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Billy Bob Thornton talked about Zappa's guitar playing as "like razorblades". The guitar in this solo is a great example of that. Who else can slash a musical landscape like that?

The great George Duke killing on the keyboards and Tina Turner on some backing vocals on this track.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing. They definitely killed it!

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Gotta love it!

@Pjaypt

3 жыл бұрын

Tina Turner and The Ikettes!

@michaelkeefe8494

3 жыл бұрын

Playing for Zappa was the musical equivalent of Ivy league grad school; had to be great to get in, but he made you better.

@catified2081

3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget "Montana" great tune.

Salvador Dali making music is Frank Zappa! Genius! Zappa on guitar is out of this world. The words are just another instrument.....and Frank wrote all of this down on paper. Great musicians.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@prestonburton8504

Жыл бұрын

perfect!

The Zomby Woof vocalist was the late Ricky Lancelotti who also sang Fifty-Fifty.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

RIP

@jaceacekalgoorlie

2 жыл бұрын

Underrated song, incredible guitar solo too.

@prestonburton8504

Жыл бұрын

sweeeeeeet - both so awesome - jon-luc played on fifty fifty and his first introduction to america (funny how God works right?) elephants in love - live - jon luc's best, but i still love 'molicules in love'

Zappa makes me happy, one week without Zappa is a bad week.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

We feel you!

@thomasbrown6527

2 жыл бұрын

Amen to that

@audricwoodworth5652

2 жыл бұрын

For real man

@albertfoutraque7514

Жыл бұрын

agreeeeee!!!!!

There's so much going on in Frank's music. That's why I love it so much. It never gets old or stale. Wait till you hear it 1,000 times. You always hear different stuff.

At Zappa concerts there are usually a very serious number of really good musicians in the crowd hanging on to every morsel of notes being played. There is so much going on that its more than entertainment. Also there are Zappa fans that like the instrumental aspect much more than the lyrics. It definitely a total experience. I also go to alot of Dweezils shows and he has become a world class musician and his band is incredible!

@SightAfterDark

2 жыл бұрын

Dweezil is great :) We’re gonna try to see him soon if we can!

@darrylaldrow7274

2 жыл бұрын

Dweezil is just carrying on Frank's last words to him, " Don't let my music die"!! Truth in that!!

@prestonburton8504

Жыл бұрын

@@darrylaldrow7274 past my time - but i enjoyed his dad - i hope his family finds peace. without God, family's forlorn. God Bless All!

I've seen Frank 9 times. Mostly the NYC 80s Halloween shows Oct 30, 31 & Nov. 1, I would see him every night each show was always over 3 1/2 hrs

From what I heard , Zappa writes everything out note for note, then gives it to the band to play . He has been in my top five of the great guitar gods for many years!!!!!!

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

He's the best! Thanks Kevin!

@scottirwin3426

2 жыл бұрын

#1+

@beelzebob23

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. But he would also make (rehearse) his band be able to play every song in about 12 different genre styles just from a hand signal. They could switch from rock, to reggae, to country, to chamber music, all in one song, anytime Frank felt like it.

@kentclark6420

Жыл бұрын

Probably the only way to do it. I don't think that you could memorize all those notes. But then Frank doesn't read the music as he performs. So who knows.

Zappa live was amazing. He always had a very tight band. When he soloed the whole building would vibrate

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

We can only imagine!

@prestonburton8504

Жыл бұрын

i'm an engineer. I've been taught. I want to UNLEARN. Frank takes me there.

That solo.... tears my brain in pieces ....( 4.12 )

Zappa is tremendous, life changer, its own universe. The beauty of art.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@b.l.fisher8230

3 жыл бұрын

Tremendous, simply Tremendous...

I saw Frank live a few times in the late 70's and once in '84. Always a great time. His shows could be a mixture of political based songs, sex based songs, and what ever else might be on his mind...along with a "phrase of the day" that you'd hear through out the songs. In '79 he toured with a "clothes line" of women's underwear on stage. He encouraged the women in the audience to feel free to remove their underwear and throw them up on stage to add to his laundry line. He said once the tour was over, he was going to have all the ladies intimate apparel he receives made into a quilt. So, ya know, it was your basic family show. Really need to check out the entire Don't Eat The Yellow Snow Suite off Apostrophe. Find out what Nanook is up to.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds so awesome.

I saw Zappa live, and on acid. what a trip.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

We bet!

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds intense!

@lesblatnyak5947

2 жыл бұрын

Bin dhere dun dat

Agreed. Excellent choice. Inca Roads needs to be next.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion!

I must admit I had never really appreciated how complex Zappa's earlier music was, then I went to see Dweezil doing the Zappa plays Zappa thing. I was blown away seeing tracks like Zombie Woof played live and am now hooked on all the different eras of Zappa, with Zombie Woof & Florentine Pogen being firm favourites. There's no hope for me! By the way, if you haven't checked them out, there is more musical insanity from incredibly skilled musicians, Primus and Mr. Bungle are mental but incredibly skilled, worth a look.

@thesidsss

2 жыл бұрын

Steve vai’s solo on zombie woof with ZPZ is epic!

@JCWhitney-fj5xl

Жыл бұрын

@@thesidsss Zappa fan since the 70's. Also throw in some Primus & Butthole Surfers since the 80's and 90's.

Live Zappa shows are the stuff of legends. There are multiple compilations full of nothing but amazing guitar solos played on stage

Frank's live shows were beyond anything you could imagine! The best musicians performing the most creative, complex yet accessible music you've ever heard, presented with humor, passion, and the highest levels of skill and talent.

Basic? Not a word ever applied to FZ. You can't make background music out of his songs, they demand your attention. First listens are great, but you really have to listen to each song a few times. Once you can anticipate the changes and twists every song takes, you aren't surprised by them, you expect them and they feel smooth as silk. You have done three songs with lyrics, so you have yet to experience purely instrumental Frank, he has a catalog of brain melting guitars solos that number in the 100s, and that does not include the jazzy albums or his orchestral stuff. You just scratched the surface, I hope you continue the ride...maybe I'll join Patreon and help you along.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to more Zappa! Thanks Peter!

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Peter! We’re excited to be on the Zappa train!

@MrWaterpumpkin

2 жыл бұрын

Very well said, just reading my thoughts

Saw Zappa in '73. Great concert

There is a live Version by Zappa Plays Zappa with Steve Vai on guitar. AMAZING.

@paulmitchell6193

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/eqt6zbJxmM3RaM4.html

@corriec67

2 жыл бұрын

@@paulmitchell6193 .....and Napoleon Murphy Brock on vocals! Nice treat! Thanks.

Love that you guys listen to so much Zappa. And love your original music too. If you ever need album artwork, let me know.

Zappa loved monster movies, so the Zombie Woof is some hybrid of a were-wolf and a zombie apocalypse critter, and the song references some obscure horror movie tropes.

A point of Interest. From the same album, " I'm the Slime", one of the first recorded examples of "rap" that I can remember . 1973 and still way ahead of today.

@SightAfterDark

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

I've seen FZ in concert twice back in the 70"s and 80's, and was never disappointed. Try "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow Suite" and "I Am the Slime".

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

We wish! Thanks for the suggestion!

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Would’ve loved to see him live!

@dana_brooke_27

3 жыл бұрын

I saw him in 77 and 78 at the Palladium in NY both his Halloween shows. 77 was taped I was 5th row. No space between the stage and seats. Wild show. So glad I got to see him.

@MrTortureneverstops1

3 жыл бұрын

I saw him live on stage 3 times in France in 79,82 (with the young Steve Vaï !) and 84. Unforgettable shows !

@andrewhoran7088

2 жыл бұрын

7 times

Can't quite believe I missed this one until now. One of the my favorite Zappa songs!

FZ was enamored by serious 20th century composers like Webern, Stravinsky and especially Edgar Varese. He taught himself by going to the library and looking at scores. The first music he ever wrote was string quartets/quintets and chamber music. He then got into Doo Wop, R&B, Indian Classical and Middle Eastern musics. His first instrument was drums and marimba, then guitar later.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

We definitely hear all the influences!

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

We definitely hear all the influences!

Zomby Woof, like some extraordinary Renaissance painting, has so much depth to it that it takes years and years of study to appreciate it. There are so many sounds going on in so many time signatures that you would need several computer monitors to try to keep track of them all. And that's the zombie troof! Oh, and Ms. Graffiti -- your collarbones are very architectural!

Great job, Y'all. Was fortunate enough to be at many of Frank's shows. From Flo & Eddie to his classical performance in Royce Hall at UCLA. Whether the Grand Wazoo in the 70's or with Stevie Via in mid-eighties, always astounded by the quality of his bands. No beach balls of silly string need appear, he stopped a show once at the beginning of Billy the Mountain, because someone in the first row yelled "Louie, Louie." By the time Frank was done with him he was three inches tall. Never a dull moment because he played a different concert every night. Three nights in a row had songs in them that weren't played the night before. Frank allowed his musicians 16 or so bars for improvisation, but for the most part all parts written, rehearsed ad infinitum then conducted by Zappa on stage in the moment. Never knew what would occur next. Jaw dropping is exactly what it was and when the night was over, completely dumb struck...in the best way possible. Thanks for the share. Peace & love, your Uncle Brother, Matthew. PS: Here's one I wrote because of his Inca Roads...enjoy! kzread.info/dash/bejne/p3WeypqzY5DPmJc.html

@SightAfterDark

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing!

I’ve been a fan of Frankie since 1966. He never stops dead or alive.

I saw FZ and the Mothers in 1976, at the Festival Hall in Melbourne, Australia. It was on a Friday, I was on afternoon shift, so I lost my job. Boy, was it worth it!

Tina Turner and the Ikettes on backing vocals of this whole album and Apostrophe. Some words of wisdom from Frank "The mind is like a parachute it doesn't work unless it's open"

My buddy hooked me up with zappa the first time hearing him.in his basement one knight after work.he put on one album.i was blown away.they had a rack of his stuff.i asked how many records dies he have.he said about 200 albums.and there is a lot more.wow!!

Tina Turner was one of 3 women who did awesome harmonies on this track. They were paid a couple of hundred dollars. A copy of the reciept is in Zappas own book.

Background voices by the Ikettes. (Ike and Tina) Got to see Frank many times. I saw him 5 times in a week, LA, Santa Barbara, Berkeley, Sacramento and Reno. He played this song at all 5 venues. Not once was his lead guitar solo the same. He changed it every night. And they were all good. This shows the in depth style and versatility of Franks music and playing.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

He is AMAZING! Thanks for watching!

Hello to all the Zappa Fans who clicked "like" before the song even started. You know who you are.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Shout out to you Tommi!

@bwana-ma-coo-bah425

3 жыл бұрын

@@SightAfterDark shout out to you Tommy. from Australia!

@neilphelan145

2 жыл бұрын

I'm one of those who click first then listen 🤪

A great choice. There are also many excellent live versions of this song.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks Steve!

Zappa called guitar solos instant composition. Live they were never pre-written, tho im sure he had ideations and phrases he fell back on

I had the pleasure of seeing Zappa a few times back in the 80s, those shows were legendary. It's all fun & games, and satire, but whenever he picks up that guitar you realize what a musical genius he was. I've always thought of him as the Groucho Marx of music. Thanks for the great reaction, a lot of people can't let go and just enjoy. I'll be going to check out King Crimson this summer and they have the Zappa band opening for them. Looking forward to hearing some live Zappa again.

@damonhines8187

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, that's gonna be a helluva show!

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Nice comparison!

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Zappa is amazing!

@teedub9295

3 жыл бұрын

Won't get the Zappa open for KC here in Austin. :(

I remenber when I saw FZ on stage in 1988 after about one hour I had to go to the lobby for a beer because of musical stimulus satiation. (Kind of shame ...) Keep up enjoying FZ's music! It's a treasure! 🙋‍♂️

Of course in addition to being a great entertainer, comedian, rocker and satirist, Frank was a master of orchestral composition and meticulously charted out all of the musical arrangements of his compositions.

One of the guitar solos that have me laughing out loud cuz it's so funny in places...

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Lol pretty much!

The Woof! Serious muso chops required to play this one. Crazy time signatures, modulations, etc., yet it all sounds so smooth. And what blistering guitar work. Awright.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Blistering is definitely the word!

Why is the guitar so good? Because Frank was one of those guitarists who knew exactly what he wanted out of it and got it. Every time. Right up there with Jimi Hendrix, Les Paul, Robert Fripp, Jeff Beck.......

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

100 percent. Amazing guitarist

Awesome reactions y’all! Zappa shows we’re definitely a lot of fun and damn his bands were ridiculously well rehearsed and *tight* - His son Dweezil played homage to his dad by touring and performing the whole “One Size Fits All” album - did a great job. Now, another commenter pegged what you gotta do next -instrumentals- an earlier composition like “Peaches en Regalia” OR guitar solo driven performance like Black Napkins or Watermelon in Easter Hay - man, FZ’s watermelon solo transfix and transports me and nearly breaks my heart every time... 🤘🏼🎧🤟🏼

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Thanks so much!

Those high register female voices on the album Overnight Sensation belonged to Tina Turner and the Ikettes, but were uncredited because good ol' Ike Turner, not a great guy, who didn't like what he heard and said don't put their names on the album credits. What!? But they are there. Montana, Dinah Mo-Hum, it's all there for you to hear.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bob!

My favorite zappa song ever... besides the epics

The opening lyrics are sung by Zappa, but Ricky Lancelotti sang the later parts. In live performances with the "Roxy" lineup, Napolean Murphy Brock would do most of the vocals. Zappa's voice wasn't that low early in his career, but in 1970 he was attacked by a deranged audience member, pushed off stage, and fell 15 feet into the orchestra pit in a London theater. After he recovered from his injuries, including severe leg fractures and crushed larynx, his voice had dropped a third of an octave.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Woah that's crazy! We're glad his voice wasn't completely destroyed!

Recorded at Ike Turner's studio and Tina & The Ikettes sang backup vocals. The stuff of legends.

@SightAfterDark

2 жыл бұрын

Legendary indeed

A phrase that Frank used about his music was "acoustical density".

That first solo is nasty. Love all that gnarly string bending.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah!

"If Dali made music"...Nailed it!

I see what you mean about the lyrics, but if you listen to "I'm the Slime," it's definitely a message song. It's from the same album (Over-Nite Sensation). Would be interested in your reaction, as it came out in the '70s but still, IMHO, is relevant today.

@ganazby

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Amazingly incisive lyrics. Great counterpoint to the silly stuff.

@Peter-K

3 жыл бұрын

Hell, they really ought to listen Trouble Every Day, the Freak Out! version with all the scathing lyrics that sounds like 2020 even though it's about the Watts riot in 1965....

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

Check out Inca Roads. It is CLASSIC Zappa! Oh, and the great Chester Thompson plays drums (he left Zappa to tour for a decade or so with Genesis!).

I first got into Zappa back in the mid 80s when I was a kid. It was his comedy music like "Don't Eat The Yellow Snow" that I first listened to. It took me a little time to get used to his more bizarre stuff. :D Here's some great Zappa stuff to check out for those who are new to his music and want something a bit more "normal" to check out: You Are What You Is Dinah-Moe Humm Keep it Greasy Dirty Love The Illinois Enema Bandit (from his live "Zappa In New York" album) Cheapnis (from his live "Roxy & Elsewhere" album) Cosmik Debris Planet of the Baritone Women Zappa was famous for his live shows. He would invite fans on stage for dance contests and I believe they sew together a giant blanket of all the panties girls would throw on stage. :D The other thing Zappa was famous for was NOT taking drugs. He wouldn't mind sleeping around with fans but he wouldn't do drugs. He was an extremely intelligent person who wanted to keep his mind sharp to concentrate on his music.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Great information. What a guy!

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the insight!

@fords_nothere_100

3 жыл бұрын

But Frank smoked like a demon, drank gallons of coffee and was not totally straight edge sober. He never did any hard drugs but he might have a drink now and then, as did his band. He was definitely and infamously intolerant of anyone in his band being f-d up while performing or rehearsing.

@Mr.Batsu12

3 жыл бұрын

@@fords_nothere_100 True, Frank's main interest was keeping his mind clear so he could work. That's why he avoided hard drugs. Sorry but smoking and drinking coffee isn't hard drugs and have extremely minimal impact on someone's ability to work. For those not aware Frank didn't just write rock music, he wrote and performed rock music to pay the bills but over the years he progressed into writing classical music, extremely complex music.

@fords_nothere_100

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mr.Batsu12 Of course. And my comment didn't suggest otherwise.

Also I've seen him in early mid 70's two possible 3 times ,don't remember, great

You liked the solos in this one and Montana. Check out Guitar and the Shut Up and Play Yer Guitar series, solo excerpts from live shows, all quite original and just as good.

"Frank, why you do the music that you do?""Because I can"

Black Napkins n Easter Hay Melon, What's new in Baltimore. Love ❤ to hear his guitarist side. I'll shut up now n play my guitar now....

Correct! You can't grasp everything in one listening. Please, continue!!! So, far you have heard mostly rock-jazz style. There is so much more. The jazz albums from around 1970 is never boring. I like you compare with Dalí. Dalí never claimed he was skilful, although very artistic and experimenting. Zappa combine madness with perfectionalism, which is one of the reason he is so unique.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to hearing more Frank! Thanks Eric!

The recommendation on the screen at the end for Billy Joel is hilarious.

Okay I'm about 2 minutes short of the end of this video and you asked the question what it was like to go to a live Frank Zappa concert!! Well I can tell you from personal experience that it was an experience like no other!! In the late 70s early 80s Frank would do a series of shows around Halloween in New York City's Palladium Theater!! And talk about bringing props to a concert just about everyone in the crowd was dressed for Halloween and Frank never disappointed with the show that had plenty of audience participation!!! There are DVDs of live Frank Zappa shows, the movie "Baby Snakes" is a good example to catch some crazy live Frank Zappa performances!! But that will certainly not do it justice, as there is nothing quite like the live experience!!

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing! Thanks Bernard!

There’s nothing better than orchestrated chaos.

Great comment! Listen many times to this song, that was years ago, now I'm surprised again how brilliant this piece is.

@SightAfterDark

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!

Zappa is an acquired taste, and I'm glad you two are going there. I saw that you reacted to "Montana" and now this, and they are both good places to stick your feet in these very complicated waters. That is Zappa on guitar by the way and he was a phenomenal guitar player. You must react to the live Video of "Punky's Whips" to witness all of that tremendous satire lyrics and musicianship all put together. Dan that's such a great way to make that Dali comparison. However there is such a varied catalog of Zappa music, you would be completely thrown off by something 2 albums from this. Keep up the great reaction folks. By the way for these sessions, he was using Tina Turner and the Ikettes for Background vocals.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing! Thanks so much for the info Melvin!

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

We’re looking forward to hearing more!

@donnazasgoat2274

2 жыл бұрын

TT and the Ikettes being the background vocals was a delicious additive.

Frank Zappa ; "Stink foot " Great reaction!

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Johnny!

I just wanted to say that you guys have a really kool theme song for your lil show here, and I appreciate all the reactions to my all time rock star....

@SightAfterDark

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Coz! We appreciate you!

According to his biography, Zappa did meet Salvador Dali in a restaurant once, by chance. There was an instant affinity.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing!

You gained a new sub with your astute reflection on FZ. Can't believe your brought up taking props to a FZ show as 2 buddies and my self used to bring stuff to Frank at the Garrick Theater NYC. Believe or not he would always use them. Saw him 7 times one year 67 .

@SightAfterDark

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your support Django Dunn!

I like how you dont stop the tracks half way through like other reactionists do

Tellin' you all the Zombie troof, hereum is the Zombie Woof!

Loving your journey into the Zappa discography, I would definitely recommend the tracks Camarillo Brillo & Fifty fifty from this album..killer tracks!

it's as if he's the composer with tourettes and i mean that in the most amazing way! kudos for sticking with this train. i remember you guys have done Little Feat and Lowell George was at one time a member of The Mothers.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Great way of saying it!

Frank Zappa - Dupree's Paradise (1973) live kzread.info/dash/bejne/o6Zqz7aln7ywetY.html Orchestration: 2 flutes, 2 oboes (2nd = English horn), 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, bassoon, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, percussion (bass drums, bells, castanets, chimes, cymbals, Chinese cymbals, gong, maracas, marimba, piccolo snare drum, pop gun, slapstick, snare drum, tam-tam, vibraphone, woodblock, xylophone), harp, 2 pianos (= celestas), and strings “Dupree’s Paradise is about a bar on Avalon Boulevard in Watts at 6:00 a.m. on a Sunday in 1964, during the early morning jam session. For about seven minutes, the customers (winos, musicians, degenerates and policemen) do the things that set them apart from the rest of society.” Zappa’s Varèse-inspired point of reference is apparent in his sheer exuberance with the ringing, clanging, abutting piles of sound he marshals. Zappa takes the opening optimistic tune down the rabbit hole, from which it emerges at times sounding like Gershwin, at others like a serialist’s lost weekend. As for his rhythms, Zappa notes they are in general derived from speech patterns and “should have the same sort of flow a conversation would have.”

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Zappa is the best!

If you ever get a chance to see his son Dweezil on tour be sure to check it out,you won’t be disappointed 🎸🎸🎸

Yes he was the Dali of music. Lyrics for Frank were an afterthought

Oh yes the Zappa train is full steam ahead! Good stuff! This rabbit hole goes very deep!

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed!

What were the live shows like? Listen to the You Can't Do That On Stage collections. Part 2 - the Helsinki Concert is my favorite.

Recorded in Ike Turner's studio in 1973, and yes, featuring the 'Ikettes' (Tina!). Allegedly Ike was an *ss and also did not want them to be credited on the album....

This song reminds me of a good multi-form boss battle versus the Zombie-Woof

For another side of Frank try Dog/Meat from the Yellow Shark album. He took a rock tune and made it classical, in ways that only FZ could do.

Tina and the Ikettes sing the „Backround“

Two words,"Dirty Love".

Can't wait to see your reaction

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy!

Frank takes you to places you didn't know existed. And you never know where he's going to take you next.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Well said

This was the first album I bought with my own money as a kid. In retrospect, it explains a lot.

@SightAfterDark

2 жыл бұрын

☺️

Hi school here on the antelope valley but listen to those greek modes in his guitar solo

So many many great ones, but THIS one is just so damn good! That solo man...

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

For real!

Sifa and Dan, find and watch THE ROXY CONCERTS, A TOKEN OF MY EXTREME and BABY SNAKES concert DVDs to witness FZ's live glory. Also online can be found some snippets of those DVDs and other great shows: Capitol Theater 1978, Cirkus Krone, MOI @ Royal Festival Hall 1968 & Torture Never Stops w great footage. So much OPTIONAL ENTERTAINMENT ahead for all of y'all's FZ freaks. Us decades long Zappa-philes await every tasty morsel yet to emerge from the Zappa vaults: FZ w Hendrix? MAYBE !

You could check out the version on You Can't do that on stage #1. The solo is Killer.

@SightAfterDark

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

You must listen to a the album's Apostrophe and Over Night Sensation start to fish to totally understand the lyrical and guitar genius that is Frank Zappa

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

We've heard they're great! Thanks Steven!

Zappa live always played all of his new album and his last album maybe one old tune

Two more Zappa recommendations: 'A Little House I Used To Live In', and 'Waka/Jawaka'.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Awesome

The female backing vocals are Tina Turner and the Ikettes. That was not Frank singing except the narrated parts. I think it was Napoleon.

@SightAfterDark

2 жыл бұрын

Gotcha

Your analogy about Salvador Dali is very interesting because I class Frank as my DADA... and I am not the only one who thinks this.

@SightAfterDark

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting!

The beginning of the song was zappa's voice but after that go to chorus etcetera was Captain Beefheart who was a high school buddy of his and joined him later in his career very rarely will you ever see Zappa play guitar or any other instrument and sing he pretty much does one or the other

@squanto2

5 ай бұрын

That other singer is Ricky Lancelotti, not Beefheart. Don't spread misinformation.

YES)))))))!!!!!!!! That was my face during my first Zappa Show in 74 with this lineup of virtuosos on the 2nd row of an auditorium sized venue (on LSD). Seriously! Every song seemed to blend non-stop into the next with a barrage of complexity, sophistication, stage antics & intensity that was overwhelming the entire time. I felt as though I'd gotten plugged in to a sonic electrical socket and only released after 2 hours of non=-stop shock treatment. Literally & seriously. I don't recommend this but it's still in the top 3 of all of the incredible concerts I've ever seen.

@SightAfterDark

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds amazing!

Zappa starts out on the vocals for the first verse but is replaced by Ricky Lancelotti for the chorus and the subsequent lyrics.

@SightAfterDark

3 жыл бұрын

Gotcha. Thanks Ned!