The bald-headed guy singing that one line wasn't a part of the band. He was Frank's bodyguard, hired after Frank was pushed from the stage into the orchestra pit, some 10 feet below, in London. Bald-headed John was a funny dude but very serious about his job as Frank's bodyguard.
He should have used the Bongo Fury version, which not only has a longer and crazier solo, but the "poem" at the beginning which is missing from the "live" version (actually the album version is live, but with studio additions).
Comment 2 - Frank wasn't totally straight edge - no "recreational drugs" and he seldom drank, but he smoked like a chimney ("tobacco is my favourite vegetable") and consumed excessive amounts of coffee (like many workaholics).
Every Zappa piece is different and except for the improvised guitar solos (and a few other improvisations) everything is strictly composed and produced by Frank. There were 60+ album released during his lifetime and even more after 93. Check something complex, like Zomby Woof or the Yellow snow suite from the mid 70s or some jazz-ish piece from the Hot Rat-album from 1969 like Willie the pimp or Peaches en regalia! Diversity!
The bald-headed guy singing that one line wasn't a part of the band. He was Frank's bodyguard, hired after Frank was pushed from the stage into the orchestra pit, some 10 feet below, in London.
Bald-headed John was a funny dude but very serious about his job as Frank's bodyguard.
He should have used the Bongo Fury version, which not only has a longer and crazier solo, but the "poem" at the beginning which is missing from the "live" version (actually the album version is live, but with studio additions).
Comment 2 - Frank wasn't totally straight edge - no "recreational drugs" and he seldom drank, but he smoked like a chimney ("tobacco is my favourite vegetable") and consumed excessive amounts of coffee (like many workaholics).
Every Zappa piece is different and except for the improvised guitar solos (and a few other improvisations) everything is strictly composed and produced by Frank. There were 60+ album released during his lifetime and even more after 93. Check something complex, like Zomby Woof or the Yellow snow suite from the mid 70s or some jazz-ish piece from the Hot Rat-album from 1969 like Willie the pimp or Peaches en regalia! Diversity!