Frank Zappa- Peaches En Regalia (First Listen)
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This album was released on the same day as Court of the Crimson King. What a day that must have been.
and the same day as Arthur from the kinks, one of the best days in music history!
The mountain you just stepped foot on has a name. It’s Billy. Billy the Mountain. And his stunning wife, Ethel, a tree. A tree.
Ethel was a tree, growing off of his shoulder.
she creaked....
I agree. Best "Mothers of Invention" LIVE experience: Billy the Mountain from live album Just Another Band from LA!
Zappa is, was a unique something. I never could explain it well. His music was experimental and a lot of his songs tackled with humor and brilliant insight. Specially these days one I highly recommend is I am the slime.
Ty Iron!
Couldn't agree more. I am the slime is more relevant today. Both prophetic and a warning.
Nice. My favorite Zappa song. A feel-good piece of music if there ever was one, and that's saying something, seeing that it's Zappa. And that "triumphant" part where the horns play in unison, priceless. No cynical snark here, no biting satire/sarcasm, and yet, undeniably Zappa. Just great music.
Next Zappa: Inca Roads. And Zappa's instrument was actually the whole band but he was one of the best guitarists ever!
Second that!❤
Inca Roads is a great selection! And, for a very "efficient" ride (with so much great stuff in it) I'd also recommend the song(s) St Alfonzo's Pancace Breakfast/Father Oblivion (in practice one song in two parts)
Chester's thing....ON RUTH !! 😎🇺🇸
Inca Roads is a great pick, because it has all Zappa in it, it's one of his best, and it's groovy, melodic and catchy too (kinda)...or maybe "Baby take your teeth out" ? 😁
The studio version is perfect of course, but the version on "The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life" is fantastic...
I'm a huge Zappa fan, but I was never really hooked by Hot Rats...Of course it sounds like Zappa, but not like Uncle Meat or Apostrophe or Burnt Weeny Sandwich or whatever...for me it's one of his less inspired album, and I can't understand why it's so popular.
You guys get JP's videos before all of us here on this platform? Did JP do 'Plague' yet?
Side two of Roxy & Elsewhere is peak Zappa.
Three songs, Village of the Sun > Echidna’s Arf (Of You) > Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing all on one side, from Zappa’s best band, at the extreme height of his composition and arrangement prowess.
After Inca Roads, go there, Justin.
Ty for the suggestions Jim!
Indeed. That's arguably the highlight of his entire career. Those songs seem to represent the perfect blend of accessibility and complexity, and seeing as how they're performed by the fucking greatest band ever.......it doesn't get any better than that. I'd include Inca Roads as well, but it's basically the same band lineup, so I would, wouldn't I?
Respectfully disagree. Side 3 of Roxy: total weirdness with Cheepnis and then the Oh No/Son of Orange County/More Trouble Every Day is just so smooth.
@@CliffordLake - That is also good. I just think Side 2 is a more musically head-shaking affair. So funkily (?) complex and tight!
Zappa wasn't a mountain... Billy was a mountain and Ethel was a tree growing off his shoulder
YES INCA ROADS next please it’s great. Been a while since you did Frank Zappa, still remember the Montana reaction. One of your first videos. (also when is a plague of a 23 minute long lighthouse keeper song comin out, I really can’t wait Lol)
Ty Cadan! Almost done editing Plague🙃
Inca Roads will tell you everything you need to know in order to begin to understand FZ
Perfect!
Or... just listen to "Valley Girl."
@@JustJP Stay away from Valley Girl, or Dancin' Fool, fun novelty tunes, but there is so much more stuff to check before. A good introduction: Overnite Sensation (1973) or One Size Fits All (1975). (I always enjoyed coupling Peaches with Gentle Giant's Boys in the Band. It wasn't hard to understand why Zappa enjoyed GG so much.)
I second that. Inca Roads has a bit of (almost!) everything Zappa was known for. I'd add Reagan At Bitburg for the classical composition side.
Willie the Pimp is up there alongside Inca Roads for its sustained brilliance.
"Don't Eat the Yellow Snow / Nanook Rubs It / St. Alphonso", perhaps? I think Apostrophe is one of Zappa's most accessible albums.
It was there I started... 1974 early teenager and had no f clue what yellow snow was
@@Divedown_25 My brother had Hot Rats, but I wasn't much into songs like "Willie The Pimp". But Apostrophe did pull me into Zappa's humor (I guess because it was less crude). I was also familiar with the Dr. Scholl's TV commercial about the dog falling over when the master pulled off his slippers, which is featured on "Stinkfoot".
Actually had those 3 lined up for the possible future lol
@@JustJP The first two is one song in fact. And a great place to start Zappa. St Alphonso though is a different experience. I would not mix that in.
There's a motif in Yellow Snow (just before they sing "strictly commercial") that comes from a 1940s hit song, "Midnight Sun". Just think about that and smile at how brilliant Frank was.
BOY you're in for a ride if/when you continue discovering Zappa's universe(s) Justin! 😁
Haha so I hear!
Yes I want to tell the guy, come back to me when you listen to at least 60 albums. Twice.
Try on "Watermelon in Easter Hay", Franks last imaginary guitar solo. Frank is hard to get .because there is so much to to listen to. Give him more of a chance and I know you will get it too. Keep up the journey JP.
JOE'S last guitar solo
And such a beautifully different sound compared to his other great music
"watermelon in easter hay" makes a our old drummer cry, the emotion in the phrasing
No, don’t listen to that on it’s own. You need to listen to the full album Joe’s Garage for that one
@@brodjefferson3513 i dont think he's going to do the full album, also it still is amazing out of context
Frank Zappa did so many different types of music for different reasons. I'm just glad your first exposure wasn't one of his musically simple ones with the scatalogical lyrics that offend some people. If you do the 1975 album version of "Inca Roads", you'll hear him using his pick to tap on the fretboard during his guitar solo. He used the revenue from his rock music to finance the releases of his 20thC orchestral music. Ian Underwood's wife Ruth, who played amplified marimba and percussion, became an integral part of his band in the 70's. He also had the whole Shut Up And Play Yer Guitar series, which were live guitar solos with new backing tracks written around them. You had to be an excellent music reader to be in his band, so having been in his band was a valuable thing to have on your resume. If you like drums, there is an excellent doc on Y.Tube called "The Drummers Of Frank Zappa". Maybe my favourite concert was a double bill of Frank Zappa, when he had Jean Luc Ponty in his band, and the Mahavishnu Orchestra, when Billy Cobham was their drummer. Ruth Underwood, who chose Zappa over playing in an orchestra, was also a highlight.
I’ll def check that out. Thx.
Video of 'Pink Napkins' from the Baby Snakes concert. Guitar playing that tells a story without lyrics. You'll melt in a good way. Thanks for reacting!
"You like it now, but you'll learn to love it later" Robbie Robertson. Not a bad song to start your journey with. Thanks for the reaction.
@Will Music Lover - That voodoo stuff don’t do nuthin’ for me...
I like that Zappa tune called Zombie Woof. Very appropriate for Halloween. 🎃
Few years ago I found cool term about Zappa: "There would be no prog rock without The Beatles and their 'Sgt Peppers', and there would be no 'Sgt Peppers' without Frank Zappa". Listen to "Freak Out!" or " Absolutely Free" (released same day as Peppers) and you get it.
"Hot Rats", "Waka/Jawaka" and "The Grand Wazoo" are the best albums from Zappa's jazz era but I think that for you and your reaction "One Size Fits All" or "Over-Nite Sensation" could be better.
Appreciate it Jakub!
@@JustJP Overnite Sensation for me. Tina Turner and the Ikettes singing backup on some songs, for a payment of $250? A broad humor mixed with amazing compositions and playing? I love One Size fits All, but Apostrophie/Overnite Sensation is a tough accomplishment to beat from the early era. He did so many things in his life; film scores as a teen for his english teacher who made a low budget western, jazz fusion, guitar amazement, music concrete, doo-wop, scatological humor, observation of American society, scathing political commentary ... yet I don't think there are many Zappa fans who love everything he did, people have their preferences. I do. But doing a variety of Zappa music is sort of essential for understanding and appreciating him. To me he is the greatest American artist of the second half of the 20th century. His influence will always be felt, and the importance will grow. And a last thing, he started out in early adolescence as a drummer. His music is frequently based in percussion, even the solos or other parts he wrote for guitarists or horns, he wrote them on the drums. It is amazing to hear a sax or anything trying to play the rhythms of a drum. Just do it, you'll get good suggestions.
Now yer talkin' !! Great track, one of his best !! Love me some FZ...😎🇺🇸
Thanks for the Zappa, do moooooooore. This song opens the album and eases you into a primarily instrumental album where much of the rest of the album is more expansive and does what you are describing, it fleshes out some of the themes and forms in this first song.
Good way to start FZ discovering. My fav album is One size fits all… Thanks again Justin… for all the good moments you bring. Zappa is the icon of innovation in music, I think.
Ty Chris! 😄
Once you have listened to two Zappa album and going to the third shaking your head to what you have listened to and what will come, you start to get the greatness of this fantastic music creator
Zappa is unlike any other artist. Listening to two songs is like going to the Louvre and hanging out in the lobby.
For me it was 1981. I was house sitting and feeding my friends cat. On top of their VCR was the MTV Halloween concert of that year. Intending to watch just a few minutes of it, I popped the cassette into the player and started the concert. Two hours few by barely noticed and I emerged from the concert as a huge Zappa fan.
I got to see Frank live 9 times, but my friends have been to over 100 concerts.
I would suggest the song "Joe's Garage" for someone new to Zappa
it has a lot of his personality in it
this is a beautiful beautiful song,, I love the melody
it's so sentimental and warm in the tonality
You're in deep now.......The brilliance shines through! I fear we will never see another Zappa! He kept the world in check, the commentary all set to cutting edge music! He was quite a serious, demanding, task master, changing personnel frequently, as style dictated. (and sometimes folks unable to put up with his demands or vice versa) Thankfully he left us TONS of material! Man, you're going to meet some really fun characters along the way! From the Idiot Bastard Son, to St. Alfonzo, to Stink Foot, to The Valley Girls, to Mud Shark! Have Fun!
Good evening Justin and fellow followers!
I don't really know much Zappa, even though I went to his "symphonic" tour with orchestra around 1980. But, I was tagging along with my then boyfriend, so mostly went to hang out with him, and will admit I didn't pay much attention to the show. Even though with festival seating, we wound up 3rd row center stage.
I do know the Sheik Yerbooti album; but honestly can not say if that was more typical Zappa, or a foray in to making fun of the music of the time.
I'll travel along as you explore him, Justin, and see if hearing anything new-to-me pulls me in.
I saw him on his symphonic tour and although I was very happy to see him live I was hoping for some more typical stuff, still we can't see him anymore and at least we've seen him!
Brilliant, genius Zappa!
Got an 8-bit midi version as my phone ringtone. It's killer
From a huge Zappa fan, I thank you for your honesty.
Ty John!
Zappa was a great guitar player and throughout his career had a wide range of music genres. I saw him once at about the time he was in his jazzy period. He even wrote music for the London Symphony Orchestra. One thing that definitely puts him apart from the others is the lyrics. Every time I listen to Bobby Brown I can't stop smiling.
Nice gentle intro to Zappa ... love it :) Try Black Napkins.
Glad to know you aren't dismissing Frank Zappa, as many do in the first few listens. I can take time for you to attune to Zappa's experiments in sound, tone, and the thousand changes he makes in his compositions. Often teh lyrics are both juvenile and way too adult, so it was good to start with an instrumental piece. Enjoy a wild ride on the great breadth of Zappa.
Ty Fox, ill definitely try some more from him!
This is a nice surprise, with Zappa there's such a large catalogue everyone will want something different. There's the humorous, the guitar heavy, the percussion heavy, instrumental and lots of great vocals. It all depends on what you are into. I like nearly all of it especially live (Roxy and Elsewhere for instance). It's great that you will do more one day!
Exactly!
Uhoh, gotta update the mix...
@@-davidolivares On the ball as usual!
Waka Yawaka and The Grand Wazoo are highly recommended Zappa albums.
I had the same reaction as you at first with this song and Zappa in general, now is probably my favourite musician, so if you keep listening to his music, you will get it, and like his strange kind of sound, it just takes time 😉
Ok JP your gonna get a lot of Zappa suggestions so I'm gonna throw my hat in the ring. My suggestion for you is "The Ocean Is The Ultimate Solution". This is the Zappa song that completely turned me around on my Zappa appreciation journey. Before I went to college my impression of Zappa was that he was a novel rock musician with goofy songs etc. Then my college roommate played this song for me and it changed me completely. Besides the title which I thought was so damn clever, the instrumental that followed threw me for a loop. The guitar solo at the end is Zappa and I was freakin blown away. I later found out that he is a self-taught virtuoso. Steve Vai ( who was in Zappa's band for a while) said he saw Zappa play guitar one night better than he had seen anyone play in his life. Lastly, check out the band members that have played with him through the years and you'll find A-list rock & jazz musicians making up the list. You don't get that caliber of talent if you yourself are not well respected. PS; Peaches & Regalia is not a good reprenstation of Zappas later work on his own and I agree with you it does very little for me as well BUT you'll find many other songs that show his talent. Lastly, Frank Zappa in my opinion was the Beethoven and Mozart of Rock n Roll, a far cry from what my opinion once was of him. Granted I don't love everything but what I do like is spectacular musically and lyrically funny, and often satirical.
I'm just going to make a general statement here- about 20% of the people who are introduced to Zappa develop an affection for his music.
That's about it.
Of that 20, half become addicted, his music is more complex, more varied and more intellectually satisfying beyond that of any other musician in the modern era- he's a unique taste but I think you'll join us. Musicianship, technical perfection and rhythmic complexity was his specialty. (I look forward to seeing you do The Black Page one of these days...)
This is a mild song, it's complex and melodic and it's really the opener for what many believe is his finest jazz-influenced album, it's in my top-10.
The list of musicians who started their careers with him and became majors stars is legion. He was constantly shuffling members in and out of the band (if you think Yes had a lot of casts...) The rock band following this one is my personal favorites of his.
Welcome to the world of Frank Zappa- if you walk far enough down this road, there's no turning back.
Also, the tours that Dweezil has done with his 'Zappa Plays Zappa' band are tremendous. I saw him on each of the first few tours, including meeting him at a sound check, and he is the most genuine guy in the world. I just saw the 50th anniversary show of the Hot Rats album. An incredible task he has taken on trying to bring more awareness to a younger audience of his father's work. There is a live video of Dweezil talking about his relationship with Eddie Van Halen and then playing Eruption that is really emotional. Apparently EVH was the first one to call when Frank died.
"Lemme Take You to the Beach". Great song for summer.😉👍
Love this album. This is definitely a good place to start. Can't wait for the next song of this album. Willie the Pimp. It's awesome.
Everyone has favorite songs. Me too. All of them!!!!!!!
Dude Zappa is crazy, just started listening to his stuff. There’s so many whackie stuff to listen too!
Firstly. Thankyou for embarking upon what might turn out to be a momentous journey into the esoteric genius of Frank.
Frank is part of the glue that has held my life together and made it worth living. I won't be long with this because I lack suitable language skills to adequately convey how important this artist and his bands are to me. His legacy of course now being carried admirably by his son and other members of past Mothers incarnations.
Ty Doug, i appreciate that
Hi, Justin,
The music of Frank Zappa is a little like the music of Yes, with the catchy pieces you get an introduction, later on you will recognize the genius of these musicians. I recommend the album One Size Fits All from 1975 as an introduction, it's best to listen to them one by one. You will already like the first piece Inca Roads.
I wish you continued success with this excellent channel.
Steve Howe was very deeply influenced by Zappa. He would have made the ultimate stunt guitarist.
Ty!
Excellent. Camirillo Brillo next please.
Yaaay finally!!!!
Zappa is incredible! You HAVE to go down the rabbit hole.
You should listen to Inca Roads next from One Size Fits All. Peaches is a nice little tune but if you really want to get into it go straight for that song.
So close to 10k!!!
Almost there!
Patience and Regalia! Along with Jeff Beck and Return to Forever, my favorite concerts were with The Mothers! Will have to experience Zappa plays Zappa before I shuffle off this Mortal Coil ! Peace from Ct.
I got to see z plays z. Very nice, glad I got talked into it by a friend. Fancy venue, comfy seats.
@@-davidolivares Palace Theater Waterbury Ct. Comfort and great acoustics! Been remodeled since, of course they added more seats,so not as comfy! Really hope I can get to see Dweezil in the future! Rock-on my friend-peace.
There are many different genres Zappa explored. For me his best band was in the early to mid '70s with George Duke and Ruth Underwood on percussion. Yes, "Inca Roads" is a great song. I prefer the instrumentals more than vocal pieces. RDNZL, "Enchida' Arf of You", etc.
Zappa can be very crude in his humor and I don't listen to those albums very much.
Zappa probably is an acquired taste and not for everyone.
Zappa was primarily a guitarist. And, he was mostly more at home in concert than making studio albums. Most of his studio songs were all done much bigger live, where you get the more developed playing in each part. For instance, this song was recorded many times live in addition to it being a studio song: ruclips.net/user/results?search_query=peaches+en+regalia+live
One of the more accomplished composers of the last 100 years. This and various other of his tunes have been played by a number of symphony orchestras.
Watermelon In Easter Hay, From Joe's Garage. It'll touch your soul. The Mothers at the Filmore East with Flo and Eddie is the best rendition of Peaches.
Willie the Pimp features Capt Beefheart, a high school chum is the vocalist, sugarcane Harris on violin, and Frank setting the world on fire with his guitar.
I recommend his big band period - WAKA-JAWAKA and THE GRAND WAZOO
Waka’s one of favs.
15yr old Shuggie Otis is reportedly the main bass player on this track...Like Frank Zappa, Shuggie was another musical (child) prodigy, multi-instrumentlist, that made incredible progressive funk/r&b in the early 70's that was years ahead of it's time, but virtually ignored. Based on your musical taste you would really dig his song "Freedom Flight" which is pure musical gold...Great reaction tho!
Maybe my favourite Zappa song.
I use it as my ringtone.
Inca Roads, as suggested by many here is a must. Peaches was weird for me at first, but then when you get familiar with it, it just becomes a beautiful piece that fills you up every time, such a unique and fulfilling sound, timeless. Watermelon is Easter Hay is the first song that grabbed me, much more accessible song, sure you’ll love it.
Zappa for president!
Spend more time Listening to Zappa. Take your time.
Frank's music is a moving target. Every album is different, some dramatically so. The musicianship on display is always superb, and he takes good advantage of the abilities of all the players. This song is pretty safe, really. It was rereleased as one of the very first 3" CD singles in the 80's, and did pretty well. You're already far enough into the weird that his more esoteric material won't scare you off, I think. Good timing, as we are celebrating that his son Dweezil just announced he will be on the next Yes cruise in 2022. I have several recommendations in categories. For the jazz era, def. Inca Roads, as others have said. For beautiful guitar work, Zoot Allures and Watermelon in Easter Hay are both exquisite. For experimental/ psychedelic parody, go with the first few tracks on We're Only in it for the Money... they all segue together. For the feeling of "WTF was that?", try Dog Breath, in the Year of the Plague. G-Spot Tornado (an electronic synclavier piece orig. on Jazz from Hell) was written to be impossible to play by humans, but the Ensemble Modern version on Yellow Shark proved him wrong! The Yellow Snow suite is fantasticly funny, but Father O'blivion might be too much for your channel lyrically. Same with most of Joe's Garage, save the first 2 songs, which I credit for getting my parents to buy me a stereo of my own at 14, as it drove them nuts. Why Does it Hurt when I Pee is disturbingly triumphant :) The Dangerous Kitchen has an absolutely insane atonal melody that I somehow still have in my head. The 1988 tour, his last, yielded loads of awesome live performances, bringing back the jazz from years earlier... Big Swifty is a great example of serious genre meltdown on Make a Jazz Noise here. (Zappa tunes varied insanely on stage over the years, as he would never stop tweaking and adding oddball stuff) lastly, N-Lite from Civilization Phase III is a great example of his orchestral mind at work, coupled with electronica... stretching the limits right to the end of his life. Ok, I will stop trying to write a book now. :)
Almost time for Thick As A Brick!!!!!!!
I appreciate your honesty. I wouldn’t presume to argue with your opinion. I do enjoy this song. I don’t think there is a roadmap to Zappa’s works. He was experimental always and found joy in not fitting labels or categories and being unpredictable. I don’t know how much he included synthesizer in his music but he was very outspoken on preferring actual instruments over electronic. His strengths were composition, arranging and guitar but he did so much. It’s good to approach his music realizing he took the quality seriously but regularly included humor in the lyrics and presentation.
Ty Frank!
Look for The Black Page, the are some great covers that are worth watching. It's an infamous composed drum piece that will blow your mind..
Yes BP all day.
A local radio station would play this in the background on Friday afternoons when they were naming the local bands and what bars they were playing at over the weekend.
Frank always seemed to have a love/hate relationship with Jazz. He always said that he hated jazz but a lot of his best pieces were jazz.
Zappa was distinctly non-commercial , recorded albums in is own studio, with his own money. Then he would tour to support the album, and parlay those proceeds into the funding of the next project. Picked his own musicians, didn’t drink or do drugs. The best part about Frank’s lyrics are the cynical commentary on American pop culture, a running theme.
Dweezil does this piece often in his concerts. But there is also a live recording from Fillmore East 1971 with the singers from the Turtles
What a great place to start. I see a lot of Inca Roads requests. I must agree. Also, Freak Out is one of the first concept albums and was a direct influence on Sgt. Pepper.
BTW, here are just a few cover versions of Peaches: secondhandsongs.com/performance/322339
This is a good introduction to Frank's music. Hot Rats as an album is mostly instrumental but definitely a great place to start. Frank started out as a drummer and then picked up guitar. This was the first album he did after disbanding the original Mothers of Invention. Ian Underwood came from the MOI and if you want to know more about him and the band, listen to Uncle Meat. It has a track called Ian Underwood Whips it Out that explains how he joined Frank and the Mothers.
I've never been a great fan of Zappa but Hot Rats is an amazing album. I love this track. Hope to hear your reaction to "Willie the Pimp" with Captain Beefheart on vocals. That is the highlight of the album.
I don't blame you.
Not one of my favorite songs by Zappa. I can however, as a musician myself, fully appreciate it's complexity and studio remastering. It contains key changes and modal scales as well as complex time changes. It is more of an orchestral, jazz/rock piece than it is a song. Trust me, it is not easy inserting 16th notes within the constraints of a 4/4 bar.
Frank was multi-faceted.
It just depends on where you want to go when it comes to his music.
There was Frank the humorist: Montana, Willie The Pimp, Valley Girl, etc.
Frank the raunchy: Dinah Moe Hum
Frank the virtuoso: Peaches En Regalia
Frank the political: Changes Every Day
And my personal favorite...Frank the Satirist: Cosmic Debris, The Muffin Man,
I'm the opposite! I'm not a particularly big fan of Zappa, but I love this Peaches!
This song had a little taste of “ Munchkin “ music, one of their funny specialties - cracks me up whenever I hear it in other songs. Love his song “ Cosmik Debris “ !
This was the first Zappa album that I could get into. My problems with Zappa at first were his vocals and what seemed like dirty jokes being the main content of his music. But this mostly instrumental album was a great introduction. And now he's a favorite.
Zappa plays LEAD 🎸 GUITAR....PERIOD. HE ALSO READS WRITES COMPOSES ALL THE MUSIC AND HE SINGS. HE IS BEYOND ANY OF HIS PEERS. A TRUE GRANDMASTER...A WIZARD
This is in my realm of Happy Place music. It is impossible for me to feel bad when this track is playing. I think this piece perfectly encompasses the pure joy of making music. Another example of this would be "Sound And Vision" by Bowie. Zappa will throw you curves in any capacity, it's just what he did. But once you get used to it, well, I guess either you do or you don't. Frank did everything on his own terms, for better or worse. So much brilliant stuff. And yes, "Inca Roads" should be your next FZ. It contains my all time favorite guitar solo. He was not my favorite guitarist (that would be Robert Fripp), but Frank demonstrated so much of what could be done on a fretboard that it is astonishing. Or so I think...
This was the intro / pause music in the first season of Saturday Night Live in the 70s. :)
This is considered a classic Zappa instrumental. I like it a lot, it strikes the right balance between being very accessible and not crazy-complex (of which there are plenty of other Zappa compositions that fit that bill), while still having some intricacies and running through a fair bunch of key changes in a way that you hardly notice--the composition coheres very nicely all in all. Zappa is pretty much known for his guitar playing. He composed with a keyboard instrument called the Synclavier, and played some drums, but...yeah, basically, it's his guitar work that is front and center as a musician. Ian Underwood, however, was fierce on both keyboards and sax, and I feel this album is practically his as well at least from a performance standpoint.
Frank was a genius. The more you listen, the more you realize just how far ahead of his time he really was. Most people only know him from the radio, but that is ONLY the very tip of an large iceberg. You may have found out by now, but Frank was also one of the greatest guitarist of all time. No, really.(see Black Napkins) He also had the BEST people surrounding him. He would NOT allow any drug users in his group and he also expected perfection. And they delivered. You have to deep dive. You owe it to yourself.
One of the last shows I saw before the outbreak was Dweezil doing the entire Hot Rats album. Super-awesome show.
That entire show, March 12 2020 at the Tarrytown Music Hall is posted on RUclips, I watched part of it a couple of nights ago. Wish I'd gone to see it.
Zappa should be experienced as an album
The whole of rot rats is amassing
This may be his most accessible tune. His catalog has lots of variety! This is not completely indicative of who he is musically.
Wow you talk like a pompous fop.
@@allanpowell7208 I'm more interested in what people have to say than how they do it and understood it easily.
I wouldn't say this is his most accessible (more simple) tune. He did loads in the late 70's and the 80's. One of the better that feels more accessible though 😊
@@allanpowell7208 Whoa, that's a new one on me. I've never been described that way before. You're insulting a fellow Zappa fan? Bro!
@@lsbill27 leg pulled
Zappa for President
This song, in my opinion, encapsulates much of Frank Zappa. It sounds simple at first listen. But underneath there is a staggering complexity to the music and composition. Also his first instrument was percussion, it was only in high school that he started playing the guitar. I think that speaks to his style quite a bit.
All of Zappa's music does grow on you. What you may like now, you'll love more down the road.
Shuggy Otis was the bassist and Ron Selico on drumbs on Peaches En Regalia
Frank Zappa is a musician/ satirist/ orchestral composer/arranger/comedian/intellectual/avante garde artist. And..... oh yeah, he plays mean guitar.
To best understand Zappa's world, I would highly recommend the film Baby Snakes from 1978. It is a combination of live excerpts from that tour, incidental improvisations conducted by Frank, he often combines these improvs with bizarre scripted 'events', which he cues and conducts by using a vocabulary of hand signals, he often pulls people out of the audience and involves them in these crazy shenanigans. Onstage he is impeccable, sharp-witted, fearless, hilarious, scary and no matter how difficult or involved the music or the mayhem may be, he ALWAYS responds to any communication from the audience, Notes, gifts, a handshake or kiss, he could be in the middle of a solo and he will catch a balloon, make it part of the solo and then toss it back without a pause in the solo!! The world has been much dimmer without Frank in it, an absolute enigma.
Ty for the descriptions and recommendations Mark!
The first Fusion Record (he beat "Bitches Brew" by about 7 months). Zappa scored the music for every musician, including drums.
This one was very popular in the Netherlands ( where I’m from), so it seems
Zappa was big time into Halloween. Might I suggest Goblin Girl and/or The Torture Never Stops as this years' Halloween treat.
To enjoy Zappa you have to have a wide open mind and a sense of humor. Zappa is not for everyone, he’s not background music, he makes you listen.
But the more you listen the more you understand and appreciate his genius.
If you want to hear some good Frank Zappa guitar, try "Black Napkins" or "Watermelon in Easter Hay" (both also instrumental). Finding things by him that "represent" his style is not so easy as his music is so varied. His lyrics quite often fit deeply into the "Parental Advisory" category so playing unknown vocal pieces can be a dice roll.
Stick with Hot Rats for the moment, some great tracks, my favourite being It must be a Camel. So much Zappa to explore.
There are quite a few versions of this on various albums.
The first Zappa song I heard was "Titties and beer". Then I bought "The best band you never heard in your life". The Zappa version of "Stairway To Heaven" nearly got me killed when I played that at the club...
I second Inca Roads. It's everything Zappa did over his career encapsulated in one epic song.
From Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, the whole One Size Fits All, some from Overnite Sensation, Just Another Band from LA, Uncle Meat, his solo album Apostrophe.
Yes! Justin is going down the Zappa rabbit hole! Peaches En Regalia is a very early number. There are SO many things I can recommend. Do you want to react to something that *no one else has*? It's a solo Frank played in New York City in October 1977. It's among the five best I've ever heard, and I'm old. The video is labeled Frank Zappa - Bowling On Charen and it was posted by reldditmot2. Trust me on this, my brother.
And please, do not forget The Grand Wazoo, complete. Brilliant!