Sgt. Pepper came about after the Beatles started hanging out with the psychedelic scene in California. It's really interesting how rock and roll was created in the US, popularized by British bands, and then transformed in so many ways. The way Britain and the US would inspire each other's creativity was really brilliant back then.
@@ToneSoCooL3 The Beatles never hung out with the psychedelic scene in San Francisco until after they made "Pepper" (Paul came in early April '67, George came in early August and hated it), although they did hang with The Byrds, Mamas & Papas and others from the psych scene in LA in '66.
Outstanding. I was waiting for this one. So at 4:10 the first track is the sped up version (1 full step) and Z sings an overdub. So we have the sped up vocal + a reg speed vocal. Yeah? I've always wondered why Z used the wah wah for a while in the song and then just stopped and played the chords with no wah. and the "Hey" punk at 1:10 and 1:18 are really oddly sung. Thanks for this.
The first one is the correct speed of both the vocal and backing track. In the second one, the backing track is now sped up a bit, but the vocal is in the correct speed.
Always thought it sounded like a 1st year art college project - which is ironic. Mind you it wasn't too long before Zappa went on to produce Hot Rats, which is excellent.
@@ToneSoCooL3 If you haven't yet got the "Waka/Wazoo" box set of the spring '72 sessions for the "Waka Jawaka" and "Grand Wazoo" albums, get it NOW along with the "Hot Rats Sessions" and "Funky Nothingness" sets. These three sets present Zappa at his absolute BEST! Extraordinary musicianship!!
I would say half of the album at least. In some of them he double-tracked the sped-up vocals with normal speed like in "Let's Make the Water Turn Black" and "Absolutely Free".
It might be the speed it was cut at...but Frank certainly had the intention of it being all sped up and manic-sounding in the first place, given the subject matter. Ergo, not the "original speed"; it's better viewed as an intermediate-stage work product, but not the true "version".
Wait, did you skip The Mothers' second album "Absolutely Free"? I thought you were doing stuff in chronological order. Not criticizing you in any way, just curious.
This album needed a remix way more than "Absolutely Free". While the mix of the second album leaves much to desire, it isn't as bad as this one. Besides, I also had access to the backing tracks for both "Freak Out!" and "We're Only in it For the Money". I don't think any outtakes and backing tracks from "Absolutely Free" are available, so it will probably won't sound as good as those.
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Zappa is such a genius 😂
But mad respect for sgt. Pepper
I love Sgt. Pepper just as much as this album!
Sgt. Pepper came about after the Beatles started hanging out with the psychedelic scene in California. It's really interesting how rock and roll was created in the US, popularized by British bands, and then transformed in so many ways. The way Britain and the US would inspire each other's creativity was really brilliant back then.
@@ToneSoCooL3before Sgt Pepper there was arevolver with ao Tomorrow Never Knows, music rarely got more psychedelic then that.
@@ToneSoCooL3 The Beatles never hung out with the psychedelic scene in San Francisco until after they made "Pepper" (Paul came in early April '67, George came in early August and hated it), although they did hang with The Byrds, Mamas & Papas and others from the psych scene in LA in '66.
I'll still occasionally go, "and it is so wonderful" heh heh
Ant 2 Man Bee! Great job on this one man 👍 Your trout mask replica videos are legendary
Outstanding. I was waiting for this one. So at 4:10 the first track is the sped up version (1 full step) and Z sings an overdub. So we have the sped up vocal + a reg speed vocal. Yeah? I've always wondered why Z used the wah wah for a while in the song and then just stopped and played the chords with no wah. and the "Hey" punk at 1:10 and 1:18 are really oddly sung. Thanks for this.
The first one is the correct speed of both the vocal and backing track. In the second one, the backing track is now sped up a bit, but the vocal is in the correct speed.
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Always thought it sounded like a 1st year art college project - which is ironic. Mind you it wasn't too long before Zappa went on to produce Hot Rats, which is excellent.
Hot Rats and Wakajawaka have some of the best instrumentals by any US artist I have ever heard. essential Zappa for anyone's catalog
@@ToneSoCooL3 If you haven't yet got the "Waka/Wazoo" box set of the spring '72 sessions for the "Waka Jawaka" and "Grand Wazoo" albums, get it NOW along with the "Hot Rats Sessions" and "Funky Nothingness" sets. These three sets present Zappa at his absolute BEST! Extraordinary musicianship!!
So are most of the vocals on this album just Frank sped up?
I would say half of the album at least. In some of them he double-tracked the sped-up vocals with normal speed like in "Let's Make the Water Turn Black" and "Absolutely Free".
It might be the speed it was cut at...but Frank certainly had the intention of it being all sped up and manic-sounding in the first place, given the subject matter. Ergo, not the "original speed"; it's better viewed as an intermediate-stage work product, but not the true "version".
Original speed meaning as the original recording speed, not meant as the correct one. It's pretty clear that he made those tracks to be sped-up later.
Wait, did you skip The Mothers' second album "Absolutely Free"? I thought you were doing stuff in chronological order. Not criticizing you in any way, just curious.
Yeah brown shoes didn't make it
This album needed a remix way more than "Absolutely Free". While the mix of the second album leaves much to desire, it isn't as bad as this one. Besides, I also had access to the backing tracks for both "Freak Out!" and "We're Only in it For the Money". I don't think any outtakes and backing tracks from "Absolutely Free" are available, so it will probably won't sound as good as those.