No drugs for Frank, every song is different, he was a genre of one and covered all genres. Welcome to Zappa's universe, an amazing endless rabbit hole provided by one of the most talented, unique composers, guitar players, musical geniuses, social commentators and fighters for free speech of the 20th century R.I.P. Frank. P.S. check out The Black Page #1 and # 2, they are considered some of the most difficult pieces ever written. Great reaction. Thanx !
"So many different styles, so many different genres, so many different instruments." This is a great generalization of Zappa's compositions!! You're really picking up on so much of what makes him a genius. It's amazing to watch someone pick up on this on first listen. It gets better the more you listen to it.
I like your reactions to the music of Frank Zappa. It's interesting how someone reacts to the music for the first time. I remember when I heard the music for the first time at the age of 14, I immediately had the feeling of freedom, even though many of his pieces were hard to grasp at first, but they broadened my horizons. The musicians of "Andy" you are reading played the piece in 1988 on the CD "The best band you ever heard". This one comes from the album "One size fits all". But the Zappa fan knows that anyway ...
One size fits all killer album!!! We listened to this album once a day every day back in the summer of 78. Or was it 79. Lol a long time ago. Thanks John great choice.
Frank would advertise auditions and so many musicians would show up that it would be like a "cattle call". I've watched a few interviews of his band members talking about that process. Drummer Terry Bozzio tells a great story. Steve Vai has a hilarious one too.
your musician list is incorrect, what you read is from the 1988 live version, but this song is from 1975 and the musicians are: Frank Zappa - guitar, backing vocals George Duke - keyboards, lead and backing vocals, synthesizer Napoleon Murphy Brock - flute, backing vocals Ruth Underwood - marimba, vibraphone, percussion Chester Thompson - drums, sound effects, voices Tom Fowler - bass guitar Johnny "Guitar" Watson - lead vocals
'Flambé' vocals provided by Frank's best mate. Johnny Guitar Watson. who regularly popped in to see Frank and added a particular warmth and humour to the mix.
Nice reaction again. I’m glad you enjoyed this one too with it being so different to the last. You’re gonna get hooked if you keep going. It’s like a drug for those who appreciate great music and have the mental capacity to handle this stuff. I missed the 90’s and the whole Grunge thing listening to this stuff. It’s been the biggest addiction of my life. Enjoy the ride, you’ve got so much to discover.👍
I saw FZ in 1988 his last world tour when I was 18. The musicians list you read out was from this 1988 tour. Andy was FZ guitar and vocals, George Duke keyboards, Chester Thomas drums, Ruth Underwood percussion, Ian Underwood bass, Johnny guitar Watson vocals. They're maybe more I'm just doing this from memory. This is one of my very favourite Zappa songs, it's always so refreshing and doesn't sound like anything else .... Just Zappa genius
Absolutely no drugs I think it was in Europe and somebody brought up a baggy of has she she didn’t even know what it was how Frank did smoking off a lot of cigarettes and drink a lot of coffee I don’t think that was too good for his prostrate because he died of prostrate cancer…. But you’re right he’s a pure genius how you know he didn’t finish college he just had a passion for music and he was a Genius
You now have the rest of your young life to explore all that is FZ. His biography is worth a read. I couldn't understand in my younger days what he was doing, but now at 72 I am such a fan. Consider "The best band you never heard in your life" Truly a master. '
Gotta liisten to the live version on Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life album part of a medely of 4 songs. Much better version. Also in a lot of Zappa’s work the interplay of drums and bass doing wildly strange and wonderful things in weird time signatures, while Frank solos over them in a totally different space is one of the most sublime joys of mylisteni to these tracks many hundreds (thousands!) of times over 50 years. Not to mention all the weird throw-off noises and the killer riffs that he does, maybe twice in a song. Riffs that any musician would kill to have just one of….
"Superb fantastic art" indeed! Been a Fan for 30 years now, Frank is the reason i picked up the guitar. It is great fun to see you react to his music and precisely point out what makes it great. I see you becoming a fan already and envy you a bit for all the greatness you still have to discover.
This track is on the album One-size-Fits-All the last album credited to Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. Actual musicians on this track on Frank Zappa guitars Chester Thompson drums Tom Fowler Bass George Duke keyboards Ruth Underwood percussion Johnny Guitar Watson vocals Napoleon Murphy Brock vocals on the original 1975 recording. Andy Devine was an old Hollywood 1940s era character actor.
A lot of folks are correctly (mostly) pointing out that Frank did not do drugs. Well, his drugs of choice were nicotine and massive amounts of caffeine. He enjoyed a particularly caffeine rich brand that I was told was the Old Professor's Blend. The only thing I've turned up online was "The Original Professor's Blend Herbal Coffee - caffeine enriched" -but it's a vintage container from the early 20th Century, so can't confirm that it is one and the same. There was a coffee shop in Greenwich Village where he would pick it up.
How to get so many musicians? You pay them! Zappa once rented the London Symphony Orchestra to play music he had composed. Frank Zappas group used to be named "the Mothers of Invention". After the first version of Mothers I guess it gave a certain status to have fulfilled the competence to be accepted member of the band. Only the best musicians in the world played in the band. There is a video on UA-cam where Steve Vai tells the story of his audition for Frank. On your question: "What is this? The answer is simple: Music composed by FZ.
Frank was a fan of Spike Jones back in the day and loved the dadaist aspect of silly songs plus the words for him were just vehicles for rhythmic phrases that he loved... "a sinister midget, with a bucket and a mop" is an example from The Torture Never Stops where Zappa would repeat the line in later performances, emphasizing the rhythm of the phrase...
Another great track. This album is, start to finish, one of his best IMO. He was really hitting the mark both with his creativity here as well as a sound that was so appealing to those of us who were hungry for the creativity, ingenuity and the fact that he was putting different sounds together in ways that had never been done in quite that way.
Introduction to Frank's music in 1971. Have enjoyed 51 years of his Music. This fella was stunned like most of are. Stolen Moments always grabs me. Imagine Sting was in awe of this musical ride.
You played the studio version from One Size Fits All the original has Johnny guitar Watson singing the outro vocals. Also George Duke, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Chester Thompson, Ruth Underwood, Tom Fowler. This isn't the 1988 tour version on Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life
Good evening John. Man oh Man theres soo much to cover here, so much to say. Oh before it slips away, for the record Frank Zappa didnt do drugs and stated so a number of times in his career, he was not stuck up about it nor condesending, it was a simple fact !! Also for the record Jimi Hendrix was NOT a heroin addict, Jimi HATED needles, they scared the living shit out of him, in fact .he was trying to get one of his lady friends off the smack !! deadly stuff. He did sweet things like Mer-Jee-wanna and LSD ,ect I was not able to see Jimi I was wee bit too young but ding dang it I tried make up for it in the 70's by seeing a helluva lotta band & shows, but in reality no one could take the place of Jimi nor ANY of the later knock off's in the 70's nor the 90's,ect however I DID SEEF FRANK ZAPPA' twice in the 70's and yes I feel hella Lucky to have been able to do so Thanks to a Bass player friend of mine at 17 ,Frank L. both us were active musicians then, both same age( I eventually played 4 instruments) The night we went to the first time I saw Zappa,was at the Colefield house at the University of Maryland in the mid 70's. the Band was so elevated, such high level musicianship, that MY heart dropped, I was inspired ,floored, holy shit,ect. I almost quit drumming that night, and came this close to throwing my drum sticks thru the woods once I got home. HE/THEY were THAT damn Good. I Mean ta tell ya they were damn good Man!! Live Man? Holy smokes ! Zappa's Band burned that night. Heres one for ya, the Jimmy Buffet Band friggin' opened for Frank Zappa, that night, it was Hippies in the 70's,me and Frank included, there to see Zap' and the Parrot heads to see Buffet. The first half was Bizarre, as you can imagine. Frank Zappa was a musician, composer, writer, conductor, ect...he was a genius Man ,He didnt need drugs to do what he did! Honestly, he didnt, though I can completely Understand John why you might think that ,conclude that, because of the times in which HE and I Live,but that was not the case for and with Zap ! Part II: John . are yo American Indian/Native American/Indigenous. Loe the Hair. ya remind me of the 70;s and diggin good music yet in still its not of course limited to a decade, but IM tell ya Man. the 70's has some hellafied Musician of all types coming forth and out and laying it down and cookin to da groove, as it were. I am 1/8th American Indian,tribally enrolled, tribal nation card, etc. you could be Italiano/Scilian/ Portugese/Hungarian for all I Know. I Know one thing to me your a cool as shit dude and I accept you for who you are what ever that maybe. I say Imma Viking with some Indian blood. Celtic. walk in da Light, stay groovy,stay free and keep diggin the good tunes. Really appreciate your sincerity spirit and energy Kola !! Ha!!
Yeah, Frank was all for freedom, but if he was paying you, you better be sober. Not just because he'd fire you for it, but the music was so hard you could not hope to play it fucked up. And if you fucked up, Frank would definitely notice. He had incredibly high musical standards for anyone who worked for him and didn't cut anyone slack. He hurt a lot of feelings over the years, but in the end we have this nearly perfect music that was as close to how Frank imagined it as he could possibly get.
Yes, the whole album! You'll love it it's a way if life! One Size Fits All was my first exposure to Zappa. It remains my favorite Zappa album. Enjoy the ride, the rest of the album is stellar as well! 🤘😎
Like most of the comments Frank Zappa is the rabbit holes of all rabbit holes! I can tell by what you like you willl be so called zapped! Do your self a favor and listen to everything you can withstand starting with the most popular but listen to the album’s those song’s we’re on.That’s your starting point then after that enjoy 1000s of more hour’s of one the most amazing composers and musicians and visionary’s of all time!All Hail Zapppa!
You were reading about the members of the 88 touring band when the actual lineup was from 74-75 with George Duke-keyboards/vocals (Jazz R&B great), Chester Thompson-drums (took over for Phil Collins in Genesis on drums), Tom Fowler-bass, Napoleon Murphy Brock-vocals sax, Ruth Underwood-percussion, Zappa on guitar and vocals, and one of Frank's idols growing up, Johnny "Guitar" Watson on the featured vocal along with Captain Beefheart on harmonica...
Frank was quite unique character in that he composed like 95% of his output, including all of the parts trumpets, drums, bass keys etc... There are not many who could just take a chair and a pen and manuscript and just write music without any instrument at hand. I cannot think any famous contemporary artists who is "Rock" musician today or dead who can or could do that. That`s why his output is so varied although he tended to arrange his music quite the same.
@@Pstephen Any Ol Brill Building songwriter prolly knew how to write music. Also any one who had some kind of formal musical training can write melodies to paper, Jazz musicians do it all the time Monk,Ellington,Basie,Parker,Mingus, so its not that uncommon. What is uncommon is to orchestrate a whole Symphony Orch and write and conduct that music. London Symphony Orchestra vol 1 and 2 for example, also his music was rarely in 4/4 with mind boggling Quintuplets/Septuplets composed in with various instrumentation especially percussion instruments. His "Pop/Rock" Music was just occupational hazard.
The list of musicians you read for this is off the 1988 live tour, and yes they played a version of this song ... but that's not the version you listened to. This one is from the One Size Fits All album and has absolutely *none* of those same people except Frank. This one has Napoleon Murphy Brock, Chester Thompson, Ruth Underwood, Johnny Guitar Watson, Tom Fowler, maybe one or two others, and Frank himself.
The part you said sounds like Elton John ....to me sounds more like Dr. John's New Orleans voodoo. Every Zappa album is different , there are over 60 of them so get started now!! Thanks for the great review1
I have been listening to FZ since Hot Rats. I have a copy of every album released. Listen to "Overnight Sensation or Shutup and Play Your Guitar". It doesn't really matter all the albums are crazy good.
He's got over 60 albums and you picked a song with such a stereotypical Zappa riff and lyrical style. You should check out Inca Roads. One of the best tunes ever.
Right around the time this came out Todd Rundgren had released an album called Something Anything and I always assumed this track had something to say about that.
I still hear new things in this song after nearly 50 years. You will love "The Yellow Snow Suite" from the record Apostrophe from 1974.....not a dull moment (as with most of what Zappa did). ua-cam.com/video/mpNn1nht0_8/v-deo.html
Rat Tomago - Possibly his best solo... Inca Roads - Token Of My Extreme live version, a real treat. Apostrophe, Overnite Sensation, One Size Fits all - great for whole album reactions
One point of my appreciation ist constant time signature and the bluesy an rocking style. I think Napoleon Murphy Brock sang it. Oh no. Johnny Guitar Watson sang a lot. This was the best band Frank Zappa had.
Check out Johnny guitar Watson music!. An old friend of Frank's.he actually has done lot of work with Frank , from way back. . Also shuggy Otis. His father who did willy and the hand jive. Pay attention. Any info you need to contact me. Its not drugs. It's the opposite. it's music . A phone call would be best. Let's talk. I'm in close contact to Dweezil, his band members, also, Adrian and the Belew ike Willis, Andrew and a lot
You could not be more wrong about drugs. Frank was FAMOUSLY anti-Drugs and anti-drug culture. If anybody in his band was found to be using any illicit drugs you were asked "Window or Aisle?" for your plane ticket home. No other questions asked, you were OUT. He did not suffer fools and he was already three steps ahead of you. Frank does not fit any genre of music, or, he fits ALL genres of music. He drew no distinctions. He made the music he wanted to hear. Once you listen to much more you will understand that while he had no particular genre to pigeonhole him in you can almost always tell a Zappa piece. He also reworked themes and ideas through the years and over the many many albums he produced in his lifetime (85) and he left so much more his family can put out another 50 or more over time.
@@Ninang363 Don't get me wrong here because i've loved Zappa's music for many years. My beef with Frank was his on the road antics during the 60s and 70s. Despite having a loving wife at home, Zappa regularly involved in groupie sex, often returning from tours with a dose of the crabs. Frank and wife would both have to take the medication before Frank was off again to fulfil his lurid fantasies. Compare this to Zappa's antiquated attitude to one joint being worthy of the sack, and we have a man with a warped view on morality. If you think that's fine, then fair enough, but personally i feel that this part of his character made him a prick!
@@Katehowe3010 his view was that he was paying a musician to do a job and they could not do that job properly if high on drugs, nothing to do with morality, more to do with getting the job done properly and not getting arrested.
No drugs for Frank, every song is different, he was a genre of one and covered all genres. Welcome to Zappa's universe, an amazing endless rabbit hole provided by one of the most talented, unique composers, guitar players, musical geniuses, social commentators and fighters for free speech of the 20th century R.I.P. Frank. P.S. check out The Black Page #1 and # 2, they are considered some of the most difficult pieces ever written. Great reaction. Thanx !
Zappa is a deep deep rabbit hole. Have fun down there! BTW, Zappa was notoriously NOT part of the drug scene, although it swirled all around him.
Zappas was into Cigarettes & Coffee only.
Zappa war ein langweiler
Also Ian Anderson. (Jethro tull) was it led zeppelin who joked about everyone partying and him writing poetry in the corner.
Nicotine and Caffeine are drugs.
The whole zappa family, you can throw in the trash 🤣 🤣 🤣
"So many different styles, so many different genres, so many different instruments." This is a great generalization of Zappa's compositions!! You're really picking up on so much of what makes him a genius. It's amazing to watch someone pick up on this on first listen. It gets better the more you listen to it.
Salvador Dali is to art what Zappa is to music
I like your reactions to the music of Frank Zappa. It's interesting how someone reacts to the music for the first time. I remember when I heard the music for the first time at the age of 14, I immediately had the feeling of freedom, even though many of his pieces were hard to grasp at first, but they broadened my horizons. The musicians of "Andy" you are reading played the piece in 1988 on the CD "The best band you ever heard". This one comes from the album "One size fits all". But the Zappa fan knows that anyway ...
The raw voice singing in the blues section and the end bit is, of course, Johnny Guitar Watson.
Two of my heroes. Frank and Johnny
Thank you kindly for putting out good music and acknowledging it for art.
The whole album will blow you away.
This whole album is killer. “One Size Fits All” is one of favorite Zappa albums.
One size fits all killer album!!!
We listened to this album once a day every day back in the summer of 78. Or was it 79. Lol a long time ago.
Thanks John great choice.
Fantastic, sublime, ART! Can someone bring this creative genius back to music...please!?
Frank would advertise auditions and so many musicians would show up that it would be like a "cattle call". I've watched a few interviews of his band members talking about that process. Drummer Terry Bozzio tells a great story. Steve Vai has a hilarious one too.
your musician list is incorrect, what you read is from the 1988 live version, but this song is from 1975 and the musicians are:
Frank Zappa - guitar, backing vocals
George Duke - keyboards, lead and backing vocals, synthesizer
Napoleon Murphy Brock - flute, backing vocals
Ruth Underwood - marimba, vibraphone, percussion
Chester Thompson - drums, sound effects, voices
Tom Fowler - bass guitar
Johnny "Guitar" Watson - lead vocals
thanks. I was going to write the same
yes...this list is correct....and what great list it is !
Zappa was trash
One of my favorite Zappa songs.
'Flambé' vocals provided by Frank's best mate. Johnny Guitar Watson. who regularly popped in to see Frank and added a particular warmth and humour to the mix.
Nice reaction again. I’m glad you enjoyed this one too with it being so different to the last. You’re gonna get hooked if you keep going. It’s like a drug for those who appreciate great music and have the mental capacity to handle this stuff.
I missed the 90’s and the whole Grunge thing listening to this stuff. It’s been the biggest addiction of my life.
Enjoy the ride, you’ve got so much to discover.👍
The best addiction you can have. I've been addicted for 48 years.I was 14 when I got to see the Roxy tour.
Zappa was filth
@@marlon-jl4ge Only part time...Besides, "Who gives a fuck anyway"
@@stevekimball7931the whole zappa family, you can throw in the trash 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣
Chester Thompson on Drums...Fantastic
Vocals in the first part of the tune go from George Duke to Johnny Guitar Watson, then Nappy Brock.
Andy Devine was an actor who appeared in many cowboy movies.
I saw FZ in 1988 his last world tour when I was 18. The musicians list you read out was from this 1988 tour. Andy was FZ guitar and vocals, George Duke keyboards, Chester Thomas drums, Ruth Underwood percussion, Ian Underwood bass, Johnny guitar Watson vocals. They're maybe more I'm just doing this from memory. This is one of my very favourite Zappa songs, it's always so refreshing and doesn't sound like anything else .... Just Zappa genius
No drugs just pure genius
Absolutely no drugs I think it was in Europe and somebody brought up a baggy of has she she didn’t even know what it was how Frank did smoking off a lot of cigarettes and drink a lot of coffee I don’t think that was too good for his prostrate because he died of prostrate cancer….
But you’re right he’s a pure genius how
you know he didn’t finish college he just had a passion for music and he was a
Genius
Nicotine is a drug. So is caffeine.
@@tixximmi1 Really
@@gforce4063 Really.
Shit ugly zappa died like a miserable bum at the end 🤣 🤣 🤣
You now have the rest of your young life to explore all that is FZ. His biography is worth a read. I couldn't understand in my younger days what he was doing, but now at 72 I am such a fan. Consider "The best band you never heard in your life" Truly a master.
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Gotta liisten to the live version on Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life album part of a medely of 4 songs. Much better version. Also in a lot of Zappa’s work the interplay of drums and bass doing wildly strange and wonderful things in weird time signatures, while Frank solos over them in a totally different space is one of the most sublime joys of mylisteni to these tracks many hundreds (thousands!) of times over 50 years.
Not to mention all the weird throw-off noises and the killer riffs that he does, maybe twice in a song. Riffs that any musician would kill to have just one of….
"Superb fantastic art" indeed! Been a Fan for 30 years now, Frank is the reason i picked up the guitar. It is great fun to see you react to his music and precisely point out what makes it great. I see you becoming a fan already and envy you a bit for all the greatness you still have to discover.
This track is on the album One-size-Fits-All the last album credited to Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. Actual musicians on this track on Frank Zappa guitars Chester Thompson drums Tom Fowler Bass George Duke keyboards Ruth Underwood percussion Johnny Guitar Watson vocals Napoleon Murphy Brock vocals on the original 1975 recording. Andy Devine was an old Hollywood 1940s era character actor.
John's reading the 'Broadway the Hardway' live version line-up, methinks ...
Zappa was filth
Yeah 1st zappa lps I listened to one size fits all, and apostrophe. Love them to this day! Winter favorite don't eat the yellow snow! 🇬🇧☮️🧐
A lot of folks are correctly (mostly) pointing out that Frank did not do drugs. Well, his drugs of choice were nicotine and massive amounts of caffeine. He enjoyed a particularly caffeine rich brand that I was told was the Old Professor's Blend. The only thing I've turned up online was "The Original Professor's Blend Herbal Coffee - caffeine enriched" -but it's a vintage container from the early 20th Century, so can't confirm that it is one and the same. There was a coffee shop in Greenwich Village where he would pick it up.
Florentine Pogen and Inca Roads off the same album....must hear!
Dude!!!!if you like this,....we gotta get the band back together!....
For the big show of course,....
How to get so many musicians? You pay them! Zappa once rented the London Symphony Orchestra to play music he had composed. Frank Zappas group used to be named "the Mothers of Invention". After the first version of Mothers I guess it gave a certain status to have fulfilled the competence to be accepted member of the band. Only the best musicians in the world played in the band. There is a video on UA-cam where Steve Vai tells the story of his audition for Frank.
On your question: "What is this? The answer is simple: Music composed by FZ.
Frank was a fan of Spike Jones back in the day and loved the dadaist aspect of silly songs plus the words for him were just vehicles for rhythmic phrases that he loved... "a sinister midget, with a bucket and a mop" is an example from The Torture Never Stops where Zappa would repeat the line in later performances, emphasizing the rhythm of the phrase...
Awesome reaction. 👌
This song refers to Andy Devine the actor, October 7, 1905 - February 18, 1977. Never speak of ej when talking about FZ!!!
Wow!!!!!!!!👍🏻
I love this !!!! I love your channel!
The Adventures of Greggery Peccary from the Studio Tan album
Very difficult piece. Too early.
Yeah that one will make his brain explode. Lol
Could shit zappa play guitar with his ugly nose? 🤣
That's it. You been Zapped. Life will never be the same.
Another great track. This album is, start to finish, one of his best IMO. He was really hitting the mark both with his creativity here as well as a sound that was so appealing to those of us who were hungry for the creativity, ingenuity and the fact that he was putting different sounds together in ways that had never been done in quite that way.
It is a thing of great beauty and one of my favourites too. Lots of creativity, good playing, good humour and warmth.
Zappa was garbage
O Zappa era um gênio 💯
Introduction to Frank's music in 1971. Have enjoyed 51 years of his Music. This fella was stunned like most of are. Stolen Moments always grabs me. Imagine Sting was in awe of this musical ride.
You played the studio version from One Size Fits All the original has Johnny guitar Watson singing the outro vocals. Also George Duke, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Chester Thompson, Ruth Underwood, Tom Fowler. This isn't the 1988 tour version on Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life
Your continued looks of amazement Crack me up. Welcome home
Good evening John. Man oh Man theres soo much to cover here, so much to say. Oh before it slips away, for the record Frank Zappa didnt do drugs and stated so a number of times in his career, he was not stuck up about it nor condesending, it was a simple fact !! Also for the record Jimi Hendrix was NOT a heroin addict, Jimi HATED needles, they scared the living shit out of him, in fact .he was trying to get one of his lady friends off the smack !! deadly stuff. He did sweet things like Mer-Jee-wanna and LSD ,ect I was not able to see Jimi I was wee bit too young but ding dang it I tried make up for it in the 70's by seeing a helluva lotta band & shows, but in reality no one could take the place of Jimi nor ANY of the later knock off's in the 70's nor the 90's,ect however I DID SEEF FRANK ZAPPA' twice in the 70's and yes I feel hella Lucky to have been able to do so Thanks to a Bass player friend of mine at 17 ,Frank L. both us were active musicians then, both same age( I eventually played 4 instruments) The night we went to the first time I saw Zappa,was at the Colefield house at the University of Maryland in the mid 70's. the Band was so elevated, such high level musicianship, that MY heart dropped, I was inspired ,floored, holy shit,ect. I almost quit drumming that night, and came this close to throwing my drum sticks thru the woods once I got home. HE/THEY were THAT damn Good. I Mean ta tell ya they were damn good Man!! Live Man? Holy smokes ! Zappa's Band burned that night. Heres one for ya, the Jimmy Buffet Band friggin' opened for Frank Zappa, that night, it was Hippies in the 70's,me and Frank included, there to see Zap' and the Parrot heads to see Buffet. The first half was Bizarre, as you can imagine. Frank Zappa was a musician, composer, writer, conductor, ect...he was a genius Man ,He didnt need drugs to do what he did! Honestly, he didnt, though I can completely Understand John why you might think that ,conclude that, because of the times in which HE and I Live,but that was not the case for and with Zap !
Part II: John . are yo American Indian/Native American/Indigenous. Loe the Hair. ya remind me of the 70;s and diggin good music yet in still its not of course limited to a decade, but IM tell ya Man. the 70's has some hellafied Musician of all types coming forth and out and laying it down and cookin to da groove, as it were. I am 1/8th American Indian,tribally enrolled, tribal nation card, etc. you could be Italiano/Scilian/ Portugese/Hungarian for all I Know. I Know one thing to me your a cool as shit dude and I accept you for who you are what ever that maybe. I say Imma Viking with some Indian blood. Celtic. walk in da Light, stay groovy,stay free and keep diggin the good tunes. Really appreciate your sincerity spirit and energy Kola !! Ha!!
Yeah, Frank was all for freedom, but if he was paying you, you better be sober. Not just because he'd fire you for it, but the music was so hard you could not hope to play it fucked up. And if you fucked up, Frank would definitely notice. He had incredibly high musical standards for anyone who worked for him and didn't cut anyone slack. He hurt a lot of feelings over the years, but in the end we have this nearly perfect music that was as close to how Frank imagined it as he could possibly get.
“Black Napkins” instrumental by Frank Zappa is a great song to check out.
Everyone of his guitar "compositions" are spectacular...
I do hope you will listen to a full album as that is the best way to listen to FZ
Congrats, I envy your fresh experience. /long time zappa fan
This album is definitely the first full Zappa album you should take in, I hope you enjoy it
Civilization Phase III
Without that shit pathetic zappa, the music World would be much better
"One size fits all" that is the album you want to listen to
Yes, the whole album! You'll love it it's a way if life! One Size Fits All was my first exposure to Zappa. It remains my favorite Zappa album. Enjoy the ride, the rest of the album is stellar as well! 🤘😎
No = Crew Slut === IT'S A WAY OF LIFE
One Size Fits All!
Listen to it.
Love it.
Like most of the comments Frank Zappa is the rabbit holes of all rabbit holes! I can tell by what you like you willl be so called zapped! Do your self a favor and listen to everything you can withstand starting with the most popular but listen to the album’s those song’s we’re on.That’s your starting point then after that enjoy 1000s of more hour’s of one the most amazing composers and musicians and visionary’s of all time!All Hail Zapppa!
You were reading about the members of the 88 touring band when the actual lineup was from 74-75 with George Duke-keyboards/vocals (Jazz R&B great), Chester Thompson-drums (took over for Phil Collins in Genesis on drums), Tom Fowler-bass, Napoleon Murphy Brock-vocals sax, Ruth Underwood-percussion, Zappa on guitar and vocals, and one of Frank's idols growing up, Johnny "Guitar" Watson on the featured vocal along with Captain Beefheart on harmonica...
First heard this live in '74. What a show.
Shit ugly zappa was an insult to other composers
@@marlon-jl4ge God GOAT.
@@tixximmi1zappas shit music without sense, is suitable for flushing the toilet 😂😂😂
Frank was quite unique character in that he composed like 95% of his output, including all of the parts trumpets, drums, bass keys etc...
There are not many who could just take a chair and a pen and manuscript and just write music without any instrument at hand.
I cannot think any famous contemporary artists who is "Rock" musician today or dead who can or could do that.
That`s why his output is so varied although he tended to arrange his music quite the same.
Jobriath could. Got a book on orchestration and taught himself in 2 weeks.
@@Pstephen Any Ol Brill Building songwriter prolly knew how to write music.
Also any one who had some kind of formal musical training can write melodies to paper, Jazz musicians do it all the time Monk,Ellington,Basie,Parker,Mingus, so its not that uncommon.
What is uncommon is to orchestrate a whole Symphony Orch and write and conduct that music.
London Symphony Orchestra vol 1 and 2 for example, also his music was rarely in 4/4 with mind boggling Quintuplets/Septuplets composed in with various instrumentation especially percussion instruments.
His "Pop/Rock" Music was just occupational hazard.
@@ari1234azappas shit music without sense, is suitable for flushing the toilet 😂😂
The list of musicians you read for this is off the 1988 live tour, and yes they played a version of this song ... but that's not the version you listened to. This one is from the One Size Fits All album and has absolutely *none* of those same people except Frank. This one has Napoleon Murphy Brock, Chester Thompson, Ruth Underwood, Johnny Guitar Watson, Tom Fowler, maybe one or two others, and Frank himself.
Once you listen to One Size Fits All, all other music will pale in comparison... I would be willing to pay to see the whole album reaction...
The ONLY genre Zappa’s music fits into is “Zappa”.
Or maybe just “Music”.
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Long Live FZ’s music!
One of FZ best albums and periods, but it’s a big universe in itself, have fun. Hear first the whole album!
I've always suspected that this was about Andy Kaufman. It's the right era.
As stated before the you got the wrong musicians. The ones you said was from a live performance 1988. Otherwise, great reaction!👍
There's that eyebrow again!
The UFO that dropped Frank off on earth sounded green as it departed.
The part you said sounds like Elton John ....to me sounds more like Dr. John's New Orleans voodoo. Every Zappa album is different , there are over 60 of them so
get started now!! Thanks for the great review1
The ultimate Rabbit Hole
Start with the rest of OSFA that this track is from and youre on your way....to near infinity in the FZ canon!
I have been listening to FZ since Hot Rats. I have a copy of every album released. Listen to "Overnight Sensation or Shutup and Play Your Guitar". It doesn't really matter all the albums are crazy good.
Hot Rats is what I consider the best NY Jazz album of all time. Closely followed by Ryo Kawasaki's Juice. Check that album out. Every track is insane.
SUNPYG is my favorite... If you get what Vinny and Frank are doing, it is sublime...
Away with that shit pathetic zappa He has no buisiness there 😂😂
Love your reaction to this. Looked like sensory overload. lol
He mixed severel styles of music together and the zappa fans,the trolls call him genius, hahahaha, hahahaha 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂
He's got over 60 albums and you picked a song with such a stereotypical Zappa riff and lyrical style.
You should check out Inca Roads. One of the best tunes ever.
Yes he did everything
go back and listen to
Ruben and the Jets
Somehow you have the personnel for 1988 while the record is 1974-75.
If you want some really strange, unique and original music, check out Floe by Philip Glass from the Glassworks album. You'll never forget it!
Tina Turner and the Ikettes were his backing singers at one point. He treated them better thsn ike and paid them properly. Unlike Ike.
Right around the time this came out Todd Rundgren had released an album called Something Anything and I always assumed this track had something to say about that.
I always assumed that this was about Andy Kaufman but have not heard that.
you should listen Inca Road‘s.... then you are Zapped
I'm going to plug 'Inca Roads', 'Zomby Woof', and 'Yellow Snow Suite'.
I still hear new things in this song after nearly 50 years.
You will love "The Yellow Snow Suite" from the record Apostrophe from 1974.....not a dull moment (as with most of what Zappa did).
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Montana, Help I'm A Rock, Harder Than Your Husband and Sofa #1 & Sofa #2 are a few you should give a listen to.
Inca Roads is a good one by him to check out live I forget the ladies name on the xylophone and percussion she is amazing The whole band is
She is the incomparable Ruth Underwood!
That's Ruth !
On Ruth! On Ruth! Den den-den den! That's Ruth!...
The whole zappa family, you can throw in the trash 🤣 🤣
Rat Tomago - Possibly his best solo...
Inca Roads - Token Of My Extreme live version, a real treat.
Apostrophe, Overnite Sensation, One Size Fits all - great for whole album reactions
Frank didn't tolerate drugs among his crew.
One point of my appreciation ist constant time signature and the bluesy an rocking style. I think Napoleon Murphy Brock sang it. Oh no. Johnny Guitar Watson sang a lot. This was the best band Frank Zappa had.
Check out Johnny guitar Watson music!.
An old friend of Frank's.he actually has done lot of work with Frank , from way back. . Also shuggy Otis. His father who did willy and the hand jive. Pay attention. Any info you need to contact me. Its not drugs. It's the opposite. it's music . A phone call would be best. Let's talk. I'm in close contact to Dweezil, his band members, also, Adrian and the Belew ike Willis, Andrew and a lot
I'm sure we could have a great convo.
Let's do it
Garbage
I think you are reading the musicians from a different version of this.
But Zappa didn't use drugs or allow his band members to use them when working.
Watermelon in Easter hay
he already did that one
@@HakanTunaMuzik Thanks!
Trash
Enjoy Frank's performance of Ravel's Bolero ua-cam.com/video/Y2hiDYE5Qdw/v-deo.html
Do Joe's garage because it's a play or opera
nice
Sehr intelligent, hahahaha, hahahaha, hahahaha 😂 😂 😂
Andy Devine had a thong rind, it was sublime, but the wrong kind.
Did you hear any sax on this tune?
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You really, really shouldn't interrupt a Zappa song: attention-span is part of what the musical experience is about.
zappa was prog before prog was cool
Please check out Frank Zappa - Stinkfoot.
You could not be more wrong about drugs. Frank was FAMOUSLY anti-Drugs and anti-drug culture. If anybody in his band was found to be using any illicit drugs you were asked "Window or Aisle?" for your plane ticket home. No other questions asked, you were OUT. He did not suffer fools and he was already three steps ahead of you. Frank does not fit any genre of music, or, he fits ALL genres of music. He drew no distinctions. He made the music he wanted to hear. Once you listen to much more you will understand that while he had no particular genre to pigeonhole him in you can almost always tell a Zappa piece. He also reworked themes and ideas through the years and over the many many albums he produced in his lifetime (85) and he left
so much more his family can put out another 50 or more over time.
Despite all this, the guy could still be a prick!
@@Katehowe3010 Yeah, He could chew up and spit out an interviewer if they asked him dumb stuff.
@@Ninang363 Don't get me wrong here because i've loved Zappa's music for many years. My beef with Frank was his on the road antics during the 60s and 70s. Despite having a loving wife at home, Zappa regularly involved in groupie sex, often returning from tours with a dose of the crabs. Frank and wife would both have to take the medication before Frank was off again to fulfil his lurid fantasies. Compare this to Zappa's antiquated attitude to one joint being worthy of the sack, and we have a man with a warped view on morality. If you think that's fine, then fair enough, but personally i feel that this part of his character made him a prick!
@@Katehowe3010 his view was that he was paying a musician to do a job and they could not do that job properly if high on drugs, nothing to do with morality, more to do with getting the job done properly and not getting arrested.
@@HakanTunaMuzik His sexual antics, while married still made him a prick. You're not going to change the way i feel on the matter!
Freak Out
Get used to different. There are nearly a hundred albums of different to choose from.