@@rhythmfield Absolutely...The amount of talent that was on the stage was insane... Even his son Dweezil had a great tour with, "Zappa does Zappa"....Dweezil is a great guitarist as well.
Fz was in a Positive cheerful mood that day...he's still the Best though...🌠 baby snakes is great..halloween 77 nyc...classic sounds like my friend Gary is in the audience screaming ZAPPA.. being Normal...
Patrick was absolutely my favorite Zappa bassist of all time; an absolute monster on the fretless. So interesting that he went on to a long, successful career creating and producing “new age” music.
He was always dry and blunt. He enjoyed being a “bad boy” and making stiffs uncomfortable. What most people don’t understand is: he was, first and foremost, a composer; creating and performing really challenging, interesting music and making provocative political statements was his main motivation to live.
@@paulinebutcherbird hmmm … well, I’ve read many of his writings and biographies and interviews, I think that gives me at least an inkling. Can I determine exactly what drove the man? Of course not. But I can take a pretty good educated guess.
@@rhythmfield You've read biographies, you say. Have you read mine which gives Frank's home life not shown in other books from getting up to going to bed, composing and rehearsing with the Mothers, visiting rock stars, freaks, family squabbles, and more. Freak Out! My Life with Frank Zappa 1968-1971.
I'm a huge fan of Frank's music and saw him live 5 times. It's obvious that he hates these interviews, so why bother doing them? I know it gives him some promotion, but it just seems he doesn't even care about that.
@@ainteazybeinweezy4914 He did care about promotion and he was a master at it, managing to make a living when no one played his music on the radio. He advertised in comics, put on dresses to make himself look ridiculous, and so on.
I think this is Frank at his most un-charming. Did he really think he would get people interested in his work by being so offhand? I wonder what was going on in his life at this time.
@@rhythmfield Read your comment below. Of course Frank was a composer but I'm more interested in the man, so there we differ and my comment relates to that.
Everyone on here seems to be against the host - I'm English so I don't know who he is - but I think he holds up really well against Frank's obvious and deliberate scorn for him. I bet there were no handshakes afterwards.
Hey Frank, feel free to come back and pay us a visit sometime. We really miss you. RIP, bud.
I was fortunate to have seen Frank preform in Boston in the early 80's... What an incredibly awesome live show he put on...
Zappa bands - all of them - were the most intense, tight touring bands the world has ever seen
@@rhythmfield Absolutely...The amount of talent that was on the stage was insane... Even his son Dweezil had a great tour with, "Zappa does Zappa"....Dweezil is a great guitarist as well.
Boy...Frank sure wasn't gonna give Thicke a break.
Alan’s questions were ass
This might be one of Frank's funniest interviews.
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Cool! You're welcome! Appreciate the comments.
Frank loved this stuff.
Wow the guest at the end of the couch was stoked to be on with Frank!
Fz was in a Positive cheerful mood that day...he's still the Best though...🌠 baby snakes is great..halloween 77 nyc...classic sounds like my friend Gary is in the audience screaming ZAPPA.. being Normal...
Serious FZ fans weren’t afraid to let their presence be known!!
What a rythym section - Patrick OHearn and Bozzio.
Patrick was absolutely my favorite Zappa bassist of all time; an absolute monster on the fretless. So interesting that he went on to a long, successful career creating and producing “new age” music.
Always at the top!
This is just fantastic!
Cool! So glad you enjoyed it!
If you've never seen Baby Snakes - Do yourself a favor and get it!
I get the impression that Frank was not too taken with Alan. I certainly was not.
He was always dry and blunt. He enjoyed being a “bad boy” and making stiffs uncomfortable. What most people don’t understand is: he was, first and foremost, a composer; creating and performing really challenging, interesting music and making provocative political statements was his main motivation to live.
I don't know how you can know what Frank's main motivation to live was. Hmmm.
@@paulinebutcherbird hmmm … well, I’ve read many of his writings and biographies and interviews, I think that gives me at least an inkling. Can I determine exactly what drove the man? Of course not. But I can take a pretty good educated guess.
@@rhythmfield You've read biographies, you say. Have you read mine which gives Frank's home life not shown in other books from getting up to going to bed, composing and rehearsing with the Mothers, visiting rock stars, freaks, family squabbles, and more. Freak Out! My Life with Frank Zappa 1968-1971.
I'm a huge fan of Frank's music and saw him live 5 times. It's obvious that he hates these interviews, so why bother doing them? I know it gives him some promotion, but it just seems he doesn't even care about that.
@@ainteazybeinweezy4914 He did care about promotion and he was a master at it, managing to make a living when no one played his music on the radio. He advertised in comics, put on dresses to make himself look ridiculous, and so on.
The straight member of the group.
a legend in his spare time. I love how he was down on Republicans long before Trump was on the scene. He may have seen it coming.
He saw it, it was already here. He jumped all over Reaganism and its response to the AIDS crisis.
Oh, if we could only hear Frank’s response to the rise & too-slow fall of the former president & his massive deranged cult following
“Completion money” 😂
He was right
I think this is Frank at his most un-charming. Did he really think he would get people interested in his work by being so offhand? I wonder what was going on in his life at this time.
See my comment below please
@@rhythmfield Read your comment below. Of course Frank was a composer but I'm more interested in the man, so there we differ and my comment relates to that.
It is one part of why many love the guy. He is blunt, direct and mostly correct.
Everyone on here seems to be against the host - I'm English so I don't know who he is - but I think he holds up really well against Frank's obvious and deliberate scorn for him. I bet there were no handshakes afterwards.
Allan Thicke was a good actor, ‘Growing Pains’ 1980s tv sitcom. Not sure Franks trip here. Rip to the both of them. 🙏🏽
Hi Pauline, I will go out on a limb here. I am pretty sure Frank thought Alan was the guy in the song "Who needs the peace corps." But kudos to Alan.
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 Not sure I agree, but each to his own.