Amazing how this same piece sounds on the 'Helsinki Concert' after they've played it and rehearsed it a thousand more times. You should give it a listen.
Ruth is the goddess that plays the vibes. The is Zappa’s best band. I love the original band...but this is the best. As a Zappa fan from 67 - I still can’t get enough. Thank you Ruth! Next you gotta do Don’t You Ever Wash that Thing.
Other people here have said it, but just in case you didn't understand... Ruth Underwood was the percussionist for FZ from1968 until 1976 (more or less...she really became a member in 73 but is on the Uncle Meat album from'68) She use to watch Frank perform in the Garrick Theatre in '67, then she married his keyboardist/sax player. And of all the people that knew Frank (besides his family)...she was one of the last people that was allowed to speak to Frank. If you watch the Documentery by Alex Winter, Ruth speaks very much about Frank, and then you will realize exactly WHO this woman is... you should be very excited that she decided to be a patron.
The singer is Napoleon Murphy Brock, who is also responsible for sax and flute. Frank found him while touring in Hawaii and invited him to rehearsals after the end of the tour (about half a year later). He played with Frank from mid 1973 till around spring of 1976. He has since Frank's passing been invited to play with various tribute bands, the first of which Dweezil's Zappa Plays Zappa.
LOL! Ruth Underwood as a patron? If only, hat's off to the cat that is your true patron. Ralph Humpries and Chester Thompson on drums. Agree with others that this is his best line up, and holy shit , this is live! You can find these performances on you tube and its quite the treat. Thanks guys. I believe I have said this before here but if not...RUTH UNDERWOOD IS AN AMERICAN TREASURE.
Goes along with Phil Lesh(Grateful Dead) and Robert Lamm(Chicago)who recently have become patrons requesting...their own songs. Imagine that. Oh well! Maybe Peter Green will request that one.
Yes this is all from live recordings but highly edited and overdubbed. Please check out the original roxy recordings , Roxy by Proxy if you want to hear the unedited , unoverdubbed versions
You might be interested in knowing that the person that requested this musical piece (Ruth Underwood) is actually playing on this recording. She was part of Zappa’s band for quite a few years.
This drumming is in my opinion among the best ever recorded. Two drummers and a percussionist together with the rest of this band, just wonderful. Leaves me speechless. There’s a blu-ray of this entire concert, might be nice for you guys to check out, it’s the Roxy Movie. It’s a great watch!
Couldn't agree more, 3 percussionists lift FZ's music into polyrhythmic, orchestral bliss. Pls check out the current KCrimson line up w/3 drummers for similar effect: cheers.
and they chopped it up and took out the best part of the song. Who authorized this, anyway? Or who sent you this crappy link? Do your research and listen to the actual originals, not some fifth-generation re-release...
This, for me, is arguably the highlight of Frank's entire career. It's got everything. The best musicians, some of the most complex jazz-rock ever written and a lot of humor. Prog rock heaven! The only problem is that Bruce Fowler's otherworldly trombone solo has been edited out in this video. Can't imagine why...
@magiclittle fingers2020 I disagree. Frank was never about commercial appeal. He had a couple of accidental hit singles on the radio, but the profits from those (and his tours) went straight into composing and recording decidedly uncommercial music. I'm sure he would've liked to be commercial in some ways, but only if the general audience's taste happened to coincide with what he was doing. He would never deliberately try to write a song he felt would maximize his popular appeal. The 1988 band was great. No doubt about that. But it didn't have the camaraderie and sense of humor that the Roxy band did. They were a true unit. The 1988 band was a group of hired pros.
@magiclittle fingers2020 Bobby Brown was a hit in Norway. And what's your obsession with popularity? Is that what matters to you? Personally, all I care about is the quality of the music, and that's in large part dependent on the musicians involved and their interplay. Bozzio brought a lot of energy with his playing, and Frank's guitar playing was never better than in the late 70's. But Bozzio's voice was horrible. You can even hear him tell Frank that he can't sing on one of the albums, and then Frank has him sing the whiniest song imaginable to prove how awful he is.
hello kids, new subscriber, its so cool to watch you young Musicians listen to Frank, i have watched many of your vids, and the Pretty young lady barely moves or smiles, and then i hear the reactions to franks Music.... i can just smile. :) my Hope is that Frank's Music wil open your minds to ALL possible directions to take your own Music. i did get to see Frank once, on the you are what you is tour, in Houston Texas,He can out and said... i'm not feeling well tonight so please forgive me........ That Band Still.........Burned Down the House!!! i will never forget it :) Peace, Love and Music! :)
"Ladies and gentlemen, watch Ruth! All through this film, Ruth has been thinking: 'What can I possibly do that would amaze everyone'. I think she's come up with the answer, just keep your eye on her" - FZ
Holy shit! Ruth, we love you! Also one of my absolute favorites. Thank you. Of course you'd pick these. They're some of you're best work. And so many versions of this...
Ruth as one of your patrons..superb, thx for all your great work Ruth..(or ,as you say guys, it's the internet so..who knows?)...one of FZs albums I'm familiar with..good job guys
There is no studio version of Village of the Sun. This is its 1st official appearance on an album. What you have is 3 songs - Village, Echidna's and "Don't You Ever Wash That Thing', which is edited for some reason.
one of my favourite Zappa line ups. The singer is Napoleon Murphy Brock, who also plays sax and flute too. Frank doesn't get the credit he deserves and especially with some of the great vocalists he has had. The harmonies too. Great music and great reaction, thanks guys.
It didn't feel like it was over because it wasn't over. On the album it goes into Don't You Ever Wash Than Thang. In that song Frank tells everyone to "watch Ruth". Now Ruth is watching you. I always felt that in all of Zappa's entire catalog (80-100 albums), this one in particular represents the eclectic nature of his eclectic music the best. Jazz improv, Riff Rock, Comedy Songs, Funk, Modern Classical. It's all in Roxy & Elsewhere.
I really appreciate that you guys do this. You looked a little bored but I hope I’m wrong. I love watching you guys giggle at Frank but this isn’t one of those songs. This is a bit deeper and you pretty much have to be fan going in, which I think you guys are. To me this is prog rock on steroids and yet another display of brilliant writing and musicianship. Thanks again! Reading comments.. was this really requested by the great Ruth Underwood? If that’s true I just want to say Ruth we love you so much! I hope you are well! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
This is one of fav's from Zappa..LP wise...had a friend show it to me in the 90s and it was so odd it took me finding it again years later to appreciate....
Dang we’re Zappa fans now! Anyone who’d name their kids Moonunit and derWeasle surely can be taken seriously. Man I really do miss Franks take on life. RIP Brother 🙏
I got sides 2/3 of this for a dollar without the sleeve 35 years ago and didn't play anything else for months. It opened my ears to what music was. Damn I know every time and chord change by now. I probably know about 3/4 of what Ruth played. Still working out the rest even though I got the full CD a few years after.
My introduction to Zappa in general. Still a highlight in the world of Zappa i started to discover 33 years ago. And Ruth Underwood is ..just beyond magnificent.
Roxy!!! Vocals is Napoleon double tracked, George Duke on piano. Pecussion by Ruth Underwood (Did she really request this herself?? OMG). As always, your reactions are wonderful
Master piece from this major artist from the 20e century.. I listen to this album since it was out in 79 or something... Zappa and his mates changed my life as a musician.
Wait a minute.....THEE Ruth Underwood? Can you confirm this? Zappa's best band, hands down, and probably the one you guys have heard the most from at this point which is more than I can say for anybody else on youtube!
If it is the same Ruth Underwood, YOU NEED TO REACH OUT TO HER! And when you do, thank her for me. She is in the realm of legend for her time with Zappa. And sooo glad to see you get to this album. Double live album, all unique material. I think this album sealed the deal for me more than any as a Zappa fan. I was like, "these f**kers can do this live?!" This and "One Size Fits All". Yup. Zappa never slouched, and never let anyone else slouch either. Blessings.
loved when Ruth would double up on her sticks and let it fly ,I was grateful to see her perform quite a few times , but the best was "The Grand Wazoo " tour with Zappa conducting the 25 piece orchestra at the Felt Forum in Madison Square Garden.
This is the sequence that started it all for me with Zappa. I was a bit late to the party I know but this helped me realise there was more to music than pop.
I ordered the album right from the label and got a sticker and a nice letter from Barking Pumpkin thanking me for buying this one. Never thought I would see a reaction to any part of this one!
Ah yes, Village of the Sun is up there as one of my favorite Zappa songs. I love the laid back melody and lyrics. It's also one of Frank's more easily accessible songs for people new to Zappa as well - at least the first part. :D
Fz showed great respect for his audiences, accepting nothing but 100% from the band. Favourite zappa period, amazing band. Patron Ruth underwood, great capture. She's no fool. Oh George...
I wonder if the person who requested this track is "THE REAL RUTH UNDERWOOD" who played with Frank Zappa. If it is indeed you Ruth. Thanks. More Zappa!!!!! now!!!!!
I read in the real Frank Zappa book that this song was based on a real place apparently he spent some time the stumbler is a what you might think it's a guy that always got drunk at the bar and they just called him to stumbler and I guess it's windy and there's a lot of sand blowing out there at the Village of the Sun that's really all I remember of some desolate place with nothing to do
Love your work guys, your patronage must consist of many Zappa fans clearly, and a great collection of songs featured in your videos. It must be hard not to dig in deeper and binge his endless and varied discography.
Este es uno de los temas complejos más sublimes del Maestro: los unísonos, los cambios de ritmo, las disonancias y, cuando parece complicarse demasiado,, viene el ritmo del piano jazzy de Duke, el último solo de guitarra, los solos de batería...es algo para oír muchas veces y aprenderse de memoria y...AMARLO
You might listen to the first side of 'We Are Only In It For the Money', which is all short songs and bits. This was the album that came out shortly after Sgt Pepper and parodied the Beatles cover art and critiqued the hippies. Lots of ideas in contrast to these long masterful later works. Thank you very much.
Really good point from Sifa towards the end. In the early 1970s, people didn't have so much TV and other distractions like video games and social media, and spent more time reading, thinking, getting out and playing, and actually doing things and learning real skills. That meant they could develop their musical technique and art to this level, rather than having machines and AI doing it (or spending too much time wilfing on social media, playing computer games and not doing anything else). That's something to think about, especially for today's younger generation.
Another suspicious name - That's the fourth one in a couple of days. Maybe you should Google the names of these people requesting songs. Julliard trained Ruth Underwood was Frank's marimba player/percussionist for years. He wrote the song "Ruth Is Sleeping" about the fact that she would learn her parts so quickly that she would doze off as Frank went over everybody else's parts with them. Is This Spotify ? "Echidna's Arf" is really only around 4 min. and flows into the next longer song, " Don't You Ever Wash That Thing" They added that without mentioning the name. Ruth Underwood played a huge part in this lineup of his band, and especially this music ( you might think she is playing a xylophone, but it's her marimba that Frank had pickups installed into).
This has an edited down version of 'Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?' as well. That is George Duke twinkling the keys. Zappa's guitar solo coming in at the end sounds like a UFO crash-landed through the ceiling of the club. Godly tone.
A song about the Turkey farmers in Palmdale? Why not? I just saw The Zappa Band play this medley at the Greek Theater. Its was mind blowing to say the least!
Palmdale is my hometown. Frank went to High School in Lancaster (Antelope Valley High Scool), which is kind of a sister town right next to Palmdale. Sun Village is a small hamlet east of Palmdale, populated by many African Americans (and turkey farms) in the late 50's. And yes, Palmdale is INFAMOUS for the wind.
I think sometimes if you close your eyes, you can picture this music in one of the old timey cartoons. Not by any means meant as a slight. Those guys who wrote and played that music were probably the best available
Holy xylophone, Ruth Underwood as a patron! What the marimba? Love that trio of tunes but Echidnas arf (of you) stands alone as a piece of musical perfection in my opinion. Like a battle for supremacy among instruments
Gawd, Zappa history. On this album are three of four Fowler brothers, on trombone, bass and trumpet. Later all four brothers formed a band called "Air Pocket". I lived in a town of about 15,000 that had a couple of great music venues. In the middle between Frisco and Portland touring bands would book a show in Ashland, Oregon. Not huge bands, but some real names nonetheless. So, in an early iteration of the band "Air Pocket" they stopped at our local gig and did a show. Small night club, great venue. But, while he was not a member of the band later they had a mind-blower of a vocalist. Ike Willis. He was Zappa's vocalist for a good stretch of time. Including "You Are What You Is", which y'all have just dived into. That stands as not the best concert ever by any means, but one of the most memorable, once in a lifetime concert experiences. Yeah...this band was insanely talented, and Zappa was a task-master for sure! Blessings.
Hi there! This is actually THE version of Village of the Sun. There are other versions out there, but all live. Your patron Ruth can tell you how this music developed, and was not necessarily written down.
This is FZ's version of jazzy soul music, and he knocks it out of the park. The "Village of the Sun" is a real place, a black neighborhood in the area of Lancaster, California where Frank grew up. The people he mentions were friends of his: In fact, he was in a band with Johnny Franklin called The Blackouts, unusual and controversial in that it contained black, white, and Mexican members. Frank was rather disliked in high school, and that was one of the reasons - he was quite a bit less racist than most white guys at that time and place.
This is his top notch song(s) - and album, imo. It actually should have been Echidna's Arf/Don't You Ever Wash That Thing, since it is 1 long song, but I'm sure someone must have pointed it out already. Great album. one of his best.
There's a live version that sounds almost exactly like this but he tells a story at the beginning about how he used to live there. Ruth Underwood is the xylophone player and there's a part live where he's talking about how slippery the floor is where's she's dashing back and forth to her instruments.
I don't know if anyone commented earlier, but Ruth Underwood is playing in the band. I'm not yet a customer, but may I suggest a kick ass instrumental titled, "Son of Mr. Green Genes" off the "Hot Rats" album. "Mr. Green Genes" can be found on, "Uncle Meat". Nice job!
Zappa's best band imho. Love the 74 line up, everyone of them killer musicians. Roxy I simply one of the all time greatest live albums and live in New York from 77 isn't that far behind either.
it wasn't over... it had about 5 more minutes... including a part where he says "ladies and gentleman...watch Ruth." The Ruth that he is reffering to... is the Ruth that requested this song from you guys.... Now...here's some more info for you...first of all...there are two drummers here PLUS Ruth on percussion... secondly... Napoleon Murphy Brock is singing...there is no studio version of Village of the Sun... this is the only version from the albums that were released before Frank died... There is a video of this concert. It's called "ROXY The Movie". There are actually THREE songs here... Village of the Sun ends when the instrumental part begins...but Napolean ad-libs a little in the first 8 bars with "yeah yeah yeah Vill-AGGGGE". At that point the song Echindna's Arf (of you) continues until it gets to the part that sounds like a bugs bunny cartoon. The section with pauses...bap bap.....ba da da bap.... bap ba da badyba ba. LOL... that is a song called "Don't you ever wash that thang?"...which, unfortunately...cut short by 5 minutes on your video. Hope I answered all your questions. Good job on listening to Zappa with an open mind... you're gonna need it every now and then.
I was at a 1973 show in Chicago when Frank rolled out this band and this music. I went in thinking it would be great, but came out completely overwhelmed exhausted and disoriented.
Hi you 2, it's hard work hearing Zappa. Zappa once said "Everything, at any time, in any order". That was his musical concept. Absolute freedom ... Greetings from Germany!
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Amazing how this same piece sounds on the 'Helsinki Concert' after they've played it and rehearsed it a thousand more times. You should give it a listen.
I know! I was just listening to it
Whoa!?! THE Ruth Underwood?!? That’s so freaking awesome!! Ruth if you’re out there, Love you and the music you made!!!
Ruth is the goddess that plays the vibes. The is Zappa’s best band. I love the original band...but this is the best. As a Zappa fan from 67 - I still can’t get enough. Thank you Ruth! Next you gotta do Don’t You Ever Wash that Thing.
...on Ruth, ON RUTH: HAHA -- THAT'S RUTH !
I agree, best line-up ever! The Fowlers, Ruth, Napoleon... Perfection!
Yes I’ve been a fan since 1967 also Frank used to go to high school here in the
Antelope valley
Not far from sun village
You get the right word: Ruth IS the GODDESS of Vibes AND Big Drums! AND percussion AT ALL!!!
❤️Ruth Underwood ❤️
Other people here have said it, but just in case you didn't understand... Ruth Underwood was the percussionist for FZ from1968 until 1976 (more or less...she really became a member in 73 but is on the Uncle Meat album from'68) She use to watch Frank perform in the Garrick Theatre in '67, then she married his keyboardist/sax player. And of all the people that knew Frank (besides his family)...she was one of the last people that was allowed to speak to Frank. If you watch the Documentery by Alex Winter, Ruth speaks very much about Frank, and then you will realize exactly WHO this woman is... you should be very excited that she decided to be a patron.
@@Frunobulax74 it was released in april of 1969,,, Ruth recorded her parts in (or before) October of 1968.
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Couldn't have said it better!!!🤘🤘🤘
Ruth is a patron? Cool! I hear “Village of the Sun” in my dreams occasionally.
The singer is Napoleon Murphy Brock, who is also responsible for sax and flute. Frank found him while touring in Hawaii and invited him to rehearsals after the end of the tour (about half a year later). He played with Frank from mid 1973 till around spring of 1976. He has since Frank's passing been invited to play with various tribute bands, the first of which Dweezil's Zappa Plays Zappa.
Legend!
Omg, The legendary Ruth U requested this masterpiece.
Best Zappa period.
Ruth Underwood? The real one? Love you! I think you're the most inluencial musician on Zappa's sound, from then on. All the best.
LOL! Ruth Underwood as a patron? If only, hat's off to the cat that is your true patron. Ralph Humpries and Chester Thompson on drums. Agree with others that this is his best line up, and holy shit , this is live! You can find these performances on you tube and its quite the treat. Thanks guys. I believe I have said this before here but if not...RUTH UNDERWOOD IS AN AMERICAN TREASURE.
Goes along with Phil Lesh(Grateful Dead) and Robert Lamm(Chicago)who recently have become patrons requesting...their own songs. Imagine that. Oh well!
Maybe Peter Green will request that one.
Yes this is all from live recordings but highly edited and overdubbed. Please check out the original roxy recordings , Roxy by Proxy if you want to hear the unedited , unoverdubbed versions
You might be interested in knowing that the person that requested this musical piece (Ruth Underwood) is actually playing on this recording. She was part of Zappa’s band for quite a few years.
This drumming is in my opinion among the best ever recorded. Two drummers and a percussionist together with the rest of this band, just wonderful. Leaves me speechless. There’s a blu-ray of this entire concert, might be nice for you guys to check out, it’s the Roxy Movie. It’s a great watch!
Couldn't agree more, 3 percussionists lift FZ's music into polyrhythmic, orchestral bliss.
Pls check out the current KCrimson line up w/3 drummers for similar effect: cheers.
and they chopped it up and took out the best part of the song. Who authorized this, anyway? Or who sent you this crappy link? Do your research and listen to the actual originals, not some fifth-generation re-release...
@@TerrysQuest this is exactly how it appears on the album dude
This, for me, is arguably the highlight of Frank's entire career. It's got everything. The best musicians, some of the most complex jazz-rock ever written and a lot of humor.
Prog rock heaven! The only problem is that Bruce Fowler's otherworldly trombone solo has been edited out in this video. Can't imagine why...
That should be a crime.
Yes! and subsequent "Ladies and gentlemen. Watch Ruth...".
@magiclittle fingers2020 I disagree. Frank was never about commercial appeal. He had a couple of accidental hit singles on the radio, but the profits from those (and his tours) went straight into composing and recording decidedly uncommercial music.
I'm sure he would've liked to be commercial in some ways, but only if the general audience's taste happened to coincide with what he was doing. He would never deliberately try to write a song he felt would maximize his popular appeal.
The 1988 band was great. No doubt about that. But it didn't have the camaraderie and sense of humor that the Roxy band did. They were a true unit. The 1988 band was a group of hired pros.
@magiclittle fingers2020 Bobby Brown was a hit in Norway.
And what's your obsession with popularity? Is that what matters to you?
Personally, all I care about is the quality of the music, and that's in large part dependent on the musicians involved and their interplay.
Bozzio brought a lot of energy with his playing, and Frank's guitar playing was never better than in the late 70's.
But Bozzio's voice was horrible.
You can even hear him tell Frank that he can't sing on one of the albums, and then Frank has him sing the whiniest song imaginable to prove how awful he is.
You're right it is edited! mazing.
Ruth is Zappa royalty. Much respect...
hello kids, new subscriber, its so cool to watch you young Musicians listen to Frank, i have watched many of your vids, and the Pretty young lady barely moves or smiles, and then i hear the reactions to franks Music.... i can just smile. :) my Hope is that Frank's Music wil open your minds to ALL possible directions to take your own Music. i did get to see Frank once, on the you are what you is tour, in Houston Texas,He can out and said... i'm not feeling well tonight so please forgive me........ That Band Still.........Burned Down the House!!! i will never forget it :) Peace, Love and Music! :)
Glad you appreciate the reactions! Thanks for watching!
"Ladies and gentlemen, watch Ruth! All through this film, Ruth has been thinking: 'What can I possibly do that would amaze everyone'. I think she's come up with the answer, just keep your eye on her" - FZ
She’s the best :)
Village of the Sun is BY FAR my favorite song
The more you listen to Frank, the more you begin to understand, thank you for your continued journey, pure joy watching you.
Thanks for watching!
I love you Ruth. Thanks for everything you've done.
This is peak Zappa (in my opinion) - this lineup could play absolutely anything.
Couldn’t agree with you more
Ruthie is a badass. The creativity is unbelievable. What a torturous mind. I'm blown away by the composition.
Love you Ruth Underwood!!!
Holy shit! Ruth, we love you! Also one of my absolute favorites. Thank you. Of course you'd pick these. They're some of you're best work. And so many versions of this...
I love that you are reacting to anything off Roxy & Elsewhere. Greatest live album I have ever heard.
You look authentically stunned, a true FZ reaction. It’s an intense piece, curios to hear your feedback after listening to this a dozen or so times.
Ruth as one of your patrons..superb, thx for all your great work Ruth..(or ,as you say guys, it's the internet so..who knows?)...one of FZs albums I'm familiar with..good job guys
There is no studio version of Village of the Sun. This is its 1st official appearance on an album. What you have is 3 songs - Village, Echidna's and "Don't You Ever Wash That Thing', which is edited for some reason.
Thanks for the info!
one of my favourite Zappa line ups. The singer is Napoleon Murphy Brock, who also plays sax and flute too. Frank doesn't get the credit he deserves and especially with some of the great vocalists he has had. The harmonies too. Great music and great reaction, thanks guys.
Doesn’t get much better than that, great choice, thanks Ruth!
George Duke, the keyboardist who sings this, never sang or used a synthesizer before Zappa coerced him into doing both.
Wow!
it's Napoleon Murphy Brock singing
@@typodhitzemann6851 You are correct! I just watched an old video of him singing at a live performance.
It didn't feel like it was over because it wasn't over. On the album it goes into Don't You Ever Wash Than Thang. In that song Frank tells everyone to "watch Ruth". Now Ruth is watching you.
I always felt that in all of Zappa's entire catalog (80-100 albums), this one in particular represents the eclectic nature of his eclectic music the best. Jazz improv, Riff Rock, Comedy Songs, Funk, Modern Classical. It's all in Roxy & Elsewhere.
CHEEPNIS
If the patron that suggested this is THE Ruth Underwood, I just want to say “Hi Ruth!”
My favorite Zappa band member.
I really appreciate that you guys do this. You looked a little bored but I hope I’m wrong. I love watching you guys giggle at Frank but this isn’t one of those songs. This is a bit deeper and you pretty much have to be fan going in, which I think you guys are. To me this is prog rock on steroids and yet another display of brilliant writing and musicianship. Thanks again!
Reading comments.. was this really requested by the great Ruth Underwood? If that’s true I just want to say Ruth we love you so much! I hope you are well! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I second that!😁
Haha not bored, just at the end of a long recording session :)
I love it when they giggle. They both have a great sense of humor and their comments are always smart and to the point
I feel exactly the same way, two years later, and I have the same sentiment as you🤣
This is one of fav's from Zappa..LP wise...had a friend show it to me in the 90s and it was so odd it took me finding it again years later to appreciate....
One of my early Zapppa favorites also sung well by Napolean and George!!!
Thanks Ruth,,,breath of fresh air.don't look back with sadness ..look forward knowing..
If that's THE Ruth Underwood she was a vital part of the Zappa sound for many years. Love you Ruth! Thank you for all the amazing music.
Dang we’re Zappa fans now!
Anyone who’d name their kids Moonunit and derWeasle surely can be taken seriously.
Man I really do miss Franks take on life.
RIP Brother 🙏
I got sides 2/3 of this for a dollar without the sleeve 35 years ago and didn't play anything else for months. It opened my ears to what music was. Damn I know every time and chord change by now. I probably know about 3/4 of what Ruth played. Still working out the rest even though I got the full CD a few years after.
She’s amazing
It wasn’t over. DON’T YOU EVER WASH THAT THING is part of the suite and sums the entire piece up. “Ladies and gentlemen watch Ruth! ..,”
My introduction to Zappa in general. Still a highlight in the world of Zappa i started to discover 33 years ago. And Ruth Underwood is ..just beyond magnificent.
Speaking of TV rotting your brain, Frank has a song for that :) It's called I'm the slime :)
Roxy!!! Vocals is Napoleon double tracked, George Duke on piano. Pecussion by Ruth Underwood (Did she really request this herself?? OMG). As always, your reactions are wonderful
Thanks for watching!
Master piece from this major artist from the 20e century.. I listen to this album since it was out in 79 or something... Zappa and his mates changed my life as a musician.
Awesome piece well played!!!
Outstanding! The musicianship of this band never failed anyone!
It wasn't over. We love you Ruth Underwood
Wait a minute.....THEE Ruth Underwood? Can you confirm this?
Zappa's best band, hands down, and probably the one you guys have heard the most from at this point which is more than I can say for anybody else on youtube!
lol we doubt it's really her
The best electric piano solo of ALL TIME by the soulful George Duke. Just friggin amazing!
Check out the Duke solo from 50-50 from bootleg of Sidney show. One hand one Clav one hand on Arp. Mind blowing.
One of my all time favorite albums
If it is the same Ruth Underwood, YOU NEED TO REACH OUT TO HER! And when you do, thank her for me. She is in the realm of legend for her time with Zappa.
And sooo glad to see you get to this album. Double live album, all unique material. I think this album sealed the deal for me more than any as a Zappa fan. I was like, "these f**kers can do this live?!"
This and "One Size Fits All".
Yup. Zappa never slouched, and never let anyone else slouch either.
Blessings.
Thank you!
Ruth Underwood OMG! A living legend, kudos & great work, Thanks!
:)
Hail to the queen……..RUTH!
loved when Ruth would double up on her sticks and let it fly ,I was grateful to see her perform quite a few times , but the best was "The Grand Wazoo " tour with Zappa conducting the 25 piece orchestra at the Felt Forum in Madison Square Garden.
Masters of the golden music. Hi Ruth, love you. hope you are well.
This is the sequence that started it all for me with Zappa. I was a bit late to the party I know but this helped me realise there was more to music than pop.
I ordered the album right from the label and got a sticker and a nice letter from Barking Pumpkin thanking me for buying this one. Never thought I would see a reaction to any part of this one!
Ah yes, Village of the Sun is up there as one of my favorite Zappa songs. I love the laid back melody and lyrics. It's also one of Frank's more easily accessible songs for people new to Zappa as well - at least the first part. :D
... er, THE Ruth Underwood...?! is your patron!!! (She's playing on the record...!)
Is your patron the Ruth Underwood from Zappa.s band ? Great Zappa as usual.
Considering how the internet is, we doubt its really her
Frank considered Ruth to be one of, if not the best musicians he ever had in any of his bands.
That band could play ANYTHING.
Oh, and Ruth, I love you (who doesn't?)
We love Ruth!
Great song Great album. Zappa was way head of the curve in his time and even by today's standards.
Fz showed great respect for his audiences, accepting nothing but 100% from the band. Favourite zappa period, amazing band. Patron Ruth underwood, great capture. She's no fool. Oh George...
I wonder if the person who requested this track is "THE REAL RUTH UNDERWOOD" who played with Frank Zappa.
If it is indeed you Ruth.
Thanks.
More Zappa!!!!! now!!!!!
I read in the real Frank Zappa book that this song was based on a real place apparently he spent some time the stumbler is a what you might think it's a guy that always got drunk at the bar and they just called him to stumbler and I guess it's windy and there's a lot of sand blowing out there at the Village of the Sun that's really all I remember of some desolate place with nothing to do
Wonderful music. Wonderful percussion.
Love your work guys, your patronage must consist of many Zappa fans clearly, and a great collection of songs featured in your videos. It must be hard not to dig in deeper and binge his endless and varied discography.
On Ruth, on Ruth, Thats Ruth.
Este es uno de los temas complejos más sublimes del Maestro: los unísonos, los cambios de ritmo, las disonancias y, cuando parece complicarse demasiado,, viene el ritmo del piano jazzy de Duke, el último solo de guitarra, los solos de batería...es algo para oír muchas veces y aprenderse de memoria y...AMARLO
Those are some snappy percussions!!
Yeah!
You might listen to the first side of 'We Are Only In It For the Money', which is all short songs and bits. This was the album that came out shortly after Sgt Pepper and parodied the Beatles cover art and critiqued the hippies. Lots of ideas in contrast to these long masterful later works. Thank you very much.
This album came out in early 74 or so ,l was fifteen and digging the shit out of it !
Really good point from Sifa towards the end. In the early 1970s, people didn't have so much TV and other distractions like video games and social media, and spent more time reading, thinking, getting out and playing, and actually doing things and learning real skills. That meant they could develop their musical technique and art to this level, rather than having machines and AI doing it (or spending too much time wilfing on social media, playing computer games and not doing anything else). That's something to think about, especially for today's younger generation.
Another suspicious name - That's the fourth one in a couple of days. Maybe you should Google the names of these people requesting songs. Julliard trained Ruth Underwood was Frank's marimba player/percussionist for years. He wrote the song "Ruth Is Sleeping" about the fact that she would learn her parts so quickly that she would doze off as Frank went over everybody else's parts with them. Is This Spotify ? "Echidna's Arf" is really only around 4 min. and flows into the next longer song, " Don't You Ever Wash That Thing" They added that without mentioning the name. Ruth Underwood played a huge part in this lineup of his band, and especially this music ( you might think she is playing a xylophone, but it's her marimba that Frank had pickups installed into).
lol we doubt any of those people are really those people
@@SightAfterDark She runs a dog kennel apparently. So, it's not our favorite percussionist, but she IS our favorite song proposer. 😆
You are so correct sir
@@SightAfterDark I wouldnt be surprised if it was actually Ruth 😉
This has an edited down version of 'Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?' as well. That is George Duke twinkling the keys. Zappa's guitar solo coming in at the end sounds like a UFO crash-landed through the ceiling of the club. Godly tone.
Ha, is that really THE Ruth Underwood?!
Also, this is one of the best live albums ever recorded in my opinion.
It may be!
It was this album which made me a Zappa-freak =) and of course I too fell in love with Ruth
A song about the Turkey farmers in Palmdale? Why not? I just saw The Zappa Band play this medley at the Greek Theater. Its was mind blowing to say the least!
Palmdale is my hometown. Frank went to High School in Lancaster (Antelope Valley High Scool), which is kind of a sister town right next to Palmdale. Sun Village is a small hamlet east of Palmdale, populated by many African Americans (and turkey farms) in the late 50's. And yes, Palmdale is INFAMOUS for the wind.
I think sometimes if you close your eyes, you can picture this music in one of the old timey cartoons. Not by any means meant as a slight. Those guys who wrote and played that music were probably the best available
Holy xylophone, Ruth Underwood as a patron! What the marimba? Love that trio of tunes but Echidnas arf (of you) stands alone as a piece of musical perfection in my opinion. Like a battle for supremacy among instruments
Lol hopefully its really Bermuda!
Gawd, Zappa history. On this album are three of four Fowler brothers, on trombone, bass and trumpet. Later all four brothers formed a band called "Air Pocket".
I lived in a town of about 15,000 that had a couple of great music venues. In the middle between Frisco and Portland touring bands would book a show in Ashland, Oregon. Not huge bands, but some real names nonetheless.
So, in an early iteration of the band "Air Pocket" they stopped at our local gig and did a show. Small night club, great venue.
But, while he was not a member of the band later they had a mind-blower of a vocalist. Ike Willis. He was Zappa's vocalist for a good stretch of time. Including "You Are What You Is", which y'all have just dived into.
That stands as not the best concert ever by any means, but one of the most memorable, once in a lifetime concert experiences.
Yeah...this band was insanely talented, and Zappa was a task-master for sure!
Blessings.
Ruth Underwood is your patreon?? This made me feel emotional :)
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Hi there! This is actually THE version of Village of the Sun. There are other versions out there, but all live. Your patron Ruth can tell you how this music developed, and was not necessarily written down.
Awesome! Thanks!
This is FZ's version of jazzy soul music, and he knocks it out of the park. The "Village of the Sun" is a real place, a black neighborhood in the area of Lancaster, California where Frank grew up. The people he mentions were friends of his: In fact, he was in a band with Johnny Franklin called The Blackouts, unusual and controversial in that it contained black, white, and Mexican members. Frank was rather disliked in high school, and that was one of the reasons - he was quite a bit less racist than most white guys at that time and place.
Great history, thanks Baribrotzer!
This is his top notch song(s) - and album, imo. It actually should have been Echidna's Arf/Don't You Ever Wash That Thing, since it is 1 long song, but I'm sure someone must have pointed it out already. Great album. one of his best.
Your RUclips channel is reaching the best…Ruth Underwood, Phil Lesh and many others…great stuff…
Thanks for watching!
@@SightAfterDark Do you know the musicians ahead of reactions?
s it "The Ruth Underwood"? She's a goddess
There's a live version that sounds almost exactly like this but he tells a story at the beginning about how he used to live there. Ruth Underwood is the xylophone player and there's a part live where he's talking about how slippery the floor is where's she's dashing back and forth to her instruments.
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol 2 - The Helsinki Tapes - I think it's an even better version than the one from Roxy
I don't know if anyone commented earlier, but Ruth Underwood is playing in the band.
I'm not yet a customer, but may I suggest a kick ass instrumental titled, "Son of Mr. Green Genes" off the "Hot Rats" album. "Mr. Green Genes" can be found on, "Uncle Meat". Nice job!
Thanks!
One of those Frank songs that I wish would just keep going.
Right!?
This was a live recording where FZ added studio overdubs. He’s done this several times on many recordings.
No studio version. Frank was like that. Some songs were live only. There is an earlier version with Geo. Duke doing vocals
This Ruth underwood lady seems to know her stuff 🤩🤩🤩
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Zappa's best band imho. Love the 74 line up, everyone of them killer musicians. Roxy I simply one of the all time greatest live albums and live in New York from 77 isn't that far behind either.
it wasn't over... it had about 5 more minutes... including a part where he says "ladies and gentleman...watch Ruth." The Ruth that he is reffering to... is the Ruth that requested this song from you guys.... Now...here's some more info for you...first of all...there are two drummers here PLUS Ruth on percussion... secondly... Napoleon Murphy Brock is singing...there is no studio version of Village of the Sun... this is the only version from the albums that were released before Frank died... There is a video of this concert. It's called "ROXY The Movie". There are actually THREE songs here... Village of the Sun ends when the instrumental part begins...but Napolean ad-libs a little in the first 8 bars with "yeah yeah yeah Vill-AGGGGE". At that point the song Echindna's Arf (of you) continues until it gets to the part that sounds like a bugs bunny cartoon. The section with pauses...bap bap.....ba da da bap.... bap ba da badyba ba. LOL... that is a song called "Don't you ever wash that thang?"...which, unfortunately...cut short by 5 minutes on your video. Hope I answered all your questions.
Good job on listening to Zappa with an open mind... you're gonna need it every now and then.
@@Frunobulax74 are you sure Ruth chopped that stuff out? Doesn't seem like something Ruth would do.
I wish i could forget all franks music so i could have the joy of a first timer again!
That would be something!
@@SightAfterDark just watched again and sifa, you're adorable 😍
You guys gotta do Penguin in Bondage from this same album
I was at a 1973 show in Chicago when Frank rolled out this band and this music. I went in thinking it would be great, but came out completely overwhelmed exhausted and disoriented.
Oh no!
Hi you 2, it's hard work hearing Zappa. Zappa once said "Everything, at any time, in any order". That was his musical concept. Absolute freedom ... Greetings from Germany!
Zappa = Genius! Thanks for watching!