly referring to the joy of being able to watching them play together.
Great review. You can tell how good a song is by how often our girl closes her eyes. A great song forces you to stare with your ears. Frank will never disappoint. Best album to start with. A shame to break it up. Each side was meant to be listened to whole. Keep it up Rock Warriors!
ZAPPA is GENIUS!!! SO MANY GREAT TUNES - and, one of the BEST GATHERINGS of the MOST TALENTED PEOPLE he put together!! OMG - the INSTRUMENTATION is UNBELIEVABLE!!! LOVED HIM!! RIP, FRANK ZAPPA!! YOU are SO MISSED!!!
Serious listeners always welcome.
He was a brilliant guy, who could talk in great depth on many issues. I had a roommate who all he had was Frank Zappa albums, nothing else, thought that was extreme
I met a couple of guys like that back then.
If you want a little more of his guitar work that's a little more extended, check out his Willie the Pimp, from the Hot Rats album. Thanks for giving Frank Zappa a listen.
Right on! I just made the same suggestion. God, the instrumentals in this album are mesmerizing. Great listen.
You got Zapped!!! In 73' Frank was dealing with censorship, defamation, and unscrupulous record exec's. He eventually went before congress to argue against censorship in 1985. I think he also utilized those moments as, free publicity. He figured-it-out in the 60's how to promote himself when he appeared on the Steve Allen Show and played the bicycle as avant-garde music..... LISTEN to "INCA ROADS"..... You'll flex some neurons, and travel new dimensions with that song. Wish you well.
Saw him when my father was stationed in Germany in the early '70s. The German town of Bad Doberan hosts a Zappa music festival every summer -Zappanale. The man was a musical genius.
FZ was a guitar and lyrical genius, this album needs to be heard in one listen, it flows from one track to another
If I had to pick one word to describe Zappa it would be eclectic. Probably the finest jazz/rock/fusion guitarists and the best purveyor of weird ever. Cheers....
I remember seeing Frank on SNL playing this song in the 70's. If you can find it,watch it. Pretty hilarious!
That was great! I remember being a little kid in my bed, hearing this blasting in the next room, laughing my ass off in the dark, wondering "What the hell is Dad playing tonight?". I made it a point to ask him the next morning, and I've been a fan ever since. So many songs to recommend (and also many to avoid! At least for a reaction channel!). From this album "Montana" is epic, but also the two songs that surround this one on the original album, "Camarillo Brillo" and "Dirty Love" are also cool little bite-sized nuggets like this one. This was a great place to start. He has a lot of music. Some it we love, some of it we don't.....but we respect ALL of it!
two things I admire about Zappa, his conviction and the quality of each of his productions. No doubt he was behind every production detail.
Many of Franks vinyl album sides are comparatively shorter than your normal album. This kept the grooves in the vinyl farther apart creating a cleaner sound and minimizing cross tracking.
the master of musical minutiae
Frank Zappa music is like a movie for your ears.
I love Frank Zappa
ABSOLUTELY UNDEFINABLE
Zappa is beyond a guitar legend. I can play all of David Gilmour’s solos and all of Hendrix solos but I can not play all of Zappa’s work. You should check out Steve Vai’s UA-cam clip of how Zappa put him through his paces when he auditioned for his band.
Astounding fretwork from FZ. So many tunes of his to listen too. "Watermelons in Easter hay". That's what you should listen to next.
I was peripherally aware of Zappa back in the day, then a guy at work hipped me to Joe's Garage Act 1.
He only has about a ba-jillion amazing records, a massive studio album catalog and TONS of live releases.
I was unfamiliar with Frank Zappa when this album came out. I went to a friends house and they were playing it and I could not get that guitar playing out of my head. Frank was an amazing guitarist. This is still my favorite Zappa album.
It's on my "must have" album list. So varied, yet every song has appeal.
weak album
Check out the next track "Dirty Love" Hellofa guitar solo.
Lyrics now apply to the slime oozing out of the internet.
Fitting to check out prostate cancer victim Zappa in Movember!
One reason for him releasing so many albums was so that he could be released from a contract that he wanted to get out of. A lot of them were sketches, demos, and jam session recordings that were never meant to be released.
If you want a Frank solo, "Watermelon In Easter Hay". AKA: The Last Imaginary Guitar Solo.
Yes, you want some guitar. Well, here is some guitar.
I believe his band was in the casino at Lake Geneva where Deep Purple wrote "Smoke On The Water".
He was on stage, he owned the place. Officials credited his announcing and guidance keeping the people informed for preventing panic. No one was injured and he stayed on the mic calmly suggesting to walk, don't run. I've heard part of the tape.
Did you know that they were at the best place around?
The “ community is happy” . Thanks Mark.😊
From what I’ve read, he never really considered himself to be a “guitar hero”. He was more interested in composing music.
The problem with doing Zappa reactions is that once you realize how broad a range he covered, you can't stop! Every album is different, and Frank even changed styles within the same album! From neoclassical to jazz, rock back to classical - there's *always* something new ... and then you listen to a song you listened to just yesterday and discover something totally wild that you didn't even notice at the first listen! I've been asked which is my favorite Zappa album - and the only possible answer is "yes"!
For my personal suggestion as to where in the Zappaverse to go from here, try "For Calvin and His Next Two Hitchhikers", from the album "The Great Wazoo" - then to the album "Strictly Commercial" for the song "Let's Make the Water Turn Black" (the original release on the album "We're Only In It For the Money" has some lyrics cut). Just personal suggestions, though - with Zappa, you just can't go wrong!
TROUBLE EVERY DAY was his 1st popular song released around 60yrs ago and the lyrics still hit home because the problems still exist
Frank did it all with all styles .Chek out stuff from his first album with The Mothers Of Invention / Freak Out
. "Hungry Freaks, Daddy"
"I Ain't Got No Heart"
. "Who Are the Brain Police?"
I've been listening to Frank Zappa for 53 years now. I won't recommend you further songs because I simply don't know where to start 🙂 But... keep trying. He was truly unique... Thanks for this video!
Love the lady digging the guitar solo 😁
This song is one of his more radio friendly songs. A lot of his stuff was not. His band was stocked with first class musicians. This song was performed on SNL live.
Yes, this is Zappa 101
He performed this live on Saturday night live back in the 70’s I believe
Yes he did, 1976. You can find it here on UA-cam. Excellent performance!
That was the first time I'd heard of Zappa. I remember the slime oozing out of the video monitor. I thought it was a comedy skit at the time. My 14-year-old mind didn't know what to make of it.
This album was one of his most successful. All of the freaks when I was in high school loved him and the musicians knew he was a composer as well a genius producer and guitarist. This is sill relevant today, sadly. Good luck Canadians, it may be too late for America!
Send more Frank Zappa!
Frank Zappa was no stranger to extended guitar solos. He released several albums consisting entirely of guitar solos from his concerts. But he only soloed when the composition called for it. He wrote in almost every genre imaginable, including modern classical, and performances of his orchestral works sell out concert halls in Europe. The mainstream media never took him seriously, but serious musicians always did and still do. Music students have done their PhD dissertations on his music.
Don’t eat the yellow snow suite is a must!
Apostrophe has many great tracks
Classic Zappa.
Oh Yeah for sure. Don't Eat Yellow Snow, or Pojama people. Also check out Frank and his daughter 'Moon Unit' doing 'valley girl'
Zappa!!!
I just got Zapped!
Great to hear some Zappa...for an extended guitar solo you should listen to "Yo' Mama" from the Sheik Yerbouti album
Zappa was a genius
You 2 may want to watch his concert live in Barcelona Spain from 1988
Frank rules.
That's Tina Turner withe the Ikettes on back-up vocals.
The whole "Overnight Sensation" album is a gas. Not a bad track. I confess to knowing every word of em all.
It is an amazing album.
Must have.
You guys should check out more Frank, like “Wet T Shirt Night” or perhaps “Why Does It Hurt When I Pee”. I was lucky enough to see him play live 2 times and it was amazing!
Fun fact: Ringo Star was in FZ's movie 200 Motels, and he said that Frank was the nicest guy he'd ever met in the entertainment industry. FZ was a musical genius, but he was a certainly genius period, although he never took an IQ test.
This is actually a short guitar solo. He is known for very long guitar solos. As a matter of fact he has several albums of just guitar solos. He has incredible muscians on his albums, and even Tina Turner and the Ivette's sing background vocals on two albums. I was lucky enough to see him 66 times while he was touring. Although Frank released 62 albums while alive, 67 more have been released posthumously.
His kids are named Moon Unit, Dweezil, Ahmet and diva you can play his music live without getting blocked his kids control his music he actually won awards for writing classical music also
The Zappa Family Trust sold EVERYTHING in the Vault, as well as Frank's image likeness, to United Music Group. The Zappa family has no more say over the music other than Ahmet appears to be "employed" by UMG, along with Joe Travers, to find stuff to release and act as producer.
This WHOLE ALBUM should be done!
Montana
Camarillo brillo
Dinah Moe Hum
Dirty Love...
Do it all!
Dinah will get them blocked though
Frank was genius, you won't find musicians like him anywhere...
His most accessible albums, Apostrophe,One Size Fits All, Overnight Sensation. He had many incredible musicians play with him my favourite include George Duke and Jean Luc Ponty.
i am an ardent fan of Frank Zappa since about 1974 and I'm very happy that you found him. If you like long guitar solos by him I could recommend Yo Mama, Watermelon in Easter Hay or Outside Now
Frank Zappa has tons of extended solos, he even has some albums that are just live solos, Shut Up And Play Your Guitar 1 and 2, both double albums I think, the song "Yo Mama" from Sheik Yerbouti is a fav of mine.
frank zappa and grateful dead are my happy places. there's so much, i still listen to them every day. side note: the female singers here were tina turner and the ikettes. there's a whole story further illustrating what a jerk ike turner was.
Damn! I'm home with the people making comments here.
Two of my favorites too!
THE guitar legend
I personally think you should check out. His song called the Muffin Man. Does a live version that's very cool?
The short answer is yes.
The long answer is that Frank is one of the most underrated guitarists in history. Even if you take away his incredible ability to write music, record music, and lead a band, his guitar playing was virtuoso level. He had an incredibly asynchronistic and frantic but controlled style and phrasing. He didn't lean nearly as heavily on blues scales and licks as his peers did and mixed them together with a heaping helping of jazz and classical influence. Across his music you will find everything from the most vulgar and hilarious comedy songs ever to chamber orchestra-level classical compositions that simultaneously innovate and reiterate the old masters.
I own hundreds of albums and this is one of those I go back to often. Frank was a music mistro always have the best musicians around him. I would love to see Sams reaction to Dyna mo hum off this album.
You guys have really and seriously check out his song Bobby Brown Goes Down. It’s got crazy and funny lyrics. I saw him many years ago and yes I had no idea he was such a good guitarist until then. Joe’s Garage is another good one you would like. He also always had great musicians in the band. He also has what’s called the black page that his drummers must be able to play before he hires them. He was also instrumental along with John Denver and Dee Snyder who testified in front of Congress when Tipper Gore and some other women were trying to censor music. They were called the PMRC. What really helped was the fact that John Denver was one of the artist advocating for no censorship. They couldn’t put him in the same group as Zappa and Snyder.
Three words: "Peaches In Regalia".
Do more Zappa!
Time has come!
Hearing one Frank Zappa composition is like a souvenir of water in a small bottle that you bring back from the Greek Sea. You need to listen to at least 30+ full albums to even approximate his greatness. If you know Bach, you can understand ALL the music of his time, and it's the same with Frank Zappa...with the difference, he took the music to the end/peak of its academic evolution... & Miles Davis took it further...
There are a lot of Frank's guitar solos, if you want to listen to some of them, you can listen to the double album "Shut Up And Play Yer Guitar". 🙂
He did this one on Saturday Night Live, with their brass section. it's fantastic
Frank Zappa solos aren’t usually short. This track was originally released on vinyl and so song durations were more constrained. The fade out leaves you hoping for more.
Zappa was a master at improvising long yet thematic and lyrical guitar solos. And because he improvised continuously during his tours and recorded everything some solos end up forming the basis for new songs. In fact a few of those 60 albums are nothing but guitar solos.
Zappa is the best musician ever. Not in the Rock Hall? Saw him 3 times and it blew me away. Played the guitar with his feet one time and it was great. When this song was big, he made an appearance on SNL and the screens for the audience oozed green slime. Check it out. My Zappa request is Hot Rats or Moving to Montana. Also, Dynamo Hum. Peaches and? also. And Shut Up and Play Your Guitar. Let not forget The Mothers of Invention Plastic People and my favorite, Call Any Vegetable. I CANNOT BELEIVE THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT NEVER HEARD OF HIM. He is talking about our government . FCC is bullshiart.
FVZ was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of fame in 1994. Lou Reed did the induction, Moon accepted.
Francis Vincent Zappa was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. Lou Reed did the induction, Moon accepted.
I’ve got a promotional record. It’s a 45 which means to play it at 45 revolutions per minute. It’s titled I’m the slim by the mothers it was probably shortened from Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention.
The Zappa Family Trust has issued at least 60 more albums after he passed & evidently there are at least that many more with music available from his archives.
Out of those 60 albums, I only have 82 of them. He recorded EVERYTHING. I only know one other that out did Frank. This person has over 300 albums. (Buckethead) Tina Turner - back ground voices.
130 official album releases, incredible.
He even had a minor pop hit in the 80's titled (slyly and appropriately), "Valley Girl”. Must react to that.
I have lived here in the Philippines for over 34 years now and when COVID hit the Philippines it was one of the strictest countries and you had to sign in to every place you would visit and so when I did go out I would always sign my name Frank Zappa hahahaha and here I am today still here and love Frank Zappa
My first concert 1979. There will never be another Frank Zappa. You should check out Dynamo hum or Bobby brown goes down
I use this in a lesson plan every year. Compare TV to social media. Talk about censorship on public airwaves. Its a fun lesson. My middle school students like it. I do a lot of music/lyrics. I think Language Arts is a lot more than grammar and literature.
When reacting to Zappa, I wouldn't pause the song.
I dare you two to take a Zappa journey. His music will enrich your life. Don’t be shy. There is an endless and vastly varied universe of music waiting for you all from one man.
"Take any album" territory. Listening pants required.
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This album and the album "Apostrophe" are killers ...
Frank was on a different level...
3D Chess different level.
No one has ever surpassed Frank Zappa, but I'm still hoping.
BTW, that's Tina Turner & The Ikettes doing backup vocals for only about $100 each. Legend has it, Tina had to hide this project from a very jealous and possessive Ike.
Wow story. Love them.
Great drumming 🥁