Village of the Sun/Echidnas Arf (Zappa cover)

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  • @DaProlifik1
    @DaProlifik1 4 роки тому +173

    Awesome to see the younger generations performing FZ's music!

    • @germaneugenio
      @germaneugenio 3 роки тому +3

      Digo lo mismo. Es buenísimo.

    • @benwah8161
      @benwah8161 11 місяців тому +1

      I reckon Frank would love it

  • @ef418
    @ef418 Рік тому +12

    I give these youngsters a thumbs up just for doing a Zappa tune.

  • @MrStrack66
    @MrStrack66 2 роки тому +5

    Frank would be proud. Followed Frank since 69.

  • @davidreninger5093
    @davidreninger5093 2 роки тому +5

    It is so great seeing these kid they are really going for it.

  • @wazoogrand1
    @wazoogrand1 3 роки тому +74

    If you can play Zappa, you can play anything. Great job!

    • @stevedotwood
      @stevedotwood 3 роки тому +3

      "If you have a big nose and weird hair you can accomplish anything"

    • @cjod33
      @cjod33 2 роки тому +3

      Beefheart?

    • @thesound4997
      @thesound4997 9 місяців тому

      @@cjod33you beat me to it

    • @jukkamiettinen6223
      @jukkamiettinen6223 5 місяців тому

      @@cjod33 Kapteeni

  • @EshockT
    @EshockT 2 роки тому +4

    Incredible tempo throughout, nailed every part.

  • @benpugh124
    @benpugh124 2 роки тому +14

    Props to the drummer for nailing all those time signature changes

  • @johnmanning4339
    @johnmanning4339 2 роки тому +55

    I've been listening to Zappa since I was a kid in 67. This literally brought tears to my eyes !

    • @highorbit3282
      @highorbit3282 2 роки тому +5

      don't be such a sentimental person frank would've hated that. However, it is nice that young people are playing Frank's music, it sucks he died so young. I'm older than him now and haven't accomplished much of anything, so who cares what I have to say.

    • @highorbit3282
      @highorbit3282 2 роки тому +4

      I have to give it to these kids I tried but don't have the talent or perseverance to play
      at all
      nut I defeated myself by thinking that these men and women were uniquely talented so why bother trying? Yet here they are kids who have the confidence and talent to total dedicate themselves. Support fine arts and music. Less football more music dance and the rest of the arts. can I get an amen at least about my last point?

    • @dave11061
      @dave11061 2 роки тому +2

      @@highorbit3282 Some music is intentionally designed to evoke emotion, like in the movies when they start playing the violin music. The filmmakers know exactly what they're doing. Sometimes, a piece of music is so beautiful and/or complex that it can evoke an emotional response, like certain works by Mozart or Beethoven, for example. Or in the case of this video, just seeing these young people doing such a great job of carrying on FZ's music can elicit an emotion. I can relate to John Manning as I responded the same way. Would Frank have hated the fact that watching young amateur musicians perform his music would elicit an emotional response? I wouldn't be so sure. I would never put a person down for being emotionally sensitive. As I see it, it's just a sign that I am a human being and not a robot. If other people hate that about me, they can pound sand.

    • @hackupboulders
      @hackupboulders 2 роки тому

      John Girling, grab a tissue. They're in your purse next to your tampons.

    • @rjwh67220
      @rjwh67220 2 роки тому

      You got that right, brother. I started with Freak Out and never looked back.

  • @JDNicoll
    @JDNicoll 3 роки тому +17

    I think I would lose my shit if I happened upon this at the local mall. Probably the coolest seven young people in America today.

  • @michaelcraft2664
    @michaelcraft2664 2 роки тому +3

    This is just amazing.

  • @PauloDandrea00
    @PauloDandrea00 8 місяців тому +3

    Instant like for Zappa covers from people with less than 35 years

  • @Matej404
    @Matej404 9 місяців тому +9

    I am lost for words its nice to see my generation respecting frank zappa

    • @aidenbradley3726
      @aidenbradley3726 6 місяців тому

      These cats actually sound great! Arrangements have to be solid for a five piece to sound this full.

  • @Draxtor
    @Draxtor Рік тому +7

    Zappa will never die! So good to see them young people doing such an awesome job.

  • @gregarnold1696
    @gregarnold1696 2 роки тому +2

    You guys sound fantastic 👏🏽👌🏽

  • @andreasmuller5538
    @andreasmuller5538 2 роки тому +2

    Das ist klasse! Ich freue mich sehr, dass sich auch junge Menschen mit Zappa auseinandersetzen. Auch sehr gut gespielt.

  • @MegaZzyyxx
    @MegaZzyyxx 3 роки тому +30

    IT IS BEAUTIFUL TO SEE YOUNG GUYS APPRECIATING THE MUSICAL TREASURE FRANK LEFT US, HIS MUSIC IS NOT FASHION, IT IS ETERNAL, THANK YOU GUYS !!!

  • @louislepage5111
    @louislepage5111 Рік тому +3

    This is amazing, these kid hit it perfectly 😊

  • @johnstockton333
    @johnstockton333 2 роки тому +4

    This is the best thing I have ever seen on the internet.

  • @noname1st139
    @noname1st139 9 місяців тому +1

    Refreshing to see & hear this, it's a hard find to see a woman who knows Zappa songs let alone front a young band on Vocals,
    Napoleon Murphy Brock and Zappa would approve 👍

  • @napoleoninrags1346
    @napoleoninrags1346 2 роки тому +5

    Keep the FZ music alive, America needs this.

  • @Toby_iVapour
    @Toby_iVapour Рік тому +6

    Imagine walking in to a shopping centre (or wherever this is) and randomly seeing this being played...
    .. for a short while you'd be forgiven for thinking that all is alright with the world... 😊

  • @drums4lyfe0987
    @drums4lyfe0987 2 роки тому +6

    My dad Introduced me to Zappa. This is awesome to see young kids still learning music that isn’t just bass heavy dance musak

  • @marcvanderiet5592
    @marcvanderiet5592 2 роки тому +11

    Wow, you guys and girls definately don't go the easy way. Great effort on a great composition, Chapeau!

  • @garryferrington811
    @garryferrington811 2 роки тому +4

    I can't believe this! It's as if there are younger people who understand Zappa was our greatest composer of the century!

  • @retouchMOJO
    @retouchMOJO 3 роки тому +28

    It warms my heart I see young people playing the music of Frank Zappa! Just the fact that they are even aware of it is great.

  • @lukameah853
    @lukameah853 2 роки тому +6

    This made my day. Frank, your music lives on.

  • @Psychprogrock
    @Psychprogrock 2 роки тому +3

    You guys nailed it! And that's one solid bassist, well done!

  • @johnr5607
    @johnr5607 2 роки тому +2

    Ditto, as far as I can see from what’s been said already, what lucky town gets to have you guys play outside their
    shopping centre car park!!!
    Zappa Lives on! Love your work!

    • @335potocki
      @335potocki  2 роки тому

      Easton PA Annual Garlic Fest a few years ago

  • @GoodCorporateRobot
    @GoodCorporateRobot 5 років тому +46

    That was straight up bad ass! You should be very proud of that performance!

    • @FreeBrunoPowroznik
      @FreeBrunoPowroznik 2 роки тому +1

      Yeah, absolutely smokin version of Echidnas there!!!

  • @TRobertson-j5y
    @TRobertson-j5y Рік тому +2

    Wow great fun,zappa would have loved this cover.

  • @squanto2
    @squanto2 2 роки тому +8

    This version of Echnida's Arf is world crushing!!!!!

    • @BuddieOLLi
      @BuddieOLLi 6 місяців тому

      👍from Germany

  • @frankkranick3103
    @frankkranick3103 3 роки тому +16

    Excellent!!! Frank would be proud!!! To youth!!!

  • @jesusleon5764
    @jesusleon5764 Рік тому +2

    Awesome! I love to see younger generations playing Zappa's music. I wish I was there. Keep it up!

  • @paulmason6470
    @paulmason6470 2 роки тому +9

    I’m bopping in my chair, spilling my morning tea, tears of joy in my eyes.
    Thank you for that. 🙏🏻❤️🎼

  • @pieterdouma8938
    @pieterdouma8938 Рік тому +4

    The next generation...beautiful

  • @michaelc.ateoate979
    @michaelc.ateoate979 2 роки тому +2

    Palmdale always needed a theme song

  • @RobertDaria1
    @RobertDaria1 8 місяців тому +1

    From a 70 year old guy who saw Zappa do this live. You guys and gals are amazing

  • @dbbubba1
    @dbbubba1 11 місяців тому +2

    Great job! At your age, my friends and I were rabid Zappa fans, but we would have struggled a bit to play Village of the Sun as well as you do here. We did play Echidna's Arf, but you guys are KILLING IT!. That is a HARD piece to play although I
    can still manage to get through it. I am old enough to be your Grandfather, so you youngsters have been eating your musical brain food!

  • @Philipperodrigues
    @Philipperodrigues 8 місяців тому +1

    The greatest thing I've seen in a long time, seeing a younger generation paying tribute to a great like Zappa ,( and so well done) is refreshing in this era!!

  • @fb7984
    @fb7984 3 роки тому +14

    Wow, you guys, that's great....and this is a hard one to play!

    • @monoped8437
      @monoped8437 3 роки тому

      and girls

    • @fb7984
      @fb7984 3 роки тому +2

      @@monoped8437 "you guys" includes girls, in idiomatic American English

  • @peterjansen4894
    @peterjansen4894 7 місяців тому +2

    The girl on the keyboard was great!

  • @jeffreymatthew7931
    @jeffreymatthew7931 2 роки тому +5

    It's hard to put into words how much I love this video. Thank you all!

  • @manuelgerardosalasbetancou5065
    @manuelgerardosalasbetancou5065 8 місяців тому +1

    ZAPPA FOREVER. KISSES FROM MONTERREY,

  • @nobit3000
    @nobit3000 Рік тому +3

    freaking awesome! I was listening to this when I was in your age some 40 years ago! FZ is simply the greatest and it warms my heart to see him beeing discovered by new generations.

  • @Panufo
    @Panufo 2 роки тому +5

    This is one of FZ's most beautiful songs. What an enlightened bunch of kids.

  • @randydoak6638
    @randydoak6638 2 роки тому +2

    Frank would love this whole scenario.

  • @leejohnson4686
    @leejohnson4686 2 роки тому +4

    Well, that was awesome! Nailed it. ❤

  • @sculptrmiss
    @sculptrmiss 3 роки тому +11

    Killed it!! Echidna’s Arf of YOU! My favorite song ever. Awesomeness

  • @peteygr
    @peteygr 2 роки тому +3

    Excellent job! I’d like to hear the back story of how you came to stumble across this music that was virtually unplayed on the radio (40 years ago when it came out)! I love it!

  • @andrewjasso3204
    @andrewjasso3204 2 роки тому +2

    Young people taking such a great artist. They do a fantastic job 🙂

  • @dave11061
    @dave11061 2 роки тому +5

    Wow!! Extremely impressive rendition of an especially complex and ambitious piece of music. Well done indeed!!

  • @johnskelley6710
    @johnskelley6710 3 роки тому +7

    Good God I hope the wind don't blow! This warms the caverns of my heart.

  • @jamesinwood4170
    @jamesinwood4170 4 роки тому +19

    That’s amazing- great job- that’s some tough stuff you folks rocked ! Keep that Zappa music alive!!!!!!

  • @raymonddenvir9078
    @raymonddenvir9078 10 місяців тому +1

    Wow. What a talented crew. So young and into Zappa

  • @stephenyates5299
    @stephenyates5299 2 роки тому +4

    Well done guys!! Excellent job, and inspiring to see people tackling Frank’s stuff.

  • @duncaninglis3806
    @duncaninglis3806 2 роки тому +2

    Awesome stuff - classic Frank being kept alive. All your playing is terrific.

  • @jeffreymatthew7931
    @jeffreymatthew7931 2 роки тому +5

    Talk about bringing tears to eyes... Thank you so much for keeping Frank alive and spreding his messege!

  • @MrDXRamirez
    @MrDXRamirez 3 роки тому +4

    Wicked cover work by the band. Awesome to see the youth of America playing Zappa.

  • @mickcurrie1747
    @mickcurrie1747 2 роки тому +1

    Warms the soul...

  • @rixmix60
    @rixmix60 2 роки тому +1

    Wow.. I grew up listening to this music as a teenager in the 70's, what a fantastic on point performance, absolutely nailed it. You can see that these youngsters enjoyed the challenge and had fun doing it. Brought tears to my eyes.

  • @csblendo
    @csblendo 2 роки тому

    Awesome to see the younger generations performing FZ's music! INDEED ! ! ! Well done !

  • @suonojazz
    @suonojazz Рік тому

    Wow sentire giovani ragazzi suonare e apprezzare la musica del genio Frank Zappa,,è gioia per il mio cuore e felicità per le mie orecchie.
    Bravi

  • @ClaudioVazquez-k8l
    @ClaudioVazquez-k8l 7 місяців тому +1

    Amazing that young kids know and want to play Zappa (and they can!)

  • @dhulbert855
    @dhulbert855 2 роки тому +1

    Ran across this after looking up St. Alfonso's Breakfast on a whim after a nice dinner with wine... This brought back a great era of my life while at the same time showing me that I've accomplished nothing myself. So glad that these 'kids' are all over Zappa!
    May The Excentrifugal Forz Be With You!

  • @ronfrey5327
    @ronfrey5327 2 роки тому +1

    ZAPPA FOREVER EXCELLENT

  • @dingoweasel
    @dingoweasel 3 роки тому +6

    wow this is awesome! I wish I had gone to the garlic fest 4 years ago!

  • @georgerikken
    @georgerikken 2 роки тому +1

    Greetings Frank , well done !!! ! I have a jam now in heaven , love you all !

  • @stevewitmer9576
    @stevewitmer9576 2 роки тому +1

    Wow. Just...wow. Much respect.

  • @frankyzee
    @frankyzee 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you for sharing this cover, Frank is my favorite.

  • @Roddy1965
    @Roddy1965 2 роки тому +2

    Great Googly Moogly! That was a fantastic cover. Where's Ruth?

  • @mrmusic248
    @mrmusic248 4 роки тому +23

    When you are just starting out in a band aren't the songs usually simple, because your skills are still brand new ???
    The most complicated song I ever played in a band was probably White Room, but further reflection might reveal another even more so.
    Apparently, Louie Louie & Gloria were TOO simple, and they had to go and learn some Zappa.
    I'm so happy to see youth embracing real music, played by real humans, using real instruments.

    • @johnskelley6710
      @johnskelley6710 3 роки тому

      And of course Brian Brian

    • @hansvandermeulen5515
      @hansvandermeulen5515 3 роки тому

      And Ruthie Ruthie.

    • @dave11061
      @dave11061 2 роки тому +2

      Haha! You reminded me...when I was a kid and just learning my first chords on a guitar, we thought if was cool to do "Smoke On the Water"! Yeah, it is amazing to see these young people tackling something as complex as this...and succeeding! Very impressive!

    • @rjwh67220
      @rjwh67220 2 роки тому

      I was in a bluegrass band that did Peaches in Regalia. Nobody at the festivals liked it. We did some Monk, too.

  • @JSRguitar
    @JSRguitar 4 роки тому +6

    Very cool & refreshing. Splendid!

  • @wjamyers
    @wjamyers 3 роки тому +6

    chills! thank you for keeping one of the best American compositions alive. I can only imagine how you all are killing it today.

  • @SKarthikeyan75
    @SKarthikeyan75 2 роки тому +5

    The band is great! The bassist is particularly good. Love it when kids play Franks music, which is exceptionally difficult and not easy for kids to identify with. Really killed it with Echidna's arf of you.
    But when are kid bands going to be told the truth that tambourine is not a real instrument unless you play other instruments too, or sing?

  • @fsheller5869
    @fsheller5869 2 роки тому +1

    Spotless!!

  • @Thierrymfe.1010
    @Thierrymfe.1010 2 роки тому +1

    👍Great performance!!!Thanks :)

  • @altouna
    @altouna 9 місяців тому +1

    Wow, great job! We all know how difficult this music is and you guys really nailed it!

  • @matiassaavedra9157
    @matiassaavedra9157 2 роки тому +1

    Young Zappas, love it!

  • @AubreyDrumLessons
    @AubreyDrumLessons 2 роки тому +2

    You all nailed it! Congrats!

  • @Sancho_Retablez
    @Sancho_Retablez 3 роки тому +2

    FAITH IN HUMANITY RESTORED. ✅

  • @davidemurari2708
    @davidemurari2708 2 роки тому +1

    Bravissimi! Complimenti!

  • @FolkoVideos
    @FolkoVideos 2 роки тому

    Boa, wie toll. Ihr macht mich sehr Glücklich. Klasse.....

  • @zapp442
    @zapp442 8 місяців тому +1

    Really amazing!

  • @gils1930
    @gils1930 2 роки тому +4

    Big Applause to these musicians! Village of the sun is an incredibly complex song to play. All the crazy change-ups and time signatures make this a very difficult piece and these musicians were incredible.

  • @eugenestandingbear6516
    @eugenestandingbear6516 2 роки тому +2

    Great energy ! Lovely . Thank you, Frank would dig it.

  • @theloothgroup
    @theloothgroup 2 роки тому +1

    This made me so happy.

  • @robbohannan1893
    @robbohannan1893 2 роки тому +1

    Superb.
    I've known these two songs since they first appeared and they have a special place in my heart since I grew up in Palmdale.
    These kids play this almost to the letter, with half of the musicians to do so.
    Well done

  • @thrtzsprng3658
    @thrtzsprng3658 6 місяців тому +1

    Incredible to see people who were born after FZ died playing their songs...

  • @stevedixon3254
    @stevedixon3254 2 роки тому +1

    Superb! I didn't know young people play Zappa ... I saw him do this live a couple of times back in the day, and it was almost as good as this 🙂Great work, a very heartfelt and tight tribute, nice!

  • @rmftc1
    @rmftc1 Рік тому +2

    Wow! These guys are so relaxed while playing the wildest and weirdest stuff on earth :-) I wonder how they got there to perform this piece with such ease ... I mean, did they have the stem sheets or were they eventually 1:1 taught (maybe as a band)? I wish I could play zappa music myself in a tribute band ... so, well done and all the best for you, guys!

  • @scott1887
    @scott1887 2 роки тому +1

    Fantastic!

  • @davebonehill42
    @davebonehill42 2 роки тому +1

    Absolutely love this, you’ve all done Frank and the band proud.

  • @ShutUpPlayYerGuitar
    @ShutUpPlayYerGuitar 10 місяців тому +1

    Fantastic cover! Great work!

  • @petertrotman7708
    @petertrotman7708 3 роки тому +7

    I've only just seen this. Absolutely brilliant. I wonder if they're still playing FZ music?
    Big shout to the girl (young lady now) on keyboards. I don't see enough women playing prog type stuff but she should learn from the best which was/is the queen Ruth Underwood.

  • @mattdeluccia153
    @mattdeluccia153 2 роки тому +1

    Wow this is so good. Love this song

  • @biffDipstick
    @biffDipstick Рік тому +1

    FANTASTIC!!

  • @keinerwill4158
    @keinerwill4158 3 роки тому +1

    GREAT, the young ZAPPA Generation, wonderful

  • @PappaWas1975
    @PappaWas1975 2 роки тому +1

    Nice to see. FZs music lives on.

  • @riberto123
    @riberto123 Рік тому +1

    awesome rendition 🙂

  • @theoradestra7060
    @theoradestra7060 2 роки тому +1

    WOW! The Drums!