FRANK ZAPPA - "G-SPOT TORNADO" (reaction)
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You nailed it with feeling sad, Dan. Frank was pretty ill by this point and couldn't even be there for all the shows. He was asked in an interview about how he felt about the standing ovation and, when pressed about his lack of overall reaction, responded with, "I was sick". As a pretty major Zappa fan, the irony of Frank finally finding an orchestral group of folks that could truly do his music justice, while being too sick to truly appreciate it, breaks my heart.
😢
From everything I've heard, he was in an incredible amount of pain at this point. I get the impression that this work with the Ensemble Modern and finishing up the recording of _Civilization Phaze III_ is much of what kept him going. I watched my sister die of colon cancer that metastasized, and those sort of slow, careful movements are very familiar.
Composed on the synclaver, Frank never thought the Ensemble could play this. On their own time they learned it & proved him wrong.
The best part of this is explained below, the ensemble wanted to play his music and came to him, and by doing so they gave him the realization of his true goal, to have his orchestral music played by musicians who ACTUALLY appreciated it! Sad that it came at the end of his life, yet wonderful because it happened.
In 1991, Zappa was chosen to be one of four featured composers at the Frankfurt Festival in 1992 (the others were John Cage, Karlheinz Stockhausen and Alexander Knaifel). Zappa was approached by the German chamber ensemble, Ensemble Modern, which was interested in playing his music for the event. Although ill, Zappa invited them to Los Angeles for rehearsals of new compositions and new arrangements of older material. In addition to being satisfied with the ensemble's performances of his music, Zappa also got along with the musicians, and the concerts in Germany and Austria were set up for the fall.The Canadian choreographer Édouard Lock, the Canadian dancer Louise Lecavalier, and his company La La La Human Steps were part of the show. In September 1992, the concerts went ahead as scheduled, but Zappa could only appear at two in Frankfurt due to illness. At the first concert, he conducted the opening "Overture", and the final "G-Spot Tornado" as well as the theatrical "Food Gathering in Post-Industrial America, 1992" and "Welcome to the United States" (the remainder of the program was conducted by the ensemble's regular conductor Peter Rundel). The first concert was aired live by German pay TV channel Premiere, presented by the station's "Special" host Christian Eckert. Zappa received a 20-minute ovation. It would become his last professional public appearance, as the cancer was spreading to such an extent that he was in too much pain to enjoy an event that he otherwise found "exhilarating". Recordings from the concerts appeared on The Yellow Shark, Zappa's last release during his lifetime.
Not me crying.
Beautiful
you beat me to this Nick, I selected this but was told you had already selected it. One of my favourite EVER pieces of Franks work. Very poignant for me. In the video, a few minutes after this stopped, you see Frank backstage on his own, just looking at the camera and it brings tears to my eyes every time i see it. He knew the end was near. Also think it fitting Frank chose Europe to premiere his last big event. He often had 2 main sets when doing a world tour. Short, less complicated songs with salacious lyrics featured alot for the U.S. tour while in U.K. and Europe he did longer instrumentals, more complex arrangements. Nothing wrong with either, just Frank knew his audience. This was a thank you and goodbye to his European fans
@@Frunobulax74 don't be so sensitive, lol. Frank has stated what i said, it's out there on you tube/books etc. The Ensemble Modern travelled to L.A. to rehearse it all, sure they would have premiered in the U.S. if that's what Frank REALLY wanted, especially considering how ill he was. Can you imagine him performing this in the U.S.? There would be Assholes screaming "titties and beer" and "dinah-mo-hum" all the way through the event!, lol.
@@HakanTunaMuzik Have a medal for stating what a 100 people before you have said about the concert, lol. Doesn't alter the fact a dying Frank got off his sick bed to go to Europe to premiere his last major performance. If Frank just wanted to perform, the fact the Ensemble Modern were in L.A. rehearsing it all anyway, he would have arranged to do it there for sure, one extra day. Think you should show a little more respect for the man's choice and wishes. Consider also, a year earlier he didn't attend the Zappa's Universe in New York in honour of him and you get some perspective of what going to Europe meant to him.
@@Frunobulax74 , no thanks, it's enough for me that you call Frank a liar.
@@Frunobulax74 zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, the most boring man on the planet.
couple of points...The earth is not flat!!!!
Your whole argument is like a broken pencil....POINTLESS !!!!!!, HAHAHA
@@Frunobulax74 If not calling Frank a liar is "snowflake" maybe you're right, hahaha
The Dog Breath/Uncle Meat variations performed by this group (Ensemble Modern) is musical ecstacy.
Yes, my favorite! Never fails to send me.
Hey! Zappa's Synclavier music performed by humans! (they said it couldn't be done)... Originally on Jazz From Hell (1986) this is from The Yellow Shark which was released on November 2, 1993... So glad Zappa got to do this before he passed (December 4, 1993)...
One of my favorite pieces by Frank! I saw Zappa Plays Zappa do this as an encore, and they did it justice as well.
Even at deaths door Frank was still pushing the boundaries back.
Frank said that this group was the best classical ensemble to perform his music.
We believe it!
I was there to see him live one last time. It was a sad moment for me and many others.
Amazing you got to see him!
Frank Zappa and Kurt Cobain died roughly around the same time. The mainstream media at large is still fixated on celebrating Kurt at every opportunity (birthdays, anniversaries, and anything else) while it never utters a single peep about Frank. IMO Frank has left a much more profound and lasting impression on the world of music compared to Kurt. We like what we are told to like by the powerful forces behind the scenes. Kind of a sad reflection of our plastic, dumbed-down culture really.
In my local news paper (Belgium) it was a full page titled: "Giant felled!"
I totally agree. I guess it was the timing of Kurt’s death that made him more of a cult figure. But as for the music, Zappa pushed boundaries much more than Kurt ever could.
I totally agree, but we are talkin' about nothing, c'mon compearing Frank Zappa to Kurt Cobain Is almost otrageous (and i personally have nothing against Cobain)....and other then that he was even on the 4th ir 5th position on the "Rolling Stones magazine" list of the bestia guitar player ...ridicoulus
Dogwhistles.
@@ruylopez1039 triggered?
There is a sign in the audience that says "what's the secret word for tonight?"
Genius, pure fucken genius.
I read somewhere the standing ovation lasted around 20 minutes.
You should have watched the video until the end.
Frank Zappa sitting in a room all alone, the audience applauding and a tear falls from his eye .
I think three months later he would no longer be with us.
Tears began to fall.
Thanks for everything Mr. Zappa. wherever you are
I think a comet has been named after him, Zappafrank as I recall. So in one sense Frank is still out there, maybe even way out there!
@@charcolew Its an asteroid, actually. I always think that if one day it slams directly into Earth, we will look up as it approaches us, and it will look just like Frank
@@T23000PLUS You are so right! It will play "Inca Roads" as it impacts.
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In an interview weeks before he died, he said he was working on getting an Opera performed but unfortunately, it never came to pass, that would have been something to behold, lol.
Would have been amazing
and... BOOM! There it is... you are now entering his orchestral side... the REAL side of Frank. There are so many things I could say here , but I'm guessing most people will say the same things, so I'll give you some personal stuff from this concert, this is gonna be kind of long... lol.
I'll try to keep it interesting.
If you look carefully at the end, during the audience shots after the song, you can see Gail Zappa. Then at another point you can see Dweezil and Moon, and also, at another point... you can see Chris Boulet... um... me.
I was there all three nights, I met Dweezil, I talked with Frank for exactly two seconds (I had already talked to him tons of times and I really wasn't expecting to meet him in a hallway where I was looking for a bathroom backstage.) I met and became friends with several of the musicians from that orchestra. The pianist (Hermann) gave me the backstage pass. I saw the soundcheck of this performance in the afternoon, while on the second night, I didn't have a ticket, but did have a backstage pass, and was in the control room where they were doing pick-up shots of the concert for the video, and watched the second night on monitors.
The third night... the last night that Frank Zappa stood on a stage and heard his music played by human beings in front of an audience... I was front row center.
The dance troop is named LaLa Human Steps. They also worked with David Bowie, they were nice but stayed mostly to themselves. There was actually four dancers. They danced to a computer peice by Zappa named Beat The Reaper, and parts of another one named N-Lite during the intermission. I had a chance to get to know one of those dancers. Nice guy.
Utterly thrilling. If you aren't enthralled by that you don't know what art is.
lol for real
This whole concert by the Ensemble Modérn is fantastic. The opening piece in this concert, "uncle meat/dog breath variations", is truly sublime.
Dan and Sifa, during the song, it shows you his wife, Gail and Dweezil and Moon in the audience, don't know if you noticed.
Thought that was them!
Thought that was them!
She is Louise Lecavalier from La La La Human Step, a reputed danse troup based in Montréal, Québec back then. This song was first performed by Frank on the synclavier on Jazz from Hell in 1986. I don't think Ms Lecavalier has anything to do with the G-Spot thing 😂
An incredible piece of music
Indeed
to say that Frank Zappa had finally met the orchestra that respected him. what to say at the time of his withdrawal from the scene in Europe. may before his departure he had in Prague and their neighbors advised. to its peoples to remain themselves…. there is a video of zappa in rehearsal for these concerts… I like Frank zappa's music thanks to you😄
Thank you for watching Herbert!
Thanks! Yes, sad. He had only months to live. He was an accomplished conductor for many years. Leonard Bernstein, the world-famous symphony conductor, once remarked that the only person he would ever hand over his batons to, and let conduct his orchestra, was Frank Zappa. I sure hope you guys will react to more of 'The Yellow Shark' live (or any of the several orchestral albums recorded in previous years).
@Thomas Freeman I just remember hearing what I thought was a real quote by Bernstein, long before Zappa's death. But Zappa did conduct his own band, I saw him do it live more than once, definitely both hands, and the band was watching and instantly responding. He also conducted with his own improvised hand signals
not to forget Pierre Boulez
Thanks for watching!
I'm so, so happy you saw this one. Thank you! There are other orchestral works by Frank. They are so worth exploring.
Next: The Black Page. Arguably the most difficult piece of music written.
YES the Black Page #1 and #2.
@akahina - This is from Steve Vai:
"I was just enamored with Vinnie. Back in the Frank days, his whole approach, when I heard Vinnie play, his phrasing - it satisfied something in my heart. It was easy to get certain rhythmic gratification from straight up-and-down-type players. Playing grooves, alternate grooves here and there. But Vinnie just came in and threw a wrench into the works. The guy is an alien. He was able to touch buttons with his sense of polyrhythms that no one has ever done. Frank's band was the perfect soundboard for that. I started transcribing his playing for The Frank Zappa Book. I mean, there's five to six different notations for the hi-hat!" [laughs]
"I'll tell you a really great Vinnie story. He's one of the most amazing sight-readers that ever existed on the instrument. One day we were in a Frank rehearsal, this was early '80s, and Frank brought in this piece of music called "Mo 'N Herb's Vacation." Just unbelievably complex. All the drums were written out, just like "The Black Page" except even more complex. There were these runs of like 17 over 3 and every drumhead is notated differently. And there were a whole bunch of people there, I think Bozzio was there."
"Vinnie had this piece of music on the stand to his right. To his left he had another music stand with a plate of sushi on it, okay? Now the tempo of the piece was very slow, like "The Black Page." And then the first riff came in, [mimics bizarre Zappa-esque drum rhythm patterns] with all these choking of cymbals, and hi-hat, ruffs, spinning of rototoms and all this crazy stuff. And I saw Vinnie reading this thing. Now, Vinnie has this habit of pushing his glasses up with the middle finger of his right hand. Well I saw him look at this one bar of music, it was the last bar of music on the page. He started to play it as he was turning the page with one hand, and then once the page was turned he continued playing the riff with his right hand, as he reached over with his left hand, grabbed a piece of sushi and put it in his mouth, continued the riff with his left hand and feet, pushed his glasses up, and then played the remaining part of the bar."
"It was the sickest thing I have ever seen. Frank threw his music up in the air. Bozzio turned around and walked away. I just started laughing."
The concert was edited for the great sounding Yellow Shark CD. An official video was never released but good quality bootlegs have existed for years.
Love this. I teach high school chemistry. I'm considering incorporating more music into class. I've played orchestra music by Frank while students are doing review games... But listening to this today makes me think I need to play this everyday at the start of class as a race for students to finish their warm-up problem. Since I teach in an underprivileged School, I was thinking I might give everyone a snack of some sort that finishes before the piece ends.... Create a ritual of this everyday and at the same time turn people on to the music because they would hear it so often that they couldn't help but like it.
Amazing idea! Thanks so much for watching!
I was glad to see this video as it showed Frank in his chosen element, Modern Composition. He had several other unrealized (while he was alive) projects. Joe's Garage and especially Thingfish were both conceptualized as stage shows that never materialized, except Thingfish was eventually adapted by a group in England IIRC.
Frank was in talks just before he died with Best Brains (Mystery Science Theater 3000) about a movie deal. Frank was a huge fan of 50s Science Fiction films and had an idea for a musical about a giant spider, with the story being told from the spider's point of view... He thought the group was "just weird enough to do it". This never materialized because Frank died during the talks. Best Brains went on to make the MST3K movie a few years later.
Frank is a legend
Orchestral Frank Live.. Brilliant and yes Sad... Great review Folks
Thanks for watching!
at the end they showed Gail and Dweezil with Moon in the audience
Knowing that this happened just within his lifetime makes me happy. I feel like this was a big thing on his artistic bucket list. It's sad and amazing when that happens to artists. Like the big retrospective exhibition of Frank's long-time collaborator and animator Bruce Bickford shortly before he passed away. So sad and amazing to witness that last big piece of recognition.
Unobtrusive editing, probably we only missed a couple minutes of cracking up, lol. La La La Human Steps?! Wasn't expecting to see the dancer, Louise Lecavalier (thanks Peter K for saving me the search, I wouldn't have remembered her name on my own) who is as always extraordinary and fearless. Wicked cool track, great reception from European audience (lighter on the Philistines, lmao) sad that this came near the end for Frank. Terrific, perceptive, informed reaction, no surprise, just pleasure and advancement/enhancement of understanding, thanks, guys. All hail the Erudition Edition, the Crazy Canuck Woman as Weather Phenom, and the Mad Genius, raison d'etre for all this, RIP, Frank. D
Great stuff all around!
The dancing was EPIC! I had no doubt that she WAS the g-spot. Really overshadowed the music for me...
The energy from Ensemble Modern is wild. You can hear that they are soooo into it.
Incredible guys thanks! So good to see this ... if you can then check out "Outrage at Valdez" or "Dog Breath Variations + Uncle Meat" which are from this concert/album "The Yellow Shark"... they are stunningly beautiful pieces of music....
Thanks!
Frank, nelle sue band, ha sempre avuto grandi batteristi, i bassisti un pochino in ombra, d'altronde la sua adolescenza è cresciuta con la musica di Edgar Varese e non poteva essere altrimenti.
La sua mente fervida, assetata di musica, trovava la sua meta nelle notti insonni, tutto preso a comporre!
I suoi concerti dal vivo (lo vidi nel 1973 e nel 1982) sono stati tutti esperienze uniche!
Tuttavia, ricordo Gail, a Roma, FRANK ZAPPA TRIBUTE - ROMA 2011 (AUDITORIUM), circondata da persone che volevano avere il suo autografo sul CD "The Yellow Shark", diceva che Frank amava soprattutto la musica contemporanea.
Grazie ragazzi, state facendo bene!!
Frank, in his bands, has always had great drummers, bassists a little in the shadows, on the other hand his adolescence grew with the music of Edgar Varese and it could not be otherwise. His fervent mind, thirsty for music, found its destination in sleepless nights, all taken to compose! His live concerts (I saw him in 1973 and 1982) were all unique experiences!
However, I remember Gail, in Roma, FRANK ZAPPA TRIBUTE - ROMA 2011 (AUDITORIUM), surrounded by people who wanted to have her autograph on the CD "The Yellow Shark", said that Frank loved contemporary music above all.
Thanks guys, you are doing well!!
Siamo contenti che ti sia piaciuto, stai bene Sergio!! E grazie mille per le informazione !
Jazz From Hell all the music was typed on a computer connected to a very expensive keyboard called a New England Digital Synclavier III. It’s an amazing listen.
Interesting how you mention North Asian and Russian music here. Frank was really inspired by all kinds of folk music. Especially Asian. He actually had plans making a fusion album with people from Ireland and Mongolia among others, but it never happened. He just jammed with them at hes home. I remember seeing it being filmed in a documentary.
He loved Irish traditional music, too, and worked with The Chieftains (Irish trad group of note).
Yeah, I always hear it as Eastern European and Russian, especially his earlier stuff, from Uncle Meat and Burnt Weeny Sandwich. Stravinsky influence for sure, also I'm sure others that are less famous.
@@rickmerlotti7720 You can also hear Indian influences. Also in hes guitarplaying.
That was quite a show..Zappa was an unusual talent..left us way to young.
Agreed
bittersweet
There are actually a number of CDs with Zappa's orchestral works. 2 cds of this group, the ensemble modern, two volumes with the London Symphony orchestra from the 1980s and a CD called orchestral favorites, and also the Pierre Boulez conducts Zappa. I think its called the perfect stranger.
There is also a bootleg of an orchestra (which on escapes me) doing 'Sinister Footware' & 'Bob in Dacron'
@@markofrontz1343 I like that one - if the sound was any better I'd love it
Very true. But in those days, ya took yer chances. Hopefully the Zappa Family Trust will find a better sounding tape source & release it.🤞
When you listen for it, there is beauty the whole way through Frank's canon of work, but the orchestral stuff is stunning. I saw the LSO performance at The Barbican in London. With hindsight and to be honest, I was too young to appreciate it. So grateful that the concert rehearsals allowed Frank to prepare the LSO for those albums. Beautiful.
The Yellow Shark is a masterpiece
All correct below. Composed on and play from the Synclavier for the "Jazz from Hell" album. As expressed below, FZ used the Synclavier as he didn't think humans could play it flawlessly. "Jazz from Hell" was his only Grammy and it's all instrumentals. Nonetheless the album was labled with a PMRC Parents Advisory for lyrics so it wouldn't corrupt America's youth. An instrumental album...
ah this is one of the songs i was waiting for aha. well done Zappa Army
outrage of valdez !!!!
This was originally released in 1986 on the album Jazz From Hell. Other stand out tracks would include- Massagio Galore and Night School among others. It was not an orchestral album.
Thanks for clarifying!
This is the first time I even knew there was a dance, so thank you. I think the name is from its having been originally rendered using the G-notes on the Synclavier, which is not the note G, except a twelfth of the time. G means guitar or something. They picked it as the hardest Synclavier piece for humans to play.
Thanks Dead Man!
The proper listen of this song is from it's original LP, Jazz From Hell
This is great stuff. I think Yellow Shark is FZ best album. And yes, I wonder what he could have done if he lived longer too. Of course, he left many challenging musical jewels for us, but I will always think his premature death was really a huge loss. The ancients greeks already knew that the gods envy all the humans that excel in their activities. But they could have wait a little longer. Fans always knew Frank was serious about music. Of course, at the same time he also wrote dirty lyrics, played electric guitar (what a soloist!), played the blues, funk, jazz, gorgeous grooves, and had lots of humor. So what? This is one of the reasons that makes him so unique and a visionary pioneer. That's why he is the quintessential composer of the XXth century. FZ forever.
Concerning Louise Lecavalier .....she had already done a tour with David Bowie before G Spot.....ruclips.net/video/bmbAvrhrvVo/видео.html
Edouard Locke was the choreographer behind La La La Human Steps.
FRANK ZAPPA IS THE BEST!!
Monumental to be able to see that happen before he passed.
However, I consider the original release to be angels dancing on the head of a pin.
Some things just need a synclavier or current equivalent to be fully realized.
Dio Fa comes to mind.
Yeah there was this early Contraption called a I don't know a single Aver I believe and it was a computer with a keyboard and Frank was using that to do these compositions and he did this album which is one of my favorites called Jazz from hell and there are some amazing songs one of them's called the Beltway Bandits and then there's night school you really got to hear night school and you might even like to hear G-spot tornado on the sink with beer because the tones are absolutely radical I mean I don't know how you could take Frank Zappa's music to the next level but when you hear night school it's as if he somehow pulled it off then I love the cover of the album no I bought it when it was on vinyl cuz it was still the 80s and they still made records I mean they make them now obviously but that was how it was released it wasn't like some special limited edition vinyl that's back in the day when you still actually bought records mini how it had a really cool picture of Frankie looks like a real Sinister kind of guy I'll dignified and he's got a tie with a white collared shirt like a raincoat dark raincoat he looks really dignified you know alright you brooklynites
The best song ever made
I always look forward to your Zappa reactions! Was checking RUclips if you uploaded a new one.
Thanks!
The crux of the biscuit - the cherry on the cake - Frank was sick, but he still got to do his swan song. One of his comments towards the public was: "If you feel like throwing your underpants on stage, put them over there". Russian influence, I can def. hear that.
And a nod to his 'conceptual continuity'. Early 80's 'Panty Rap' tells how he was collecting panties to be used in a quilt. Unwashed. He was such a 'fun' guy.
Superb
It is almost like a Chinese Opera!
I never knew this video existed. Is this the Frankfurt Ensemble Modern playing? This was interesting. I think the "original" is from the album "Jazz From Hell"
Bittersweet looking back at this & knowing Frank had cancer yet it didn’t stop his passion to conduct this amazing piece and release the Yellow Shark
He’s the best
This piece was one of tge songs Tipper Gore earmarked as obscene and requiring a parent warning label from the government. The piece has no lyrics and it's assumed no one from the PMRC everlistened to it....probably just the title offended them
This piece is in 1/1 time. Hard to play, even harder to dance to...
There's something mysterious about the G spot.
I just can't put my finger on it.
😂😂😂
Your training has served you well SIFA..Russian influence is very close to Zappa influence more eastern European in rhythm sense...Probably Igor Stravinsky down through Bulgarian folk music with a splash of Arabesque...
Damn, I shoulda read your comment before I posted one. I said almost the exact same thing above.
someone will correct me if I'm wrong but I believe there was a 22 minute standing ovation.
Well deserved!
Boy, Courtney Love is a really aggressive dancer!!
True that!!!🤣🤣
Lol
I wonder how long Frank had to rehearse with this orchestra. It would also be interesting if there was a video of that rehearsal
to see how Frank wanted various instruments to play, and phrasings. I'm certain it was pleasant for Frank to work with an
orchestra that wasn't union. I'm not knocking unions, but Frank had his own schedule and it didn't conform to union rules.
He must have enjoyed the enthusiasm of the orchestra towards G-Spot T.
There’s a vid of the rehearsals right here on RUclips.
@@ganazby - Amazing, but true. With only a little searching ( it felt like an eternity ), I found this video on You Tube,
with FZ rehearsing a tune with an orchestra, and looks like the same orchestra. Dweezel and Ahmed in the audience. ruclips.net/video/Qpc1JU7wDYw/видео.html
@@mu99ins Glad you got to it! Frank seemed very happy, despite what he must have been going through.
It's one thing to have the musical score, and it's another thing to interpret it. We watch as FZ interprets his
score with the orchestra. Frank being Frank, on a different occasion, I would expect him to have another interpretation.
In most cases, orchestras cost money, and that's serious money, and so time is an issue for a conductor to convey his
interpretation on the orchestra.
Dan..It is not Frank evolved musically rather the tools evolved for him to use...Frank was born evolved .Lot of Zappa freaks believe Zappa at high school was a loner with a guitar with a rapper houdie and the famous facial hair...That is not entirely true.In junior high he was the boy they went to for speeches in front of school assembly..He was winning art prizes from the time he was a child.He was the high school go to boy for the teachers,,That was till he got caught with his high school sweetheart by his father,,They lived across the road and then packed up everything and moved.They ripped his first love away...This is why he is fond of doowop music.Then he turned into the sullen withdrawn character and moved to Lancaster where he spent his time with Capt Beefheart .This group is the ensemble modern who pride themselves on playing modern orchestral and difficult music...They approached him to score some music for them...you can't look back to understand his motives...For any Zappa freak who disagree check out the song..''I'm so happy i could cry''...which was never released in Zappa's day..only after he died...This song become''take your clothes off when you dance''..first recorded in 1962 as a instrumental rhumba which was before the south american trend had landed.
Good point
Those two boys can dance.
Lol
His last concert
😢
You might really like this: Zappa jam ~ G-spot tornado ruclips.net/video/7QFnYZSV6Js/видео.html
Thanks!
Hi you two, please allow me to use this platform to address those in the comments, who have decided to indulge in a game of oneupmanship, show some respect. Please, and Thank you.
I'm curious to know how her energy was different to you. Sifa's expression never changed. It looked like she'd rather be anywhere but with you watching this video. I've watched many of your reactions and she just doesn't have one. She doesn't nod her head or anything to let us know she is actually listening to the same song. She could be knitting in her head for all we know. Or maybe her headset has the sound of an idling F-4 which will put anyone to sleep. Anyway, kudos for diving into Zappa. My absolute favorite band. Are we still allowed to say "Mongoloid".
lol we can say whatever we want. Yank a for watching William!
I approve 👌
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I was wondering when you guys would get to yellow shark try a pound for a brown from this album great reaction
Thanks Tim!
What's happening behind the dancers is a truly remarkable performance. It's honestly a shame they were distracting from it.
Amazing music
The maestro! But oh so poignant.
Said it before; onece the video starts, put it up front and yourselves in PIP/.
Thanks for the suggestion.
BEST VERSION of this song... The Studio version not so much....
Technically the "studio" version exist only in computer memory via Synclavier.
@@gornoman Yes, the solo version...Supposed to be inhumanly possible to play. It is in the "Jazz From Hell" album, well before yellow Shark. Reading through Yellow Shark, the London Ensemble said it was the hardest piece they EVER had to learn top play.
This is my PH username
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Don’t worry Dan there’s lots of orchestral stuff. For example this ensemble lead to THE YELLOW SHARK and another album
I can’t remember the name of. An album called ORCHESTRAL FAVORITES. And there is also the three LONDON SYMPHONY recording’s and a ton more. When you think about it there is classical on practically everything he did. As for the dancer, I think she’s a guy. Doesn’t matter. I like the dancing but I wish there was more emphasis on the musicians.
The dancers are La La La Human Steps, Edouard Lock and Louise Lecavalier from Montreal, Quebec. Louise Lecavalier is really a girl.
Ensemble modern released another album in early 2000s that includes their version of Greggary Peccary, and a song coming up shortly, but the 'guitar' is left out of the title...;-)
@@alainfraser9879 I stand corrected. Thank you.
That's my only knock on this video, not getting to see the musicians actually playing this, and while there were plenty of conventional instruments, there was also some odd things added to the mix too...it was Frank. I loved the percussionist in another ensemble video and she reminded me of Ruth, the way she had all her gadgets around her and she went to town with them...
"she"?
...hahaha!
Nah. The original is way better.
Great music, stupid commentators.
Thanks for watching! 😘
The "she" is a "he"
She is Louise Lecavalier from La La La Human Step danse troup from Montréal, Québec