RORY, I still can not believe you have not attempted Joe's Garage Act 1. It is a ROCK OPERA from cover to cover. 45 Minutes of 1-story line. The background music hits anything you could never imagine, all Narrated between songs. It is one of the clearest Story lines Zappa has ever produced. Must play 20 minutes at a time. You can not stop after each song, blows the whole story line. With the 200+ reviews of Zappa you have done, I promise you have not heard anything like this album. Plus it is a 10 on the Raunchy meter. Except the title track, every song has naughty suggested clearly painted into your mind. The last song "Lucille" is the best song on Act 1. It has no naughty in it at all. Best Solo by frank is "On-The-Bus" You owe it to yourself to hear this one through. Will bring you to another Zappa Level...!
Joes garage was a bit overrated. Lots of overdubs, tons of reverbed effects on VInce drumming. Not a good example. A few songs beautiful, watermelon, etc, but too much reverb studio sounding.
Well he said he gonna do it so it probably gonna be done sooner or later. But if you really want it done. Pay for it! If I want a request done I always send him something over paypal. You are free to do the same.
@@Artificialintelligentle er it's a studio sound cos it's a studio album :-) The only live thing is Zappa's guitar solo's, even the music under the solo's is played in the studio, weird comment :-)
One of my fav solos. It's a majestic, composed solo spontaneously played almost flawlessly. Love the tone here , same as on Muffin Man. The lyrics are artfully done and funny. A more straight forward subject matter might have made this one his best 'Commercial' tunes.
Also one of my favorite solos, astounding. NOTE: this guitar solo is a perfect example of what his son Dweezil references in how FZ uniquely employed a 'wah-wah' pedal. Frank would often have the wah switched on during a guitar solo but leave the pedal in a fixed position, using it sparingly, if at all. He liked having a compressed tone for effect, rather than wah-wah all over the place like so many. Listening closely to the solo you only hear Frank open up the pedal with his foot well in, just to punctuate his phrasing, then he closes it up again. Frank Zappa knew how to use a wah-wah pedal like Jeff Beck, in that he didn't abuse it, or rely on it as a trick or gimmick.
All his life, Frank Zappa was involved in various movements, but he never dwelt on them, always openly going against the grain. That's the price to pay: anyone who fights the dominant culture and counter-culture does so for the rest of his life, even after his death. Like the visionary that he was, the UFO Zappa declared: "Normal people should thank those they consider abnormal, because they are the ones who take the risk of turning things in a new direction that will later benefit those who are too cowardly to experiment. [...] I have no control over what people do with my production, either today or tomorrow. It's up to them." So who should celebrate Zappa today? Fans of progressive rock? Or jazz? Classical music? Contemporary music? Guitarists? Freaks; there are still some left! First of all, you'll have to delve into all the official albums and live performances released over the course of their twenty-seven-year career. (First difficulty.) Plus the posthumous albums... I really like the Bongo Fury album!!! Thanks for your reaction !
Hi Petit Wazoo. Great post. Frank said, "You can always spot the pioneer. He's the one with the arrows in his back." I take that to mean that he's the first one out there, taking the slings and arrows (bullshit reviews from the nincompoop writers), but opening up the frontier for the followers.
@@lepetitoiseau I meant to add that I changed from Royale, but you figured it out. Yeah, I get bored and change it occasionally. Nice to hear from you.
This is a good one. I think this one came out in 1976. The following album, "Zoot Alures" which came out in 1977, is much, much better. I highly recommend three cuts from this album: "Wind Up Working in a Gas Station," "Find Her Finer," and the ever popular "Ms. Pinkey!"
@@ManuMasson Bingo. You beat me to it. Bongo Fury, Oct. '75 and Zoot Allures, Oct. '76 No official release in 1977, but actually there was: The first rollout of Zappa In New York, complete and uncensored with Punky's Whips, was released sometime in 1977, mostly to Europe, and then WB recalled them all and edited it, releasing it everywhere in March '78. There are currently two copies of that uncensored Zappa In New York out there for sale. One is selling for $413 and the other, $317 Ouch.
Good Reaction. I think he's less "crazy" instrumentally here because he's in story telling mode and he's got a good melody to go with it. The best line for me was "She wore a Milton Bradley Crayon" I presume that means she wore a lot of colorful makeup but not sure. Interesting pondering on what Zappa would be like now. It would have been easier for him to put out his own internet material than fight with Warner Bros. or whomever for product rights. I wonder if he would have toured as much as he did since I got the impression he did so to make money for his next project.
In a 1970 interview in Evergreen Review, Frank Zappa said: “During the ’50s, I went to four separate high schools…in chronological order, to Claremont High School in Claremont, Grossmont High School in El Cajon near San Diego, Mission Bay High School in San Diego, and Antelope Valley High School in Lancaster, where I graduated.”
Franks best degree he got was studying Varese music and working with Zubin Meta, around 1969, for a short time. That was enough for a born musical genius. He didn't need any formal music education. Some people are born geniuses.
Frank went to Chaffey College (not collage, by the way, collage is artwork) for one semester and dropped out. He did meet Kay Sherman there and married her. He studied music theory reading books in the library, so he pretty much taught himself.
Keeping the subject matter "pedestrian" again! (Frank's joke, not mine). Partly inspired by Lee Clement of Grand Wazoo fame. Recorded on the first tour with Bozzio - during the solo we may be reminded that neither Tom Fowler nor George Duke were at ease with the new drummer.
I know it might seem strange to some , but ZAPPA has been in my top 5 of guitar gods for over 40 years !
Terry very alert during FZ's solo.
Killer solo on this one.
RORY, I still can not believe you have not attempted Joe's Garage Act 1. It is a ROCK OPERA from cover to cover. 45 Minutes of 1-story line. The background music hits anything you could never imagine, all Narrated between songs. It is one of the clearest Story lines Zappa has ever produced. Must play 20 minutes at a time. You can not stop after each song, blows the whole story line. With the 200+ reviews of Zappa you have done, I promise you have not heard anything like this album. Plus it is a 10 on the Raunchy meter. Except the title track, every song has naughty suggested clearly painted into your mind. The last song "Lucille" is the best song on Act 1. It has no naughty in it at all. Best Solo by frank is "On-The-Bus"
You owe it to yourself to hear this one through. Will bring you to another Zappa Level...!
All 3 volumes need to be covered
@@HakanTunaMuzik Shhh... gatta get him hooked on Act 1 first.
By keeping it Greasy, we can slid into Act 2... ;)
Joes garage was a bit overrated. Lots of overdubs, tons of reverbed effects on VInce drumming. Not a good example. A few songs beautiful, watermelon, etc, but too much reverb studio sounding.
Well he said he gonna do it so it probably gonna be done sooner or later. But if you really want it done. Pay for it! If I want a request done I always send him something over paypal. You are free to do the same.
@@Artificialintelligentle er it's a studio sound cos it's a studio album :-)
The only live thing is Zappa's guitar solo's, even the music under the solo's is played in the studio, weird comment :-)
a gift he gave us and why he will always remain in our hearts!
One of my fav solos. It's a majestic, composed solo spontaneously played almost flawlessly. Love the tone here , same as on Muffin Man. The lyrics are artfully done and funny. A more straight forward subject matter might have made this one his best 'Commercial' tunes.
Thanks Rory ! Almost 50 years, and so good, Zappa is the best
Also one of my favorite solos, astounding. NOTE: this guitar solo is a perfect example of what his son Dweezil references in how FZ uniquely employed a 'wah-wah' pedal.
Frank would often have the wah switched on during a guitar solo but leave the pedal in a fixed position, using it sparingly, if at all. He liked having a compressed tone for effect, rather than wah-wah all over the place like so many. Listening closely to the solo you only hear Frank open up the pedal with his foot well in, just to punctuate his phrasing, then he closes it up again. Frank Zappa knew how to use a wah-wah pedal like Jeff Beck, in that he didn't abuse it, or rely on it as a trick or gimmick.
Check out "Wind Up Working in a Gas Station" from Zoot Alores.
Best song intro ever ! Love this !
It’s about fckn time
Beginning of Zappa prime era. Bozzio era.75-early 78. Even still had the Roxy crew in there, Duke,Nap, WITH bozzio.
settle down there is over 700 compositions.
More Zappa
All his life, Frank Zappa was involved in various movements, but he never dwelt on them, always openly going against the grain. That's the price to pay: anyone who fights the dominant culture and counter-culture does so for the rest of his life, even after his death.
Like the visionary that he was, the UFO Zappa declared:
"Normal people should thank those they consider abnormal, because they are the ones who take the risk of turning things in a new direction that will later benefit those who are too cowardly to experiment. [...] I have no control over what people do with my production, either today or tomorrow. It's up to them."
So who should celebrate Zappa today? Fans of progressive rock? Or jazz? Classical music? Contemporary music? Guitarists? Freaks; there are still some left! First of all, you'll have to delve into all the official albums and live performances released over the course of their twenty-seven-year career. (First difficulty.) Plus the posthumous albums...
I really like the Bongo Fury album!!!
Thanks for your reaction !
Hi Petit Wazoo.
Great post. Frank said, "You can always spot the pioneer. He's the one with the arrows in his back."
I take that to mean that he's the first one out there, taking the slings and arrows (bullshit reviews from the nincompoop writers), but opening up the frontier for the followers.
Thank you, I was wondering where you were...you changed your user name... I hope you are well!!! @@Royale_with_Cheeze
@@lepetitoiseau
I meant to add that I changed from Royale, but you figured it out.
Yeah, I get bored and change it occasionally.
Nice to hear from you.
@@Royale_with_Cheeze I recognized you ! Petit wazoo, it was signed !
@@lepetitoiseau
If I wrote "Little bird" you would get that too. Arf arf!
This is a good one. I think this one came out in 1976. The following album, "Zoot Alures" which came out in 1977, is much, much better. I highly recommend three cuts from this album: "Wind Up Working in a Gas Station," "Find Her Finer," and the ever popular "Ms. Pinkey!"
1 year earlier for both.
@@ManuMasson
Bingo. You beat me to it.
Bongo Fury, Oct. '75 and Zoot Allures, Oct. '76
No official release in 1977, but actually there was:
The first rollout of Zappa In New York, complete and uncensored with Punky's Whips, was released sometime in 1977, mostly to Europe, and then WB recalled them all and edited it, releasing it everywhere in March '78.
There are currently two copies of that uncensored Zappa In New York out there for sale. One is selling for $413 and the other, $317
Ouch.
Good Reaction. I think he's less "crazy" instrumentally here because he's in story telling mode and he's got a good melody to go with it. The best line for me was "She wore a Milton Bradley Crayon" I presume that means she wore a lot of colorful makeup but not sure. Interesting pondering on what Zappa would be like now. It would have been easier for him to put out his own internet material than fight with Warner Bros. or whomever for product rights. I wonder if he would have toured as much as he did since I got the impression he did so to make money for his next project.
Beginning of Zappa prime era. Bozzio era.75-early 78. Even still had the Roxy crew in there, Duke,Nap, WITH bozzio.
Not to mention Tom Fowler and Bruce Fowler from the ROXY-era.
Frank Zappa got his music degree from a collage in Claremont, Ca called CMC [Claremont Mens Collage] which produced a lot of great talent.
Frank only went one semester to another school, cant remember which one.
In a 1970 interview in Evergreen Review, Frank Zappa said: “During the ’50s, I went to four separate high schools…in chronological order, to Claremont High School in Claremont, Grossmont High School in El Cajon near San Diego, Mission Bay High School in San Diego, and Antelope Valley High School in Lancaster, where I graduated.”
Franks best degree he got was studying Varese music and working with Zubin Meta, around 1969, for a short time. That was enough for a born musical genius. He didn't need any formal music education. Some people are born geniuses.
Frank went to Chaffey College (not collage, by the way, collage is artwork) for one semester and dropped out. He did meet Kay Sherman there and married her. He studied music theory reading books in the library, so he pretty much taught himself.
Tom Fowler on bass...
Keeping the subject matter "pedestrian" again! (Frank's joke, not mine). Partly inspired by Lee Clement of Grand Wazoo fame. Recorded on the first tour with Bozzio - during the solo we may be reminded that neither Tom Fowler nor George Duke were at ease with the new drummer.
Rory Reacts Check out (Roxy & Elsewhere ) side 2 it will blow your mind
If Zappa was here today he would be President of the US and the world.
You'll need to listen to it again. Not a lot of musicians on this album.
Just joined and started watching your vids, would like to see inca roads by FZ if you haven't already
Then she gave a pair of shoes to me, plastic leather 14ddd
I went on a Zappa journey and I'm yet to hear a song I like.
maybe you would more suited to Kylie Minogue