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He's self taught in everything , playing, composing music, conducting. all from the library. The world needs a Frank

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@fords_nothere_100

3 жыл бұрын

He was self-taught for sure. But he also studied music theory and composition on his own for decades. And of course he taught himself to sight-read, write and arrange almost any kind of music.

@geenadasilva9287

2 жыл бұрын

we had one. won’t get another for a LONG time…

@danaveye3977

Жыл бұрын

Autodidact

One thing about Frank, he plays the WHOLE guitar.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

You said it!

Frank said his solos where based on speech patterns, should read his book the real Frank zappa, the guys a legend

@justaguy2365

3 жыл бұрын

It's a great trick to employ in a solo.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Is that an autobiography?

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

lmao "Frank's little italian stunt guitarist student" Love it. Shoutout to the legendary Steve Vai!

@zippydoodah1547

3 жыл бұрын

@@SightAfterDark yes Frank wrote it down and Peter ochiogrosso edited it and gets his name on it. Dweezil did the illustration. One passage has Frank suggesting he might let his fans download his recordings through html line about 20 years before apple music, guy was so ahead. Its a good read. Keep well from England. Keep making music. "music is the best" fz.

Zappa isn’t talked about for a few reasons. First, he shunned music companies early on and went out on his own with his own companies. So that limited his exposure. Second he didn’t care about fame, it wasn’t his goal. He just wanted to make his music his way. Great stuff you guys! There’s LOTS more to love here!

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Makes sense! Thanks Thomas!

Wonder how much u guys actually listen to Zappa after these experiences...Delve deeper.This is just the Tip o the iceberg.. Perfection..

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

We dabble ;)

That unique phrasing came from a wide array of influences, from Stravinsky to Indian music to Eric Dolphy to blues players like Gatemouth Brown, etc. He was also an engineering guru who was constantly experimenting with equipment and coming up with new sounds, all played through guitars that were modified in the most awesome ways imaginable

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Gotta love it

When lists of great guitarists are made (for what they are worth) two of the greatest who are always overlooked or not given the position they deserve are Frank and John Mc Glaughlin

@peters7025

3 жыл бұрын

@Zolar Czakl thank you for your kind correction. I realised I’d spelt it wrong but had already submitted the post. I shall scourge myself with whips for my mistake

This was just a tiny jam in the grand scheme of Zappa's repertoire. It was a rare glimpse on film that stayed mainly on him and the guitar, so you could see it all. There are a few others, but for the most part, his best stuff is just audio. Glad you enjoyed it!

@CliffordLake

3 жыл бұрын

Got the Roxy movie?

@Peter-K

3 жыл бұрын

@@CliffordLake of course I have, the dvd is in a cabinet next to me. I picked this for its simplicity, and I always loved the basic lick for this song, it's the ringtone on my phone! There are few bad choices when picking Zappa guitar pieces, I had to pick one from many, this was my choice.

@CliffordLake

3 жыл бұрын

@@Peter-K I was just asking out of curiosity. I happen to agree that Zappa vids aren't always the best way to first engage with his music. That being said, Black Napkins from the Mike Douglas show is killer.

@Peter-K

3 жыл бұрын

@@CliffordLake look up the video from palladium in 77, that is a killer version of Napkins, and on Halloween no less! With the added bonus of a nearly naked Terry Bozzio going off on the drums!

@CliffordLake

3 жыл бұрын

@@Peter-K You know, Terry had to play drums two days in a row once. TWO DAYS IN A ROW!

Frank started off as a drummer and also played piano and keys and occasionally bass on a few of his studio tracks. He said he was self taught how to play the instruments he learned and also how to read and write sheet music from reading books in his local library.

@nesseq

3 жыл бұрын

He famously said: you want to get laid, go to college. You want to learn something, go to the library.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

LOL

While Frank didn't go with the music business flow, he still managed to release 60+ albums while alive.

@Frunobulax74

3 жыл бұрын

59 albums in his lifetime if you don't count the re-releases in the Old Masters boxes, which shouldn't count. www.donlope.net/fz/lyrics/index.html

@CliffordLake

3 жыл бұрын

@@Frunobulax74 Holy cow. Well, Frank always did break the rules. Even ones made up long after he died. THAT'S foresight for ya!

@Frunobulax74

3 жыл бұрын

@Clifford Lake - 59 albums in his lifetime if you don't count the re-releases in the Old Masters boxes, which shouldn't count. www.donlope.net/fz/lyrics/index.html

@CliffordLake

3 жыл бұрын

@@Frunobulax74 Holy cow. Well, Frank always did break the rules. Even ones made up long after he died. THAT'S foresight for ya! Hey, this is FUN!! Do it again...

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing

Yeah - it's only been in the last 5 to 8 years that I came to realize what a great guitarist he was. Back in the day (70s and 80s), much of his music couldn't be played on the radio because it was considered obscene. So it was hard to hear him, at least where I grew up. I couldn't afford to go lay down the bucks for a full album based on a little info a few people gave me about him. And the songs I did manage to hear seemed really weird to me then. With Zappa, you often have to tolerate a long section of weirdness before the kick-ass guitar starts, and I just wasn't into doing that when I was in my 20s and 30s. But I really appreciate him now that I can listen to any of his music for free on KZread. He really was, as a few people told me back in the day, a musical genius.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

He's definitely a musical genius! Thanks for watching Tony!

The best opening sound-check song in the history of music. NOBODY else would have the skill, confidence, or straight up audacity to pull that off.

@bucketnmop

Жыл бұрын

unmitigated audacity*

@martienvanderhof6696

9 ай бұрын

Agree! I went to the show in Rotterdam same tour and found it soooo cool Frank started the show with a long guitar solo.

Dweezil Zappa (who you should check out fronting Zappa Plays Zappa) said that his father's pick hand reminded him of a chicken plucking, and his fretting hand reminded him of watching a spider. In his later years , Zappa, who also wrote 20thC orchestral music, would incorporate into his solos things like whole tone scales, which he learned from studying Stravinsky, etc. In a later interview, he said his favorite guitarist was Allan Holdsworth.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Such a groundbreaking talent. The more we learn about FZ the more we love him!

I think the reason Frank isn't more widely regarded as a guitarist is because most people don't have the listening chops and the attention span to hear what's going on. There's listening skill involved in even discerning fast, unusual pitch changes and weird rhythms: a lot of people struggle to find a back beat. Hence the song "Dancin' Fool". Uncommon musical quality can't be judged by unit sales or polls: that just tells you what's most common.

🐾 Rock's closest thing to a true renaissance man, a true Artist. He has been acclaimed as a genius for his versatility. He was a brilliant guitarist, a superb composer, a matchless bandleader, a movie producer, a record company executive, a human rights activist and an incomparable social satirist. He started out in the 60's as the leader of the zany avant-rock pioneers the Mothers. His subsequent solo work encompassed everything from jazz-rock to orchestral pieces, always delivered with Zappa's trademark humor. He succumbed to cancer in 1993, but the mind-boggling prolific workaholic left behind a staggering body of work. Genius is an overused word in music, but it applies to Zappa in spades. Thank you guys for helping to keep his legacy alive.

@SightAfterDark

2 жыл бұрын

We agree! Thanks Wolftracks!

This is probably my favorite show-opener ever. What a bold move, to go out there and play a solo like that right at the start!

I was fortunate enough to have seen Frank 77-78-79-82. We love you Pittsburgh!wherever you are

@SightAfterDark

2 жыл бұрын

Nice!

I've often said that there are many similarites in the phrasing between Zappa ... and John Coltrane. And the reason Zappa is not talked about in mainstream media as a guitarist... is because he was blacklisted since the 60's. THAT is the most incredible thing about Zappa... that YOU HAVE HEARD OF HIM... even though he was blacklisted.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

That is really incredible when you put it that way. Thanks for watching Chris!

@wowwhywow

3 жыл бұрын

@@SightAfterDark Your welcome. And by the way... as far as Zappa guitar solos go... just wait until you get to "Yo Mama" from "SHEIK YER BOUTI ". That solo is a jaw-dropper.

@enggopah

2 жыл бұрын

It's incredible that as completely outside of every norm he is, that he emerged, became very successful, and well known, and was able to do as much as he did in the time he had. He was born at the perfect time in many ways. There was a window within which he got in, even though he was suppressed through his career.

@todd8155

11 ай бұрын

The Ruben and the Jets album, a DooWop album, got air play until the radio stations realized that it was Zappa and then pulled the music immediately. It's DooWop as only Frank could do it, with incredible musicians, and both showing a reverence for the music, at the same time making fun of it. There is a nice solo on Stuff Up the Cracks that you may like.

Avante Garde classical composer, guitar hero, experimental electronic producer, comedian, he kind of did it all.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

He's the best!

Steve Vai has said many times how awesome Franks guitar skills are. That speaks volumes! STEVE VAI saying that!

@todd8155

11 ай бұрын

Steve Vai was the guitarist that Frank stated would most accurately play the correct rhythms to his songs. Steve wrote a paper on playing nested tuples and how to count them, I believe one of the first papers to cover this. One can find it on the Internets...

What a bad-ass guitar player Frank was. Totally ripping it in the moment. Outside of touring, he hardly ever looked at a guitar. He was self taught. Frank was happy for his musicians to take centre stage. That club tropicana shirt rocks the house. Everybody needs Frank!

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Frank 4 lyfe!

It's a matter of exposure. Zappa music got very little radio play throughout the decades. Only Zappa record buyers would know about Frank's guitar prowess. Of course this is changing since the advent of KZread. In 1981 FZ released his monumental guitar opus, Shut Up N Play Yer Guitar, in three volumes. That's the stuff to listen to if you want to hear what Frank can do on the guitar.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Reid!

Lovin the Zappa. Got to see him on his last tour. Everyone in the amphitheater was just waiting for him to pick up his guitar during the songs he would solo in.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Must have been amazing to see him!

...Indeed self taught...shows we can be self taught craftsmen and craftspeople like days of yore. Reason why many of us liked Frank Zappa - felt he was one of us...we could't go to the best schools, afford the best of anything but could still carve a life by dedication to one's craft. That's what Zappa meant to us...me

Frank had no radio exposure and no one other than people who really, really know music understood just how good he was. And it's not that he was a great guitarist, which he was. Its the composition. That solo was improvised, as were pretty much all his live solos. There is not a human alive or dead who could jump on a simple vamp like that and put those notes together in that manner. Anyone with some chops can bang along in a pentatonic - Frank is jumping in and out of key, dorian to lydian to mixolydian and beyond. Complete genius. You guys, if you're after guitar solos there's 5 sides' worth on Guitar and Shut up and Play Your Guitar alone, and there's not a dud between them.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing. Thanks Rossa!

Hey guys, you are correct at Frank was self taught. His Mother was a librarian so he had access to all the books he needed, I just think that's amazing!! What a mind!!!!

Frank opened with this and BLACK NAPKINS alot with his 1980's bands

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing. Thanks for being here Kris!

This is really one of the few videos that stay mainly on Frank and his playing and I see you both studying intently. One of my favorite Zappa bands.. Great choice Pete

@Peter-K

3 жыл бұрын

thanks man! That's what I thought!

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching buddy!

@dago87able

3 жыл бұрын

Happy to inform you that there’s definitely more than a few, keep exploring!

Fun fact for Sight After Dark: The drummer in this video, David Logeman, perhaps had the shortest stint with Zappa. I'd venture to guess that even people who consider themselves minor Zappa-philes don't/didn't know there was a drummer between Vinnie Colaiuta and Chad Wackerman. Well, David Logeman is the guy.

@markofrontz1343

2 жыл бұрын

Ifn my memory isn't too faulty, Logerman was the drummer when I saw Frank in Philly in late March(?) 1980. Didn't disappoint.

You are correct he is self taught Zappa is definitely underrated as a guitarist. He did have some columns in guitar magazines in the 80s so he was at least recognized in the industry but the general public thinks he's Weird Al or something

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

LMAO As we did until a few weeks ago

It starts like 'Cause We've Ended As Lovers', Jeff Beck's version of Stevie's song before going somewhere else entirely, of course. Frank's amazing. And yes, it's all of the above...what you guys said. I feel I may have absorbed more than I'd thought.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Gad you liked the video Damon!

@damonhines8187

3 жыл бұрын

@@SightAfterDark oh, my Gad, did I ever! 😂

back in the day, radio ran the show! His shorter songs would make the radio. He tends to play much longer songs and thank goodness for that. Another highly entertaining music reaction!

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Johnny! Frank's playing is absolutely mesmerizing!

@nostalga44jo

3 жыл бұрын

@@SightAfterDark yeah nobody can touch Frank. Fun fact. Frank Zappa signed Alice Cooper to their first record contract.

The one and only time I got to see him was around the time of this video, 1980-ish. Frank spent a good part of the evening with his back to the audience, conducting the huge assemblage of musicians on stage. Ever so often he would wander over to a rack of guitars, strap one on, plug in, and wail for about ten minutes, then put it down and go back into maestro mode.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Legendary

@stevedotwood

3 жыл бұрын

That's how I saw him too - and a few years later with a rag doll attached to his mike.

@johnroberts5637

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevedotwood I remember the concert I attended , Frank was still collecting women's panties, which audience members gleefully provided, for a quilt he was having made. I believe the quilt is now at the R&R HOF in Cleveland.

If you ever examine "The Man From Utopia" album cover, you see a caricature of a totally ripped, shirtless Frank, on stage, crushing his guitar neck with his left hand, and on the back, you see... the, the view from behind him, shirtless, with a small "access hatch" cut into his lower back, signifying he's a machine. This solo is something that reminds me of that cover. This solo, and the "Watermelon in Easter Hay" , live from Barcelona '88 are two of my favorites.

Zappa’s Inca roads live please

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Michael, all of our reactions are chosen by our Patrons on Patreon. Hopefully SOMEBODY will go over there and suggest it ;)

@stevedotwood

3 жыл бұрын

I'd choose the studio version in the case of Inca Roads, but that's just me

One of the most underrated Zappa drummers, if not the most, David Logeman is playing here :D He deserves so much credit not only because he is a fantastic drummer, otherwise he wouldn't have played Zappa to begin with, but also because he saved the tour (March-July 1980). He only had about 10 days to learn most of the songs on the tour through Europe - what a legend! I truly recommend you guys the full concert that you can watch in your free time - it's worth the 2 hours that it lasted: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mJurtLqdndnTpZM.html

There are several other live Chunga's Revenge versions out there on KZread....quite different but just tremendous....Dallas comes to mind as an excellent one. Always love when FZ would shut up and play the guitar!! Thanks for posting this review.

@Peter-K

3 жыл бұрын

Look up the one from Transfusion posthumous album from an 88 concert at Wembley, it has both Frank and Dweezil playing together, the latter was just 19. Dweez gets the first jam, then comes Frank and they play off each other. It is available on KZread.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for watching!

I think he’s not conventionally rated as a guitarist because he was primarily a composer. The guitar was just an instrument in the overall composition to him. However, as it turns out, he is a brilliant guitarist. He also plays some scales which can sound ‘off’ to ears that are used to rock.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Makes sense. Thanks Tim!

@stevedotwood

3 жыл бұрын

exactly

Brother Peter spreading the Good News about Frank.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Haha of course. Thanks for watching Clifford!

I wish there was a video of the full concert this came from

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

For real

I'll just add Watermelon in Easter Hay has produced tears. Love the shredding on What's new in Baltimore (Live), Muffin Man et al. Thanks Guys for this

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Steve!

He’s the most underrated guitarist that’s ever existed most definitely. Maybe Garcia is a close second

FZ jouait de la guitare comme si il s'agissait d'un piano, d'un violon, d'un instrument à vent, etc...Il dépassait les accords et autres riffs blues et rock lorsqu'il improvisait ses solos...Si beaux et si uniques...C'est aussi pour cette raison que beaucoup n'entrent pas dans sa musique qui s'exprime au delà des codes et des facilités...

I recommend a song/solo from the same show called "If only she woulda, I don't wanna get drafted" it's all tongue in cheek, jaw dropping stuff, absolutely hilarious.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah! Thanks!

Great pick! The guitar solo is amazing!

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

We were blown away!

Loving all these Zappa videos. Takes me back to experiencing him for the first time

@SightAfterDark

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy!

Are you kidding me? Chunga live!!!! Greatest reactors on YT by far and killin it with the Frank! Love you two!

Frank Zappa "that's another reason why I don't get my music on the radio, because I am totally out of step with reality I am not a religious fanatic, I don't use drugs, and I am neither a republican or a democrat, and I am reasonably sane", "Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible." Frank Zappa

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Love that

Look for: Pink Floyd Interstellar Overdrive with Frank Zappa live 1969 Belgium (there are 2 the same clips on YT with similar titles) Best guitarist for me: BB King, Hendrix, Zappa, Gilmour, Fripp, Tadeusz Nalepa.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds awesome! Thanks!

Have you guys watched any of the MANY interviews with Frank? An integral part of his musical genius/ project/object messes with what we hear him talk about on SO many topics. behold, and I REALLY am impressed the most with you 2's enthusiasm with all things FZ. Ive followed your progress all throughout. Its so wonderful to see you on the same path I started on in 1992. Bravo!

@SightAfterDark

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for being here Ty!

Frank never played the same solo every night, he claimed that would be like punching a clock, Pinocchio's Furniture on Shut up and Play your Guitar was extracted from Chunga's live.

This is the album that has me HOOKED for life!!!

I feel like Zappa was really a musician's musician. There's a LOT of artists - especially a lot of guitarists - who would list him as an influence, but the music is just so hard to wrap your head around... and so many people get stuck on the weird, jokey lyrics that they just can't access it.

Greatest musician/ guitarist of all time

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

He's up there for sure

Caught bunch franks shows on Halloween night thru the 80s man you guys would have loved it he was extra freaky on ween shows !

I love watching your faces when you discover something new bout the man!!!

His guitar work was always more jazz oriented in a rock environment, I think that's why, and also: he never shied away from dissonant sounds. Free-jazz, Arabic, indian, modern classic influence. That's why he wasn't as popular in mainstream. Same goes for his compositions. You heard them already:. Zomby woof, Montana, … not your average foot stomping stuff.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Can definitely hear that!

He was to great a musician, to have time for learning haw to play a guitar. He just playd it - like Hendrix! INTUITION + UNDERSTANDING = FZ

@SightAfterDark

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing!

A Zappa show was an education. Frank was always to the the side. The music was the show. H

Frank got all the nice guitars. Ansley was a killer when they weren't doing the Flo & Eddie comedy routine. Hell, he was a killer when they were doing it. he's just a drum killer. (I know this is Chad, but it needed to be said.). Edit: By the looks of that 'fro, maybe it's Dave Logerman? It's been a while, but it isn't Vinnie and it isn't Chad.....well, Frank is introducing now so....I was right! Logerman - he was there for a cup of coffee.

Zappa was first and foremost a composer and his solos are meant to be less shredding and more experimental music. Unlike many rockstars his concerts don’t promote his latest album. Instead he is developing his next musical pieces live in front of you. Back in the 60s Zappa virtually inhabited the Garrick Theatre in NY and everything proceeds from there. If you listen to live recordings chronologically you can hear songs develop and get put on a “studio” album and then even continue to develop further. Sometimes a solo spawns a new song later. He was aware some people wanted to hear him “shred” hence albums like “Shut Up n Play Your Guitar” and “Guitar” which are mostly solos taken from other songs.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

He's truly amazing. Thanks for watching Barry!

Frank, was self-taught on guitar (after taking formal lessons on percussion when he was young) and never played the "guitar hero" game until AFTER he was already well known as a composer and bandleader. But he certainly could play once decided he should get out there and rip. More or less after the 60s and the rise of fusion (and John McLaughlin) Frank seemed to realize getting up there and shredding was both commercially viable and personally and musically satisfying.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah! We love to see Frank shred!

Frank's head and neck tell me what his brain is doing as far as counting.

He does talk about musical influences and opinions in his book, and in interviews. Influences included Edgard Varese and Stravinski, Guitar Slim, Johnny Guitar Watson The Channels and others..

Chunga! Frank is the best.

Frank had his Guitar Godz too.... Frank was an experimenter too and inserted a PIEZO Mic in the head stock to pick up more than one sound at a time. He was self taught, but if you want to solve a MYSTERY... then find out why he loved DOO-WOP so much. I think it helped him find music friends when he was younger and it (doo-wop) is about working together like a band... my opinion ?

@SightAfterDark

2 жыл бұрын

Could be! Thanks for watching!

Everything is calculated. Zappa de best

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Zappa for Life!

The details you harvest are so helpful.

@SightAfterDark

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@DCronk-qc6sn

2 жыл бұрын

@@SightAfterDark You are most welcome - I'm happy I found your channel.

@SightAfterDark

2 жыл бұрын

@@DCronk-qc6sn we’re happy you’re happy :)

I phrase licks like that, haha. I am a guitarist and due to growing up listening to Frank I have similar ways of phrasing.

don't believe theres ever been another who gives a fuck less than Frank. my man definitely dances to his own beat! LEGEND only had the pleasure of seeing him live once but have never forgotten. and yes he is at the top of the heap when it comes to axe men.

One of the best versions out there of this song. Good reaction too.

@SightAfterDark

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great! You guys are

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Appreciate you taking the time to watch!

Again, here I am thanking you two for this video! I’m so glad you found this little gem! Franks guitar solos came out the way they did because, although he rehearsed his bands to almost near exhaustion. He never had note for note solos written for himself…he liked the, let’s just start playing and see where this thing goes approach. He claims he never played the same solo twice…close sometimes, but never the same👌

@SightAfterDark

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for being here!

@uncadoug2715

2 жыл бұрын

@@SightAfterDark you two are starting to impress me with your knowledge of music, with the comments being made! Keep up the great work🙌

Mesmerizing !

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed!

Exactly

Contrast this with Steve Gilmour's solos in the Pink Floyd Album "Animals." Both have extended E minor jams in 4/4 (common) time, and are *very* 'accessible.' Floyd uses that space to build an emotive, "centerpiece" solo three-quarters of the way thru a song that features the lyric, "Dragged down by the stone..." Frank uses basically the same sonic palette for his backdrop, but is not inundated by the ebb and flow of the heavy groove. Instead, he begins most phrases ahead of the downbeat, pushing the focus past the heaviosity to create an ear-grabbing opener, a preamble to the start of the show.

@SightAfterDark

2 жыл бұрын

Haha fantastic analysis but you lost us when you called David Gilmour “Steve” 😂

@jamespuleo3269

2 жыл бұрын

​@@SightAfterDark ~~Oops~~ a "two a.m. mistake"/"senior moment" !! *Not good* from someone who got all the '73 - '79 PF albums when they were brand new ! (And all the '67 - '71 ones I was too young to know about when they came out.) Oh well... ( P.S. Steven is my son's name ...)

Always remember to crank some Frank!!!

Zappa taught me if you line up the musicians you hire. Then there will be more targets to throw things at if they (the audiance) thought you sucked. *(& it works too) - m*.

@SightAfterDark

2 жыл бұрын

Lol makes sense

Frank Zappa ce grandissime sculpteur musical. Viva FZ for ever!

@SightAfterDark

2 жыл бұрын

Viva FZ! Thanks for watching Pascal!

Great to see all this Zappa on your channel. Also happy your discovering his genius. Alex Winter from the "Bill & Ted" movies dropped a documentary about Frank with the full cooperation of the zappa family (side note check out Dweezil Zappa's gutair work on his Zappa plays Zappa tour he's even better than Frank, I'd say he's on Par with Steve Vai who also was a member of Franks band) and it should not be missed. You'll get a very clear idea of the man, his family and his musical genius. Keep on the Zappa train and may I recommended his instrumental song "The Ocean Is The Ultimate Solution"" It has a stellar Zappa solo and the drummer is Terry Bozzio.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

just watched the doc a few weeks ago. Zappa is the best! Thanks for watching Ron!

Probably my favorite guitarpiece ever

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a great one!

This may be controversial but I think this is as technical as Page,Trower,knopfler and a touch of Jim. Just a fabulous solo. Very pleasing

@SightAfterDark

2 жыл бұрын

Not controversial to us!

@SightAfterDark

2 жыл бұрын

Not controversial to us!

I love the tone at 3:21 =)

He were politically uncorrect, and that's why he was on the side, independantly of the high quality of it's works...

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Good point. Thanks Calude!

You ask why Frank isn't as widely recognized? His music is less accessible than typical Top 40, pop, or mainstream rock n roll and blues. His music was difficult if not impossible to categorize, so the marketing types in radio and recording industry ignored him. One record exec famously dismissed Zappa and The Mothers as having "no commercial potential". Zappa never had a single "hit" on the charts. The average consumer of music doesn't have the patience or the taste to dig into avant garde sounds or progressive jazz fusion....in the '80s when this Zappa concert was recorded Boston, Tommy Tutone and Duran Duran were making millions of $$s making musical pablum.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

So basically Frank is too creative to appeal to a casual listener. Thanks for the input!

@Frunobulax74

3 жыл бұрын

@Matty88K - Frank had a hit with the song Valley Girl, his highest charting single. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_Girl_(song) The song Bobby Brown was a big hit in Europe. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Brown_(song)

@Matty88K

3 жыл бұрын

@@Frunobulax74 Yes, you are correct, I had forgotten about Valley Girl.

A Gypsy mutant industrial vacuum cleaner dances about a mysterious night time camp fire. Festoons. Dozens of imported castanets, clutched by the horrible suction of its heavy duty hose, waving with marginal erotic abandon in the midnight autumn air.

wow

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

:)

Still hungry? Eat that Question (The Grand Wazoo).

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

?? Guessing that's a song?

@Peter-K

3 жыл бұрын

@@SightAfterDark yup, it is also the name of another Zappa documentary worth a look see.

Play ZAPPA tinseltown rebellion, or pardon the TITLE, but FRANK named it NIG BIZ.. A kick ass BLUES selection!! I know his good stuff, trust me..😉

Great reaction. :) Yes, he is not mainstream. I think his technique is one of the best. Speaking of guitar and technique, check out Lane, Hellborg, Sipe trio. :) Personae, Time is the enemy, Hell is other people or Serpents and pigs. Lane was one of greatest ever and very very niche - 100x less known than Zappa. Jonas Hellborg played with many greats and is one of the best bass players.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Jakub!

@jakubnecina3028

3 жыл бұрын

@@SightAfterDark for nothing, guys :) I just think you could appreciate it, watching your reactions. Not pushing anything. I enjoy your Zappa journey.

Girl on the left: looking not-so-impressed. Guitar guy on the right: looking like he's having sex. :-)

Not only is he not talked about he's better than everybody! who's better than Frank? imagine another guitar player standing next to him trying to Riff battle..no contest

@SightAfterDark

2 жыл бұрын

For real

Pardon me but this is as iconic as any one , Hendrix,Page,Stevie,Clapton or Trower and Knopfler. Good for the ears and brain.

@SightAfterDark

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

Fantastic selection! Frank near his very best, building and organizing a very long solo. I'd also recommend the many versions of "Inca Roads" where some of the solos are similar to, or in my opinion better than this one. Loving all the love for Zappa!!

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! We're loving Zappa as well!

@todd8155

11 ай бұрын

Start with the audio only version off of One Size Fits All. Inca roads is a monster song, but IMO the live version with claymation is distracting and too much to comprehend for a first listen. After you have heard the song, then watch claymation version, and note the George Duke analog synth, and the prowess of Ruth Underwood on tuned percussion. Her final percusion run of the song is amazing to watch. The claymation is during Frank's guitar solo, which was taken from a Helsinki live concert as I understand and patched in, something that Frank did a lot.

Frank said he played in a. Specialized style and not in standard styles

Hopefully you do purple Lagoon. Top 20 for Frank Zappa in my book

Frank was a drummer originally

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Impressive

As you listen more to Zappa you will see that he was NOT gonna play that game. He was one of the main opponents to putting warning labels on albums and censorship of expression. And he didn't mince words in his music or his interviews

@zippydoodah1547

3 жыл бұрын

They even put a warning label on jazz from hell, and that was an instrumental

@stevebinning977

3 жыл бұрын

@@zippydoodah1547 Maybe they didn't like the G Spot reference.

@Frunobulax74

3 жыл бұрын

@@zippydoodah1547 They didn't, Frank created his own warning label as a shot at the PMRC.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. We've seen bits of his congressional testimony. He does NOT fuck around!

F Z forever. People don't like what they can't understand. Frank was a genius. Much love from Rhode Island 🦞

@SightAfterDark

2 жыл бұрын

❤️