So happy these guys ( my new favorite REACTORS) are doing Zappa. A genius. After highschool class ( back in the day 😊) we'd head over to our friend.VITO'S basement... listening to Zappa on his 5 ft tall " Voice of the Theater" speakers. What an ERA 🎵🎵🎵.
Comparing Frank to Ted Nugent is like comparing Gandhi to Hitler, this is seriously funny, time to take a journey to the center of your mind@@markwilliams5606
I play bass and once got to play this song with Dweezil at his Dweezilla Music Camp. 8 of the best minutes of my life. This is basically Frank and Jack Bruce trying to out solo each other, with a drummer. There is also an acoustic rhythm guitar deep underneath. I have a live video of this from 2015 with Dweezil, Kurt Morgan on Bass, and Ryan Brown on Drums in Chicago that is amazing!
I don’t put many artists on a pedestal but this man is propped up. His flowers will always come forth. He made me think, he made me laugh my ass off, he gave me freedom and he made me rock the F out. You have soooooo much more to look forward to. Listen to the entire Apostrophe album. Or do Joe’s Garage from beginning to end. Ship arriving too late to save a drowning witch?!?! There;s a lot. Enjoy the ride my friends. ❤❤❤
I started listening to Frank in 1965 when I was all of 13 years old. He helped me get through Jr., Senior High School, College and pretty much everything up to this day. He knew his audience loved him for being himself and pretty much accepted everything he did, not what they wanted or expected of him. He broke the mold and had a free life.
Slight correction, Jeff. Unless you was seeing The Mothers at The Whiskey in 1965 when you were all of 13 years old, your timeline doesn't jibe. Their first album, Freak Out! was released in June of 1966. Was you there from the beginning with that album in 1966?
@@jeffmartin1026 I was 15 when I first learned of Zappa, in 1975. Heard Billy The Mountain and the bulk of Fillmore East. Instantly hooked. Arf Arf! If you were 13 in 1966, that makes you 70 now. Hope you're doing well, old timer.
Frank was not huge because he chose to not do a lot of commercial music, he didn't have as many fans as Zeppelin or Sabbath but if you liked Zappa you really liked Zappa. Try something from the early days, Trouble Every Day. It's a cool song with a good message.
Actually that song is mainly electric guitar. Franks vocals were really cool. He says I'm not black, but there's a lotta times I wish I could say I'm not white. I think he's referring to the racist violence in Mississippi and stuff. And I agree. I believe in the Black Panther Party and all the radical black channels on RUclips, Spotify, Patreon, Rokfin, Rumble, Odyssey, Substack, Instagram, X, TikTok etc 🌍♥️🕊️⚖️✊
Trouble Every Day Is referencing the Watts riots in 1965 Los Angeles. Trouble Every Day quite possibly could be the very first Rap song, given the vocal cadence of it and social commentary within it. A song ahead of it's time...
@@leddygee1896 I always think of Trouble Comin' Every Day as what could be the first rap song. That or Dylan's Subterranean Homesick Blues, which came out a year and a half before Trouble.
We're Only In It For The Money is a difficult listen, but I put it right up with Abbey Road, Highway 61, Revolver, and the first Velvet Underground in terms of late 60s masterpieces.
Zappa said "This song needs that nasty Cream bass". Jack Bruce said "Hold my beer". A Fretless Bass through a Marshall Stack. God bless ya Jack! Early on Zappa created his own music publishing/recording company. He hated the Corporate studios and decided he should get (and his band etc) the money since they did all the work. So he was rarely heard on commercial radio. He was a kind of secret that people in the know knew about. Word of mouth type success . Plus as you know he isnt too bashful about the subjects he writes about.
La & Chi, love the Trower album in the background! I am a big PROG rock fan, could never get into Zappa until my 40s. I love him now. Such a great album! Amazing guitar player.
Jack Bruce's bass on this is so great! I heard it was just improvised in the studio. I like how the drum break brings the band back to the begining riff too!
Jim Gordon (who played with Derek and the Dominoes, Traffic and a whole bunch of other bands and musicians) on drums, Jack Bruce (Cream) on bass. RIP to them both.
I seen Frank Zappa live in Detroit Michigan at the Cobo Arena back in 1978. I was only a young man it was sold out concert maybe about 12,000 people maybe about maybe Tim Black guy but he was he was a legendary a lot of people wouldn’t hit the Franks up and back them, but he’s a legend. 1:45
Sadly, not a lot of Zappa was played in the States, thus his great popularity overseas. He's certainly one of the most important modern composers. The fact that he wrote in just about every genre was what held him back: orchestrated music, music concrete, jazz, rock, pop, fusion, and everything in between. One of the most misunderstood and brilliant composers of our time.
Former Czech president Vaclav Havel appointed Frank Zappa as "Special Ambassador to the West on Trade, Culture and Tourism." There is some great footage in the recent Zappa film by Alex Winter of him arriving in Prague.
@@eximusic Actually it was the so-called "novelty" songs that financed his other work. As for people taking it "seriously" most modern composers of note aren't taken seriously except because someone "important" decided their music was "serious." Most music is pablum for children, like 99% of the Beetles catalogue, and if children want to dismiss Zappa and embrace 4/4 120 that's their business. Anyone who judges Zappa as a "novelty" artist" is woefully and willfully ignorant.
@@Gerhardium Well during Zappa's mainstream popularity, minimalist composers like Steve Reich, Phillip Glass, and Jon Adams were extremely popular and thriving. I actually had the same theory/harmony professor that taught Zappa. He actually knew a lot about what Zappa's real interests were. It wasn't Dynamo Hum.
Yes that was Frank. He could play every instrument you heard there. I saw Frank several times live(5 times), and his solo’s never disappointed. Check some of the interviews with long time band mates. I loved the guy.
@@elisaabolafia9542 The way it went was that Frank was recording in Ike Turner's studio, so Tina and the Ikettes were at his disposal. Of course Frank asked them to sing backup vocals on a handful of songs. Tina was very proud of what they were doing and invited Ike to come in and listen to some of what they recorded. Ike responded with "What is this shit?!" and demanded that they don't get credited on the albums. He also said to pay them each $25. per song, because that's what he paid them, but Frank paid them $25. per hour each, which amounted to more than what Ike would've paid them. He didn't give them credit on the album before this, Over-Nite Sensation but, on this album, he credited the two Ikettes (Lynn and Debbie) by first name only. Fk Ike! Tina did well to dump his sorry azz.
I was introduced to Frank Zappa in college in 1969. My favorite albums are Hoy Rats, Burnt Weeny Sandwich and and Uncle Meat. I saw h8m in concert in the early 1970’s.
Throughout his career Frank got zero airplay . His legions of dedicated fans carried him. He was also in control of every aspect of his writing,production and record label . Frank also organized and financed his tours with his own money. This insured he made plenty of money being less popular.
the first live gig i ever saw was when my friend and i as 14 year old kids travelled on our own by train without telling our parents and saw zappa playing in london - it may have been the gig where he fell off the stage and broke his leg but we were so overwhelmed with the excitement of being at a gig surrounded by adults and bright lights and noise, we may have missed it! pretty cool first gig,i think
Thanks dudes. I been requesting this song to a number of reactionists and your the only ones who have played it. That's Jack Bruce playing that funky bass. Keep up the great work!
Keif found his Satisfaction tone trying to emulate a sax part, and you can really hear that square-wave similarity between sax and fuzz guitar on this, too.
yep... it's goin down...Happens all the time guys. Once you start listening to Zappa... and you realize "Woah...!!! This shit is next level!! " and guys... you have only just begun.
Fellas Bowie was pretty mainstream and had radio play during the seventies and eighties. Zappa was not mainstream and was rarely heard on radio with few exceptions. Both had a rabid fan base. The strength of which is about what they brought creatively. Both were musically gifted in their own way. Loved them both!!RIP Frank Zappa and David Bowie…
Ya gots to flip this record over and play the other side!😂 Don’t eat the Yellow Snow/ Nanook rubs it/ St Alphonso’s pancake breakfast ( the yellow snow suite)
Willie the Pimp off of Hot Rats. And The Slime..saw him on the Just Another Band From L.A. tour with the guys from the Turtles..who played the White House for Tricia Nixon...
You should check out his appearance on The Steve Allen Show in 1963. He played percussion on a bicycle. Not sitting on a bicycle, but using the bicycle as an instrument.
If you do "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow", make sure you react to the whole suite, not just the one song "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow", "Nanook Rubs It", "St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast", and "Father O'Blivion"
Back in the day I would put that on the turntable and the next song on the album is Uncle Remus which Frank wrote for George Duke. It’s great. The whole album is great and is where many start listening to Zappa.
Hell of a song, killer music whatever you label it. Frank was a unique genius but a polarizing figure for people I hung with back in the day, most people dug Hot Rats but saw a fight break out over 200 Motels. He had tons of great stuff and his guitar playing was one of a kind, it was just the bizarre and avante guard creations he came up with, that were not easy to digest and sometimes plain offensive. I still listen to Frank once in a while but have to be in the right mood, when I am it is all good. Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶
I am still working on what to think about FZ, but this tune was excellent. Thanks to you both for an insightful reaction, which despite your differences was great in and of itself! Cheers!
I'm over 60 yrs old and I can honestly say as the youngest of 7 children being forced to listen to Zappa and all his changing and evolutionary music i was exposed to, he was generally a music genius. Long live "Joe's garage" and Apostrphe.
Do a reaction of Frank doing “shutup and play yer guitar” the title track from the live album of his guitar solos. The most underrated guitar player in popular music
As a small segment sample, my close friends and I listened to him occasionally and at that time (late 70's) it seemed like we were the only ones who did.
As you're getting comfortable in the Zappa back catalog, this is the perfect time to check out Hot Rats and Waka/Jawaka. Two absolute monster albums start to finish that are kinda like a part 1 and part 2, despite the amount of music he made in between them.
Guys my brother turned me onto this album about 1971. That’s the Mighty Jack Bruce from Cream Playing that Bass, as a lead guitar. Franks jamming on the guitar. He came in and they jammed. Btw, this Album is an absolute top 5 Album from Frank. Guys I’m 61, I’m listening to this album for 50 years. Holy Shit do I feel old. Check the whole album out. As always Peace, Love and Continued Success ❤
You have to listen to some stuff from the Zappa album, "Overnight Sensation". I think you would both love Dinah Mo Hum, Camarillo Brillo, Montana, etc.
Zappa is more of a chameleon than Morrison. Immensely talented guitar player. Incredible writer and creator. Monstrous catalog. No two songs sound the same. He is a uniquely singular musician.
Want to hear Franks Brilliance, feed your ears on the box set..´Shut up ´n´ Play yer Guitar´ hope you have a spare evening for this, no lyrics, no silly´ness, as i´v said before...Virtuosity gone Mad.
Jim Gordon on drums who played on Layla by Derek and the Dominos and the Low Spark of High Heeled boys by Traffic. He also had a great drum solo on Jump Into the Fire by Harry Nilsson. Unfortunately later he was diagnosed schizophrenic after he killed his mother.
Frank had a friend named Captain Beefheart (and his Magic Band), they did a collab album called Bongo Fury but you should check out his early stuff, I believe he had a young Ry Cooder in his magic band if I'm not mistaken. I'm listening to his first album, The Spotlight Kid, right now and it's a trip.
That was Jack Bruce playing bass through a cranked acoustic guitar amp, it was a somewhat impromptu session Jack having been invited by Jim Gordon and they didn't have a bass amp available, that's why it might have sounded like a "deep guitar"
So, I looked it up and it appears that Zappa played lead on this, but the more interesting thing that I learned is that Jack Bruce of Cream was in studio for something else and sat in as electric bass player on this.
If you want more Jack Bruce bass sol try West, Bruce & Lainge -"Power House Sod" from the Live album. And Jim Gordon drum solo from Derek and the Dominos Live at the Fillmore "Let It Rain"
The late great Jim Gordon on drums, with Jack Bruce on bass and Frank on guitar, just sheer brilliance.
Like Ted Nugent. Different.👍
So happy these guys ( my new favorite REACTORS) are doing Zappa. A genius. After highschool class ( back in the day 😊) we'd head over to our friend.VITO'S basement... listening to Zappa on his 5 ft tall " Voice of the Theater" speakers. What an ERA 🎵🎵🎵.
@@elisaabolafia9542Think there really getting into the Real music.🌄
Precisely
Comparing Frank to Ted Nugent is like comparing Gandhi to Hitler, this is seriously funny, time to take a journey to the center of your mind@@markwilliams5606
Jack Bruce of Cream playing bass on this track!
This entire album is incredible.
Yes indeed
I play bass and once got to play this song with Dweezil at his Dweezilla Music Camp. 8 of the best minutes of my life. This is basically Frank and Jack Bruce trying to out solo each other, with a drummer. There is also an acoustic rhythm guitar deep underneath. I have a live video of this from 2015 with Dweezil, Kurt Morgan on Bass, and Ryan Brown on Drums in Chicago that is amazing!
Oh that's Jack Bruce Wow I didn't know that thanks 👍 I love the politician
I salute you just for keeping up on this song. Zappa seems to always have a difficult pocket among other challenges
And a definite 🫡 to you because thats crazy stuff man
@@melvinwomack3717I didn't either. Also Los Lobos did a good cover of Politician 🎸
Must’ve been great!
It’s taken me 40 years to finally GET Zappa. I wanted to when I was younger but it way over my head. Cheers.
I listened only to top 40 radio until a classmate in middle school got me to try The Blues Project and Zappa’s “Chunga’s Revenge.” Changed my life.
Ah, that gives me hope for some of my friends who don't appreciate Zappa.
Jack Bruce's bass playing on this track is insane. Just wicked.
I don’t put many artists on a pedestal but this man is propped up. His flowers will always come forth. He made me think, he made me laugh my ass off, he gave me freedom and he made me rock the F out. You have soooooo much more to look forward to. Listen to the entire Apostrophe album. Or do Joe’s Garage from beginning to end. Ship arriving too late to save a drowning witch?!?! There;s a lot. Enjoy the ride my friends. ❤❤❤
The whole Apostrophe album is killer. It's one of those "you have to listen to the whole thing" albums.
This is my favorite Frank album. A true masterpiece. Jack Bruce goes off on this one.
🔥
One of my favorite albums
I started listening to Frank in 1965 when I was all of 13 years old. He helped me get through Jr., Senior High School, College and pretty much everything up to this day. He knew his audience loved him for being himself and pretty much accepted everything he did, not what they wanted or expected of him. He broke the mold and had a free life.
Slight correction, Jeff. Unless you was seeing The Mothers at The Whiskey in 1965 when you were all of 13 years old, your timeline doesn't jibe.
Their first album, Freak Out! was released in June of 1966.
Was you there from the beginning with that album in 1966?
@@Royale_with_Cheeze right you are, it was 66
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I was 15 when I first learned of Zappa, in 1975. Heard Billy The Mountain and the bulk of Fillmore East. Instantly hooked. Arf Arf!
If you were 13 in 1966, that makes you 70 now. Hope you're doing well, old timer.
Frank was not huge because he chose to not do a lot of commercial music, he didn't have as many fans as Zeppelin or Sabbath but if you liked Zappa you really liked Zappa. Try something from the early days, Trouble Every Day. It's a cool song with a good message.
Yeah the early days with Jimmy Carl Black on drums. Blending rock with woodwinds, marimbas etc
Actually that song is mainly electric guitar. Franks vocals were really cool. He says I'm not black, but there's a lotta times I wish I could say I'm not white. I think he's referring to the racist violence in Mississippi and stuff. And I agree. I believe in the Black Panther Party and all the radical black channels on RUclips, Spotify, Patreon, Rokfin, Rumble, Odyssey, Substack, Instagram, X, TikTok etc 🌍♥️🕊️⚖️✊
Trouble Every Day Is referencing the Watts riots in 1965 Los Angeles. Trouble Every Day quite possibly could be the very first Rap song, given the vocal cadence of it and social commentary within it. A song ahead of it's time...
@@leddygee1896
I always think of Trouble Comin' Every Day as what could be the first rap song. That or Dylan's Subterranean Homesick Blues, which came out a year and a half before Trouble.
We're Only In It For The Money is a difficult listen, but I put it right up with Abbey Road, Highway 61, Revolver, and the first Velvet Underground in terms of late 60s masterpieces.
At the 5 minute mark of the song it sounds like everyone is playing a different song and it fits perfectly. Pure genius.
One of my favorites. Uncle Remus, as well. ❤
Zappa said "This song needs that nasty Cream bass". Jack Bruce said "Hold my beer". A Fretless Bass through a Marshall Stack. God bless ya Jack!
Early on Zappa created his own music publishing/recording company. He hated the Corporate studios and decided he should get (and his band etc) the money since they did all the work. So he was rarely heard on commercial radio. He was a kind of secret that people in the know knew about. Word of mouth type success . Plus as you know he isnt too bashful about the subjects he writes about.
The absolute best reactors on da Tube. Deep dive specialists, you guys are the best, keep up the great work. More Zappa pleeeeez
Listen to Frank's Joe's Garage act's 1 through 3 my favorite and probably his best.
La & Chi, love the Trower album in the background!
I am a big PROG rock fan, could never get into Zappa until my 40s. I love him now. Such a great album! Amazing guitar player.
The legendary Jack Bruce on the bass. What a track!
A rather fuzzy Jack Bruce, such a cool contrast of sounds
One of the best instrumentals ever. Just brilliant. Played this constantly in high school.
Zappa on guitar. Jack Bruce on bass (he was in Cream with Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker).
Lots of great songs on the album. Cosmic Debris. Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow suite.
This is my favorite Zappa album
Musical genius, nobody like him, surrounded himself with incredible musicians
Frank Zappa was amazingly talented. 🤘🏽
Happy 777th upvote c: I'm discovering new artists through you guys
Jack Bruce's bass on this is so great! I heard it was just improvised in the studio. I like how the drum break brings the band back to the begining riff too!
Got to love Frank! 👍🇬🇧
ZAPPA! BABY!
The tone is everything and the bass. As mentioned Jack absolutely kills the this one! Always the best musicians on stage with Frank.
Love Zappa from the seventies
The poodle bites
The poodle chews it
Brilliant!
😁😅 come on Frenchie
O what fun! The crux of the biscuit.
There is a version with funny lyrics. Play that one!
you thinking of stink foot?
@@jimmayors2315 Maybe so. That's one of the first I head from Frank. Worth a review.
Jim Gordon (who played with Derek and the Dominoes, Traffic and a whole bunch of other bands and musicians) on drums, Jack Bruce (Cream) on bass.
RIP to them both.
I seen Frank Zappa live in Detroit Michigan at the Cobo Arena back in 1978. I was only a young man it was sold out concert maybe about 12,000 people maybe about maybe Tim Black guy but he was he was a legendary a lot of people wouldn’t hit the Franks up and back them, but he’s a legend. 1:45
A true Masterpiece!!!!!!!!
Sadly, not a lot of Zappa was played in the States, thus his great popularity overseas. He's certainly one of the most important modern composers. The fact that he wrote in just about every genre was what held him back: orchestrated music, music concrete, jazz, rock, pop, fusion, and everything in between. One of the most misunderstood and brilliant composers of our time.
His novelty songs kept his brilliant compositions from being taken seriously. It's hard to break out of a role you create for yourself.
Former Czech president Vaclav Havel appointed Frank Zappa as "Special Ambassador to the West on Trade, Culture and Tourism."
There is some great footage in the recent Zappa film by Alex Winter of him arriving in Prague.
@@eximusic Actually it was the so-called "novelty" songs that financed his other work. As for people taking it "seriously" most modern composers of note aren't taken seriously except because someone "important" decided their music was "serious." Most music is pablum for children, like 99% of the Beetles catalogue, and if children want to dismiss Zappa and embrace 4/4 120 that's their business. Anyone who judges Zappa as a "novelty" artist" is woefully and willfully ignorant.
@@Gerhardium Well during Zappa's mainstream popularity, minimalist composers like Steve Reich, Phillip Glass, and Jon Adams were extremely popular and thriving. I actually had the same theory/harmony professor that taught Zappa. He actually knew a lot about what Zappa's real interests were. It wasn't Dynamo Hum.
in my book this is one of the best instrumentals
Yes that was Frank. He could play every instrument you heard there. I saw Frank several times live(5 times), and his solo’s never disappointed. Check some of the interviews with long time band mates. I loved the guy.
I had no idea how good Frank was on the guitar until I heard Black Napkins
Winos do not march.... Muffin man.... you probably heard those
ZAPPA!!! WOOHOOO!!! 😍😍😍😍😍 Thanks, GUYS!! :) HUGS!!!
Hooray, Frank is back. Tina Turner and the Ikettes guest vocals on this album
What❗ Tina Turner was scooped up by this musical GENIUS. Thanks for that tidbit.
@@elisaabolafia9542
The way it went was that Frank was recording in Ike Turner's studio, so Tina and the Ikettes were at his disposal. Of course Frank asked them to sing backup vocals on a handful of songs.
Tina was very proud of what they were doing and invited Ike to come in and listen to some of what they recorded.
Ike responded with "What is this shit?!" and demanded that they don't get credited on the albums. He also said to pay them each $25. per song, because that's what he paid them, but Frank paid them $25. per hour each, which amounted to more than what Ike would've paid them.
He didn't give them credit on the album before this, Over-Nite Sensation but, on this album, he credited the two Ikettes (Lynn and Debbie) by first name only. Fk Ike! Tina did well to dump his sorry azz.
I was introduced to Frank Zappa in college in 1969. My favorite albums are Hoy Rats, Burnt Weeny Sandwich and and Uncle Meat. I saw h8m in concert in the early 1970’s.
Throughout his career Frank got zero airplay . His legions of dedicated fans carried him. He was also in control of every aspect of his writing,production and record label . Frank also organized and financed his tours with his own money. This insured he made plenty of money being less popular.
Jack Bruce from Cream played the funky, electronically altered bass throughout this song. Jim Gordon was on drums, and Frank was obviously on guitars.
2nd guitarist was Tony Duran. He was well utilized on Waka/Jawaka (recorded the same year as this song) playing slide guitar.
Huge Zappa fan saw him in 78
Looooooove Zappa!
the first live gig i ever saw was when my friend and i as 14 year old kids travelled on our own by train without telling our parents and saw zappa playing in london - it may have been the gig where he fell off the stage and broke his leg but we were so overwhelmed with the excitement of being at a gig surrounded by adults and bright lights and noise, we may have missed it! pretty cool first gig,i think
What is great that Frank let Jack Bruce be featured so much
Thanks dudes. I been requesting this song to a number of reactionists and your the only ones who have played it. That's Jack Bruce playing that funky bass. Keep up the great work!
Why you requested it ? It's literally the worst track on Apostrophe...it has nothing and it's going nowhere
Another great album
please do " Don't Eat The Yellow Snow/St. Alfonso's Pancake Breakfast".
Keif found his Satisfaction tone trying to emulate a sax part, and you can really hear that square-wave similarity between sax and fuzz guitar on this, too.
yep... it's goin down...Happens all the time guys. Once you start listening to Zappa... and you realize "Woah...!!! This shit is next level!! " and guys... you have only just begun.
I second "Trouble Every Day" from the album "Freak Out" 1965
He's pure genius. Nothing more or less.
Frank Zappa Loved the SG standard 👍. Pure Genius 👌🪴🌴
Damn this brings back memories. I listened the shit out of this album as a teenager.
This has to be my favorite album of all time. Only got to see FZ 2 times live, and Dweezal amazing interpretation of hos fathers music once.
"Lay back and groove on a rainy day." -- Jimi Hendrix, ("Rainy Day, Dream Away")
Good Saturday morning fellas 🤟
that’s my jam!
Have you heard of The Black Page? The orchestral piece that has so many notes you can't see the white paper? Another level.
I'm glad you guys are getting into Frank...I also spy the debut Robin Trower album behind you guys, GREAT ALBUM 📢
Fellas Bowie was pretty mainstream and had radio play during the seventies and eighties. Zappa was not mainstream and was rarely heard on radio with few exceptions. Both had a rabid fan base. The strength of which is about what they brought creatively. Both were musically gifted in their own way. Loved them both!!RIP Frank Zappa and David Bowie…
Ya gots to flip this record over and play the other side!😂 Don’t eat the Yellow Snow/ Nanook rubs it/ St Alphonso’s pancake breakfast ( the yellow snow suite)
Willie the Pimp off of Hot Rats. And The Slime..saw him on the Just Another Band From L.A. tour with the guys from the Turtles..who played the White House for Tricia Nixon...
You should check out his appearance on The Steve Allen Show in 1963. He played percussion on a bicycle. Not sitting on a bicycle, but using the bicycle as an instrument.
Yup - that’s on RUclips.
If you do "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow", make sure you react to the whole suite, not just the one song
"Don't Eat the Yellow Snow", "Nanook Rubs It", "St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast", and "Father O'Blivion"
classic!
Frank, Jack and Jim - RIP.
That bass sound is insane. Forgot how this sounded in my trunk back in day. Lol
Jack Bruces Bass sounded like a Guitar when he played it
Back in the day I would put that on the turntable and the next song on the album is Uncle Remus which Frank wrote for George Duke. It’s great. The whole album is great and is where many start listening to Zappa.
Sounded like Frank had the Wah Wah all the way up, giving room for the fuzz bass, the drum break is worth another listen, that was deadly, sublime
Love that drum break
Jack Bruce on fuzzed out bass! Heavy stuff here.
Play the whole albums especially The Yellow Snow Suite!
Y'all gots to do the "Yellow Snow Suite", also from this album and never do the suite songs separately. And how about some Too $hort? ✌️
Hell of a song, killer music whatever you label it. Frank was a unique genius but a polarizing figure for people I hung with back in the day, most people dug Hot Rats but saw a fight break out over 200 Motels. He had tons of great stuff and his guitar playing was one of a kind, it was just the bizarre and avante guard creations he came up with, that were not easy to digest and sometimes plain offensive. I still listen to Frank once in a while but have to be in the right mood, when I am it is all good. Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶
I am still working on what to think about FZ, but this tune was excellent. Thanks to you both for an insightful reaction, which despite your differences was great in and of itself! Cheers!
I'm over 60 yrs old and I can honestly say as the youngest of 7 children being forced to listen to Zappa and all his changing and evolutionary music i was exposed to, he was generally a music genius. Long live "Joe's garage" and Apostrphe.
With Halloween on the horizon, give The Torture Never Stops a try.
It's like looking up the word engineering in the dictionary, and it refers me to Frank Zappa.
Do a reaction of Frank doing “shutup and play yer guitar” the title track from the live album of his guitar solos. The most underrated guitar player in popular music
As a small segment sample, my close friends and I listened to him occasionally and at that time (late 70's) it seemed like we were the only ones who did.
Yes, that's Frank on his guitar.
As you're getting comfortable in the Zappa back catalog, this is the perfect time to check out Hot Rats and Waka/Jawaka. Two absolute monster albums start to finish that are kinda like a part 1 and part 2, despite the amount of music he made in between them.
agreed.... but then again, I love 90% of Zappa
As a long time ZAPPA fan, I encourage you to check out the Documentary Movie that was released in 2020. It's just called "ZAPPA".
Thanks! I had not heard of that! I still like Baby Snakes, that video is such a trip
I think you missed the part where he actually sings about " The Apostrophe " its funny
Guys my brother turned me onto this album about 1971. That’s the Mighty Jack Bruce from Cream Playing that Bass, as a lead guitar. Franks jamming on the guitar. He came in and they jammed. Btw, this Album is an absolute top 5 Album from Frank. Guys I’m 61, I’m listening to this album for 50 years. Holy Shit do I feel old. Check the whole album out. As always Peace, Love and Continued Success ❤
I'm pretty sure it was recorded in '73 at the same sessions as "Overnite Sensation"
I was a a actually thinking 1974. All I know is I got him and his music immediately. BTW, One Size Fits All. Also in my top 5…
Thank You
You have to listen to some stuff from the Zappa album, "Overnight Sensation".
I think you would both love Dinah Mo Hum, Camarillo Brillo, Montana, etc.
You need to explore The Illinois Enema Bandit live!
Zappa is more of a chameleon than Morrison. Immensely talented guitar player. Incredible writer and creator. Monstrous catalog. No two songs sound the same. He is a uniquely singular musician.
Want to hear Franks Brilliance, feed your ears on the box set..´Shut up ´n´ Play yer Guitar´ hope you have a spare evening for this, no lyrics, no silly´ness, as i´v said before...Virtuosity gone Mad.
Jim Gordon on drums who played on Layla by Derek and the Dominos and the Low Spark of High Heeled boys by Traffic. He also had a great drum solo on Jump Into the Fire by Harry Nilsson. Unfortunately later he was diagnosed schizophrenic after he killed his mother.
Know all those tunes but didn’t know he killed his mother…
@@sea6bear he died in prison last year.
what? Jim Gordon killed his mother?
Frank had a friend named Captain Beefheart (and his Magic Band), they did a collab album called Bongo Fury but you should check out his early stuff, I believe he had a young Ry Cooder in his magic band if I'm not mistaken. I'm listening to his first album, The Spotlight Kid, right now and it's a trip.
Check out my fav FZ tune that is on the same album title "Uncle Remus". A song written with George Duke about the Civil Rights Movement and Racism!!!!
That was Jack Bruce playing bass through a cranked acoustic guitar amp, it was a somewhat impromptu session Jack having been invited by Jim Gordon and they didn't have a bass amp available, that's why it might have sounded like a "deep guitar"
Saw him at college in 70s
Check out (Bolero) that his full band did in Spain. They were excellent !
So, I looked it up and it appears that Zappa played lead on this, but the more interesting thing that I learned is that Jack Bruce of Cream was in studio for something else and sat in as electric bass player on this.
If you want more Jack Bruce bass sol try West, Bruce & Lainge -"Power House Sod" from the Live album. And Jim Gordon drum solo from Derek and the Dominos Live at the Fillmore "Let It Rain"