Frank Zappa - The Torture Never Stops (From the DVD)
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- Опубліковано 9 лис 2010
- Frank Zappa - The Torture Never Stops (From the DVD)
Frank Zappa's New York Halloween 1981 concerts were filmed Live at The Palladium. This 'thing' entitled "The Torture Never Stops" was created in its entirety by FZ from the original concert production and intended by the Artist as one of 3 Television Specials. This is the longest version of the three - the others, "You Are What You Is" and "Dumb All Over", having actually aired. Halloween was Frank Zappa's favourite holiday, and New York was the site of Frank Zappa Halloween concerts for years! The billion and a half airings by MTV of the concerts (non-edited) followed on closely from the release of the double album "You Are What You Is" in September of that year on Frank Zappa's own recently founded and thoroughly independent label, Barking Pumpkin. Much of the set list is drawn from that work. All Frank Zappa shows were unique experiences with Zappa on guitar and baton, leading his band on flights of improvisation and drawing ever more intense performances from them. "The Torture Never Stops" cements Zappa's reputation as one of the most innovative and challenging composers and performers of the 20th century.
Tracklist:
1) Black Napkins 2) Montana 3) Easy Meat 4) Beauty Knows No Pain 5) Charlie's Enormous Mouth 6) Fine Girl 7) Teen-Age Wind 8) Harder Than Your Husband 9) Bamboozled By Love 10) We're Turning Again 11) Alien Orifice 12) Flakes 13) Broken Hearts Are For Assholes 14) You Are What You Is 15) Mudd Club 16) The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing 17) Dumb All Over 18) Heavenly Bank Account 19) Suicide Chump 20) Jumbo Go Away 21) Stevie's Spanking 22) The Torture Never Stops 23) Strictly Genteel 24) The Illinois Enema Bandit
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IN Loving Memory of my deceased boy friend who died from cancer and loved Frank Zappa, the torture never stops for me !!!!may they both rest in peace
RIP to them both
God bless
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God bless
R.I.P. to two men with great taste in music.
Frank Zappa: Yo Steve Vai, you wanna be in my band?
Steve Vai: Oh, you need me to play some hot lead guitar?
Frank Zappa: Fuck that, I need you to yell and scream between some verses.
Most epic
scream good & u can b the stunt guitar player
Joining Zappa,s band would be the best move to make for anyone bet Steve Vai agrees as would George Duke
@@ShamanartsFlorida ua-cam.com/video/UEBAlsO1do0/v-deo.html
@@gorgegorge5061 You need to watch the Vai interwiew about the tryout. He thanks Mr. Zappa for the tryout and prepares to leave. Frank says "What? Your'e in the band".
I hope younger generations are able to hear, absorb and appreciate his music. When I started out as a drummer I was all about John Bonham, Ginger Baker and Neil Peart. Then I heard 'Montana.' It opened an entirely different part of my mind. After that I couldn't get enough Zappa. Still my favorite musician, composer and overall life influence. I played 'Muffin Man' for my son when he was five years old. Up until the solo he kept giving me these strange looks as if to say "my dad is weird." As soon as the solo started he started air guitaring and jumping off the couch, running around. He was totally sucked into the moment and he got it. Proudest moment of my life.
Your doing it right..
That's awesome John, been a Zappa fan ever since some friends in high school turned me on to his albums Apostrophe and Overnight Sensation and I've never looked back, rest in peace Frank Zappa.
I though Bonham had the best drum solos, then I heard Duprees Paradise from the Helsinki concert….
@@seanbrennan5192 what ?
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Frank was a genius in everything he attempted...I miss this guy , died way to young
Steve Vai- 'Should I play guitar riffs on this track?'
Frank Zappa- 'Nah I got this bro, just scream and stuff'
davids11131113 now u know why Steve Vai was really screaming.
Frank "Hold my beer Steve"
could 've used a booster pedal with whammy for a similar effect
xDDDD
He was there to serve the music. Not to show off his chops.
Zappa was the weirdest coolest and most badass songwriter ever, and he was a genius guitarist who played with the cunning of the insane. His true test of greatness is, you can start a Zappa jam with any song he ever did, it will be great and you don't give a fuck how long it lasts, it always ends too soon. Truly, the ONLY artist I never get tired of and who always amazes me with his effortless musical sophistication masquerading as deranged lunacy.
Zappa had all kinds of talents.
He was never looney, though.
I’ve heard people say he’s a shit guitarist and I couldn’t agree less with them. No Zappa’s not a shredder like Vai or Malmsteen are, but there’s a fantastic sort of style to his guitar melodies, almost as if the guitar’s trying to tell you something when he’s playing a solo.
What a masterpiece. They don't make em like this anymore.
I love Zappa. I never know where his guitar solos are going to go. And that's MY definition of greatness folks!
I just read he was "not the most technical" player as if this was something a guitarist could be judged by. He could take you to places with his solos and honestly I can't think of another guitarist that could pull that off. ZAPPA 4Ever!
@@svenmuller7283 right on. A class act and one of the best guitarists, song writers, composers etc. He did it all.
My middle name is ‘chunga’ because my mum played that lp to death in 1973
@@danvincent2600 oh wow, that's cool! That's a fine album.
@@danvincent2600 They call me the Muffin Man, and my cousin is Billy the Mountain......
Frank seems to be in a (rare) great mood, even nodding to the audience and smiling. The band must have been particularly tight that evening.
not sure he looks a little cranky backstage when he has his black jacket on at the end
.... looks like something was not as it should be and some one is getting told off...
Monsieur Zappa me manque à chaque instant de ma triste vie.
The most underappreciated artist of the 20th century.
Just wait.
He was never underappriated in my opinion.
I'm actually surprised of how appreciated he was and still is
I dont think so. I live in Russia, 35 yo and know since 15. He s great)
What's truly great about FZ, is the solo's are not written but everytime they're off the cuff, improvised. In other words, they're never played the same way twice. As a guitarist, that is genius.
I was at the Halloween show 1981 ,a highlight of my life. He was a comet that passed through our universe that burned so hot and burned out too early
Best vocals of Vai's entire career. LOL!
DuckTalesWooHoo1987
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I thought it is a
background singer(woman) when
Vai was screaming in the mic.
(..... point of view shots
with Steve Vai in the beginning:
I didn’t recognise him)
@@christianhohbach4304 😊🚶♂️👍
Mdrrr!😂
Bonjour de France les amis ✌😉👍🇫🇷
Gun Creep
Je parl un peut francais.
Je reponds a ta question
si tu me demande quelque
chose.
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J‘ai perdu l‘habitude a
parler francais.
Good bye!
@@christianhohbach4304 ah ,ça va ! Tu te débrouille bien ! Tu parle l'allemand aussi ? Ton nom sonne très allemand ! Et d'ailleurs " je suis né en Allemagne " ! Je parle aussi bien l'une comme l'autre langue ! But i speak a bit english too ,even if i understand better than i speak, i'ts enough for me ! And my wife is Spanish, so i learn a bit of spanish too !😜😂
Vive l'Europe !
I contend that Frank Zappa was the most unique human being I experienced. The most wonderful one of a kind ever.
Defineately unique!
Defineately....unique!
Just a genius !
Well, maybe not that wonderful according to his wife
Possibly the greatest guitar player ever and a great social commentator RIP genius
From his beginnings as a director of orchestra to Jazz From Hell. Pure, unadulterated genius. His insight and creativity is unsurpassed. Each note accounted for and played with precision. Most folks couldn't get passed the words as the music kicked at their empty heads....they miss the whole point. He is missed. A true pioneer in music.
I don't think you should rude to people who don't like Frank's music. It is not everyone's taste. For example, it does get you emotionally, it's very cerebral music, as many of these comments show. They respond to it mentally, not emotionally.
Frank didn't start out "directing an orchestra".
@@paulinebutcherbird It’s very understandable why people didn’t like his music, but it was meant to be stupid and a bit wacky in sound. People respond to the humour in it very emotionally, a lot of people found it genuinely funny, some people found it just really stupid, which is perfectly understandable, Zappa was an oddball. But his talent and prowess deserves respect.
I saw FZ twice in the early 80s during these purple jumpsuit days, in Berkeley California. He had 9 musicians on stage and it was as well oiled as a symphony, the sound beautifully balanced. Brilliant shows.
I was young. I was lit. I was there. Nothing like it anywhere on the planet today.
This song is truly a incredible jam vehicle. The solos are just crazy and beautiful and melodic! Zappa was and still a legend!
The greatest musician of the 20th century! Hands down!
I've known about or should I say heard of Zappa for a very long time
But today I listened to him for the first time and am BLOWN AWAY!
do it again
Just amazing. What a loss.
thx Frank for your great compositions and performances, thx Dweeze for keeping your Daddies music keeping alive❤
Even when frank sounds off he’s still right on top of the grove, absolute chaotic perfection
Watching Frank Zappa in some hilarious purple dress talking about some Sinister little midgets with buckets and maps, playing a super-hot guitar solo...something that is not for everyone for sure. Damn, I totally dig this
I thought it was a bucket and a mop
@@vivianstanshall8121 it is :)
Me 2
Not a dress, a pantsuit.
@@OldGuysWhoLikeOldComics cover me
In and around 74, I was walking through the fraternity house and I heard this bizarre music from an album called Apostrophe. I paused, listened and realized I was listening to genius. Since then, I've collected every album and continue to listen to them as mp3s. Frank was a brilliant man who created some of the greatest music I've ever heard.
Not only is Vai a great guitarist, but also a great Halloween screamer! Listen to those screams!
He can actually sing as well, but man those shrieks were impressive.
Next to impossible to reproduce this. Frank truly was a musical genius!
Frank Zappa is the purest artist that ever was. He will be inside forever.
Anne
Yes !
for sure.....it will take a long long long eras until another will come up ...he is unique..genius!!!
I'm going in you again,baby.
Love his use of sour notes ! Im guessing most underrated guitar player ever !
So long Frank...we miss you!
The Frank licks @ 5:10 are simply mesmerizing. And this band here, is stellar.
His flanger sound is absolutely perfect, such a great noise, and it works perfectly with his guitar tone
I ain't one to typically comment on anything, but this is a worthy exception. Unbelievable piece of music!!! Band are as tight as you like. The groove (for any drummers) sits right in the pocket and young Steve Vai is impeccable. You can't help but admire this group of musicians, as its evident they are all major league. In a world where we are bombarded with commercial trash, Frank Zappa provides a stunning escape. The classical music elements and influence is definitely apparent. So effing glad I got into this. It takes quite the jump into the unknown at points but ultimately a combination of first class musicianship and added humour is quite enlightening indeed.
What's so special about it? What are the classical music elements and if there are any, do they make this piece better or more stunning?
Well, the percussive elements in many respects. Fanfare like fills, with keyboard and synths mimicking brass sections. Orchestral sounding at times. The complexity and rhythmically ‘free’ style of Franks solo playing. This is a song which has many varieties. Throughout all the live albums, the band have usually mixed it up and push the boundaries every time. It says a lot about a band, who were never afraid to experiment with each tune, and throw it a different theme and rhythm altogether. Frank was hugely influenced by the likes of Stravinsky and Webern.
@@adambell3241 Thank you for this!
No problem at all! Sorry it took a while to respond (2 years haha) the exact amount of time I’ve taken; enjoying Frank Zappa’s amazing work. It’s a serious catalogue of music but has brightened many of my darkest days. Enjoy
Yep.
Zappa's music is right up there a genius
So priviliged to be at his last tour. Frank will be always alive. Same with Miles Davis. His last tour. The same venue. Bless you both.
What a GREAT song with Zappa's most unique solo on guitar !!!!
His playing style was so cool; it always felt like his guitar was trying to tell you something about the song
TRUTH !!!
Eterno ..Zappa ...✊✌️👏🇦🇷de Argentina
The man was a fuckin genius 🎸🎸🎸🎸
I love how Frank does the spastic robot dance when he solos!
amazing weird ----awesome---
Frank always had an audience participation segment at his concerts.Tripping on acid at a Zappa show was something my friends and i did many times in Chicago during the seventies and early eighties. Great times.
Wow, I wonder what that would’ve been like if you got roped into audience participation whilst tripping on acid
@@MusicissuperiorEVHROX316 It would have been a trip.
I tell regularly my grand children I saw Frank and Dweezil live! God I was so damn lucky!!
zyphod beeblebox
so have I, I feel the same way, Frank even picked me up hugged me spun me around and gave me a kiss!!! I love him, he’s so brilliant!!!
Ditto:-)
Yea I don't get it
Awesome
Me too........still have my crush all boxes shirt
el mejor guitarrista y maestro que tuvo este mundo
Zappa is controlled Chaos!
All his musicians got well educated in discipline!
Some of the best played with him!
There was, is and will be no one like him!
THANKS for the upload! "The Torture Never Stops" is Frank's musical equivalent of "The Scream" by Edvard Munk and "Epitaph" by King Crimson. When I saw him and the band in AHOY in Rotterdam in the 80's I thought my little cranium would explode! Thanks Frankie!
My bucket list will be ever incomplete...
The Torture Never Stops…
I was lucky, I saw
him live 4 times. Like no other... Fantastic!!
What a man, just great.
Zappa was a genius who got lost in the tidal wave of consumerism that swallowed whole the arts and every other genius in America in the 1980s!
I AGREE WHOLE HEARTEDLY
I was there. We never missed Zappa on Halloween at the Palladium. Amazing shows, the sound quality was amazing (still is).
wow, guitar solo..oh frank, i miss you !!
This was one of the first signature recordings that I did with the U.M.R.K. recording truck and it did also feature one of our very first true stereo Bass track recordings that kept it away from the center of the mix and allowed more room for the center vocal image to be much more easy to understand!It started a whole new direction for us on all of the recordings that followed this date. - Listen more closely - Markman
nice to hear from you Pinske happy Halloween
God Bless Frank Zappa
Frank is a Genius. I love him forever❤
In addition to his sense of humor, he was actually preaching non-violence. We could use more like him.
He was very clever with stuff like that, extremely smart man.
In all my years I never saw or bothered to check out Frank Zappa, until this U-tube clip.
I can now see why he was so loved, and what I missed. This is a stunning performance, and I'll be seeking out this DVD now.
Welcome to the club of zappa freaks. You're going to discover a lot of great music on your quest. As you posted 5 years ago, i hope your mind is sufficiently blown by now........
Uno de los mejores solos de Zappa.
Estoy de acuerdo maestro! Que creatividad que tenia..
Check out Willie the Pimp from Hot Rats. He plays a blistering solo.
Steve Vai in a documentary for Netherlands TV many years later in 2007:
"There's times when you are at your best, in this this particular event which was soundcheck, Zoot Allures, Halloween, NY city Palladium, Frank just played the guitar like I've never seen anybody in my life."
Transcendant ... Merci monsieur Franck.
Man...he's a great guitarist !
Stunning! They broke the mould when they made Zappa.
I was lucky enough to see Frank in Germany in '71 with Flo and Eddie great concert, really great concert!
I can't thank my dad enough for always playing Zappa when i was 8-10... RIP pops, i still bang Zappa for you daily
Zappa, Frankie Boy IS The MAN, Always WAS the Man, Always will be the Man, you see , we were there and PLEASE show me where are we to go today for the same kind of Quality, Commitmen, Brilliance and Genius !
God Bless you and your boyfriend cause I lost my wife of 40 years and the torture never stops but I thank God he gave me her love. And love is the greatest to find and have
WHAT A MARVELLOUS MUSIC! WHAT A GENIUS FRANK ZAPPA! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
everyday, all week long, the torture never stops for me. The yelling, the suffering, and nobody doing anything to help but watch. The Torture begs to be fed by the suffering. God help me. Thanks Frank
Yes
Este homem mostrou ao mundo que pra se fazer música de qualidade não se precisa de drogas. Ele é um exemplo a ser seguido. Um gênio que não precisava de artifícios!
Verdade !!!
a mais pura verdade.
Disse tudo. Sempre achei isto e acho que nunca estive errado,a música por si só abre a percepção.
Crazyest motherfucker
Totally straight
Respect
You must love Frank
👑👑👑👑👑
Desert island thing where you only get 1 artist to listen to... no hesitation FZ! All of the different styles of music, all of the great musicians and Franks brilliance, the sheer volume of material... it's almost cheating!? FZ forever!
I saw Frank years ago at the New Haven Arena. Chuck Berry was the opening act. Frank and some of the other "Mothers" came and sat in the audience they all wore the plastic glasses with the rubber noses. Frank had on his shirt that said Pipco. I don't know what it meant but he wore it on his "Lumpy Gravy" album.
Just before the show I was walking around the Arena. I saw an open door with a couple of cops standing nearby I walked in the door and Frank was sitting there. I wanted to ask him if I could join the band. I said "Fra..." and one cop had one arm the other the other. They did not toss me but told me to stay away from that room.
I have always considered Frank a musical genius all one has to do is listen to his amazing music just incredible. I also wanted to meet Susie Cream cheese but no luck.
PEACE
Pipco is the name of a little league baseball team where he lived in CA then It was sponsored by - no shit - a pipe company - PIPCO. LOL, so it's not some metaphor for anything except these kids or the pipe company.
@Toughen Up, Fluffy Actually, no I didn't. It's true or according to what I have heard and from good sources. Look it up.
@Toughen Up, Fluffy I just looked it up. He's right, Zappa said so in an interview.
Lucky me. I have seen Frank Zappa & Band 3 times live on stage! :-)
Same here, but 5 times. Three times in the seventies and twice in the very early eighties. Once in a college auditorium not twenty feet away from him and his body guard. Tickets ranging from 5.50 to 7.00 a piece back then.
Six. One with Captain Beefheart.
Now that's a solo!
you can hear the Les Paul custom tone from the start, so clean & so dirty.
As a guitar tech and custom builder, when people asked why I used Carvin pickups I would just say - If they are good enough for Frank Zappa they are good enough for anyone.
Fuck yeah, 80s Zappa killed it on guitar.
His lyrics are so wild and he makes it work. It's stellar. Music? GENIUS
one of Franks' best. great solo!
Frank was such an awesome genius.. coolest poster...Phi Zappa Crappa
Wonderfull musician,a genius of music.
The song reflects such a deep mind at work carrying out this live capturing the shear brilliance of his energy and visons in motion for a large scale and spectrum of creativity and invention.. an awesome live version of a harrowing unique song!
His carving style is well rehearsed
I was fortunate enough to see Frank Zappa twice! First time in NJ. The second time at the Tower Theater in Philadelphia, PA.... He was one of THE BEST guitar players EVER in my opinion.
Flies all green and buzzin'
In this dungeon of despair
Prisoners grumble and piss their clothes
And scratch their matted hair
A tiny light from a window-hole
A hundred yards away
Is all they ever get to know
About the regular light in the day
And it stinks so bad the stones been chokin'
Weepin' greenish drops
In the room where the giant fire puffer works
And the torture never stops
The torture never stops
Slime and rot and rats and snot and
Vomit on the floor
Fifty hill billy soldiers man
Holdin' spears by the iron door
Knives and spikes and guns and the likes
Of every tool of pain
And a sinister midget with a bucket and a mop
Where the blood goes down the drain
And it stinks so bad, the stones been chokin'
Weepin' greenish drops
In the room where
The giant fire puffer works
And the torture never stops
The torture never stops,
The torture
The torture
The torture never stops
Flies all green and buzzin'
In this dungeon of despair
An evil prince eats a steamin' pig
In a chamber right near there
He eats the snouts and the trotters first
The loins and the groins are soon dispersed
His carvin' style is well rehearsed
He stands and shouts
All men be cursed (4x)
And disagree, hell no one durst
He's the best of cause of all the worst
Some wrong been done
He done it first
And he stinks so bad his bones been chokin'
Weepin' greenish drops
In the light of the iron sausage
Where the torture never stops
The torture never stops
The torture
The torture
The torture never stops
Flies all green and buzzin'
In the dungeon of despair
Who are all those people
That he's locked away down there
Are they crazy
Are they sainted
Are they zeros someone painted
That had never been explained
Since at first it was created
But a dungeon like a sin
Requires not much lockin' in
Of everything thats ever been
Look at her
Look at him
Thats whats the deal we're dealin in
Thats whats the deal we're dealin in
Thats whats the deal we're dealin in
Thanks for taking the time to type this down
Thankx for the whole lot Andrew James Bunting. I am French and unless you decide to enlight them i'm loosing th real thing, therefore I do enjoy the rythm and the music, and Zappa's charisma too
Isn’t it ”He’s the best of course of all the worst”? Makes more sense, I think.
You wrote it wrong
@@dintubnybis yup
a true original...FZ will never be matched
I wish I could give this video more thumbs up. Awesome concert!
Zappa was the shakepearant expression of all the emotions that could " cross " our mind and push us to be realistik about human expression and his theatre...every day!
And to think he started out with a bicycle
Steve Allen, straight dude who wasn't. Frank's dad used to bring home DDT from Edgewood Arsenal back when his family lived in the east in the 50's.
so true :)
I understood that reference
im very glad that you understood it :)
..and a garage?
R.i P. Frank &
Thank you.
My friend Brian Macdonald introduced me to this song in 1985...
Many thanks for having this to share with us!! I was weened on the Immortal Frank Zappa, and have always reveled in his and his band's musical genius. While not as commercially popular as others of his songs, as an elder, The Torture Never Stops, transcends time and rings so painfully clear as to make reality almost bearable. The torture never stops, but I use this cut to at least, keep it at bay and retain some semblance of sanity. Bravo!!
In 1967, my buddy Sigmon played "Freak Out" and "Absolutely Free" for me and I've been a Frank Zappa fan ever since. I've been fortunate enough to see him in concert at least a dozen times since 1969 and have about 35 of his albums. "The Torture Never Stops" is my favorite FZ composition.
Las veces que habré escuchado este solo, que buena cabeza para solear que tenia, grande!!!!!!.
I love him so much....the best among the best
Zappa the eternal genius!
Yup. A shining sun in a world of derivative mediocrity.
What a unique, cool and super talented guy.
I got my first car in '76. I still had enough money to by an 8 track player for it. But not enough to by any tapes. So my friend swiped one from his brother's car. It was "Roxy n Elsewhere"! First time I ever heard it. I still dig Zappa today! in 2019!
Now, thats what you call a great friend!!! :)
Halloween 2020 and this hit is still going strong!
For me my humble opinions that means nothing but for me he is the greatest musician I've seen !!!
Great sound quaility and guitar! Zappa rules!
amazing!
Look at how absolutely calm and focused Zappa is on the strings of his guitar. Sure, he's also having his fun, shredding, but it wasn't just effortless; he took great, meticulous care to ensure virtually all his songs and performances were something extra, something memorable and amazing. Every time. Is there a "boring" Zappa song, a "blow-off" Zappa concert? I don't think so. That's the mark of a true talent -- even the relatively isolated events "you just had to be there for" like Halloween '81 (which, when compared to Halloween '77 -- I mean, c'mon!) are absolutely just as good as anything you'd find on a studio album. The idiosyncratic stuff is what you get to pick up on with these concert movies; Vai's almost terrified expressions as he delivers his fevered screams just so, the drummer (good lord!), and just that absurdly experienced level of rapid finger control Frank evidences here. Even the end bit where Frank walks up and starts shaking audience member's hands, asking for their names, joking but being chiefly respectful, completely warms my heart. Humble and talented. The kind of mad genius needed to create art like this is something most of us can only ever wish for. Godspeed, Zappo. What an imagination!
I love this guy...
Great Mind. Check Live in
NEW YORK, with Don Pardo... Priceless concert!
Chills too!
Jeeeeeeeezzzzzz!!!!!
Really miss him!
Zoot Allure(s)...
Never heard it LIVE, and it's really a nice surprise ...
Thanks for this upload !
Perfection !
I cannot believe it is 20 years he been gone :-(
"3 years ago
I cannot believe it is 20 years..."
Extra :-(
Utube movies
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Love Frank's guitar tone with that Les Paul. Wicked!
This is one of my favourite songs of all time,and all of the covers by Frank are the best.
What covers?
@@paulinebutcherbird blues songs about torture duh.