Listening to Frank Zappa: Joe's Garage: Act 3, Side 2
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- Ok.... here goes Act 3, Side 2!!!
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Name another guitar solo that makes you want to cry …. Absolutely phenomenal piece of music.
Comfortably Numb and Watermelon, pressed to think of another that reaches that level
Eurythmics' "Miracle of Love" has one.
Holiday in Berlin, Full Blown
Dweezil playing "Black Napkins" =)
@@andreasrosenberg9317 I think every time Ive seen Dweezil play Watermelon he ended up in tears - and my along with him - by the end.
Amazing to see you go through the "process" of Joe's Garage, and yes Watermelon in easter hay brings me to tears of joy on a regular basis many thanks Jim!
Never did a guitar solo fit the context so perfectly. A guitar solo that exists only in the imagination of the imaginer.
Act 3 is awesome......what a record!!!!!!!
Zappa. Not all of this level? No, some of it is even better. True Genius.
No offence, no appologies. I, for one, needed at least second listening to ruminate what I was hearing. And yes, for a long time I thought Steve Gadd was the drummer here. No, but another brilliant one - Vinnie Colaiuta. You have developed your attitude with this music - with warts and all - as everyboy has, and maybe this was its pusrpose. You grew to a total appreciation, as real Zappa fans did. Thank you for that, Jim! Nice reaction. A lot to come, you just stepped on the podium :)
Hey Jim! Saw Frank in concert over 40 years ago. His mind is like no other. Genius. 😎
Only once?
@@lesblatnyak5947 Yep. The following week was Jeff Beck.🎸😎
@@jeffschielka7845 cool 214 twice for me and the last time I saw Frank 4 days later saw Genesis. The young ones have no idea
@@lesblatnyak5947 Sure don't. 😎
Listening to Zappa for 45 years more Zappa music out today than ever. Always something new to hear.
Packard Goose is the stand out track for me. Zappa's solos during this period were is best IMO. When he got his stunt guitarists in the band FZ seemed to take a bit of a back seat playing live.
Green Rosetta never fails to make me pee myself laughing. Cute singalong melody, too. Love the Muffin Man (Frank’s conceptual continuity) reference.
But I pref. the Läther-version =)
Love watching people discover real art and brilliance 40 years later. Like an artist who paints not being appreciated until he or she dies.
One of my favourite albums (don't have an all time fav, as there are too many genres to consider) Watermelon in Easter Hay will be playing me off the Planet :)
"... Because this is a stupid song. AND THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE IT!" Zappa did what all great artists do, they perform work they want to experience.
I don't know if this has been suggested to you yet, but the the best place to go next would be nearly a decade back in time to Zappa's first truly great long concept album, 200 Motels. Rock/symphonic music featuring the mighty London Philharmonic Orchestra.
I apologize for calling you Tipper Gore, after side one of one, and am elated that you didn't give up on Joe. Fascinating the parallels to your own life. (Pastries, marital aids, etc.) But thank you thank you for reminding us that music really is the best. Having gone through information, knowledge, wisdom, truth, love, and music...I always wind up finding my home in the flow. I can simply say "Music is the best" and you and I, (and others in Zappadom) can have an entire triple album rush to mind. Those other realms lack that magic. What playfulness of voices replaying in my head!
Watermelon is a beautiful piece of music, one of his most heartfelt guitar solos
When you said Mr Frank Zappa, thank you for the music. That was when my eyes watered!
"A little green rosetta" is decidely silly, and even somewhat disappointing, but then it works as a kind of 'end credits' tune.
Watermelon in Easter Hay is one of the most lovely pieces of music ever. Music is the Best
It is beautiful.
Jim, this whole album...is what me and my ex husband listened to a lot at night, ya know? 🤭😆 My ex was very mischievous...
I can't add a single word to what you've already said. Glad you liked it ,and enjoy the rabbit hole. This one will take awhile.....
Hopefully I have “a while” to go digging!!!
Watermelon in Easter Hay is BRILLIANT !!!
His Guitar wants to make you cry.
Interesting you've compared the Watermelon to Comfortably Numb. I think I've said it before under one of the previous videos, that to me this album as a whole is a parallel to The Wall, especially with what the protagonist goes through and how the world treats them both. And that's by pure coincidence I believe. These two were released at almost exactly the same time, so there's no chance one was inspired by the other.
But yeah, the "greatest guitar solo ever" is on both as well ;)
Hilarious! 😆
Thanks for honoring Frank. You do good work with your channel Thanks Jim!!!!
Thank you Joe!
There is no other like Frank Zappa.
Been a fan for 45 years.
I have everything released before and after his passing.
Seen him live 3 times.
There is tons of good records to listen to from Zappa, the best one's is while he was still alive and involved in the mixing of the records, nowdays they release new records every year, live stuff and it's OK but I like the 70s and 80s records more when he was involved.
i havent listened to Joes Garage all the way through for years... maybe since it first came out, almost bailed after your reaction at first..... but glad i stayed to the end. That was great.
Loved your reaction, this and Shiek Yerbouti are not only great albums, but maybe the best SOUNDING albums I’ve ever heard.
Just like how Comfortably Numb hits different when you listen to the entirety of The Wall vs just as a single, Watermelon hits so differently after going through the wacky entirety of Joe’s Garage. It’s this climactic breath of fresh air.
Jim, thank you for sharing your journey with Joe! Please do more FZ, appreciate you!
Sublime/ridiculous, beautiful/disgusting, genius/idiocy, order/chaos. All necessary and complementing each other, and used by Frank
I’d recommend listening to ‘Burnt Weeny Sandwich’. Mostly instrumental, all genius.
In my top 5 Zappa albums. Amazing piece of art.
The Grand Wazoo...
😎
You shouldn't feel foolish. Frank intended for his audience to be offended, to be outraged, to squirm with uncomfortable subject matter. To think as well as feel. It's almost impossible to have a sense of humour in these politically correct times, but let's face it, the human condition can be ridiculous when you look at it and there's always a victim in comedy. No one escaped Frank's scathing wit - even his own musicians. Frank was always pushing boundaries with subject matter and musical invention and it's not always easy to digest. That's why you almost never hear him on the radio or discussed by the mainstream music media at large. His artistic freedom is a threat to their narrow-minded corporate agenda. A truly forgotten musical/satirical genius.
Hello Jim, this is a surprise, a video on sunday! the first song is a very relaxing soundtrack to wake up to on cloudy sunday morning , thanks for sharing !
Don't feel foolish...
The beautiful thing about a great record, conversation, movie or whatever, is the journey... and possibly finding a deeper, or different understanding about something
I so relate to your comments on how you relate to Joe. And those on your passion for music. I also find myself flabbergasted at people who aren’t obsessed with music like me. I just don’t know what they do with their free time. 😂 I was trying to think of an album to suggest for you next but I can easily come up with a handful right off. Honestly don’t think you’d be disappointed with any. I will recommend, however, that you watch the movie “Baby Snakes”. That was my intro to Frank-and talk about an ear worm! Thanks Jim! ✌🏻💛🎼
Actually, Frank DID keep up the astonishing standard of this album on many other recordings. You have a lot of joyful listening ahead. There is a track called "Sleep Dirt" that features Frank's beautiful acoustic guitar work. It is every bit the equal of "Watermelon."
Nice Jim ! Danish pastry Yum Yum. Good eats great music
Brilliant reaction Jim! Loved watching your journey. I'd love to see a reaction to the album We're Only In It For The Money some day. It's just a single album and I believe it's less than 40 minutes overall, but it's also art for your ears and my favorite!
Thank you Jim for your excellent review of Joe’s Garage! I feel it came out in the shadow of the very succesful Sheik Yerbouti album, but I’ve certainly listende more to JG than SY lately.
A suggestion for another FZ album is The Grand Wazoo. Cheers :)
JUST Another Band from LA NEXT
Glad you appreciate Zappa more than at the beginning of this album, ha ha! He was truly a musical genius. I just noticed that word used below too. I love how this was a concept album and ended with the stupidiest song possible.
if you haven’t yet heard “The Illinois Enama Bandit” off of the live in New York album, you are in for a major treat! Nice to hear a very underrated album receive it’s due. Enjoy your video.
Thank you!
:) wonderful.... Well done, Jim!
Overnite Sensation!
Well done my friend
"Watermelon in Easter Hay" is a masterpiece. As the band Apocalypse war rightly pointed out in their song "Views": "Emotions play my guitar, fuck of all technique!"
Glad you made it all the way through. Awesome stuff. Used to play much more driving on the LA freeways with my job. Vocal champion against censorship and amazing musician and composer with many cameos of the very best in the industry. Enjoy some Cozmic Debris of Apostrophe and many more.
Glad you enjoyed it!
My boys promised to play this at my memorial service.
great immortal genius...
Your journey from beginning to end has been cool to watch. Hope you dig deeper, FZ created so much incredible music, and I hope we see it on the channel!
Certainly will 👍🏼👍🏼
Music is the best
'Rosetta' , now, THERE'S your 'show tune'. Send the audience home singing the song ......
Hi there! Great reaction! Been waiting for you to complete it. Your assesment of the production and general sound of the album is confirmed by some of my audiophile friends, who will use this record to test a system. Regarding the mention of Steve Gadd, he’s just making Vinnie try (successfuly) to do a S Gadd type of triplet drum fill, then asking “ok, Vinnie, where’s 5” prompting Vinnie to play 5 against 4. I think you missed that, cause you were talking, but that’s ok. It’s been a pleasure to watch you “warming up” to this magnificent album. Keep it up, and keep going! Greetings from Singapore! Cheers!
Hello there 👋
You Do Know that the Utility Muffin Research Kitchen IS THE NAME OF FRANKS STUDIO !!!
HIS REHEARSAL STUDIO IS CALLED JOE’S GARAGE !!
That 9 count in watermellon is... oh wait, something in my eye...
It's completely right, completely wrong, and completely relevant to today!
Today FZ would be on XFactor dancing with a bunch of guys and girls to Green Roseetee. Simon Cowles a Sweetie and the next songs Uncle Meaty.
You must do a revue of Hot Rats, in my opinion one of the albums of the century.
I did that several years ago.
Id recommend for the backlog Sheik Yerbouti
For me, Watermelon has always had an echo of "Albatross" by Fleetwood Mac;
anyway, there is (and probably never will be) anybody comparable to FZ.
Yeah there are countless brilliant guitar players out there; but nobody who composes, plays across and blends genres from do-wop to showtunes and tv show themes, blues, country and all the rest with tongue firmly planted in cheek.
Genius is a word that id thrown around but Frank was from another planet for sure!
So grab your zircon encrusted tweezers and POOT!!!
Getting into Frank in the mid 70s in high school , kinda ruined me for regular rock , my friends were into Kiss and I'm listening to this
Listened to Frank, but still enjoyed other good music. Kiss is just another pop band, like the Stones, that got popular...
@@coachhannah2403 Yeah it was Zappa , Sabbath , Cooper , and Floyd to start for me
Yes ....your blushing at start of year was funny Jim. Frank shocked you....I was reading the start of A Princess of Mars the other day and the author was clearly a man of his time....there is so much probably unconscious and blatantly probably ignored racism/sexism etc in his and other literature it can make the reader quick to anger or put them off /quickly judge the experience (which is fine!)Though Frank was always a bit in your face and by nature provocative, he too had his own prejudices (consciously or not)... ways of seeing the world. Doesn't make it right. Just makes it genuinely from his time and therefore his own mind...
You know civilisation is really dying when art has its freedom being censored or transformed to suite a new age. That ever evolving discussion on morality and value systems can't happen if the discussion...and the evolution of that conversation.... is hidden. 🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐....sry too serious. This is Frank ffs!!!!☺️🤭
"One Size Fits All" next =)
Is Joe the Muffin Man? Inquiring minds want to know... Conceptual continuity drips throughout this record...
Hey Jim, How do you like Watermelon in Easter Hay after hearing it within the context of the entire Joe's Garage Suite?
Great, have enjoyed all these JG reactions, including your 'stumble' and recovery after the first act. Thanks and please, please do more Zappa on your channel. Oh and just for reference regarding Rang Tang Ding Dong have a look at this ua-cam.com/video/f5PzZeo0dyo/v-deo.html 🙂
half you finished off his rock opera , tragic ending . maybe not for your show but take a listen to his triple lp of guitar solos and then the double lp of more guitar solos .
and then the single CD of even more guitar solos
No "noodling" here sir...
You are what you is. mush more hardcore political but fantastic musik
please try Thing-Fish
this album is in my top list of my albums,zappass truefull invite into laid back what the ffgguk,its all bull so trip on on it in a theory called ..music.....hsy where all fuckked up anyway... but with impressive musical expression....who cant like this album.
Have a listen to Sleep Dirt , no dodgy lyrics for you to worry about! It might take a couple of listens......
Do yourself a favor and listen to FREAK OUT, IN NEW YORK, HOT RATS, THE GRAND WAZOO, WAKA JAWAKA, APOSTROPHE, OVER-NITE SENSATION, JUST TO NAME A FEW !!!
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If that solo does not bring tears to your eyes I have news for you. You don't have a soul. Put this in the context of the superficial futility of man you have experienced so far with this album and perhaps it is best to think, " who gives a f..k anyway " Who indeed? My unsolicited advice is that if you still have one don't sell it for anything, to anyone, under any circumstances, at any price. You don't have to be boring arse, just be very careful out there. IMO, this is what Frank was trying to say in almost every word he wrote.
Mark knofler of Dire Straits copied alot of this sound.