Great document of a true musical genius! I have been a lifelong fan and continue to be enthralled by his albums. Awesome work Jimmy! Rock on brother!! 👋👋👋🤘🤘🤘
Frank Zappa's music was so profound to me that as a kid I'd call Barking Pumpkin Records often to express my admiration. They never hung up on me! Made friends with all the employees and Gerry Fialka his publicist. One day Frank himself got on the phone and said "Mike I've been hearing great things about you. I want you to do college radio promotion for me". This was my launch into an amazing career that included Enigma Capitol Sony Columbia and then starting my own PR company. Thanks to genius Frank.....🎉❤ Don't smoke cigarettes folks. I miss him dearly. ❤❤❤❤
Saw Frank at the Beaux Arts in Brussels in 1971 with Flo and Eddie, my first concert. I was hooked. Saw him twice afterwards, bought a ton of his albums. GREAT video by the way. Loved your Danny Gatton one too.
Thank you so much man! That had to have been awesome to see him live. Shamefully so far all of the people I've covered I've never had the opportunity to see live. I guess it's a bit of a vicarious thing haha. Plus I just love the stories from folks like yourself coming in talking about when they saw them. I appreciate the kind words - high five over the miles
Joe's Garage Act I, II, III was my first Zappa album I heard and it became one of my favourite Albums of all time. Not only because of the Music on it but also the pure nostalgia of my youth it brings to me when I listen to it. Thankfully I got to hear it all without waiting for it to be released a trickle at a time.
As I listen to this article, I get a popup ad asking about your "Chrome extension" (ref the Chrome browser) and it is so appropriate. I saw FZ once during the Sheik Yourbuti tour. Been a fan since back in the day, and I enjoy FZ's sense of humor, and consider his satire great comedy. Smile every time I play some FZ.
Citation definitely needed, because people don't seem to argue when Freak Out was released, but there are multiple dates for Blonde on Blonde before Freak Outs release date.
Frank was certainly a driven man when it came to his musical interests. The rest of his persona was clearly centered on putting his thumb in the eyes of the music industry at large, human nature and a good portion of societal norms along his journeys. Given those last two, sadly IMO you quickly either became intrigued and entertained or, someone with no patience at all for his message or his work. After discovering his music in the early seventies, I found his music and lyrics both fascinating and captivating. I was fortunate to see him live on 7 occasions and have since amassed a collection of over 40 of his albums.
That is awesome - he really did put out so many albums! The only other artist I could think of that could compete in that realm, actually exceeded by now is Buckethead. I remember reading about how Zappa wanted to get out of a record contract but they said they had more albums he had to do so he showed up with a stack lol, typical Frank.
Zappa is a gift musicians give to each other if they've not heard him before. A drummer friend of mine gave me a mixtape of Sheik Yerbouti and The Man From Utopia and it was astonishing and hilarious but when I heard Rat Tomago, that was it, that was the gateway. I think Ruth said this from a conversation she had with Frank before he died, the thing about those later bands, he set those up largely so he could play guitar and find that space to solo. When the infighting in the last band got too much he realized the fun had gone out of it, and it could never happen again. Whether or not that was really the case I don't know but it's sad to think so.
I enjoyed reading your comment - definitely some good stuff in there. I didn't realize that about the infighting. And I really liked it when Frank played in that type of lineup. I guess it must have gotten pretty bad. Thanks for sharing that!
Thanks for putting this together and sharing it. Some great and interesting information in this. Seen a good few Docs on Zappa and most are less facts, more blowing smoke up his Arse. Which is fine also. But I like to know the kind of information you are including. Things I had forgotten about or didn't know at all.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it! I'm glad you liked it - this was a hard one to do only because my God he did so much. That guy did a whole hell of a lot in his life time.
Interesting that Gail found a book in a library that had a listing and scores of a 17th century composer named Francis Vincent Zappa. Zappa recorded the tunes with the help of a synclavier and bingo,a 17th century unknown composer released a cd in the 20th century. Its on Rhino records.
Very thorough and great documentary about the legendary and most original recording artist of all time, Frank Zappa. Thank you sir! So funny about the whole censorship thing, imagine this politician actually had the audacity to question what toys Frank's children played with, at a supposedly serious senate hearing about music censorship... And now you can confess to murders on record and it's the most popular music in America right now...
Thank you so much! I was still new to the documentary format coming from a channel where I either noodled in front of the camera or sat there spouting off about something. It has definitely evolved since then. This one was a hard one to do because it was so damn long. Still though, I am glad you enjoyed it and I appreciate the kind words!
I heard a very different version of the L(e)ather/4 albums story. (Sorry, I don't have an umlot for the a-Germen spelling of leather) According to the liner notes on the finally released Lather; That album was offered, FIRST, (and apparently) only to Warners. They refused to release it prompting FZ to AT THAT TIME to play it in it's entirety on the air after telling listeners to fire up their recorders (thereby giving the album away for free) and THEN re-package it into the "4 albums": "In New York", "Sleep Dirt", "Orchestral Favorites" and "Studio Tan", with "Zoot Allures" going to the main label as part of that SAME round of negotiations. Later, pieces of the album ended up on FZ's first Phonogram/Zappa Records release Sheik Yerbouti. There may have been disputes between fans about the timeline, but FZ's widow, Gayle (who WROTE the liner notes) is very clear that "Lather" was ALWAYS intended to be a 4 disc set! I've listened to the entire Lather set and, yes nearly EVERYTHING on the "4 Albums" came from Lather!
Frank Zappa. You either were a fan fanatical... or you just didn't get it. Regardless, there was no denying his indelible presence, & his unique musical style will be remembered.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with Frank Zappa ! The guy was simply a genius ... In these strange times we miss him more than ever ... In solidarity with the fighters for peace, love, freedom, justice and truth, we express our feelings with music on our channel. Greetings from Germany, CLUB OF THE UNCENSORED POETS
@@guitarmeetsscience Moreover, contact with liquid mercury at ordinary temperatures is not particularly problematic. Current guidelines (particularly in the US) which classify anyting more than a broken thermometer as a "large spill" requiring evacuation are ridiculous.
I didn't realize that Freak Out was a Double Album. I have the CD and from memory I just remember it as a Trippy psychedelic Rock n Roll. But yeah, Never realized it was a double album.
My Uncle ran the Rainbow Theatre during those magical years. Such a shame what happened to him was unacceptable and gutted that it happened at The Rainbow. As an aside but on topic. If you get the chance google The Rainbow Theatre Finsbury Park. It truly is (was) a beautiful venue. When they had big shows they would have the front of house and Façade all decorated with Giant Sculptures and Art. I have very fond memories of The Rainbow Theatre and I am so pleased to have that connection to such a great building that housed some of the very best Bands and shows at a time when all those Bands were making the best Music to ever be made during the most explosive time in Music and being able to have income to buy Records. Just a great time to be alive.
Absolutely 100% correct! I'm glad you caught that - would they pulled on Frank really totally should have been illegal. It was definitely immoral for sure.
She didn't exactly retire, but post-Zappa her musical work rate declined to Scott Walker-esque levels. (Her particular "difficult years" being the stint in Ambrosia).
At 31:48 is Frank Co - presenting with a Gorgeous Stevie Nicks ? Thankyou for fitting so much information into this production & no doubt enlightening many about more than they already knew re the great man . Brilliant. 😁👍
I've often wondered if Zappas cancer was related to exposure of fucked up chemicals as a kid living around a chem weapons testing grounds. Could have been the cigs, but yeah. Also the radium pelet treatment? Yikes, that'll do it too.
It is a possibility - when I put this together I was really astounded by the stuff that he was surrounded by as a kid. The thought definitely crossed my mind as well
@guitarmeetsscience Frank studied classical, jazz, rock, fusion, etc. and then created music his way, keep on keeping on learning and expressing yourself and the genuine magical answer to your question is "take lessons and practice practice practice"🎵 🎵 🎵
Thank you so much for cluing me in! It's kind of funny because I was marveling it how many little comments are trickling in on this one all of a sudden when it's been pretty much dead in the water for the last few months. Lol you just totally let me in on why. I appreciate it!
The book is pretty unflattering to the parents. These days people have a new perspective on mental health and Frank was definitely confusing to people around him. Celebrities live in a bubble.
@todds808 oh wow - That's interesting too because she seemed to have a great relationship with her dad. But then knowing how intensely Type-A he was, I can imagine there's a lot more there than meets the eye. I'll have to pick up a copy. I'm going to be very curious what her take is currently considering the time we're in.
I'd like to know where that IQ statement came from. I've searched many times for that information without success. Pretty good doc, although there were several mispronunciations, and I would have liked to have seen. the video more closely match the narration instead of random clips.
First off Thanks for some extremely valuable feedback. Honestly I'm pretty new to the whole documentary thing. It seems to be a much more comfortable format than a lot of the stuff I've done in the past. With that said I don't claim to be an old pro at it by any stretch. As far as where the IQ statement came from, multiple sources on Google probably dubious sources at best, but that's about all I've had to draw from - though his IQ has been storied to be that high from all the talk I remember since I was young. And yes it was always that number popping up in Google searches. That's the best I had to work with so that's what I went with. Don't claim it's the best method, but I did what I could in that regard. Also, you bring up a good point about the little collage that I put together. I kind of wanted to cover all parts of his career, but yes there are certain parts where it is definitely better to have it more tied to the particular period that is being mentioned especially since this is a chronological story. I will take that into account, and I also won't do such damn long ones lol. This one was a freaking bear to do. I really do appreciate your honest and candid feedback though - it really does help quite a bit!
@@GoodCorporateRobot Right on! And thank you again - that is some great feedback you provided and it will be applied in upcoming work for sure. I wish more people would do that to be honest.
Zappa is a curiosity - talented, no doubt. Growing up in the late 60s, I really tried to like the music - but it's all in the head. The endless innuendos would kill a comedian's career - they get tedious really fast. Watch 200 Motels - I saw it c. 1980 and threw in the towel.
I think there's plenty to enjoy with some space between the comedy. What I find the most loathsome is the misogynistic, just gross stupidity, probably the worst on the Roxy and Elsewhere record. If you were a woman in the audience, how were you supposed to feel? Dumb.
Great documentary, I've only started listening to Zappa about 2 weeks ago, been digging his library of work. 2 things, small gripes. They say Zappa had an IQ of 172. No way, I don't believe it, sounds like a Zappa urban legend. I still think he was a genius. Also, what about all the cheating that Zappa did on his wife? That's something that could have been talked about, everything was a tad too positive, and it's clear that he was a cheater according to various people including his daughter. Nothing wrong to talk about it even for 5 minutes.
Great documentary. FZ's views on record companies are summed up by one rendition of "Titties And Beer". The Devil threatens him with Hell, and he replies "I know what Hell is like, I was signed to Warner Brothers for 10 years".
Pretty good. Way too many moments marking "crucial points/shifts" in time/life. Personally, growing up, I was drawn to Zappa. A friend suggested I listen to Joes Garage straight through (as it should be, being a rock opera) with headphones. I was blown away. Its in my top ten g.o.a.t full albums...and if its not in yours, you either haven't done the headphones suggestion...or you just suck. After this intro I remember buying up all I could find, which was a lot. My experience with Zappa music was kind of acquired taste...a lot of "grows" on uou. Not sure how else to describe it. Joes Garage, Apostrophe, all the live stuff...BIG thumbs up. The rest of it, though at one point in my life I would tell you how genius it all is...in retrospect. ..meh. And, now to piss off all the Zappa die hards. I've always wondered if this was true, as it was with pretty much all of laurel canyon musicians....watching this vid made me realize that Frank Zappa was 100% planted. By who? Idk..."them" . Zappa was totally a plant.
Definitely some awesome feedback - and yes, I was still pretty new at putting these docs together when I did the Frank one. I have sense calmed it down, but it's good somebody in the know of editing came in here. It's always good to talk some shop. Happy holidays!
I'm born 20 years after..would own Roxy &Elsewhere then One size while my friends had Apostrophe..which I loved. I would see him in 75 for my first show ever ..at 15 ..then start making music myself without lessons. Singing and lyrics at first .Southern rock.. straight..prog.. rock .radio..hard then heavy by 84.i stayed on and loved the Joes Garage stuff but fell off after daw him 5 times total.then did All my own stuff after. I still don't like much before Roxy or Pink Floyd's Darkside .too primitive for my tastes
Elemental mercury is notthat toxic. Mercury vapor mercurycompounds etc. is where the hazards begin.ike lead as well much more toxic as fumes like when people hused to liquify lead to make toys sinkers and ammo, or in paint etc.
Despite all the praise and recognition Frank Zappa receives today, only time will tell just how great a musician/artist/intellect he was. Today, there are still too many prejudices associated with it. Despite all the criticism he received, NO ONE EVER QUESTIONED HIS ARTISTIC ABILITY. With the death of Dali, Steven Hawking and Frank Zappa, the era of AUTONOMOUS GENIUS ended. Now the successful ones are like Gates, Musk, Trump, Snoop Dog, Jackson, Prince... etc... are parasites who use their ego to exploit the work of others for their own benefit.
I've tried and tried to get into Zappa. I'm a major music nut but the one word that comes to mind whenver I hear his music or hear the man speak: Pretentious. I'm so subversive and artistic. I take random words and stick em together. If you don't get it you dont get "art". He hates damn near every other musician. Believes his stuff is superior to everyone's. Zappa reminds me of music snobs in high school who always went outta there way to shit on whatever music you liked while championing the most obscure music out there because its "different". I'm not a massive Kiss fan but their first 3 records went gold and they were in danger of being dropped by their label. Zappa has a career shoving out album after album that make no money, have no successful singles and yet is allowed to keep churning away. His most successful song was by his daughter. Its also amazing how many of these classic rock stars were the progeny of high ranking military officers.
There is/was only one FZ. There will never be another like him ever. He made fun of anyone and everything. You got him, and his music or you didn’t. If you didn’t, that’s why there is a Taylor Swift so you can tap your toes to boring, mundane, stupid pop music nonsense. Oh and there is also Ken and Barbie Country Music for those who enjoy that drivel.
What WAS wrong with Frank Zappa? Maybe his chain-smoking. Other than that, NOT MUCH. WHICH other rock 'n' roll musician was hungry to write orchestral works!!? Nope, can't think of any...
I liked some of Frank Zappa's music. Apostrophe being my favorite. But in interviews he basically would claim that we were all stupid while he was a genius then release just plain stupid songs like Disco Boy, Dancing Fool, Valley Girl etc. Nowhere the stuff he had done in the early 70s. If it was a joke l didn't get it as he just became more annoying shit on the radio
That's a good take - while he was revered so much in the tight-knit music community, I think for the most part the general public just kind of had enough at some point. That's why that quote stuck out to me so I put it on the thumbnail. That was just his mindset apparently
Frank never should have gotten married. He should have just had a smart devoted groupie live in assistant, paid. No kids. Moon and Dweezil are cool though. I bought her book, happy to give her a few bucks at least. Ahmet sucks.
It's funny. For some people it's exactly the opposite. I like very much some of what I know of Frank but not all. And I do like a fair amount of his music but I'm selective.
I know I pronounced Edgard Varese's name wrong. Thanks to the thousands of people who remind me that on a daily basis. Acknowledged. Thank you.
Personally I couldn’t care less, but people get very snooty about pronunciations for some reason. Great upload cheers
Hey that's one way to get lots of Reply's... and another upvote. You got the "OCD and autists bump" haha.
Haha Cheers bro 🤘😆🤘
Hahaha Right? I don't know why but it's been in a whole influx, part of me thanks maybe it's botted... Who knows these days? Anyhow thanks bro 🤘🤘
well it's a whoosh of fresh air not hearing a robot.
Great document of a true musical genius! I have been a lifelong fan and continue to be enthralled by his albums. Awesome work Jimmy! Rock on brother!! 👋👋👋🤘🤘🤘
Thanks brother. Been a huge Frank fan as well, glad you liked it. Keep on rocking Hugh! 🤘🤘
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Frank Zappa's music was so profound to me that as a kid I'd call Barking Pumpkin Records often to express my admiration. They never hung up on me! Made friends with all the employees and Gerry Fialka his publicist. One day Frank himself got on the phone and said "Mike I've been hearing great things about you. I want you to do college radio promotion for me". This was my launch into an amazing career that included Enigma Capitol Sony Columbia and then starting my own PR company. Thanks to genius Frank.....🎉❤
Don't smoke cigarettes folks. I miss him dearly. ❤❤❤❤
Wow - that is seriously one awesome freaking story. Thanks for sharing that, and honored to have you here! Wow!
@guitarmeetsscience I got more Frank stories bro....
The Lucky Contract Pen Story will prove Franks photographic memory.... true genius.
Saw Frank at the Beaux Arts in Brussels in 1971 with Flo and Eddie, my first concert. I was hooked. Saw him twice afterwards, bought a ton of his albums. GREAT video by the way. Loved your Danny Gatton one too.
Thank you so much man! That had to have been awesome to see him live. Shamefully so far all of the people I've covered I've never had the opportunity to see live. I guess it's a bit of a vicarious thing haha. Plus I just love the stories from folks like yourself coming in talking about when they saw them. I appreciate the kind words - high five over the miles
Frank Zappa isn't dead, he just smells funny.
🤘😆🤘 lmao right on man That had me cracking up
Amazing videos man keep it up
Thank you so much 🙏
Joe's Garage Act I, II, III was my first Zappa album I heard and it became one of my favourite Albums of all time. Not only because of the Music on it but also the pure nostalgia of my youth it brings to me when I listen to it. Thankfully I got to hear it all without waiting for it to be released a trickle at a time.
Those are awesome albums to come up with! Frank had such a wealth of music through his career. Those are definitely some standouts
As I listen to this article, I get a popup ad asking about your "Chrome extension" (ref the Chrome browser) and it is so appropriate. I saw FZ once during the Sheik Yourbuti tour. Been a fan since back in the day, and I enjoy FZ's sense of humor, and consider his satire great comedy. Smile every time I play some FZ.
Frank and all the musicians that played with him.. The Best♥️
He had me at Freak Out. I saw him live many times. I am a big fan.
Oh yeah! He has such a varied body of work - This one was hard to do considering all that he did in his life. The guy was brilliant!
where did you get all these photos...many i have never seen.
They are definitely out there.... A whole lot of searching that is for sure.
Should I be ashamed if my favorite growing up was titties and beer 😂. Shout out to chrissy
Lol not one bit Jeff 🤘🤘
Great tune!
Great brass
bozzio devil....
I knew very little about Franks childhood and adolescent years, but man does this make his arc as an artist make total sense
Zappa lore is fascinating and you did an excellent job!
That's a huge compliment! Thank you so much 🙏
A True Master of his Art......RIP Frank
Frank really was - I don't think people picked up on a lot of his perfectionism behind the scenes. He brought out the best and everybody around him!
They proved that Dylan's album was 5 days after Freak Out. So Frank had the first rock double album.
@@tixximmi1 Right on - thank you!
Citation definitely needed, because people don't seem to argue when Freak Out was released, but there are multiple dates for Blonde on Blonde before Freak Outs release date.
@@Lazarus_G Yes dates but one of Dylan's attorneys admitted those dates were early and it came down to 5 days after Freak Out.
For the first rock double-LP I would've guessed "Wheels of Fire," the third album by Cream.
@@ThisTrainIsLost Zappa beat that album by 2 years. '66 for Freak Out, '68 for wheels.
Frank was certainly a driven man when it came to his musical interests. The rest of his persona was clearly centered on putting his thumb in the eyes of the music industry at large, human nature and a good portion of societal norms along his journeys. Given those last two, sadly IMO you quickly either became intrigued and entertained or, someone with no patience at all for his message or his work.
After discovering his music in the early seventies, I found his music and lyrics both fascinating and captivating. I was fortunate to see him live on 7 occasions and have since amassed a collection of over 40 of his albums.
That is awesome - he really did put out so many albums! The only other artist I could think of that could compete in that realm, actually exceeded by now is Buckethead. I remember reading about how Zappa wanted to get out of a record contract but they said they had more albums he had to do so he showed up with a stack lol, typical Frank.
Great Job on this video,fer sure,fer sure...Thank You!!
Thank you!!! 🙏
Zappa is a gift musicians give to each other if they've not heard him before. A drummer friend of mine gave me a mixtape of Sheik Yerbouti and The Man From Utopia and it was astonishing and hilarious but when I heard Rat Tomago, that was it, that was the gateway. I think Ruth said this from a conversation she had with Frank before he died, the thing about those later bands, he set those up largely so he could play guitar and find that space to solo. When the infighting in the last band got too much he realized the fun had gone out of it, and it could never happen again. Whether or not that was really the case I don't know but it's sad to think so.
I enjoyed reading your comment - definitely some good stuff in there. I didn't realize that about the infighting. And I really liked it when Frank played in that type of lineup. I guess it must have gotten pretty bad. Thanks for sharing that!
Thanks for putting this together and sharing it. Some great and interesting information in this. Seen a good few Docs on Zappa and most are less facts, more blowing smoke up his Arse. Which is fine also. But I like to know the kind of information you are including. Things I had forgotten about or didn't know at all.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it! I'm glad you liked it - this was a hard one to do only because my God he did so much. That guy did a whole hell of a lot in his life time.
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Help, I'm a Dick!
I'll be ✂️, so you win then?
"Jazz isn't dead, it just smells funny."
@@thickerbrummietwat best quote!
I love that quote!
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Thanks so much! All the best 🙏
Interesting that Gail found a book in a library that had a listing and scores of a 17th century composer named Francis Vincent Zappa. Zappa recorded the tunes with the help of a synclavier and bingo,a 17th century unknown composer released a cd in the 20th century. Its on Rhino records.
@@mikerobo2112 very cool story!
Very thorough and great documentary about the legendary and most original recording artist of all time, Frank Zappa. Thank you sir!
So funny about the whole censorship thing, imagine this politician actually had the audacity to question what toys Frank's children played with, at a supposedly serious senate hearing about music censorship... And now you can confess to murders on record and it's the most popular music in America right now...
Thank you so much! Right? The whole censorship hearing was out and out wacky. I really liked Zappa's response too lol. The guy was a total genius
Magdalena is a favorite of mine. It's sweet.
@@jameschristiansson3137 great track
Frank would have MUCH to write about today..I miss everything Frank...RIP..Look up genius,it will have a pic of FZ!!
wow. just wow. well done. only thing that could have bumped that up is if the background video followed the career.
Thank you so much! I was still new to the documentary format coming from a channel where I either noodled in front of the camera or sat there spouting off about something. It has definitely evolved since then. This one was a hard one to do because it was so damn long. Still though, I am glad you enjoyed it and I appreciate the kind words!
Listening to WOIIFTM changed my whole listening approach to music. An auditory life changing moment 👍👍👍👍
Good stuff! Peace :)
@@4AdamKane1 🤘🤘 thanks Adam
I heard a very different version of the L(e)ather/4 albums story. (Sorry, I don't have an umlot for the a-Germen spelling of leather) According to the liner notes on the finally released Lather; That album was offered, FIRST, (and apparently) only to Warners. They refused to release it prompting FZ to AT THAT TIME to play it in it's entirety on the air after telling listeners to fire up their recorders (thereby giving the album away for free) and THEN re-package it into the "4 albums": "In New York", "Sleep Dirt", "Orchestral Favorites" and "Studio Tan", with "Zoot Allures" going to the main label as part of that SAME round of negotiations. Later, pieces of the album ended up on FZ's first Phonogram/Zappa Records release Sheik Yerbouti. There may have been disputes between fans about the timeline, but FZ's widow, Gayle (who WROTE the liner notes) is very clear that "Lather" was ALWAYS intended to be a 4 disc set! I've listened to the entire Lather set and, yes nearly EVERYTHING on the "4 Albums" came from Lather!
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Lose no sleep at all. This is a great tour of Zappa's life.
@@notreallydavid 🤘🤘 Good call - and thank you kindly!!!
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Frank Zappa. You either were a fan fanatical... or you just didn't get it. Regardless, there was no denying his indelible presence, & his unique musical style will be remembered.
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Zappa was a genius 😊
Oh yeah he definitely was!
There is absolutely nothing wrong with Frank Zappa !
The guy was simply a genius ... In these strange times we miss him more than ever ...
In solidarity with the fighters for peace, love, freedom, justice and truth, we express our feelings with music on our channel.
Greetings from Germany, CLUB OF THE UNCENSORED POETS
Absolutely right!!!
@@guitarmeetsscience Moreover, contact with liquid mercury at ordinary temperatures is not particularly problematic. Current guidelines (particularly in the US) which classify anyting more than a broken thermometer as a "large spill" requiring evacuation are ridiculous.
I didn't realize that Freak Out was a Double Album. I have the CD and from memory I just remember it as a Trippy psychedelic Rock n Roll. But yeah, Never realized it was a double album.
Oh yeah - I actually hadn't either until I started digging in. Of course that man was music walking.... Music oozed from his pores
My Uncle ran the Rainbow Theatre during those magical years. Such a shame what happened to him was unacceptable and gutted that it happened at The Rainbow. As an aside but on topic. If you get the chance google The Rainbow Theatre Finsbury Park. It truly is (was) a beautiful venue. When they had big shows they would have the front of house and Façade all decorated with Giant Sculptures and Art. I have very fond memories of The Rainbow Theatre and I am so pleased to have that connection to such a great building that housed some of the very best Bands and shows at a time when all those Bands were making the best Music to ever be made during the most explosive time in Music and being able to have income to buy Records. Just a great time to be alive.
Thank you for sharing that - does work definitely some magical years for that theater. Wow that is pretty cool that he ran it during that time.
Edgar Varese, last name pronounced Var-EZZ. Interesting look at Frank. Thank you 👍
Thank you 🙏
You’re always interesting 🧐 🤘
Haha thanks Cathy 🤘😎🤘
Perfect title, I had to see this, since there is nothing wrong with Frank Zappa.
Thank you! I'm hoping fellow Frank fans can get a kick out of it, because exactly what you said!
17:03 The police tempting and encouraging someone to commit a crime, and then arresting them, is immoral.
Absolutely 100% correct! I'm glad you caught that - would they pulled on Frank really totally should have been illegal. It was definitely immoral for sure.
Entrapment.
@@RB-bd5tz Yep, it's called entrapment.
Bongo Fury changed my life.
Whatever happened to Ruth Underwood?
She didn't exactly retire, but post-Zappa her musical work rate declined to Scott Walker-esque levels. (Her particular "difficult years" being the stint in Ambrosia).
....what made frank a genius were these 3 things...he understood the english language...utilized common sense..and had an imagination.........
At 31:48 is Frank Co - presenting with a Gorgeous Stevie Nicks ? Thankyou for fitting so much information into this production & no doubt enlightening many about more than they already knew re the great man . Brilliant. 😁👍
Good call - correct!
I've often wondered if Zappas cancer was related to exposure of fucked up chemicals as a kid living around a chem weapons testing grounds. Could have been the cigs, but yeah. Also the radium pelet treatment? Yikes, that'll do it too.
It is a possibility - when I put this together I was really astounded by the stuff that he was surrounded by as a kid. The thought definitely crossed my mind as well
Quite the tutorial
Haha i grew up in the Antelope Valley and have met old heads who knew him in his youth.
If you had one question to ask Frank Zappa what would it be?
"What was it you would have done musically, had you lived beyond 1993?"
How did you develop that crazy picking style on the neck?
@guitarmeetsscience Frank studied classical, jazz, rock, fusion, etc. and then created music his way, keep on keeping on learning and expressing yourself and the genuine magical answer to your question is "take lessons and practice practice practice"🎵 🎵 🎵
@@madmusicianmagicianabsolutely spot on!
@guitarmeetsscience what would be another good question you'd have for Frank?
Damn, Zappa got zapped. The Irradiated Kid.
So good, though. Encyclopedic. Well done.
That is a huge compliment! Thank you so much!
Nothings wrong with Frank Zappa.. Guy was a genius
Frank is getting new attention with the new book 📖 from 🌙 unit
Thank you so much for cluing me in! It's kind of funny because I was marveling it how many little comments are trickling in on this one all of a sudden when it's been pretty much dead in the water for the last few months. Lol you just totally let me in on why. I appreciate it!
The book is pretty unflattering to the parents. These days people have a new perspective on mental health and Frank was definitely confusing to people around him. Celebrities live in a bubble.
@todds808 oh wow - That's interesting too because she seemed to have a great relationship with her dad. But then knowing how intensely Type-A he was, I can imagine there's a lot more there than meets the eye. I'll have to pick up a copy. I'm going to be very curious what her take is currently considering the time we're in.
Saw FZ and his band Thanksgiving Eve 1980 at the Masonic Auditorium in Detroit, MI.
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Thank you brother 🙏🙏
Weasels Ripped My Flesh
🔥Proto Metal 🔥
Seriously.
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I'd like to know where that IQ statement came from. I've searched many times for that information without success.
Pretty good doc, although there were several mispronunciations, and I would have liked to have seen. the video more closely match the narration instead of random clips.
First off Thanks for some extremely valuable feedback. Honestly I'm pretty new to the whole documentary thing. It seems to be a much more comfortable format than a lot of the stuff I've done in the past. With that said I don't claim to be an old pro at it by any stretch. As far as where the IQ statement came from, multiple sources on Google probably dubious sources at best, but that's about all I've had to draw from - though his IQ has been storied to be that high from all the talk I remember since I was young. And yes it was always that number popping up in Google searches. That's the best I had to work with so that's what I went with. Don't claim it's the best method, but I did what I could in that regard. Also, you bring up a good point about the little collage that I put together. I kind of wanted to cover all parts of his career, but yes there are certain parts where it is definitely better to have it more tied to the particular period that is being mentioned especially since this is a chronological story. I will take that into account, and I also won't do such damn long ones lol. This one was a freaking bear to do. I really do appreciate your honest and candid feedback though - it really does help quite a bit!
@guitarmeetsscience I do appreciate your hard work. Anyone that wants to bring light to the Meistro's life is ok in my book!
@@GoodCorporateRobot Right on! And thank you again - that is some great feedback you provided and it will be applied in upcoming work for sure. I wish more people would do that to be honest.
Zappa is a curiosity - talented, no doubt. Growing up in the late 60s, I really tried to like the music - but it's all in the head. The endless innuendos would kill a comedian's career - they get tedious really fast. Watch 200 Motels - I saw it c. 1980 and threw in the towel.
I hear ya, he's definitely an acquired taste, to say the least.
I think there's plenty to enjoy with some space between the comedy. What I find the most loathsome is the misogynistic, just gross stupidity, probably the worst on the Roxy and Elsewhere record. If you were a woman in the audience, how were you supposed to feel? Dumb.
Great documentary, I've only started listening to Zappa about 2 weeks ago, been digging his library of work. 2 things, small gripes. They say Zappa had an IQ of 172. No way, I don't believe it, sounds like a Zappa urban legend. I still think he was a genius. Also, what about all the cheating that Zappa did on his wife? That's something that could have been talked about, everything was a tad too positive, and it's clear that he was a cheater according to various people including his daughter. Nothing wrong to talk about it even for 5 minutes.
Thanks for the kind words, and for the clarifications!! I do these and learn some of the finer details from folks like you. I do appreciate it!!!
Great documentary.
FZ's views on record companies are summed up by one rendition of "Titties And Beer".
The Devil threatens him with Hell, and he replies "I know what Hell is like, I was signed to Warner Brothers for 10 years".
Thank you so much! Haha oh my goodness what an awesome reference!!! Yep 10 years with Warner Brothers would definitely qualify 🤣
I have the utmost respect for Zappa and the great musicians he kept company with. Im just not turned on by his music tbh, its too schizophrenic for me
Zappa ya either love him or hate him. I’m with the former 🎸PLAY LOUD
Play it loud 🤘🤘
Pretty good. Way too many moments marking "crucial points/shifts" in time/life.
Personally, growing up, I was drawn to Zappa. A friend suggested I listen to Joes Garage straight through (as it should be, being a rock opera) with headphones. I was blown away. Its in my top ten g.o.a.t full albums...and if its not in yours, you either haven't done the headphones suggestion...or you just suck. After this intro I remember buying up all I could find, which was a lot. My experience with Zappa music was kind of acquired taste...a lot of "grows" on uou. Not sure how else to describe it. Joes Garage, Apostrophe, all the live stuff...BIG thumbs up. The rest of it, though at one point in my life I would tell you how genius it all is...in retrospect. ..meh.
And, now to piss off all the Zappa die hards.
I've always wondered if this was true, as it was with pretty much all of laurel canyon musicians....watching this vid made me realize that Frank Zappa was 100% planted. By who? Idk..."them" . Zappa was totally a plant.
Pretentious comment 😅
Frank is the BEST.
thx for compiling this but next time refrain from the ‘ken burns effect overkill’ watching it makes one carsick
Definitely some awesome feedback - and yes, I was still pretty new at putting these docs together when I did the Frank one. I have sense calmed it down, but it's good somebody in the know of editing came in here. It's always good to talk some shop. Happy holidays!
Nothing!
Zappa Lives!
But Mercury is so much FUN!
@@ziblot1235 😆
I'm born 20 years after..would own Roxy &Elsewhere then One size while my friends had Apostrophe..which I loved. I would see him in 75 for my first show ever ..at 15 ..then start making music myself without lessons. Singing and lyrics at first .Southern rock.. straight..prog..
rock .radio..hard then heavy by 84.i stayed on and loved the Joes Garage stuff but fell off after daw him 5 times total.then did All my own stuff after.
I still don't like much before Roxy or Pink Floyd's Darkside .too primitive for my tastes
Pronounced Edgar Varess or Varez
That's cool dude. I like the one Steve Vai Muther what was the rest again?
Yeah...NOT va-reecy; va-REZ
"...singer and guitarist, Roy White..." ?
Probably meant Ray...
Elemental mercury is notthat toxic. Mercury vapor mercurycompounds etc. is where the hazards begin.ike lead as well much more toxic as fumes like when people hused to liquify lead to make toys sinkers and ammo, or in paint etc.
0:27 chemist in the defense industry? Why do these rock stars always have parents with crazy jobs in the government/military?
Exactly - it is pretty wild
Metallurgy… says to me that he was working with special flying crafts. And did the sinus problems inspire that dreadful mustache?
That is one of the best takes on that mustache I've ever heard! lol
Sure enuff
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What's wrong with Frank? Just read his daughter Moon's autobiography. Saying Frank was a shitty father and husband is an understatement.
Despite all the praise and recognition Frank Zappa receives today, only time will tell just how great a musician/artist/intellect he was. Today, there are still too many prejudices associated with it. Despite all the criticism he received, NO ONE EVER QUESTIONED HIS ARTISTIC ABILITY. With the death of Dali, Steven Hawking and Frank Zappa, the era of AUTONOMOUS GENIUS ended.
Now the successful ones are like Gates, Musk, Trump, Snoop Dog, Jackson, Prince... etc... are parasites who use their ego to exploit the work of others for their own benefit.
I've tried and tried to get into Zappa. I'm a major music nut but the one word that comes to mind whenver I hear his music or hear the man speak: Pretentious. I'm so subversive and artistic. I take random words and stick em together. If you don't get it you dont get "art". He hates damn near every other musician. Believes his stuff is superior to everyone's. Zappa reminds me of music snobs in high school who always went outta there way to shit on whatever music you liked while championing the most obscure music out there because its "different".
I'm not a massive Kiss fan but their first 3 records went gold and they were in danger of being dropped by their label. Zappa has a career shoving out album after album that make no money, have no successful singles and yet is allowed to keep churning away. His most successful song was by his daughter.
Its also amazing how many of these classic rock stars were the progeny of high ranking military officers.
Thanks for saying this. It seems to be a very unpopular opinion. Check out Frank's genius opinions on smoking & AIDS.
There is/was only one FZ. There will never be another like him ever. He made fun of anyone and everything. You got him, and his music or you didn’t. If you didn’t, that’s why there is a Taylor Swift so you can tap your toes to boring, mundane, stupid pop music nonsense. Oh and there is also Ken and Barbie Country Music for those who enjoy that drivel.
Mercury - mustard gas - gas masks. No wonder Zappa was such a weirdo.
What WAS wrong with Frank Zappa? Maybe his chain-smoking. Other than that, NOT MUCH. WHICH other rock 'n' roll musician was hungry to write orchestral works!!? Nope, can't think of any...
I liked some of Frank Zappa's music. Apostrophe being my favorite. But in interviews he basically would claim that we were all stupid while he was a genius then release just plain stupid songs like Disco Boy, Dancing Fool, Valley Girl etc. Nowhere the stuff he had done in the early 70s. If it was a joke l didn't get it as he just became more annoying shit on the radio
That's a good take - while he was revered so much in the tight-knit music community, I think for the most part the general public just kind of had enough at some point. That's why that quote stuck out to me so I put it on the thumbnail. That was just his mindset apparently
Frank never should have gotten married. He should have just had a smart devoted groupie live in assistant, paid. No kids. Moon and Dweezil are cool though. I bought her book, happy to give her a few bucks at least. Ahmet sucks.
what? soupy sales?
Soupy nailed it
I love frank as a person. I don’t love his music. Not at all.
It's funny. For some people it's exactly the opposite. I like very much some of what I know of Frank but not all. And I do like a fair amount of his music but I'm selective.
Zappa couldn't sing, nor write for singers, and he wasn't funny, but he was clever and quirky
Definitely clever and quirky for sure
Hes dead
You know you might be onto something
i love that Guy. my hero
a progressive rock in his own universe
TV set ooze. 📺🟢
I am the slime 🤘😆🤘