Hi Everybody, Eric Campbell, a filmmaker and fan from Dublin put this mini-documentary together. It features interviews and performance clips as well as behind the scenes footage of what it's like to be in my band.

@mudshark9z

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. :)

@zachglickman6083

5 жыл бұрын

This is awesome, and THANK YOU for 'Drowning Witch', my gateway drug to FZ's music.

@waldohpepper5884

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks D., for the great band and strong interpretations of your father's prodigious catalogue. Thanks Eric for an understated, intuitive and well-rounded mini-doc. It's on my bookmarks.

@terrypussypower

5 жыл бұрын

Dweezil Zappa Hey Dweezil, can I please have that “Roxy” SG when you’re finished with it? 😜🤪👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇸

@billdowney6891

5 жыл бұрын

Dweezil, I am a huge fan of your dad. I had the honor of seeing him perform in Detroit many years back and I think Frank would be very proud of you for never letting the music die.

I am 63 years young, started listening to The Mothers of Invention when I was 14. I think daddy Frank would be proud of his baby boy.

@HikeColorado

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome, I'm 62 and used to listen to my older brothers records when he wasn't around and by 1975 I owned 24 records of Frank's. Saw him twice thank goodness

@JohnDoe-jc3cl

3 жыл бұрын

Jr. has some pretty fast fingers. I’m jealous

@MrGhostlydiver

3 жыл бұрын

Dweezil is tbe oldest son. Not sure Frank would be so happy with Ahmet right now

@MrGhostlydiver

3 жыл бұрын

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@teedub127

3 жыл бұрын

NO doubt in my mind!

I'm so excited for everybody to see this. It really was a pleasure to work with some of the most talented, accommodating and fun people in the music industry. Thanks so much, Dweezil for all your help and guidance. I really hope everybody enjoys it :)

@PhilipJoyceMusician

5 жыл бұрын

Eric Campbell that was great Eric , really enjoyed it.

@Io1564

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate! Well done!

@EricCMusic

5 жыл бұрын

@@PhilipJoyceMusician Thanks so much dude.. I really appreciate that so much.. Hope to see you properly soon.. Maybe a Zappa riff for riff of the day ;)

@EricCMusic

5 жыл бұрын

@@Io1564 Thank you so much :)

@PhilipJoyceMusician

5 жыл бұрын

@@EricCMusic oh yeah I should definitely do one. What would be your 1st choice ?

It sounded like Dweezil slipped a John McLaughlin lick in the Zoot Allures solo just after 24 mins. Amazingly talented band.

@erikmaronde2244

3 жыл бұрын

I heard that, too🤘🖖

I'm 64 and have only recently come to appreciate Frank. A talented and super intelligent person. This band is great and I hear something reminiscent.

I had the pleasure of talking to Scheila online and she told me she loves drum corps which is where I studied. What a wonderful musician she is.

Just saw Dweezil last night at the Barrymore in Madison, WI. To say the show was awesome would be an understatement....they ALL kicked ass!

Big fan of Frank Zappa since '67. I went to Dweezil's first tour Zappa plays Zappa in Seattle, was a tear-in-eye sentimental experience for me. Saw him again in Seattle and met him. I was impressed with him as a man. Frank raised some classy kids. He spent, as it seemed, as much time with each fan, making the experience personable. He posed with me for a picture. His behavior honored the memory of his dad.

@fredzep01

Жыл бұрын

You got that right, those kids are a credit to Gail and Frank. Just think, the family got the piss taken out of them by certain media groups in the U.S. But time has shown that their upbringing has turned them into great, level-headed people.

His dad would be so proud of how great a musician Dweezil has turned out to be. He would also steal those killer musicians that Dweezil has gathered together. I love the fact he's creating his own music while keeping his genius father's music alive and most importantly, playing it well which isn't easy.

I saw this band in Chicago. Go. It was one of the best concerts I’ve ever attended in my life. Go. Just...go. Crazy respect to Dweezil and crew for bringing this amazing music for people to experience live and at such a crazy-high level of musicianship and respect and love. Amazing show.

@zpizaman

4 жыл бұрын

I just saw him at the Arcada theater 2 days ago, I am a long time fan who wanted to see Frank years ago, and it was a dream come true for me to see Dweezil and crew recreate the most stunning music ever written.

@kmc55

2 жыл бұрын

I saw him in Kent, Ohio. Love love love Dweezil and his band.

I've seen the Zappa band a few times. The saxophone player has been the one constant (other than Dweezil obviously) and she is off the charts. Some of her solos are mind-bending.

Sheer quality. So glad Frank's music is alive and well. Thank you Dweezil & all who work with you.

Went to see Dweezil a few years back in London. Before the gig, people were gathered ouside chatting and having a drink. Now I was 66 years old and a Zappa fan - but there were kids of 14 to 17 yr old gathered. They properly lectured me on Frank's work. Humbled.

Dweezil,I love what you do in honor of your father, You're great! like Frank. Love your hard working exceptional band.J😁👿

Fan-made? Very good production. Eric finds his calling. Congratulations.

@EricCMusic

5 жыл бұрын

Thank bro

50/50 would be worth the price of admission. Was fortunate enough to see Dad Twice and Dweezil once. Was BLOWN AWAY how accurate it was. Hopefully will be able to see another Tour.

Thanx for this documentary. I´m listening to Franks Music for over 40 years now and I love to see like Dweezil and his young crew keeps his music popular. He does a really good job and I really like his set list. Wish to see you soon in Germany!

Oh my dear Lord - hearing you playing Zoot Allures gave me the goosies. Your old man is soooo proud of you. You are an excellent musician, composer and arranger - just like Frank. Your take on the immortal Inca Roads blasts through my headphones every weekend. All respect and peace and love from South Africa. Keep it up or else you might wind up working in a gas station. :)

Mad respect for Dweezil and his band!

Mega FZ fan since 1974 I saw Frank twice with Bozzio, Mars , Belew . This lineup Dweezil has was absolutely the BEST concert I ever saw in my life. They are tight tight tight and boundless talent. I can go on for days. I can’t wait to see them again.

Simply OutStanding !!! 🤠👍

A very nice good musician like his father...

not the guitar hero we deserve, but the guitar hero we need, thank you Dweezil.

Dweezil and his band are top-notch musicians. I see them as often as I can.

Dweezil is a SUPER musician..dude kills it every night....AND he gets to play his dads stuff every night.!

Dweez has his dad's heart. I'm grateful for that, because it keeps my own heart beating. x

Dweezil has done a magnificent job of bringing Frank's music to a live modern day audience. It's not easy to learn and to play Frank's music. At his peak, Zappa's touring band members were expected to learn, know, and play over 100 songs from his extensive catalogue because, unlike most bands who learn a list of 12 songs that they play night after night, city after city, in the same order (w/ the same encores), Frank would often create the setlist(s) on the same day as the show and he would expect that his band to be able to play the setlist perfectly. Not only that, but Frank would, mid-performance, extemporaneously change the "feel" of songs (ie Reggae, Metal, etc) s.t even the band didn't know what to expect next. I don't know of any other artist/band leader, or touring bands, who can say that. For many millennia to come, Frank Zappa will be standing shoulder to shoulder with the likes of composer/performers like Beethoven, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Strauss, Wagner, Debussy, Mussorgsky, Stravinski, T-Bone Walker, Root Boy Slim, et al.. whilst other performers will be long forgotten: "Ted Nougat? Who the fuck is Ted Nougat🤔? Never heard of him.

This is such an excellent film!

The new guitarist is a wonderful addition. Besides his guitar chops he has a strong voice that harkens to Mr. Murphey Brock.

A million times Thank You!

"Thank you for learning it note for note, honoring thy Father and Mothers."

Dweez is every bit as good a guitar-player as his ol' man. Thank God! Now I have to start listening to his solo stuff..

@grokeffer6226

4 жыл бұрын

If you get a chance to see him live, I'd recommend highly to go see them. They're very professional, and do Frank's music justice.

Awesome, thank you

SO COOL THANK U 4 POSTING LOVE THE ZAPPAS

outstanding!!

This was fantastic! Thanks a lot

Tons of respect to you Dweezil and band. I still haven’t seen you except on KZread, but made it to 14 of Franks’ secret word concerts of bliss! Met him too in of all places, a Baltimore Holiday Inn. I was 16. My last Frank show I was 29. Keep going. Want to see you soon!

Love you man! Keep up the good work!

Thanks for sharing! Loved it! 🎸 👑

Thank you ,sending love from Belfast, Ireland xx

Love the band, seen them 4 times, hoping for many more.

Much Respect Eric, Thanks !

Thanks for sharing this. Fantastic mmusic, fantastic band!! :-)

I enjoyed this very much. Thanks for posting.

Loved this, Really makes me wish i got to the show!

A great documentary, I'm looking forward to any and all the releases mentioned. I was with a couple of friends in the second row at the Astor Theater, Perth Western Australia earlier this year, you and the band delivered the best show I've ever been to, looking forward to your return.

There's so much more to say. I can't wait for Part 2!

This is the best thing you will ever see/hear. Great setlist again this tour.

Very good very cool!

I just saw this show here in Ft Lauderdale, Florida, and it blew me away!

Just saw this very band last night (21, November 2018). Very incredible band, and extremely personable! (As they did a signing after the show.)

Dweezil, you are the best!

what an excellent documentary!!! thank you so much for uploading!! ("straight no chaser" at 13:46, Scheila is just awesome!!)

Really good to see Dweezil back in Dublin, really liked the show. Excellent documentary!

i really enjoyed this eric - thank you. i liked the questions you asked - well thought out. i've seen zappa plays zappa 15+ times dating back to meadowbrook, rochester, mi july 06. the roxy show from feb 2014 was my favorite. i'm 43 so i'm not old enough to have seen frank. thank you dweezil for bringing your dad's music to generations of new fans. we all love you and the musicians you've had in zpz. please go on forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!

seeing them tomorrow nite in grants pass, Oregon!! SO friggin stoked....

Looking forward to this! Hello everyone, from smokey California!

Aahh just tremendous!!!

It was a really incredible show...thank you all!!! What a band....absolutely mind blowing

I thoroughly enjoyed your fantastic documentary! What a talented bunch of devoted players! All so damn good.... it's nice to meet them.Thanks to everyone who loves Frank's music!

Love this doc and the Sun Ra T-shirt!

Awesome!.... keep it going DZ

thank you Dweezil it makes me so happy that you are still on the road. I love seeing you perform, and your band is so fucking good right now. see you next time you're in Indianapolis

I caught this show at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside, PA earlier this year and it was great. Thanks to Eric, Dweezil and the band for doing this - great mini documentary!

Loved the vid Eric! Zappa tunes are the sound track of my whole life, and I love to see Dweez perform his dads tunes so well. Never seen chit chat with the skilled dudes that put it out. So thanks for this. x

Love it, Dweezil, man! Everyone sounding really good, and my god your old man would be blown away with your covers, and YOUR gat skills. So impressed!! New sub.

Happy New Year Dweezil et al.. Frank's music has made me happy since 1968 and you just keep it rolling.

I stumbled onto this and was fascinated. I go way back with Frank and always admired Dweezil but now I must see this band. Mesmerizing.

What a great vid and a great sound from the band 👍

Very nice blend of interview clips and selections from some superb performances; well put together. Thanks to the filmmaker for the Zappamentary and to you for sharing it and for sharing the music as well. (FZ fan since late 60s)

Saw you and in the band in Glasgow last year and the whole show was fantastic. That was the third time I've seen you play live and I saw Frank in '86. Well done sir !!

Can't wait for the show tomorrow night in Denver 👍

What a fantastic group of gifted musicians! I truly hope to be be able to watch a show of yours in Italy in the future

Looking forward to the show in Calgary tonight. :)

I saw your show in Toronto. It made me so happy to hear that music Live. Your Dad's spirit is alive and well. Thanks Dweezil.

Nice one Eric.

This is the best musical experience I've personally witnessed. Pure joy.

Can’t wait to see you in Syracuse!

Love you guys for keeping playing Franks music. Feel like flying over to the states , just to hear play. A trillion THANKS!

Just subbed...ben huge Zappa fan for past 30 years ..some how ..every time Zappa plays Zappa came around in past I have had something going on..not last night..was at show in Ann arbor Michigan and honestly have seen hundreds of shows .. every body who is anybody in music business...and this was best show I have been too...the level of talent from dweezil and his band and of course Frank's music..my eyes welled up during show..as I stood there with a smile on my face... can't wait for them to come back to Mich 🎸🤘

Dweezil thank you for coming to Wilmington, Delaware earlier this month. It's such a small venue that anyone touring could easily overlook but you didn't and I'm thankful. You probably don't remember but I was fist in line at the meet and greet - the old bald guy. The show was fantastic as always - I can't get enough! Love all of you - thank you for what you do!

Thank you Eric Campbell for this. More please, sir!

@EricCMusic

5 жыл бұрын

Yes sir.. more soon :)

Hey I'm glad you're keeping your dad's music alive. Some of the best music I've ever heard I've been a fan of his since 1964 when I first bought "Freakout" . I saw his bands many times last time in Atlanta Georgia in the late 80s wonderful musician wonderful composer and far ahead of his time it's nice he has a son to help with his legacy.

Would love to see more bands do something like this.....very enjoyable.

I saw your dad 3 times in the 70s and I’ve seen you twice. All 5 shows were amazing. I’m so glad you’re doing your dad’s music with such love and serious musicianship. Thanks man!

You could pass off as a young Rick Beato too, Dweezil! Amazing vid!

This band is sooooo great! Looking forward to seeing them in Glasgow Scotland in December 2019! My birthday present to myself!

Inspiring on many levels. Musicianship top notch-no question

Dweezil, thank you for keeping Frank's music alive. There's nothing better to a diehard Zappa fan than to hear his music and the stories from his musicians.

I and my son saw Dweezil and his band in Austin this February just before everything shut down. We were expecting a great show and received excellence. One of the best shows I’ve ever seen and I have seen a few.

Absolutely admire, adore & am beyond delighted & impressed by the dedication, talent, stamina & indisputable eyebrows that have gone into your resolve to keep your dad's Promethean Fire burning brilliantly. Bravo & thanks, Dweezil! xoxoxo

Good job Eric!!!! Was just looking for a intro. to the band members! Looking forward to Dec 4th Hot Rats in London!

Thank you Dweezil and company for keeping Franks unique musical recipes alive and adding your own ingredients to it. I’ve seen every tour since 2006 and they keep getting better. Top notch playing from all and see you on the Experience Hendrix tour Dweezil.✌🏼

What an awesome set list. I had tickets to see Dweezil spring 2020 it was to be my sons first concert but it was canceled.

SOUNDS GOOD!!!

not only smokin' musicians but cool people...keep up the awesome music!...

"Andy" is such a great song!

this is defiantly a learning experience.... thank you...bob

@5jerry1

4 жыл бұрын

~ Definitely, not "defiantly."

Saw the Chicago show on the 16th at the Vic. The whole band was on fire, of course. I have been a huge fan thru out your career. The people you are surrounded by in the business is incredibly impressive. Ive never got to see you live until this show, and in the moment of the show I realized what a complete monster you are on guitar. I knew this already, but to see it up close was amazing. Thank you for a fantastic show. I also think that when this tour is over you should get on Vai's Gen Axe tour. Would love to see you and Nuno back together. Keep the fire brother

Beloved. Was right there 7th row at The Beacon Theatre November 2. Delightful evening.