Frank Zappa - Black Napkins (Reaction)
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I am a 62 year old, white male and I've been a fan of Zappa since around 1973, and a veteran of the very FAMOUS Zappa Halloween performances at the PALADIUM theatre in NYC back in the late 70's and early 80's!! GREAT GREAT LIVE performance!!!
If my memory serves me right, he wore those same tight ass pants with the trapdoor in the back for that show. He would stand on his amp and give you that side profile so you could really see that schnaz. I also seem to remember it broadcast live on WNEW. Rest in peace buddy.
Saw many Halloween shows at the felt forum. And palladium early 70's. So great to see live. Bongo fury around '76 with Beafheart. WOW. As they say those were the days. RIP. Frank. Really miss you
The song does indeed end here, because on the album it follows directly with The Torture Never Stops, the transition sounds amazing, and you should try this one out as well
Man, Terry Bozzio's playing on this is perfect. One of the main reasons I fell in love with him as a drummer. Superb.
Terry is so Awesome so him with Dweezil, simply amazing.
I saw Frank play this at the Palladium in NYC when he recorded the New York Live album. Tremendous selection.👍
Thought that was at the Felt Forem under Madison square garden
Black napkins palladium theater 1977 is the greatest guitar work I’ve ever seen from any one person, ever. Period. Hands down.
I came for the tool reactions and i love to see your Zappa Videos. Montana, Zomby Woof, Dinah moe humm, etc :D
Inca Roads might be a good one to listen to for both his compositional skills and guitar / band insanity
Frank didnt just " turn up " onstage with Pink Floyd,he was paid $10,000 to play on stage with Pink Floyd to add credibility to PF long before they became famous with David Gilmore,PF was a psychedelic rock group durring this music frstival,they gave Zappa no music to look at before the show nor did they pratice jam with Frank,they told FZ to fit in where he could,another error is that Don Van Vliet aka Beefheart was one of Frank Zappas equals musically,to find another band who used the massive amount of complex rythms ,Polyrythms,tuplets and nested tuplets with multiple complex time signatures " as many as 7 different time sigs at once being played by other band members, the closest you can get is John McLaughlins Mahavishnu Orchestra ,the Mahavishnu Orchestra is the 1 and only example of a band i can think of whos main body of music was written like franks music,if you or any young folks who weren't around in the 1970s want to hear music played in the style of Frank Zappa by another band then search RUclips for " Mahavishnu Orchestra Inner Mountain Flame Album" ,make sure to select the link that allows you to click from track to track as opposed to just the entire album,every last band member of the Mahavishnu was considered to be in the top 3 players in the world .
@@michaelledford4751 PF was not "A psychedelic band", they were THE psychedelic band, and they didn't need Zappa to be prestigious or known, when they were very prestigious and very well known, at least in Europe...
@@JulioLeonFandinho Let me guess,another kid who wasnt alive in the 1960s spewing google garbage ,sorry my confused pal but not only did Pink Floyd need Frank Zappa's stamp of approval with critics ,Black Sabbath also owe their massive following in the US to Zappa ,being a big deal in Britain sounds big but in reality its not and American music critics were not impressed by the original PF performance or their music ,if bands wanted to make it big & make piles of money they needed music critics from rags like Rolling Stone to promote them,what better way for a band to gain respect than to pay Zappa $10 grand to perform 3 unrehearsed songs with PF , its 100% fact and it did take place ,Zappas performance with the band forced critics to take a closer look at the band.
@@michaelledford4751 And another Zappa fanboy with zero knowledge of rock history... check out your facts before throwing up shit from your mouth. PF were not a big deal in Britain, they were a big deal in Europe... and at the same time they were very well respected by critics. But that doesn't mean anything, because critics are as ignorant, musically wise, as you are. Led Zeppelin were smashed sistematically by critics and there they are now.
PF were critically acclaimed even before his first long play album... because they were doing innovative rock music, pioneering the psychedelic movement in europe, at the same time that in the US, and critics loved it.
The fact that they played back then was pure coincidence. It was in an european festival, in Belgium,1969, Floyd being the head of the festival, with other european prog monsters like The Nice, Soft Machine and Caravan. Zappa wasn't supposed to play, but he did, he played with PF, and they didn't mixed well... and he played with Caravan.
Anybody that says PF needed any kind of seal of approval by critics in 1969 is a fraud, a troll or an idiot, or all those things at the same time...
tool, zappa now. Jim, really appreciate what you do. waiting all your videos because it's like listening good music with good friend! Thanks a lot from Siberia!
“I am The Slime.” Has a sweet solo worth worth hearing. I believe he has a guitar only album. Another is “G Spot Tornado.” Find the video with the orchestra. Zappa doesn’t play because he was dying of cancer.
As the end neared he spent his time working in his vast archives. The Synth-clavier became his go to instrument.
You can find European orchestras playing his works.
Frank started playing on the synclavier when it was new because he thought that was the only way to get his compositions played.
He had ideas that were so complex, and because he had allways the best musicians in his band's he knew where the physical limit was.
But that was before he knew of the existense of the "Ensemble Modern" .
Long story short, Frank's last appearance on stage was during the live broadcast of "Yellow Shark" on German national TV.
He was allready very ill at that time and after the concert he got a standing ovation that seemed endless.
And after that you see him in the dressingroom in silence, thinking, knowing he is going to die very soon,
but he finally reached his goal; he was accepted as a contemporary classical composer.
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Amnerika on civiisation phase III is one of my favourite Zappa synclavier pieces...
It's arguable when his last appearance/performance was which is strange in a time where everyone knows everything.
Great googly moogaly
I injured....
....the Fur Trapper....
What kind of "geroo" are you anyway"
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"But! I got de Crystal Ball!" He said, and held it to the light.
So I snatched it all away from him, and showed him how to do it right:
I wrapped a newspaper 'round my head, so I'd look like I was deep.
I said some mumbo-jumbos then, I told him he was goin' to sleep.
I robbed his rings, and pocket watch, and everything else I found. I had that sukka hypnotized! He couldn't even make a sound!
I proceded to tell him his future then, as long as he was hangin' around. I said: "The price of meat, has just gone up; and yer ol' Lady has just gone down!" : D
Look here, brother: Who you jivin' with that Cosmic Debris?
Now, is that a real poncho, or is that a Sears poncho?
Don't you know, you could make more money as a Butcher, so don't you waste your time on me!
Shanti!
@@HareDeLune "Is that a real poncho or is that a Sears poncho?? ".
@@scottmcgregor562
Right!
Going from memory. It's fixed now!
You should listen to Peaches en Regalia for more of Frank's greatness.
I listen Zappa more because his compositional skills and his experimentation. He has a huge catalog of different kind of music. That doesn't mean that I don't also enjoy his guitar playing, but his music isn't often not so much focused on guitar. First song I listened from Zappa was Peaches En Regalia and I fell in love :)
I'd listened to Zappa with my brothers and my husband for years but never got too into it ... that is, until I heard Peaches en Regalia! I searched for all Zappa's instrumentals then. I made a CD after that with just Peaches, Sexual Harassment in the Workplace, and Sofa (the instrumental). I would play it over and over when by myself. 30 years later, I am still turning others on to him.
I love everithing from yellow shark to jazz from hell to shut up and play guitar to over nite sensation (not tinsel town rebellion and the brown album which i don t remember the name)
Love a lot of Frank's music, pretty much every style of music he played over the years and probably invented a few along the way!
No probably about it!
I'm soooo glad to see folk doing these Zappa reaction videos.... his music deserves to be celebrated forever
Now, consider that this was played LIVE and was largely improvised. There are as many different versions of Black Napkins as there are recordings of it, each with its own emotional overtones and feel. And every single one of them is GORGEOUS. I've never heard a bad one, and I've heard more than I can count. My favorites include a video version (not because it's video but because he plays it with an air of epic triumphance that's just superb), a version where he was really pissed off at the audience for heckling and decided to play angry, and several versions where the theme is interpreted by trombone and vocals before the guitar starts.
He opened his 1976 Sydney concert with this song and band, Terry bozzio on drums, rediculous -ly good !
Zappa is a musical universe, some parts spacey, some parts ..dangerous ..
The reason the song comes to a abrupt end is that the songs on Zappa's albums all blend in together. That's the reason for the style change at the end. It was going to segue into "The torture Never Stops".
I heard a theory that all of Zappa's music was intended to be one long piece which is why it all blends together.
Shouldn't have stopped thier though.
Always enjoy Frank, and eternally greatful to my best friend in high school for turning me on to him in the early 80s( Joe's Garage). Literally something for everyone in his music.
With a cheezy little amp, with a sign on the front that said Fender Champ...
I had a very similar experience at the same time, early 80's. A mate put Joe's Garage on the turntable, I never looked back or recovered. I've been addicted ever since. Bought the albums and went to see him in Birmingham, England in 1988.. I'm now trying to persuade a mate who lives in Canada that he needs some FZ in his life. Progress has been made. Today, in my car, the dude was listening to what I had on in the car and said, "This is from Joe's garage, right?" He was correct. Result.
Yep - Zappa has a vast catalogue. My recommendation for new listeners is to start with what has to be arguably his peak; Apostrophe, One Size Fits All and Overnite Sensation.
Good starting point unless your dad, like mine, played all the old Mothers stuff religiously. In that case, just start at the beginning.
Definitely 3 of my favorite albums
Hot Rats is a great new listener album. A guitar orchestrated masterpiece.
Frank at his best. Saw this live. I was stunned.
Frank Zappa and The Mothers really takes me back to a time long ago I still love it
Nice one !! The track transitions straight into another tune at the end :)
He puts everything he has into every show he calls a guitar solo making an
air sculpture. In concerts he improvises his solos he says..... He was so charismatic on stage, and funny. everyone truly has a great time at a Zappa show, I should have seen more!!!!🎸🥁🎹🎼🎶🎵🎛
RIP FRANK!!!
INCA ROADS (LIVE) FROM A Token Of His Extreme! My most favorite songs ever of Franks and show cases his Guitar, his group Composition and the prodigious band he had during those years. Just the best.
So under appreciated.. A true genius!
While watching this video I realized this song has no words, it never came to my mind since the guitar speaks for itself.
Stunning to think that this recording of Black Napkins is live in Osaka Japan, Feb 1976. There's a sax solo by Napoleon Murphy Brock that Frank cut from the albums edited version (complete version found only in bootlegs). The title track of that album, Zoot Allures is also a very interesting guitar piece. I would recommend you to listen to that one as well. I've enjoyed this and others among your Zappa reaction videos. Keep doing them. Cheers.
I like the fact that you were only able to squeeze in one comment during the playback before you had to silence yourself until the end. He got you. Fill that musical void with Frank. You will not be disappointed.
Once you can actually hear Zappa's unique nested rhythmic structures, twisted lead lines and peculiar instrumental voicings, nothing else is so satisfying.
I had the same reaction to Zappa when I heard it the first time; Genius! Over-Nite Sensation (quad version) was the album. The solo on Montana blew me away! And from then on, I was hooked! Forty five years later, I'm still listening! facebook.com/groups/zappafreaksunite/
Dude. No other like him. I like to see your reaction to the live version. Zappp Live at the Palladium. You'll be happy.
Ah, behind the outstanding guitar work, you have Terry Bozzio killing it on drums!
This solo is from a live at osaka(japan) in 1976 i think
It went to the next song via one dark chord to "The Torture Never Stops" (The gig with Pink Floyd was in Belgium at Amougies in 1969)
I've heard a bootleg of the original performance. What's interesting is that Frank edited a fair amount of the performance out, which were the pauses between phrases where he left a little space before the next barrage. With those gone it is just like a firehose of notes after a certain point. This song is just 2 chords. C#min7 Dmaj7 in 6/8. And the Sample/Hold filter gives it a super psychedelic sound. I didn't know what that was for years until I played it for a guy who said "sample/hold filter"!
Honestly after 30 years of listening to him I don't need anything else I'm still finding stuff i love Oh I see you're a fellow drummer try playing the drums to it.. it's A-blast you'll learn so much it's how i became proficient
It finished that way because it goes straight into the song "The Torture Never Stops".
I listen in my sleep never get enough fz
Just found your channel today. If you're still exploring Frank's guitar playing, I'd suggest 'Filthy Habits', the title track from 'Them or Us', & 'Sleep Dirt'.
Keep the Zappa search going!
Please watch the RUclips video of Frank playing this tune live on the 'Mike Douglas Show' with Mike's TV studio orchestra (off camera)! It's a special arrangement Frank made for the show, and sounds quite different to this!
Check out "Yo Mama" from the Sheik Yerbouti album
John Duxbury fabulous guitar work in Yo Moma - the Live in NY solo. Right up there with Joe’s last imaginary guitar solo. This is the central SCRUTinizer.
The way that transitions from discordant rumblings with descent down the scales in to the beautiful end section sends shivers every time. Now I'm going to have to listen to it...
The ultimate "Air Sculpture"
Frank you so much
Zappa was so far ahead of HIS time.
That is the end of the song. It segues into The Torture Never Stops.
Chris Maxfield flies all green an buzzin in this dungeon of despair
One of Franks' favorite things both in live shows and albums was the segue, always smooth and clever. When he remastered all the analog albums to digital (like this version of Napkins) he was forced to stick in a digital chop to differentiate tracks. This sadly left many jarring moments throughout the revised albums.
Seeing Dweezel for the second time on the Hot Rats tour next month. Its fantastic
My favorite zapata track ever
The original recording of this is about 15 minutes, recorded live in February 1976 in Osaka I believe. Frank cut the track down to 4 minutes and on the Zoot Allures album it segues in The Torture Never Stops, hence the abrupt ending.
Makes your soul fly to a higher plane! Far out!
Black napkins, for me, must be played loud. The torture never stops
His records are meant to be listened to from start to finish!
There is a video on here with a long version from '76 (In New York), "bonus deluxe version" somehow which has to be heard. 28 some minutes, FZ and Jobson solos...
Good vid! Black Napkins runs into The Torture Never stops. That would be an interesting listen/ reaction.
I have to share with you this rare prog find due to seemingly awesome RUclips suggestion algorithm.
Finland, the prolific land we all know of symphonic, power, melodeath and pagan metal bands. It actually has his fair share of some nerdy unknown progressive bands. Some of them have produced some little prog gems in the last year's and they are so different from the sound of American prog bands. They are way more lyrical and melodic. One of this is Constantine. Their long track The Darkest Grace is masterly done composition wise, edgy very distinctive vocals, sweet transitions, ideal balance between heavy and melodic riffs . The melody above all this is incredible. It deserves a reaction.
AMONG TENS OF ALBUMS OF ZAPPA I COULD NEVER TELL WICH IS BEST, I ONLY KNEW THEY WERE ALL FRANK ZAPPA salams from cairo JIMMO
Try listening to "It can't happen here" .. it's a bit but only a bit like a barbershop quartet
This may sound simple I'm 64 and 1 of my all time favorite Zappa songs is the muffin man I don't know why but it is I can't get it out of my head.
Sing the ending.
Some amazing classical work by Zappa; Outrage at Valdez, Strictly Genteel, Duke of Prunes ...
Yes and revisited piece for guitar...
I always thought that Watermelon In Easter Hay was great. However, this song is still what I would consider as some of The Best on guitar by Frank Zappa. Pink Napkins also.
Check the version live on the Mike Douglas show.
My fave version of this is the one on You Cant Do That On Stage Anymore Volume 6. Tears.
The end is a fantastic segue into "The Torture Never Stops".
Peaches en Regalia is a super accessible song!!! A very compact and fun song
Play all four songs on Waka/Jawaka. Sublime.
‘Pink Napkins’ (from ‘Shut Up ‘N Play Yer Guitar) goes well with black ones
I like how you review Zappa. Lots of people do these things for the songs, analyzing lyrics. Frank was a composer, and that doesn't sit well with a lot of people. His songs are ridiculous, but his music was second to none.
Might I suggest the "Live at the Fillmore East-1971" album!!! Musical theater of the mind at it's VERY BEST!
if you wanna hear for the first time a really bad ass Zappa tune, The Apostrophe album , Yellow snow thru to O'blivian. Very fine work.
Love "Black Napkins". You should also give the following tracks a listen vis a vis Zappa's guitar playing: "Willie The Pimp". "The Muffin Man". "Rat Tomago". "Chunga's Revenge". "Filthy Habbits". "Five-Five-Five". "Soul Polka". "On The Bus". "Pinocchio's Furniture". "Theme From Burnt Weeny Sandwich". "Gee, I Like Your Pants". "Beat It With Your Fist". "Scratch And Sniff". "Bavarian Sunset". "Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar Somemore". "Treacherous Cretins" "Sleep Dirt". "Heavy Duty Judy". "The Ocean Is The Ultimate Solution". "A Cold Dark Matter".
Any list of top guitar players that doesn’t include Frank Zappa, isn’t worth reading .
He played on stage with Pink Floyd, and also with John Lennon. John & Yoko Ono joined the Mothers on stage at the Fillmore East on June 6 1971 [ From 'The Frank Zappa Companion' ]. They played 'King Kong' and jammed. 'The Poodle Diaries', a record of just about every concert he ever did, including notes like setlists & extra performers / supports etc, does not record the setlist, but lists a setlist in the Late show of June 5. That shows John Lennon on Guitar & Vocals & Yoko Ono on vocals. The setlist shows ' Well, Improv, King Kong, A small Eternity with Yoko Ono', [ which it probably seemed, if her other performances are anything to go by]. It states that parts of this are released on 'Playground Psychotics'. The 'Companion' also records that " Fillmore East - June 1971" contained some parts. Anyway, in June 1972, Lennon put out a double album 'Sometime in New York', featuring part of their appearance with Zappa. It includes the improvisations, but also the part based on 'King Kong', which is a scored composition by Frank. Part of the deal was that both artist had access to a copy of the master, and could deploy them as they wished. On the album, Lennon remixes the track, relabels it 'Jam Rag' and accredits writing & publishing to himself. Frank was, shall we say, less than pleased.
Hmmm, naughty Mr Lennon!
On the album it seamlessly runs over into the torture never stops.
The abrupt ending was due to the song seguing into another song after it. There has to be a cut-off point if you're going to separate it.
very good choice ❤
FRANK’s MOST DIFFICULT PIECE: “SHIP ARRIVING TO LATE TO SAVE A DROWNING WITCH”
You have to realize, a lot of those tones etc. are Not Effects, its Franks Hands creating it !!!
That was a lead in to another song and live he usually played them together !!
The song leads into another song on the lp called the torture never stops.
Dude you gotta see and react to the live version of Black Napkins.
not an abrupt ending, a segue to the next track
Montana! Lucille! These are different but sooooo good!!!!
yeah, torture never stops is missing
I can't ever comment what new FRANK listeners should try ... I was 8 years old and found LUMPY GRAVY , 200 MOTELS and UNCLE MEAT in some hippies trash ... (with many other albums to start my demented tour of music) Thanks Hippy dude
I've also bought One Size Fits All - I haven't had a chance to listen to it yet, but that will. be my next adventure!
@@JimNewstead WOW ! Thats a beautiful record...If you haven't checked out OVERNIGHT SENSATION ...its another great one ... Tina Turner does backing vocals but Ike Turner thought the music was crap so he didn't want her on the credits
Also, a lot of the time Frank's solo's were recorded live. I think this is one of them but unsure where and when it was recorded. And as this is a two chord solo it more than likely was from an unrelated live tune. The change at the end would indicate that it lead into another tune.
It segues into the next song
Jean luc ponty played on a few albums and worth a listen
I believe this is the album where Bozzio claims he learned to play fifths (that is 2 more than a triplet). I remember the 'freedom' of learning to triplet in fifth grade, which is sorta the same thing...
My boat is named cosmik debris , it’s a tribute to fz
Jim, you need to listen to the album "Burnt Weeny Sandwich". Holiday in Berlin and Little House I Used to Live in. Great music!
An all round EXCELLENT album - one of my favorites. Especially the songs you mentioned
I'm only in a watch your Frank Zappa videos and give you recommendations if you want
I think one thing people don't appreciate about Frank Zappa was that he was NOT improvisational. Every note he played was written down and practiced, practiced, practiced.
You literally couldn't be more wrong.
Jim, whatever you decide to listen to next, Frank will satisfy, Virtuosity gone mad.
Blues guitar, but not as we know it.
"Don't eat the yellow snow" is a great one for his sense of humor.
Peaches en Regalia next please.
trouble every day off the allum freak out
Check out the version on 'Make A Jazz Noise Here' recorded on the 1988 Broadway The Hardway tour. Personally I think it's the best one out there (god knows how many versions there are in the vault).
Frank didn't believe in spaces between songs and avoided it whenever possible. So a lot of songs just cut off at the end as they're meant to flow directly into the next track.
jim spreading frank
Hi Jim, time for new music. Abigail's Ghost - Annie Enemy
My first thought aswell: "This is some really bluesy, loungey music!". Not too into this level of guitar pr0n, though. But that said, there's no doubt that he's one hell of a guitarist and good musicians are always nice to listen to!
Jerkoff
martin doty I’m sorry, what?