Frank was in the zone. He endured growing up in Lancaster in the 50s (then a one-horse town), he was thrown off stage and seriously injured at The Rainbow in '71, and in 1990 was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer. Despite all this, he left us with such magical, timeless music and an incomparable sense of humor - thank you FZ.
I'll never understand how anyone thinks the Philly show is better than this. I've been listening to this for over 20 years now, and Frank is on a different level this night.. And this is just the early show! The late show is an absolute shred fest. To each their own, but I just do not hear it. Frank sounds off in the Philly show, whereas here he's doing these beautiful palm muted phrases that are out of the ordinary. That crazy chromatic build up at the end of Napkins.. The tapping section! You can just tell he's really feeling it. Listen to You Didn't Try To Call Me from this show. Even on that tune Frank is playing these great passages at the end, and they're not even there on the Philly show.
This is one of my all time favorite live recordings, period. And I collect live music. All three solos - voice, violin, and guitar are just sublime... this is as good as it gets. Happy Birthday, Zappa would've been 75 today.
Frank was in the zone. He endured growing up in Lancaster in the 50s (then a one-horse town), he was thrown off stage and seriously injured at The Rainbow in '71, and in 1990 was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer. Despite all this, he left us with such magical, timeless music and an incomparable sense of humor - thank you FZ.
Genius-{Frank Zappa}, franks music touches every part of my soul. i have been Zappaed, and i thank universal truth 4 that.
the 20th century greatest composer and guitar player
This just takes me to an amazing place, a place with no troubles. Too bad its only temporary.
I'll never understand how anyone thinks the Philly show is better than this. I've been listening to this for over 20 years now, and Frank is on a different level this night.. And this is just the early show! The late show is an absolute shred fest. To each their own, but I just do not hear it. Frank sounds off in the Philly show, whereas here he's doing these beautiful palm muted phrases that are out of the ordinary. That crazy chromatic build up at the end of Napkins.. The tapping section! You can just tell he's really feeling it. Listen to You Didn't Try To Call Me from this show. Even on that tune Frank is playing these great passages at the end, and they're not even there on the Philly show.
my new favorite version of this song - what a genius
21-year-old Eddie Jobson on violin (and Hammond); just inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (2019). The first rock violinist.
I think this is one of the most existential songs of this time
So, so beautiful ........
This is one of my all time favorite live recordings, period. And I collect live music. All three solos - voice, violin, and guitar are just sublime... this is as good as it gets. Happy Birthday, Zappa would've been 75 today.
דמעות. צמרמורות. זכרונו לברכה!!!
Love Zappa!
nice photo. bless Frank.
This IS a really cool version, and by the way this is just a KILLER tune.
Great music TANK You FRANK Zappa
gracias youtube.....esta es la mejor version en vivo de Black Napkins....
Thank you
My hero...
ביצוע מדהים , תודה שהעלית את זה .