My Uncle in-law drummed for Frank Zappa for a while in the mid 60’s. He’s a jazz drummer and still plays with a band in San Antonio TX. He’s 87 and still playing.

@benjamineastman9950

2 жыл бұрын

That is awesome, great to hear he is still playing music. What is his name by chance?

@wendytravis6427

2 жыл бұрын

@@benjamineastman9950 Chuck Glave

@kds7946

2 жыл бұрын

Thats dope

@benjamineastman9950

2 жыл бұрын

@@wendytravis6427 Thank you for the reply. Glad to hear he's still playing music and doing well!

@felixfelix7447

2 жыл бұрын

That's a life right there 😎

Anyone that listens to Frank Zappa knows there is No other sound or musician in this World like his ! Thinking of ya Frank.

@paddynelson3586

Жыл бұрын

It's the xylophone. 😎

@Kushalien51_nv

10 ай бұрын

​@@paddynelson3586yeah no matter what everyone got influenced

@paddynelson3586

10 ай бұрын

@@Kushalien51_nv Yup.😎

@SabineKohn-kn8hc

10 ай бұрын

I think exactly like you

@jlrp9929

10 ай бұрын

No one is close to FZ

2 drummers in one video keeping perfect time while getting lap dances is pretty damn impressive

@bobgordon236

Жыл бұрын

Stupid crap.

@1blastman

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, one of them added an extra drum stick!

@emanueltzikas7800

Жыл бұрын

Zappa was garbage An insult to other composers

@ozzo8573

Жыл бұрын

@@emanueltzikas7800what have you composed? what composers do you like?

@ozzo8573

Жыл бұрын

@@emanueltzikas7800or are you simply jealous of the pretty woman in the video? shame

As other people have said.. the audio and mastering quality here, for a LIVE recording from 1973, is absolutely off the walls. I have been a Zappa fan for so long, and of course my music tastes will take me in different directions now and then, but every time I sit down and watch this video, I am just absolutely blown away by the musicianship and skill of his band and the quality of the recording. He was such an enigmatic monolith of a man. I'm probably preaching to the choir here, but god damn... Zappa really was the certified GOAT.... RIP

@chucktedeschi9333

9 ай бұрын

GOAT?

@achan8811

8 ай бұрын

@@chucktedeschi9333 greatest of all time

@KaptainKopter

8 ай бұрын

This particular band was one of if not the best band Frank ever put together! They were very tight with their instrumental jams! Frank was brilliant but not sure he was the GOAT! I don’t argue however with people who say that especially when this band is playing!

@ronwoodlopez979

3 ай бұрын

Hoo mother of invention rod rull

@ronwoodlopez979

3 ай бұрын

@@chucktedeschi9333 seria tony rosado para serlo

There was a goddess here! Ruth Underwood.

@squishlefunke

3 жыл бұрын

On Ruth! On Ruth! On Ruth!

@tonysuto8278

3 жыл бұрын

YES ZSOLTI! SHE WAS AMAZING SO WAS GEORGE DUKE!

@prestonburton8504

3 жыл бұрын

@@squishlefunke i love her so!!!

@leodaly2310

3 жыл бұрын

True. The two people Pamela left alone were Zappa and Underwood.

@everettewell6167

3 жыл бұрын

All were AMAZING!!👍👍👍👍👍👍

George Duke doesn't get the credit he deserves for his work with Zappa !! Such a maestro of the music world

@jonathanhandsmusic

3 жыл бұрын

Bernard O'Connor George is great singing about Kenny and Ronnie, I was kind of waiting for Let's Make the Water Turn Black( from We're Only in it For the Money, iirc).

@josephsiciliano3681

3 жыл бұрын

George was a key element. The best and funkiest keyboard player Zappa ever had.

@TheWingus

3 жыл бұрын

If you're gonna be a Mother, you gotta love the triad

@jabu003

3 жыл бұрын

says who ?

@planetmusic8635

3 жыл бұрын

I think Frank and the rest of the band loved a lot and gave to George the credit that he deserved. Maybe George doesn't received enough credit from the fans.

Napoleon Murphy Brock is an absolutely amazing performer with an outstanding voice.

@stevedotwood

2 жыл бұрын

He's the best. So much charisma and humor. When he sings in that old melodic jazz style, that's his area right there. This was his most legendary line-up.

@thelantern9075

2 жыл бұрын

Love that guy.

@tixximmi1

Жыл бұрын

He's the best. Beyond being talented.

@karaamundson3964

Жыл бұрын

100

@fabrikk60

9 ай бұрын

Napoleon is my favourite FZ singer. There were other great ones too, but Napoleon's voice is completely unique and always entertaining.

Never has music been so vulgar and so sophisticated at the same time! Frank would have been 80 today (Dec 21, 2020). I miss him, his music, his thoughts everyday. One can only guess how active he would have been. Music, of course. Movies maybe. Maybe the president.

@RaditzPedro71

3 жыл бұрын

Happy birthday Frank!!!

@indricotherium4802

3 жыл бұрын

The US Establishment kept tabs on him. They blocked his first serious entry into politics and I believe Zappa had an early realisation he could never beat the system (please correct me if anyone knows different).

@mstevensn50

3 жыл бұрын

@@indricotherium4802 yeah maybe so but he exposed these corrupt assbag politicians in his music.

@prestonburton8504

3 жыл бұрын

@@indricotherium4802 i remember that - i voted for scumbag bush sr (his vp dan qualye lower case intentional) was assigned the grand effort to sideline frank which, at the time i was too young to really appreciate -but now realize quite well, was censorship worse than frank had ever encountered, even in the 60/70s - When we learn our lessons too late, we are forced to either cower, or stand up and....

@indricotherium4802

3 жыл бұрын

@@mstevensn50 : He pointed very clearly to what was going on and didn't pull many punches (for example "Jesus Thinks You're a Jerk" would be considered libellous under many countries' standards). Artistic protest, though, is nearly always taken as fairly innocuous in terms of threat to the Establishment. It's not often clamped down on as in Russia, for instance. In fact, its existence is tolerable because it gives a note of authenticity to 'democratic freedom'. Frank picked up more flak from religious groups and other goodie two shoes because of the sexual vulgarity and innuendo of his lyrics and performances. Needless to say, the values of American youth would be corrupted to a far greater degree by listening to the lyrics of Dinah Mo Hum than mainstream US culture could ever get them up to!!

Zappa's work was incredible since he mixed top notch musicianship with humor, and he had the highest standards for his band members.

@DeanoZ-ml4tm

5 ай бұрын

Satire and mockery most. He was a genius

@benmaurer8055

2 ай бұрын

Right and funny as fuck

@houdinididiit

10 күн бұрын

His standards were so high that he fired Napoleon for getting high. (The misinformation and rumors about Frank being some kind of user are still out there - unbelievable)

This is such good quality that it's shocking to think the dancing girl is probably in her seventies now.

@Dreamboat1979

Жыл бұрын

Pamela Des Barres is 74yo

@rayinpau.s.a.6351

Жыл бұрын

Thats alright , Plenty of room for her walker!

@niccoarcadia4179

Жыл бұрын

Pam Des Barres has a book about her experiences as a groupie. It's not bad.

@haikat4

Жыл бұрын

@@niccoarcadia4179 holy crap i just heard about her on the Grateful Deadcast. what a life she lived

@weldion

11 ай бұрын

@@niccoarcadia4179 Few people have been romantically linked to for example Page and Kramer and also been the nanny for both Dweezil and Moon.

He is sorely missed in a world that stands out for its lack of originality. Rest in peace,MASTER!Санкт Петербург❤

The 1973-1975 band. Probably the tightest band ever to play Frank's madness

@ryanhall9838

3 жыл бұрын

My favorite of Frank's groups. I return to the material from this period the most by far.

@danscott3880

3 жыл бұрын

Ryan Hall. Me too..

@Alyks1

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@jtb1649

3 жыл бұрын

i would heartily agree it was never the same after this. still good but never the same

@polsick

3 жыл бұрын

Roxy and elsewhere

Zappa rules! Greetings from Greece to all of you Zappa fans wherever you are

@craigiefconcert6493

2 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Canada!

I'm telling you all we need is to completely lose our phones and bring awesome live music back!

My first Zappa album was Roxy & Elsewhere....blew my mind. Still does. No one like him.

Frank in 2024 still THE GREATEST ARTIST IN THE HISTORY OF MODERN MUSIC...pure genius

Frank's solo's are just mind blowing

When I was living in Capitola CA, I lived in a place called Bay Avenue Apartments with my cousin Tim. One day we heard the most insane sax playing we had ever heard coming from a house across the street. We went outside on the sidewalk and listened. A few minutes later this guy comes out and says hello. He said, You like music?" We were both guitar players. I asked his name and he said his name was Nappy. He invited us in and he had a whole house full of musical stuff. My cousin said, "Man, you should be in a band." He said, "I was, Frank Zappa. At first, we thought he was lying until he played some Zappa stuff note for note. Turns out he was recovering from being knifed in a drug deal. A guy stabbed him in the stomach and tried to gut him. He told us the only reason he was alive is that he lived the Bear spirit life, and ate like a bear. When he showed us the scar I couldn't believe he was alive. He told us Frank kicked him out of the band over his cocaine habit, and that he had the decision to make. Over several months we all became friends. Then one-day Nappy was gone. Turns out he made a decision and was back in the band, and on the road. A few years later we went to see Zappa at the Santa Cruz civic auditorium. Nappy was there and he saw us from the stage and said Hey guys! He told Frank, these are a couple of friends of mine. We were so overjoyed. It was amazing! Just then Frank told the story of how Nappy was kicked out of the band and came back after making a decision. He said "Cocaine Decisions" is the name of this song. It was written by my good friend Napolean Brock. It tells the story of... And the rest is history.

@dimifisher7942

10 ай бұрын

Wow man, that was a great story

@ras124

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, ok, lol

@solarwindlass

2 ай бұрын

Nappy! Wow what a piece of cosmic debris!

I came back for seconds....!!!! Much respect for Mr. Napoleon Murphy Brock.

That lady will turn anybody into a musician

@goodpeopleoftheworldunite

2 ай бұрын

Jus learning my scales and chords now. 🤒

La musique de Zappa nous manque énormément car elle n'a jamais été remplacée depuis sa mort en 1993. Il nous reste les disques et les vidéos comme celle-là pour nous souvenir ce qu'invention veut dire en musique, une sorte de mi-chemin entre jazz et rock, avec style et élégance, et des paroles ironiques. Chapeau l'artiste.

Why I like in this line up is that everyone is having fun including Zappa

I met many world class musicians from Stockhausen on down... but I when I met Zappa I was tongue-tied.

I was a German Child in 1968 ?, In the News Paper says, Watch out moms, Zappa is coming!!!! This was my first love for Zappa music!!! Very Love from Germany!!!

time travelers' favorite destination

j'ai 75 ans et en 2023 je découvre l'immense talent de Zappa. Il n'est jamais trop tard. Il surpassait tous les autres.

@diogene2210

5 ай бұрын

Heureux mortel, vous avez de quoi explorer. J’en découvre moi aussi encore et je pratique le bonhomme depuis les années 70. Sur cette vidéo que je vois pour la première fois je ne sais pas ce qui m’impressionne le plus. Mention spéciale à la section rythmique qui tient tout ça ensemble, dans ce labyrinthe de mesures à la métrique improbable… mais comme disait le maître, « why in 4, we don’t speak in 4 ». We miss you, Franck.

@diogene2210

5 ай бұрын

Allez voir aussi les vidéos du Yellow Shark concert, ou les covers au piano ou a la guitare classique de Oh No… FZ était avant tout un compositeur. I, y a du Stravinsky ou du Bartok chez lui, entre autres influences, plus un génie propre. Il avançait masqué et arrivait à intéresser des gens venus pour du rock/blues avec des œuvres extrêmement élaborées. En assistant à ses grosses blagues scéniques ou en écoutant ses paroles délirantes, on absorbait sa musique et on finissait par aller voir Varese ou Boulez. Un bienfaiteur de l’humanité, parti bien trop jeune.

@charlytaylor1748

3 ай бұрын

Bonjour, j'habite l'autre cote des Pyrenees en Espagne, encore un zappista

Frank's solos always puts me in a trance, love his various tones.

@bluecollar825

7 ай бұрын

Fr this is serious business. Love the drummers too.

@crystalpools6761

2 ай бұрын

it's where he takes you

This music is unabashedly insane. Just unreal how good it sounds.

@jlrp9929

10 ай бұрын

Amazing!. A dream team of musicians.

This has to be one of the best engineered and mastered live recordings of all time. Literally Sounds like they are playing in my living room !!

@lucalone

3 жыл бұрын

fantastic sound !

@ichmemyself6098

3 жыл бұрын

Sound top, as always with FZ 👍. Video quality top also ... awesome music ... positive vibes all around the stage and in the audience. This must have been a hell of an experience ... I wish I could have taken part in it

@patrickrendslargent6044

3 жыл бұрын

is there also a girl wetting the floor ?

@artysanmobile

3 жыл бұрын

Remix by the great Bruce Botnick. Check his discography.

@wavemechanic4280

2 жыл бұрын

He's using Neumann U-67's on the drum overheads, a brilliant German studio mic. RE20's on vocals, who knows what else. Incredible for a live setting, no wonder it sounds so good.

Pam was a WELL known groupie at the time and had been with MANY MANY musicians...

I was only 16 years old when I was introduced to Frank Zappa's music by much older classmates at school. God bless them, I don't know what they're doing today, but it opened up a whole musical cosmos for me. Today I'm 61 ;) and I'm happy every day when I listen to jazz, modern classical music, Fela Kuti, Jimmie Hendrix, etc. If I can then immerse myself in the incredibly diverse musical world of Frank Zappa, that's all the nicer. Rest in peace Frank, I bursted into tears when I read the news of your death.

I can't say I knew her well, but what I do recall was Pamela loved music. Love having fun and was a delightful soul to be around. I miss her greatly.

@RickBrowntrombonist

3 ай бұрын

I met her last summer!

"Let go of it for a while. It won't leak." Epic.

@grikney

3 жыл бұрын

the stagehand apparently disagreed at 1:04

@KaninTuzi

3 жыл бұрын

It probably would leak, though

@Squirrelconga

3 жыл бұрын

@@KaninTuzi 🤣

@RigidRecords69

2 жыл бұрын

why was she acting as if her pussy was burning?

@C1Njz6

2 жыл бұрын

@@RigidRecords69 she was on drugs

The Roxy album is a religion in my life. To hear this brings tears to my eyes. Sounds like there is TWENTY musicians on stage. Thank you Frank. Just thank you man.

@jtb1649

3 жыл бұрын

man was a musical genius.

@jaredcress4328

3 жыл бұрын

roxy was the absolute peak of the bands that he was able to bring together. raw, funky, undeniable groove.

@robertothayer5123

2 жыл бұрын

It was a life-changing experience for me when I first heard Roxy and Elsewhere.

@horsewnomane

2 жыл бұрын

the roxy record was the first thing i heard that made me think there was more to FZs music than i had been led to believe.

@chadw537

Жыл бұрын

Zappa plays zappa lost on the road from portland(?) and 2 hours late to the HSU gig..we got upgraded seats...no sound check...AMAZING...

Napoleon Murphy Brock. Best frontman you never heard in your life.

I don't think that many appreciate Zappa for his skill as a linguist. With platonic ease he engages with difficult questions during interviews and even on stage - his sentences are melodic and phonetic in nature.

@brunofacchin7078

10 ай бұрын

the lady who did ryko remasters of Zappa said it all

Zappa guitar 4:30 ...yet another amazing guitar solo from one of the most amazing guitarists ever, Frank Zappa.

@doctorsteve9476

Жыл бұрын

amazing. FZ just doesnt stop. he keeps on going. that one lasted for around 3 minutes and was a non stop one way express freight train. mother mary & joseph.

@drdra

5 ай бұрын

One of the best solos I have ever heard

Frank is still King. George Duke is an unreal talent. RIP FZ

I met Miss Pamela at the Wigwam Motel on Route 66, 10 years ago. What a Lovely Beautiful Soul.❤

I dont know about you guys but Miss Pamela's performance was great. She was looking good back then!

@andreasnendza9667

2 жыл бұрын

Best groupee ON stage 😍❤️🎸

@damonhines8187

2 жыл бұрын

Pamela ('I'm With the Band', GTOs) Des Barres, though still under her maiden name, no doubt, isn't it? NOT Liv Tyler's mom as I thought briefly, forgetting that was another "super-groupie", Bebe Buell. Nicely loose, free stage manner! Always a joy, I'm sure. ✌😘🎶💞 Btw, the band kicks serious ass as expected!

Chester Thompson on drums. 😎

@NoPawn

3 жыл бұрын

I THOUGHT SO!

@ollesundin3678

3 жыл бұрын

What about Ralph Humphrey? U missed him?

@stevedotwood

2 жыл бұрын

Where no prices are lower prices than Ralph's?

@Hutchie2112

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevedotwood Bring back the double knit. We want the knits, the double knits!

@stevedotwood

2 жыл бұрын

@@Hutchie2112 Blue letter to Mussburger

Great to see Ruth Underwood in action.

@jimmykicksace

3 жыл бұрын

True that i feel like i rarely see her in anything other than token of his extreme and a few concerts

@skittl3z2311

3 жыл бұрын

very talented

@WillieDuitt1

3 жыл бұрын

She's a legend

@johnmartin7483

3 жыл бұрын

What a line up, mind you it's always a great line up, lucky enough to see Frank twice in England, then last year Dweezil got to talk to him, what a nice guy. Love to everyone. Stay safe.

@timwhite5647

3 жыл бұрын

Want to see more of Ruth? Buy "Roxy, the Movie" It's a great documentary of the greatest band that Zappa ever had.

Nothing was better than Frank and the mothers of invention. They were so GREAT together. We will never have the opportunity to listen to a band that was so great together. He left us way to early. Bands come n go, some are great, some aren't. But there will never be another, MOTHERS OF INVENTION AND FRANK ZAPPA.

My god I wish we had Zappa around today. Imagine the songwriting fun he’d have with the world in the state it’s currently in...

You know, Zappa certainly had some negative qualities... some arrogance, some self-indulgence, occasionally open contempt for people around him... but goddamn he was a musical genius, and he was exceptionally good at surrounding him with other genii. Everyone in this lineup is at the top of their game, playing what is actually pretty difficult music and making it sound good and easy.

@PorkSodaBassist

3 жыл бұрын

Not only that, but he recognized it and made sure they would shine and leave their footprint all over his pieces. He definitely seemed arrogant, but music was the most overwhelmingly positive quality he had

@Squirrelconga

3 жыл бұрын

Nice alternate plural usage!.🤯

@jaredcress4328

3 жыл бұрын

that was maybe my favorite thing about Alex Winter's "Zappa" - his goal in portraying Frank on film was to demystify him and showcase the other side of him - the arrogant, self-indulgent prick who had an open marriage and was fine sleeping around on his wife and kids (even if that did seem to be a sort of arrangement between Frank + Gail). He was, sometimes painfully condescending and pretentious when he wanted to be and that's why I appreciate that movie so much, it humanizes him. I fully believe he was a musical genius, in every sense of the word, but he was just that - human, an impatient genius who tended to only see people as far as he was able to use them for his performances. This led to some cold interactions between the band and Frank, I remember a couple of scenes in which Bunk Gardner and Ruth Underwood - forgiving as they are, and willing to chalk up his attitude to his genius - recount certain events in which Frank was needlessly rude or dismissive of them. You get the sense that it kind of happens a lot, but it's refreshing to see the "other side of the coin" in terms of his ability to find, manage and play music with the best of the best, people who really worked well in the band both musically and characteristically. I agree with you totally, this is the cream of the crop in terms of bands that he was able to put together, this wasn't the first album I listened to by Zappa, but this was the first album that actually SOLD me on him. I will never forget listening to it on vinyl for the first time. As you said, incredibly difficult and complicated jazz fusion that just sounds so easily pulled off by the band, with zero loss in funk and groove sensibilities. Absolutely incredible time in music history while this band was playing.

@fz7788

3 жыл бұрын

I feel like all musicians are arrogant and self indulgence

@DBroMusic

2 жыл бұрын

@ OisirM If you weren't so judgmental you'd realize you're describing yourself. Of course the music is super prime

This is the most brilliant line up of Frank Zappa & The Mothers. The performances of Frank, Napoleon Murphy Brock and George Duke are simply in very high level.

@JayRiemenschneider

3 жыл бұрын

...and you may not have mentioned any of the 3 best musicians in the band.

@stevedotwood

2 жыл бұрын

Chester & Humphrey: awesome - And Ruth (What were you thinking?) - Brothers Fowler

@thephideaux

2 жыл бұрын

Ruth is a goddess.

@IanCross-xj2gj

10 ай бұрын

The groupie was great too 😊

@jlrp9929

10 ай бұрын

@@thephideaux Amazing!. A dream team of musicians.

The best way i can figure Zappa is like a play where everyone has a instrument

"The idiot bastard son" is such a beautiful song.

Zappa had a genius level intellect. It showed in his music, interviews and when he went up to DC to talk to the idiot Congressmen. Artists like Zappa come very infrequently. Glad we had a chance to bathe in his genius.

Wow Pam was so cute! Such a great band. The triple drum/percussion unit of Chester, Ralph and Ruth was on fire. Zappa plays percussion on certain songs too, so four drummers in the band!

having two drummers is just such a perfect addition to this lineup. it gives the band a much fuller, more rounded out sound and makes their performance just that much funkier.

@brucecaldwell6701

2 жыл бұрын

My first FZ concert, and first concert ever for that matter, was this same lineup with Ralph & Chester on drums in Austin. They sounded great together.

@terremoto6663

Жыл бұрын

2 drummers is such a seldom thing in a band. That is why I love OSEES.

@Rob_Kates

Жыл бұрын

I have noticed that some Southern Rock bands will have 2 drummers.

@grumpy9478

Жыл бұрын

@@Rob_Kates that's to make sure a drummer makes the gig.

We all "know", that this "live rock album", is, was, and, always, will BE !!! One of the "best", (or, better), was, ever recorded... Thank you, Frank Zappa !!!

I've listened to Frank's music for nearly 50 years now, and am always amazed at sheer amount of talented musicians he worked with. But out of all of them, this is my favourite line up.....I'd have given anything to have been at a couple of those Roxy gigs

@tedmalos583

3 жыл бұрын

FRANK ZAPPA'S MUSIC WILL FOREVER MORE AND ALWAYS BE THE BEST!

Zappa was a master musician. He was a sober and straight. Genius. 👍👍🔥😱😁

Roxy was absolutely my favorite album in my high school years when i was really learning to play guitar. This '73 lineup was the best with the dual drummers, and so much fun on headphones. Being able to see these video gems just brings a whole new dimension to it. It shows Zappa could incorporate any instrument into his arrangements, including a wiggly girl in red sequins. Kudos to Pamela Miller and her excellent performance with the greatest composer of all time!

This girl wandering from musician to an other sure have great taste ! She knows these are geniuses at work, don't doubt about it !

@linuswang6572

19 күн бұрын

Seriously? I find her presence on stage severely cringe.

@Don-ri5ve

13 күн бұрын

​@@linuswang6572 It's all part of the show, she's an actress and it's an inside joke.

That crescendo snare drum roll of Chester Thompson at 4:15... ! Shivers up and down his spine by her touch depicted through his drums - brilliant!

@shelter69

2 жыл бұрын

You nailed it :-)

@user-jy8cz6ym9y

7 ай бұрын

私は世界で一番ザッパのギターが好きです。 別に特別上手い訳でも有りませんが、其の暖かい音色とフレージングが私の心に染み渡ります。

@KevinTambling

5 ай бұрын

Nice catch. He did get a little extra exciterando there, didn't he?

@Darrylizer1

5 ай бұрын

Pam was having great fun teasing the hell out of him, haha.

A good drummer doesn't let anything stop him from his precession. Even if she yodeled his third drumstick, he'd beat like clockwork! Greetings from Austria!

@boataxe4605

3 ай бұрын

I’m sure he got “Yodeled” after the show.

@resitupfer7950

3 ай бұрын

​@@boataxe4605 Yodeling is on everyone’s lips in Austria! However, you have to learn to yodel correctly from really good teachers!

Heard this Dickey’s so many times had no idea it was at Roxy.

Frank was on FIRE! This was a signature band for Frank. Razor sharp while having fun, and many virtuoso players. Bruce Fowler’s playing is jaw-dropping.

@MondoDobro

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget a spoonful of absurdity as entertainment value.

@dougtodd305

4 ай бұрын

I agree the Fowler Brothers were great ,George Duke was my favorite musician ,Ruth never fails, both classicaly trained, Frank,wow all quality musicians. And they only got better...

HOLY SHIT WHAT A REALLY TIGHT BAND THESE GUY'S WERE AND THEY KNEW HOW TO PLAY THEIR INSTRUMENTS ! ! ! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@martitinkovich4489

Жыл бұрын

I know! Ya ever heard of thier sister band? They were called "the Fathers of Oblivion".

@TooTallForPony

Жыл бұрын

They're pretty good musicians.... kzread.info/dash/bejne/eWWlyNh6k7unfNo.html

First time appreciating Zappa. This was a very nice introduction. Made me laugh. Skilled musicians

I miss you Frank where ever you are..still givin en hell since 1960 in your honor..

Ruth Underwood ... so talented and tirelessly performing on percussions, but chronically underrated. She was the best female rock musician at her time 😎... or do know any better one?

@davidkomen5283

2 жыл бұрын

The singer for the budgies.

@caryd67

2 жыл бұрын

Carol Kaye

@jonblogondrong4792

2 жыл бұрын

Margaret Thatcher

@caryd67

2 жыл бұрын

@@jonblogondrong4792 he said ‘rock’ not ‘iron’

@absoluteleader

2 жыл бұрын

Janis Joplin

Great sound recording, mixed and balanced nice.

I miss Frank every day of my life. I'm 65.

This is SERIOUS music, seeing FZ changed my life.

Musically this sun is high octane I give this a vote of 100%

To think I had this album when I was a kid and played it to death and living in New Zealand, I never realized it had been recorded as a movie. I used to play drums along to this for ages. So cool to see a film of it all.

What a superb performance. The one band that I would have like to have seen live.

Je viens de découvrir en DVD, grâce à la médiathèque de ma ville, l'intégralité de ce qui a pu être monté et synchronisé par le producteur John Albarian - en 8 semaines d'intense travail en 2015 cf.livret du DVD - de ces 3 jours de concerts fabuleux au Roxy! Une intensité de jeu remarquable, des compositions extrêmement riches et soutenues, un George Duke qui apporte là son immense talent funky-jazz, avec des claviers aux sonorités très diversifiées et même "avant-gardistes"! Bref un concert essentiel pour entrer dans le monde musical de Zappa. Une mention spéciale aux 3 percussionnistes qui ont les parties les plus soutenues! Ils jouent avec maestria et une aisance confondante! ... N'en restez pas qu'à ces 3 thèmes ici proposés (les "moins intéressants" du programme à mon humble avis) courrez trouver une copie complète du montage DVD, une merveille!

ok, so 50 years later , still stands up so well to any sort of musical scrutiny.

@charlytaylor1748

3 ай бұрын

Certain musics ya just keep coming back to

Frank Zappa was a genius of music. His music is such impressive and creative, full of groove and inspiration, also very difficult to play. Only the best play with him. Thank you Mr. Zappa!

@MrRaeberz

2 жыл бұрын

Agree. However, his staff had a major impact on the result. An this band was the best. Outstanding.

@edsonferreirafotografo

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrRaeberz sure!!!

Очень оригинально... Я в первые вижу живое выступление ЗАППЫ.. ВПЕЧАТЛЯЕТ от Души! На цвет и вкус-ДРУЗЕЙ не выбирают!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Очень понравилось. Спасибо за Историю.

cant get enough of Franks solo on that first tune, never got into him but this is the one for me!!!!

Ralph Humphrey & Chester Thompson ever so tight, so cool, so groovy, so funky ... great guitar solo ... mega performance ! In solidarity with the fighters for peace, love, freedom, justice and truth, we express our feelings with music on our channel. Greetings from Germany, CLUB OF THE UNCENSORED POETS

Napoleon is on fire here, what a performance!

@bobgordon236

Жыл бұрын

Scooby and Muchie are also great on the album.

Lol - she's ALL OVER him and he still NAILS that 👏 snare roll and amazing stuff near 4:13! 👍🤘

Love Franks voice. If he failed as a Musician, he could always be a DJ. He had that voice 😉

Deep Purple's classic "Smoke on the Water" wouldn't have happened if the Frank Zappa & The Mothers concert didn't catch fire.

Crazy Pamela!!😄✌❤

@andreasnendza9667

2 жыл бұрын

Best groupee ON stage, 😜😍❤️🎸🎤

I was in love with Ruth Underwood. And I still dig her.

@wiz601

3 жыл бұрын

Same here :)

@Katehowe3010

3 жыл бұрын

Can i join the club?

@rolandchantre5573

3 жыл бұрын

It would be impossible not to love her!

@renofaoro5100

3 жыл бұрын

@@rolandchantre5573 yes

@renofaoro5100

3 жыл бұрын

@@Katehowe3010 yes

Ralph Humphrey, Chester Thompson and Tom Fowler…. Probably one of the greatest rhythm sections to ever exist.

@solquiroga04

2 жыл бұрын

and what about ruth underwood???

@freddiesoverbite6162

2 жыл бұрын

@@solquiroga04 oh shit, how could I forget the inimitable Ruth Underwood.? Sometimes I forget that vibes and such are percussion too. My sincere apologies.

Awesome! Stating the obvious: sound recording, engineering and mixing are top notch. No need to comment on the top notch heavyweight musicians. Great seeing Chester smiling once in a while. The image looks fantastic. Apologies for my nerd talk: I can see that the camera operator on stage has an Eclair 16 NPR film camera. (They had 13 of these for "Woodstock") Looks like this footage was taken from the original film negative, as opposed to a low resolution telecine video tape transfer. Thankfully no one applied "smooth motion" here, leaving the beautiful cinema look. Fantastic sound and film footage.

@chuckg100

2 жыл бұрын

On yeah, for sure... 💥

Zappa was fantastic musician.

George Duke was so underrated and such a valuable asset to the Mothers; the Roxy was such a great venue to showcase him. A couple of years later, when he got a little more recognition and struck out on his own, he performed a lot at the Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach. Another great LA landmark; especially for jazz.

Possibly the greatest of Zappa's bands, at the height of their powers. RIP, Frank.

George Duke one the greatest Jazz artist of our time

That bassist is unreal. Playing with a pick, so groovy. See 3:50

@timwhite5647

3 жыл бұрын

After leaving Zappa, he continued on with Jean-Luc Ponty...especially on the album "Aurora".

@charlesachurch7265

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! A skull and flash.

@jaimesorli2436

3 жыл бұрын

at first i was thinking which he is a normal player, but not, he is really amazing....

@piscator57

3 жыл бұрын

The Fowler brothers, Bruce on trombone and Tom on bass....

@simonzai7386

2 жыл бұрын

It's easier to play faster stuff with a pick & it defines the notes better in a mash of funk fantastica

I've never been a Zappa fan but this was a truly mesmerizing performance.

@bobgordon236

Жыл бұрын

zzzzzz

@iamkarma20

Жыл бұрын

So you don't like good music?

@stevebinning977

Жыл бұрын

One of many available. Perhaps you should reconsider.

@bonzossticks9405

7 ай бұрын

Good thing nobody asked.

@fostercathead

6 ай бұрын

Music is the best!

Love him, hate him, both, or indifferent -- he made our world a little more colorful for a while. Thanks Frank!

Frank Zappa went to my high school a couple years before I did. He knew Captain Beefheart and I think they played together at the fairgrounds. I remember seeing Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band on the marque when they performed Trout Mask Replica live in Lancaster. Some of my friends played with Zappa, they formed "rattlesnakes and Eggs", whose big song was "Acton". Lousy weather, lots of incredible musicians.

@dancingfool6850

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, amazing! So jealous.

@mikefelix6338

2 жыл бұрын

On behalf on the entire world, thank you Lancaster.

That’s one tight group of musicians. I was never a fan back in the 60’s but I’ve grown to appreciate what Zappa and company were all about. They were fantastic.

"Green Hocker in the Greyhound Locker, smokin' in the Pygmy Twylyte." FZ was the master of no-nonsense nonsense.

Napoleon Murphy Brock is so damn good, and… all the others… Pygmy Twilight is to this day one of my favourite Zappa songs.

Amazing talent -Zappa is the most underrated genius guitar player ever…

Zappa and Co were really great at taking the piss out of conventional music forms and music performance. Incredible band delivering an incredible groove. How do you mix parody with exceptional musical talent... and Napoleon just kills it

Very enjoyable clip. It's nice to see musicians so relaxed and having such a good time on stage. And of course, the groove is fantastic.

"Frank Zappa and the Mother's, were at the best place around" -Deep Purple