Frank Zappa is literally the only composer in 1979 who could write a song about music executives butt raping a guy in prison, but the music is so good, even 42 years later people still miss it.
Ike Willis was one of the most loving people I ever met. It sucks that he does not get the recognition.. at least in my circle of friends. Not only a great guitarist but his vocals were my favorite. He ruled the best songs on Joe's. I approached him when I saw him and he embarrassed me like I was a relative and then played to a very undersold show and still killed it. Frank was a genius, but could not do it without a good staff. I got Ike's back for life. Love that man.
The only trouble for me is that just about everything he did after about '72 is pretty revolting, to me anyway - sleazy funk with blow dried session men. Bach and Beethoven, on the other hand, never lost the purity and improved and expanded their art during the span of their lives.
This is the easy live version. You really need to check out the studio version with Vinnie soloing over the outro which alternates between 4/4, 19/16, and 21/16. Just sayin...;-)
One time I baked two pans of the strongest pot brownies known to man, then threw a party w my roommates. A few hours later I put the album version of this song on, paying special attention to people’s reactions to the 19/16 outro. This one guy seemed especially affected by it, and a little later we found him hiding out all alone with his head down in his hands. He kept saying over and over “that music... that music...” I think we imprinted his brain permanently.
Thats the short name BTW. The REAL name of that song was or is ''Playing Guitar for The Frank Zappa Band is harder than Growing a 'Water Melon in Easter Hay'.
a trained musician finds Frank. these are the moments i LIVE for. talk about rabbit hole, Frank is THE rabbit hole. he takes everything you KNOW about music and turns that shit right on its head and looks at you like, "what? i'm just doing the thing."
Dracut Wilmington Roslindale OUT OF 114 TITLED RELEASES, I OWN 98% OF THEM !!! ATTENDED EVERY HALLOWEEN SHOW AND THEN SOME !! NO BIGGER FAN !!! ACTUALLY, WHEN HE PASSED, IT HURT ME ON THE SAME LEVEL AS A FAMILY MEMBER, POSSIBLY MORE, SINCE HIS MUSIC WAS PART OF MY SOUL !! Ever since 1966 !!!!
Frank is unmatched, for the rest of time. His bands, are better than everyones bands. Whether its Chester on Drums, Bozzio, Vinnie, Humphries, it doesnt matter. Zappa always had the best band.
@Harry Clams You're kidding, yes? They're heavy talents but F.Z. is from a different universe. Woulda been interesting to hear a collaboration with Miles, Steely Dan or Sting... (addendum)...or Brubeck, the pioneer of polyrhythms(!)
Was at that show,saw all the Zappa shows at capital theater n msg,felt forum,the pier a miss Frank's shows a lot. Never disappointed....last show I da him alive was Broadway the hard way shows in NYC. Great stuff... Never be another.
MORE ZAPPA! I saw you say Zappa was your least favorite react. He's of the hrestest American guitarist of all time in my book. Rat Tomago, a freestyled LIVE solo for the song "The Torture Never Stops" that zappa cut into its own song. Amazing. Watermelon in Easter Hay, Black Napkins. Just react to one of these and you'll be a believer
I loved seeing your smile as the silliness and musical complexity of Zappa started getting revealed. It's one of the reason I've been listening to Frank for about 35 years now! Unfortunately Frank's sense of humor may be preventing him from being recognized as the amazing musical genius he actually was.
I think Zappa had a very healthy sense of humor. And if it prevents him from being recognized as the amazing musical genius he actually was, that probably says something about the society, doesn't it?
@@michaelgeorge4826 I agree 100%. Far too many people who are would never even consider looking into the music of someone who made songs titled "Titties and Beer", "Nanook Rubs It", or "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow". They see that and take one look at Zappa and write him off as a drug addict hippy, never knowing Zappa hated the idea of drugs or how talented he was.
The reason Frank is not widely recognized for his genius in the United States is, he stood up against the government when they tried to censor music. He made several politicians and their wives look very stupid(rightly so imo). Those politicians colluded with the media to smear Frank and keep his music off the radio
When a buddy and I got into Zappa...we would each go to the record store and blindly buy 1 zappa CD a piece every week for several months. We didn't realize he had like 100 cd's to choose from. WoW! A couple of years ago I downloaded the whole Z appa catalog at the time....100+
I found your channel last night. Watching a legit player who can actually dissect movements and parts discover these tracks in adulthood is amazing and fun and it reminds me why I love what I love. Thank you.
The rythmic complexity of Frank's music is often underappreciated (and something that hints at his love of composers like Varèse), he had some of the world's best drummers and percussionists in his bands over the years. Check out The Black Page, written for drummer Terry Bozzio and so named because there were so many notes on the sheet music.
Young Vinnie Coliauta (21, 22 yo) on drums here. Later to become L.A.'s session virtuoso. Still is. Same drummer on Sting's Gordon Sumner's Tales (1993), Live with Jeff Beck 2005 - 2013 ish. And on tour with Herbie Hancock, currently.
MANX needs Women. That's called Vinnie colaiuta on drums. is that the st. Louis 78 ridiculous how audacious Lee amazing it is. Incredible lineup. 78 and 79 were incredible years for Studio albums for FZ.....'78_ Zappa in New York and Studio Tan.....'79_ sleep dirt, orchestral favorites, Sheik Yerbouti and Joe's Garage I II III. No albums in 77 but the shows and 77 - 79 some of the best shows he would never put on incredible bootlegs through that time
Zappa's group around this time were spot on,and the other line up with vai,belew,bozio, baby snakes the movie is the best performance I've seen live, Zappa knew how to select good musicians 👍
Would have to check, but the keyboard fill after "lube from the north" 08:30 is probably a reference to a lick from Zappa's own northern-themed "Nanook Rubs It".
The crazy thing is - not sure if it's true - I was told by a FZ friend/fan that Frank himself didn't think that much of this album. If it is true, imagine knocking this one out and moving on, thinking, "Well, that's done. Next." If I created only one album, and this was it, I'd be pretty damn pleased with myself.
The thing to remember about Zappa live was the way he would direct the band with his body. There was a documentary about the drummers from Zappa (including Ruth Underwood) and they said that the song could change night after night and they had to pick up on the various nuances. Sometimes the song could even be played calypso or jazzzzz. (you heard it on the last 'verse')...
I just laughed with joy when you had to stop and say "Those goddamn drums..." But this is Zappa. We know it's going to be too much for us, but we do it anyway. Thank you.
This is a real early, unevolved version. In fact, I think this was the first time it was ever played live. It's FZ so it still rocks, but check out the live version on the video (not the CD) of "Does Humor Belong In Music" with Chad Wakerman for the real live deal! But they all pale in comparison to the "Joe's Garage pt.2" album version where the middle section with Vinnie is mind boggling! I tried for years since first getting the album back in the 70's, to follow that section, even just to work out where the "one" was, was impossible! It wasn't until the Internet age and UA-cam that tutorials appeared, to give up its secrets!
I heard a story back in the day from someone who played on a Zappa session that had an orchestra with like 130 instruments where Frank heard someone play a wrong note and could point immediately to the player who did it. Their chart had an error, but the player was "spotted out" none the less. He was well known to have perfect pitch and total control. Even so you hear tales of him giving his 'hired gun' guitarists amazing liberty.
Oh, now you're talking a REALLY DEEP rabbit hole, full of twists and turns! One of the true geniuses, and a serious, VERY strict, perfectionist, although some of his material would lead you to believe otherwise. He was a real task master with his bands, and demanded countless hours of rehearsal. Frank kept the world in check. We needed him! You will have some real fun on this journey!
Also - I’m going to get started with your lessons tomorrow. I’ve been playing 30 years, but the great thing about the guitar is that there’s always more to learn! 10 $ is a steal. I’m excited to see what you’ve got there. Thank you! - Erik Gray
Dude i really love this series. It reminds me to stop and listen for awhile. :) Just learning how you stop a little, work out some things, grab some key ideas, and move on. LOVE IT!
Longtime lover of Zappa; first time viewer of your page. You made my day, thank you for appreciating the hard work and talent that is Frank Zappa's music. Do you do any more Zappa?
I've loved Zappa for 40+ years,saw him 4 times and own most of his stuff but I'm an ignoramus as far as whats going on musically.It's vids like this that opens a little window into whats going on for a novice like me.
You should also check out Frank on the Mike Douglas show. He walks out with his SG & a Pignose amp and does Black Napkins Really cool. Frank liked the Pignose. Listen to his solo on Dirty Love as well
Good luck breaking down a zappa solo, if he was to actually pick up his guitar. It's all improvised, with his own technique and unique phrasing, and it's always moving forward.
Zappa is a guitar GOD! Nothing more to be said. I still miss him. It's a beautiful thing watching someone experience Zappa for the first time. Zappa was a conductor and composer and if you watch the video he directs the band. You have to learn the language 😁
The fast lick at 8:35 is a quote from the song 'Midnight Sun' by Lionel Hampton, played in the key of D MAJOR. The notes are: C# E Eb D Db C B Bb F# A F#. Here's Ella Fitzgerald singing it in the key of Ab: ua-cam.com/video/-f53xo_NNF8/v-deo.html
I LOVED CAPT BEYOND IN 73.DRUMMER WAS BOBBY CALDWELL FROM JOHNNY WINTER AND ,SINGER WAS DEEP ,PURPLES FIRST SINGER,ROD EVAN,S, BASSIST WAS FROM IRON BUTTERFLY,LEE DORMAN AND GUITARIST WAS FROM I BUTTER FLY,BOBBY REINHARDT.TRUS FUSION EARLY ROCK KIK AS.I CAN,T FEEL NOTHING IS A GOOD PLACE TO START
"How could you play this with a shirt on"? LOL Frank is among the sound track of my life since high school. Overnight Sensation and Apostrophe are two albums capturing Frank arguably at his best. Then the great live album Roxy and Elsewhere. Too bad no Frank lead guitar here, an amazing player. And his bands were all enormously talented, smokin.
Next do Ship Arriving too Late to Save a Drowning Witch - that is the one song in Frank's 100s of songs that no band could perform live - he always had to overdub and splice tracks together to make it how he wrote it ...
The only guitarist I admire more than Zappa is Jan Akkerman, formerly of Dutch band Focus. May I suggest you take a listen to the guitar solo in the track Hamburger Concerto from the 1974 Focus album of the same name. It's a 20 minute track but the solo starts at around 10.10 and lasts for 4 minutes or so. Have a listen. I think you'll like it. It is beautifully constructed and impeccably played. It is my favourite solo ever. Most people would suggest you listen to the 'hit' (Hocus Pocus) but the solo in Hamburger is a far more accurate measure of the genius of Akkerman as a player.
Best guitarist that I've ever seen was FZ. And I've seen all the greats. Zappa was so unique. Not a typical rock or jazz guy running through the same old riffs and scales. He took you on a journey with his improvisations. And he was a great composer. His compositions made you work as a listener. No laid back Grateful Dead meanderings, which I also like when I'm in the mood.
I play no instrument but watching you struggle to do this puts Zappa's music into perspective for a tone deaf rythmless nincompoop who loves his music and can't figure out why, technically.
Check out Alphonse Mouzon’s 1975 Mind Transplant. Great cast of outstanding musicians, but the Guitar work of Tommy Bolin and Lee Ritenour transcends to a whole different level.
It is a drummer's tune like the Black Page is a drummer's tune. Genius of Frank is that he wrote compositions for all instruments to express their total potential. I was at that concert, it was great. In fact I think somewhere I have a cassette recording of Zappa at the Paladium in the late 70s. Yes was the other band that I thought was great and the reason for this was explained when Yes (Fragile Yes not the later Yes, which was junk to me ) interviewed said their influence was Zappa. I said no wonder I liked their music. My musical diet is extremely biased, I grew with the Beatles, then Frank, then Bowie and in my later years just Frank and Bowie. Before the Police came on the scene I felt Rock was dead. I could only listen to Men at Work in the 80s. DIsco was torture for me and I returned to listening to classical music and Jazz all through the 80s. Nothing else compared and tantalized my senses as did Frank. Pity his kids turned out to be boring, strange thing about DNA.
Bruce Caldwell BOZZIO AIN’T NO SLOUCH !!!! BUT I AGREE !! WHEN I SAW VINNIE TRADE RIFFS WITH FRANK AT THE PALLADIUM, NYC IT BLEW MY MIND !!! IT WAS LIKE TWO INSTRUMENTS TALKING TO ONE ANOTHER (reminded me of The MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA)
I like Aynsley, nothing complicated but the groove man!!!!! Simplicity at its Best, ua-cam.com/video/ISx3kOxo7JU/v-deo.html from the VPRO doc ua-cam.com/video/5aFRBbnF-ag/v-deo.html
@@funkempfang Aynsley Dunbarr, what a beat beast. Didn't he do the Apostrophe and Overnite Sensation albums? I have a FZ live album where he's playing alongside of Flo & Eddie. Fantastic stuff
New sub...mainly for the thumbnail (as a fellow guitar noisist and Zappaholic, I recognize the pain)! Oh, and have you ever tried the solo from “Inca Roads”?
Frank Zappa is literally the only composer in 1979 who could write a song about music executives butt raping a guy in prison, but the music is so good, even 42 years later people still miss it.
Pink Floyd tried.
I always think it's fantastic when really good musicians are enthusiastic about Frank Zappa! That speaks for itself....
Ike Willis was one of the most loving people I ever met. It sucks that he does not get the recognition.. at least in my circle of friends. Not only a great guitarist but his vocals were my favorite. He ruled the best songs on Joe's. I approached him when I saw him and he embarrassed me like I was a relative and then played to a very undersold show and still killed it. Frank was a genius, but could not do it without a good staff. I got Ike's back for life. Love that man.
Zappa deserves to be remembered with the likes of Bach, Beethoven, Gershwin, etc...a true genius
Agreed.
Love 💕
The only trouble for me is that just about everything he did after about '72 is pretty revolting, to me anyway - sleazy funk with blow dried session men. Bach and Beethoven, on the other hand, never lost the purity and improved and expanded their art during the span of their lives.
Emlyn Williams what are blow dried session men? Holy cow.
Soooo true!
I see "Frank Zappa" and "Reacts", and I click. The result is never boring.
Reaction videos to my prime time music has become a minor obsession.
TRUTH
Exactly but, i have a question! Why does it hurt when i pee?? Uh uh
I see "Frank Zappa" and I click, react or not :P
Amen
Zappa began as a drummer, and he always had the very best percussionists available.
Several great interviews w/ former Zappa drummers on the youtubes about the intense audition process they went through.
Is that why he played a bike?
And plays drums on 200 motels he plays some bass on apostrophe if I'm not mistaken. Frank kept some of the most talented drumers.
He played drums a little but he really began as a guitarist at heart he used to bring his guitar to school with him
If you're playing Zappa stuff you need a monster drummer.
This is the easy live version. You really need to check out the studio version with Vinnie soloing over the outro which alternates between 4/4, 19/16, and 21/16. Just sayin...;-)
yeah I've heard that in other live gig.. crazy stuff
One time I baked two pans of the strongest pot brownies known to man, then threw a party w my roommates. A few hours later I put the album version of this song on, paying special attention to people’s reactions to the 19/16 outro. This one guy seemed especially affected by it, and a little later we found him hiding out all alone with his head down in his hands. He kept saying over and over “that music... that music...” I think we imprinted his brain permanently.
I was thinking the same thing. That song is insane and it only gets more twisted as it progresses.
The outro is just 19/16 bro
Chris Wilford right, this is what I was saying… Go to the studio version and let’s see how that strikes you
One of the best love songs of all time.
🤣 So Romantic.
4 words: Watermelon in easter hay
He would of lost his mind...lol
Zoonix Yo Mama
Yes!!!
He Used To Cut The Grass/Packard Goose
Thats the short name BTW. The REAL name of that song was or is ''Playing Guitar for The Frank Zappa Band is harder than Growing a 'Water Melon in Easter Hay'.
The greatest musical mind to ever walk this earth. Music is my religion and Frank Zappa is my God.
a trained musician finds Frank. these are the moments i LIVE for. talk about rabbit hole, Frank is THE rabbit hole. he takes everything you KNOW about music and turns that shit right on its head and looks at you like, "what? i'm just doing the thing."
I'm glad to see you like Frank Zappa. Imagine how I felt when I first heard the Mothers of Invention in 1966.
They were only in it for the money ! Aphrodite, Aphrodite, born of the sea green penis !
REMEMBER, FRANK DIDN’T TOUCH HIS GUITAR ONCE IN THAT SONG !!!
LISTEN TO: WATERMELON IN EASTER HAY !!!
I just posted Watermelon on FB the other day. Beautiful tune.
futuriste guitar symphony inside te same song from Joe's garage album...
Outside now is redic!!!
Dracut Wilmington Roslindale
OUT OF 114 TITLED RELEASES, I OWN 98% OF THEM !!!
ATTENDED EVERY HALLOWEEN SHOW AND THEN SOME !!
NO BIGGER FAN !!!
ACTUALLY, WHEN HE PASSED, IT HURT ME ON THE SAME LEVEL AS A FAMILY MEMBER, POSSIBLY MORE, SINCE HIS MUSIC WAS PART OF MY SOUL !! Ever since 1966 !!!!
Or Stucco Homes or Theme of Burnt Weeny Sandwich or Willie the Pimp or . . .
Frank is unmatched, for the rest of time. His bands, are better than everyones bands. Whether its Chester on Drums, Bozzio, Vinnie, Humphries, it doesnt matter. Zappa always had the best band.
@Harry Clams You're kidding, yes? They're heavy talents but F.Z. is from a different universe. Woulda been interesting to hear a collaboration with Miles, Steely Dan or Sting...
(addendum)...or Brubeck, the pioneer of polyrhythms(!)
Doc Will there is one song with Zappa and Sting from Broadway The Hard Way,murrder by numbers ,old Police song.
His bands AND Jame's Brown's bands, are the best. Just sayin'.
Chad Wackerman, too!
Joe T and Ansley!! and the guy who made just one album with Frank:David Logeman,love “you are what you is!!
Vinny C. Is a beast! So good!
Kinda young, kinda wow!
This is great to see so many Zappa fans in one place.
That's usually the proper reaction when first hearing Frank Zappa. ❤
Ed Mann on percussion and mysterious sound effects
Was at that show,saw all the Zappa shows at capital theater n msg,felt forum,the pier a miss Frank's shows a lot. Never disappointed....last show I da him alive was Broadway the hard way shows in NYC. Great stuff... Never be another.
MORE ZAPPA! I saw you say Zappa was your least favorite react. He's of the hrestest American guitarist of all time in my book. Rat Tomago, a freestyled LIVE solo for the song "The Torture Never Stops" that zappa cut into its own song. Amazing. Watermelon in Easter Hay, Black Napkins. Just react to one of these and you'll be a believer
Try Florentine Pogen by Frank Zappa! It’s an absolute classic
I love this dude SO MUCH
That "guy with the shaker" is Ruth Underwood standing in front of her vibraphone set. She may be the best musician Zappa ever had in his band.
I'm pretty sure that's Ed Mann.
@@eyeballkid22 for sure it's Ed. Ruth left in 1976. Last appearance In New York album, only a few months with Bozzio, then Mann came.
I loved seeing your smile as the silliness and musical complexity of Zappa started getting revealed. It's one of the reason I've been listening to Frank for about 35 years now!
Unfortunately Frank's sense of humor may be preventing him from being recognized as the amazing musical genius he actually was.
I think Zappa had a very healthy sense of humor.
And if it prevents him from being recognized as the amazing musical genius he actually was, that probably says something about the society, doesn't it?
@@michaelgeorge4826 I agree 100%. Far too many people who are would never even consider looking into the music of someone who made songs titled "Titties and Beer", "Nanook Rubs It", or "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow". They see that and take one look at Zappa and write him off as a drug addict hippy, never knowing Zappa hated the idea of drugs or how talented he was.
if franks music wasnt humorous lyrically, I dont think anyone could handle it lol
@@doctordox6278 Quite a bunch of greggery peccaries would beg to differ.
The reason Frank is not widely recognized for his genius in the United States is, he stood up against the government when they tried to censor music. He made several politicians and their wives look very stupid(rightly so imo). Those politicians colluded with the media to smear Frank and keep his music off the radio
When a buddy and I got into Zappa...we would each go to the record store and blindly buy 1 zappa CD a piece every week for several months. We didn't realize he had like 100 cd's to choose from. WoW!
A couple of years ago I downloaded the whole Z appa catalog at the time....100+
I found your channel last night. Watching a legit player who can actually dissect movements and parts discover these tracks in adulthood is amazing and fun and it reminds me why I love what I love. Thank you.
The rythmic complexity of Frank's music is often underappreciated (and something that hints at his love of composers like Varèse), he had some of the world's best drummers and percussionists in his bands over the years. Check out The Black Page, written for drummer Terry Bozzio and so named because there were so many notes on the sheet music.
Young Vinnie Coliauta (21, 22 yo) on drums here. Later to become L.A.'s session virtuoso. Still is. Same drummer on Sting's Gordon Sumner's Tales (1993), Live with Jeff Beck 2005 - 2013 ish. And on tour with Herbie Hancock, currently.
MANX needs Women. That's called Vinnie colaiuta on drums. is that the st. Louis 78 ridiculous how audacious Lee amazing it is. Incredible lineup. 78 and 79 were incredible years for Studio albums for FZ.....'78_ Zappa in New York and Studio Tan.....'79_ sleep dirt, orchestral favorites, Sheik Yerbouti and Joe's Garage I II III. No albums in 77 but the shows and 77 - 79 some of the best shows he would never put on incredible bootlegs through that time
Zappa's group around this time were spot on,and the other line up with vai,belew,bozio, baby snakes the movie is the best performance I've seen live, Zappa knew how to select good musicians 👍
Steve Vai describing his audition for Frank: ua-cam.com/video/r6cplMM3d_Q/v-deo.html
Actually he selected some of the very best musicians that could fit in his band.
@@NondescriptMammal i seen that not long ago as it goes 👍
@@davidpeters44 Yeah and kicked out the ones who took hard drugs apparently
73 band kicked ass as well
? Frank the musician's magician !
Welcome to the wonderful world of Frank.
One of my favorite Frank songs! This is making my day! Had to share with my band mates.
Would have to check, but the keyboard fill after "lube from the north" 08:30 is probably a reference to a lick from Zappa's own northern-themed "Nanook Rubs It".
I want to do some videos called. "People reacts at 40 years old guitarist who never heard Zappa before!" That's the problem! :D
Joe's garage is a phenomenal album. Vinnie Colaiuta's drums are super tight, totally under rated drummer imo.
Him and Jeff and tal
The crazy thing is - not sure if it's true - I was told by a FZ friend/fan that Frank himself didn't think that much of this album. If it is true, imagine knocking this one out and moving on, thinking, "Well, that's done. Next." If I created only one album, and this was it, I'd be pretty damn pleased with myself.
Don't eat the yellow snow/St alfonzo's pancake breakfast- Zappa plays Zappa live
yellow snow..my all time favorite. i was hoping someone would throw it out there
@@kennethv5250 theres a little fanfarre from that tune in this one after the "lube from the north" line
The thing to remember about Zappa live was the way he would direct the band with his body. There was a documentary about the drummers from Zappa (including Ruth Underwood) and they said that the song could change night after night and they had to pick up on the various nuances. Sometimes the song could even be played calypso or jazzzzz. (you heard it on the last 'verse')...
that's a great interview!
I just laughed with joy when you had to stop and say "Those goddamn drums..." But this is Zappa. We know it's going to be too much for us, but we do it anyway. Thank you.
So much joy watching someone experience the FZ changes for the first time. Im smiling
“Oh sweet Jesus an f#”
your first impression/reaction to Phish's "Free" had me in happy-tears.
That's my buddy Ike on lead Vocals.
love it!! Thank you Michael !!!
Frank is so chill here
That track is fucking killer! Made my day to.
I didn' know the channel. The best was your face...by surprise, pleasure, etc. :) Hugs from Brazil!!!
The Live version of Zappa’s Rendition of Whipping Post is also a delight.
Yes, but check out Inca Roads from One Size Fits All and especially live - damn!
More zappa we love zappa!! guitargate~Look into it!
45 years and I can't stop! Every day! "Oh No!"
Here comes that crazy screamin sound again!
@@davedecker1725 I think I can hear it now! Get the grease!
I think my favorite Zappa album is "One Size Fits All". I can't say I've listened to all albums but... "Chungs's Revenge" is great too.
"Live At The Fillmore East" was right up there as well.
This is a real early, unevolved version. In fact, I think this was the first time it was ever played live.
It's FZ so it still rocks, but check out the live version on the video (not the CD) of "Does Humor Belong In Music" with Chad Wakerman for the real live deal!
But they all pale in comparison to the "Joe's Garage pt.2" album version where the middle section with Vinnie is mind boggling! I tried for years since first getting the album back in the 70's, to follow that section, even just to work out where the "one" was, was impossible!
It wasn't until the Internet age and UA-cam that tutorials appeared, to give up its secrets!
I heard a story back in the day from someone who played on a Zappa session that had an orchestra with like 130 instruments where Frank heard someone play a wrong note and could point immediately to the player who did it. Their chart had an error, but the player was "spotted out" none the less. He was well known to have perfect pitch and total control. Even so you hear tales of him giving his 'hired gun' guitarists amazing liberty.
From the same show, the "Easy Meat" guitar solo, is brain food.
Thank you for this! More Zappa, please!
Ha! Now you're on to Zappa! Forget what you know, that helps. 😝
You are correct ! He just found out that he doesn't know what he thought he knew !
Oh, now you're talking a REALLY DEEP rabbit hole, full of twists and turns! One of the true geniuses, and a serious, VERY strict, perfectionist, although some of his material would lead you to believe otherwise. He was a real task master with his bands, and demanded countless hours of rehearsal. Frank kept the world in check. We needed him! You will have some real fun on this journey!
Also - I’m going to get started with your lessons tomorrow. I’ve been playing 30 years, but the great thing about the guitar is that there’s always more to learn! 10 $ is a steal. I’m excited to see what you’ve got there. Thank you!
- Erik Gray
Happy to say I saw Zappa back in the day. Mid ‘70s, Philly Spectrum, double bill with Mahavishnu Orchestra. Mind blowing experience.
daf827 That must have been some show
SeaLisa Most definitely! Leo Kottke opened, followed by Mahavishnu, then FZ.
I hate to sound like a boomer...but those were the days, man!
Dude i really love this series. It reminds me to stop and listen for awhile. :) Just learning how you stop a little, work out some things, grab some key ideas, and move on. LOVE IT!
Longtime lover of Zappa; first time viewer of your page. You made my day, thank you for appreciating the hard work and talent that is Frank Zappa's music. Do you do any more Zappa?
I've loved Zappa for 40+ years,saw him 4 times and own most of his stuff but I'm an ignoramus as far as whats going on musically.It's vids like this that opens a little window into whats going on for a novice like me.
Zappa was a percussionist at heart. Started with drums years before he ever played the guitar.
Super...Vinnie the groove master..
Donny, you made my day too. Frank is the BEST.
You should also check out Frank on the Mike Douglas show. He walks out with his SG & a Pignose amp and does Black Napkins Really cool. Frank liked the Pignose. Listen to his solo on Dirty Love as well
Listen to that groove....Words to live by.
Those departures always leave me baffled and awestruck.
Good luck breaking down a zappa solo, if he was to actually pick up his guitar. It's all improvised, with his own technique and unique phrasing, and it's always moving forward.
Great job buddie, enjoy Zappa!!!
Zappa is a guitar GOD! Nothing more to be said. I still miss him. It's a beautiful thing watching someone experience Zappa for the first time. Zappa was a conductor and composer and if you watch the video he directs the band. You have to learn the language 😁
Very enjoyable watch!
The fast lick at 8:35 is a quote from the song 'Midnight Sun' by Lionel Hampton, played in the key of D MAJOR. The notes are: C# E Eb D Db C B Bb F# A F#. Here's Ella Fitzgerald singing it in the key of Ab: ua-cam.com/video/-f53xo_NNF8/v-deo.html
Kind of same melody at the beginning of Nanook Rubs It (longer)
And thanks for the Hampton reference, didn't know that
@@jeanpaulfiliod3621Yep! Exact same song.
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Try drowning witch lol. Especially St. Etienne, probably zappas greatest solo. Probably the greatest electric solo in the world.
sean brennan etienne is from Jazz From Hell
If you haven't already please try to react to King Crimson's _Fracture_ from *Starless & Bible Black* (1974)
Great episode, Man...!!
"How could you play this with a shirt on"? LOL
Frank is among the sound track of my life since high school. Overnight Sensation and Apostrophe are two albums capturing Frank arguably at his best. Then the great live album Roxy and Elsewhere. Too bad no Frank lead guitar here, an amazing player. And his bands were all enormously talented, smokin.
Next do Ship Arriving too Late to Save a Drowning Witch - that is the one song in Frank's 100s of songs that no band could perform live - he always had to overdub and splice tracks together to make it how he wrote it ...
Great track choice!
The only guitarist I admire more than Zappa is Jan Akkerman, formerly of Dutch band Focus. May I suggest you take a listen to the guitar solo in the track Hamburger Concerto from the 1974 Focus album of the same name. It's a 20 minute track but the solo starts at around 10.10 and lasts for 4 minutes or so. Have a listen. I think you'll like it. It is beautifully constructed and impeccably played. It is my favourite solo ever. Most people would suggest you listen to the 'hit' (Hocus Pocus) but the solo in Hamburger is a far more accurate measure of the genius of Akkerman as a player.
You must listen to the studio version.
Album: Joes Garage act I, II & III
5 thumbs up - proof of the pudding that FZ was above all a performer and a conductor pulling the BEST out of his excellent musicians ... !
I’ve seen a lot of the great guitarists, but Zappa blew me away more than any of them. Woulda been the late 70s or very early 80s.
Agree!!!!!!!!!
Steve he is the greatest
Zappa is great, but it was always Fripp for me
J V Fripp is a technical genius with a completely unique sound, but doesn’t tug the heart strings like Zappa
Best guitarist that I've ever seen was FZ. And I've seen all the greats. Zappa was so unique. Not a typical rock or jazz guy running through the same old riffs and scales. He took you on a journey with his improvisations. And he was a great composer. His compositions made you work as a listener. No laid back Grateful Dead meanderings, which I also like when I'm in the mood.
As Zoonix said: Watermelon in Easter Hay!! Micheal check it OUT!! and thank you love your videos!
So here's me waiting for the reaction to the funky time signatures and guitar solo...........That's the whole point of 'keep it greasy'
And a well rehearsed orchestra.
Checks who’s on drums: Vinnie
Michael: “of course it is”
You are watching a guitar teacher reacting to a Zappa performance where Zappa actually is not playing a guitar...
I play no instrument but watching you struggle to do this puts Zappa's music into perspective for a tone deaf rythmless nincompoop who loves his music and can't figure out why, technically.
Check out Alphonse Mouzon’s 1975 Mind Transplant. Great cast of outstanding musicians, but the Guitar work of Tommy Bolin and Lee Ritenour transcends to a whole different level.
It is a drummer's tune like the Black Page is a drummer's tune. Genius of Frank is that he wrote compositions for all instruments to express their total potential.
I was at that concert, it was great. In fact I think somewhere I have a cassette recording of Zappa at the Paladium in the late 70s.
Yes was the other band that I thought was great and the reason for this was explained when Yes (Fragile Yes not the later Yes, which was junk to me ) interviewed said their influence was Zappa.
I said no wonder I liked their music. My musical diet is extremely biased, I grew with the Beatles, then Frank, then Bowie and in my later years just Frank and Bowie. Before the Police came on the scene I felt Rock was dead. I could only listen to Men at Work in the 80s. DIsco was torture for me and I returned to listening to classical music and Jazz all through the 80s. Nothing else compared and tantalized my senses as did Frank. Pity his kids turned out to be boring, strange thing about DNA.
"Just... Listen to the groove!" :-)
Frank sure had some great drummers, Vinnie probably being my favorite.
Bruce Caldwell
BOZZIO AIN’T NO SLOUCH !!!!
BUT I AGREE !! WHEN I SAW VINNIE TRADE RIFFS WITH FRANK AT THE PALLADIUM, NYC IT BLEW MY MIND !!! IT WAS LIKE TWO INSTRUMENTS TALKING TO ONE ANOTHER (reminded me of The MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA)
...and Chester
@@rickyvaughan5333 First time I saw Frank he had Chester & Ralph Humphries in the band.
I like Aynsley, nothing complicated but the groove man!!!!! Simplicity at its Best, ua-cam.com/video/ISx3kOxo7JU/v-deo.html from the VPRO doc ua-cam.com/video/5aFRBbnF-ag/v-deo.html
@@funkempfang Aynsley Dunbarr, what a beat beast. Didn't he do the Apostrophe and Overnite Sensation albums? I have a FZ live album where he's playing alongside of Flo & Eddie. Fantastic stuff
New sub...mainly for the thumbnail (as a fellow guitar noisist and Zappaholic, I recognize the pain)!
Oh, and have you ever tried the solo from “Inca Roads”?
undersolo +1 for Inca Roads
It’s Zappa, of course it’s great.
If you enjoyed this, try anything by Gentle Giant.
Zappa liked them too.
WOW , another Gentle Giant fan ? I was wondering if I was the only one left !
"In A Glass House" is a good place to start.
Frank Zappa is the Tesla of music for the 70s
Love the pace of this Zappa tune.