@@mcmicc3 Hot Rats, Fillmore East, Lumpy Gravy, Cruizin with Reuben & the Jets, Witch Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch, Sheik Yurbooti, Just Another Band From LA, Apostrophe', Zoot Allures, and Bongo Fury!! "Sam, With the Showing Scalp Flat Top" roll squeak...
Joes Garage should be a full album review. Its the story of music and censorship. Joe's climb to celebrity and his rebellious music being shut down by the central scrutinizer ! Fucking amazing album that plays like a musical comedy visual novel!
@@gtyler7451 Imagine playing the cassette in a car with your friends after leaving it in the middle of Sy-Borg and starting it only to hear "Gimme that Blow-woah job"
That look sure tells me that Jamal had never heard this before. Jamal did himself a serious disservice by not listening to all 3 acts of the play, and Zappa is an acquired taste.
"Joe's Garage" is a whole concept album of a world where rock music is illegal. You gotta check out his song "Montana", not from this album, but it's a classic Zappa tune. he was a true musical genius
The whole album is genius. When we were kids we liked disk 1 for the smut & funk. disk 2 confused us by mixing funk with art rock. Then we grew up & cried over watermelon in easter hay
The entire album is a story. Zappa described the album as a "stupid little story about how the government is going to do away with music." The story is told by a character identified as the "Central Scrutinizer" narrating the story of Joe, an average adolescent male, from Canoga Park, Los Angeles, who forms a garage rock band in defiance... Welcome to the wonderfully weird world of Zappa
One thing that really grabbed me about Zappa's studio work is how pristine the recordings are. Every instrument, every sound, every voice feels like it's front and center in the spotlight when its turn comes. There's no extra hiss, no muddiness, just pure sound. I don't know of any other band or artist who comes close to that.
One of the first things I noticed about this track is the arrangement's symbolic "maturation" of Rock, from the "innocent" 50s through the 60s and into the 70s while telling a story of getting reamed by record companies.
Dude, I could spend two days writing here why I like Zappa, but instead I'll just say he was the most brilliant artist from the 20th century. And I mean it. His music may be complex, but it has a very fair amount of more easily digestible songs like this one. Take your time and enjoy.
Exactly. This is the first song on the album and sets the scene for the rest of Joe's adventure with LRon Hoover and the Church of Appliantology. It's not autobiographical.
It's a rock opera like the who's Tommy or Quadrophenia. But Franks albums aren't always like that. One of the best early rap songs I ever heard was "trouble coming everyday" That was in the early 60s on the Suzy creamcheese album. Listen to that track and tell me it's not a rap song!
“If you end up with a boring miserable life because you listened to your mom, your dad, your teacher, your priest, or some guy on television telling you how to do your shit, then you deserve it.” ― Frank Zappa
Frank was a musical genius and one of the top guitarist of all time. He wrote the music to 40 plus albums. Both with crazy lyrics and orchestra music. He wrote everything note for note for the whole band.
Jamal you have no clue how happy you just made me I am ecstatic, you made a good day great, my teacher is Scott thunes, zappas bass player in the 80s. Please more Zappa, listen to harder than your husband, magic fingers, Camarillo Brillo, Montana, and a whole lot else.
"That took a turn" he said. Jamel, you really will do yourself a tremendous disservice by not sitting down with this album in it's entirety. I don't even care if you show the whole reaction or not, just listen to it, front to back.
Coach Cinnamon T “Just add water. Makes its own sauce!” Jamel aka Jamal does suspect what awaits him! One of the many things I love about him is that look of wide-eyed innocence before the tsunami arrives! He’s a musical old soul that we can watch evolve into the fullness of himself right before our eyes. It’s beautiful.
It’s really not for people. It’s for people that appreciate music. Probably the worse thing you can do is try to ease people into Frank with his novelty songs (Yellow Snow, Titties and Beer, Valley Girl, etc.) that got a lot of play on Dr. Demento.
@Chern69 I first heard "Titties and Beer" long ago as a kid, then "Thing Fish" a couple of years later. At that point I realized that Zappa was a demented genius.
"My python boots are to tight. I finally got 'em off last night. A week went by and now it's July. I finally got them off and my girlfriend cried: You've got Stinkfoot. Stinkfoot, darling, stinkfoot. Your stinkfoot puts a hurt on my nose. Stinkfoot! Stinkfoot! I ain't lying. Could you rinse them off, do you suppose?"
"Frank Zappa and the Mothers Were at the best place around But some stupid with a flare gun Burned the place to the ground Smoke on the water, fire in the sky Smoke on the water"
Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water. Appearantly the shit in that song really happened and Frank was there with the Mothers Of Invention. I went to see Dweezil Zappa myself with Zappa Plays Zappa many moons later, and know I am not talking about Dweezil's sister but just the passage of time.
@@LogiForce86 Yeah, it happened during a Mothers of Invention concert in 1971. A week later the boyfriend of a Zappa fan pushed Zappa offstage because he was jealous. Zappa's resulting injuries even caused his voice to drop a third after healing and his band thought he might have been killed.
Your expression was priceless. Joe’s Garage is best listening in its entirety. He was a genius and perfectionist. No sound or note your heard was random. Thanks for the channel
Congrats to this pick as your starting point for Frank Zappa's music! Of course there's always a lot that's being missed out by listening to just one song out of a whole catalogue. But especially this song has soooo much to offer. I'm hoping that your appetite for FZ will keep growing ...
This is around my 10th experience of watching your videos. I am 64 and this music shaped my life. But, aside from that, and much more importantly, your honesty and integrity make my heart smile. You should be the Prez!
Another “acquired taste” whose music isn’t for everybody is Zappa’s friend, Don Van Vliet and his band, Captain Beefheart. Some real crazy stuff. Worth a listen.
Hey man, I appreciate your reaction videos to music I have loved and kept dear to my heart! Talking heads, Zappa...keep it up bro! I'm loving your videos!
You gotta listen to the whole album, because only then you'll grasp and appreciate "watermelon in easter hay" in it's entirety. And my brother, you'll lose your shit.
Listen to "Watermelon in Easter Hay", then listen to Pink Floyd's "A Great Day for Freedom", particularly the solo. I firmly believe that Gilmour was influenced by "Watermelon in Easter Hay" when he was working on the "Division Bell" album.
Outside Now is my favorite Zappa song. I was lying on my couch with my guitar on my lap while smoking a doobie when I first heard the song. Felt like it was written for ME in that specific moment lol. Amazing vocals by Ike too.
@@nathanweiss5174I think his comment at the end something like "If the rest of Zappa is anything like this!", Made me smile... Even Zappa is not anything like Zappa :D
jeez, i used to request Zappa all the time, you listened when i requested Primus forever ago. been waiting for Zappa since! In my opinion possibly the greatest musician ever haha! glad you've finally found him- The content is almost Endless with Frank.
"These executives have plooked the fuck out of me/ And I still have a long way to go until I've payed my debt to society/ And all I ever wanted to do was play my guitar and bend the string like reen-toon-teen-toon-teen-oo-neenoo-neey."
@@yurioliveira494 hmmm, I'd put Zeppelin above Frank, but to each his own...Frank was definitely a genius, if for no other reason than hiring Steve Vai when he was 17...
@@mojoriot2293 I'm sorry dude, you can bring some other cool names to the table, like David Bowie, but not Zeppelin. Zeppelin has a short discography and very questionable originality on itself, but even smaller compared to Frank Zappa. That's not even debatable.
Pajama People from the “One Size Fits All”. Johnny “Guitar” Watson is in that album, as well as George Duke and Chester Thompson. The chops by all musicians are incredible. If you are feeling adventurous, check out “The Man With the Woman Head/Muffin Man” from the 1975 “Bongo Fury” album.
Saw Frank and his 13 piece band, the Mothers of Invention, back in 1973, the amazing musicians could play every instrument on stage, between every song they'd do a Chinese fire drill and continue playing on a different instrument, it was a spectacular demonstration of talent. I still have the advanced admission ticket, it was $4.
I can't imagine listening to a single Joe's garage song without hearing the whole bloody "opera". Joe's Garage is a wonderful journey (that pre-dates the PMRC, oddly enough - VERY prescient, considering the release date). Tipper Gore (and her brigade of lyrically offended "Christians") was my first experience of a full-on attempt at musical censorship. The "rating" system was adopted, but no one gave a shit. Miss you, Frank. [edit] Montana is another wonderful "gateway drug" into the strange and awesome world of FZ. Give 'er a listen, mate!
Thank you for saying exactly what I was going to say. It makes no sense to listen to the isolated tracks on the album. The experience has to be complete from beginning to end. Joe´s Garage is the most important musical work of the 20th century
I feel the same way about a song many here are recommending: Don't Eat The Yellow Snow. I can't imagine listening to it without following it by Nanook and St. Alfonzo.
Glad to hear some Zappa! He was an insanely serious musician/composer with a great sense of humor. Surrounded himself with amazing musicians (and demanded exceptional musicianship from them.) Responsible for launching the careers of greats like Steve Vai and Adrian Belew.
@@monoped8437 which Zappa's album would you recommend? I really liked Joe's garage since it's a concept album and the story is hilarious. Is there anything similar I can try?
"The white zone is for loading and unloading only...if you gotta load or unload, go to the white zone...." I can't tell you how hard I laughed at the look on your face when the Central Scrutinizer came up in the middle of the song and said that. Damn, priceless!
Jamal, you're working your way through a bunch of music from my youth, and in another way, you're connecting with me. Can't really explain how much I appreciate you for this. The rich-voiced soul singer you hear in this song is Ike Willis, who still performs some of this music in his own live shows. Of all the things I know in this world, music connects people in some of the best and most uplifting ways. Thank you for being someone who knows about this.
May I suggest you check out Zappa's "Peaches en Regalia" from his "Hot Rats" album? Also, "Blessed Relief" from the same album? Excellent, though very different pieces of music.
Peaches en Regalia was my wife and i's song and our wedding getaway song. A short instrumental. Please consider it. As another choice I recommend "Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus" from "The Grand Wazoo". No words but there is singing. One of my favorite albums. La la-da-la-la-la la-da-la la la-la (La la la-la-la-la-la la la-la la-la-la la-la-la-la La-la la-la-la la-la la-la-la la-la la-la-la) Teeh tee-tee-tee-tee-teeh tee-tee-teeh yah-ho! (Pom-pom pom-pom-po-po-pom pom Po-po-po pom-pom bro-po-po-po-pom A-rum-pa-pom-pom a-rum-pa-pom-pom A-rum-pa-pom-pom) La la la la la la la la la la la la rum-pam! Rat-ta-da da-dah!
Peaches en Regalia might be my favorite of Frank’s discography. The title song with Don Van Vliet isn’t bad either (and will lead you down a completely different rabbit hole if you choose to follow it). In the same vein is the album Ship Arriving Too Late to Save Drowning Witch.
Oh shit you went and done it now. I was just thinking the other day you should listen to some Zappa, but Zappa isn't something you just throw on someone without some preparation. Love your videos!
Jamal! Your wait-take at the end was priceless and please, feel welcome… that’s the same look most of us Zappa fans gave each other after spinning his fresh stuff! You’re one of us now, man!
"Joe's Garage" was a 3-album set about government censorship in the music industry. This is but one song in the story. Nobody traversed more musical terrain than Zappa. Brilliant writer, composer, guitarist, bandleader.
I got that he was a genius but the insanity used to put me off. I've got friends like that. You don't want to ask them a question because you know the answer is going to be eccentric as fuck
This album lived in the tape deck of my car for at least a year after I first heard it in the mid '80s, still remember every word, note, pause, the full album of by heart. Frank Zappa was a musical super hero, God bless that genius.
Finally, some Zappa. Please tread lightly, at first. This is a good starter song. Zappa can be overwhelming and intense. Other songs to definitely react to would be Peaches en Regalia, Willie the Pimp, Son of Mr. Green Genes, Camarillo Brillo. Wow! This list could go on forever. Can’t wait to see more reactions to this maniacal musical genius.
Brother, you just jumped head first into zappa with this one. You have to listen to his albums to get the full stories. "Cosmik Debris", "Camarillo Brillo", "Yellow Snow", "St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast", "Montana", "Dina Moe Hum", "Muffin Man" and "Uncle Reemus".
Your reactions to this song made me chuckle. You say you love stories. The whole album is one big crazy story and you have just scratched the surface. Please review the rest. Man.. watching your reaction to some of this album will be priceless. And I think you will realise just what a genius Frank was.
Loved watching your reaction! take 2+ hours, sit down and listen to the entire album, it's deep on way too many levels to mention here, censorship, music business, going through different styles of rock and being awesome at every turn. . . Zappa is a rabbit hole that once you're in, you may never get out of. His social commentary was amazing, as well as his compositions and personal guitar talent! Check out his live albums too.
@@m3131m I was fortunate to grow up with a father that put Zappa (amongst other classics) on in the evenings. I can still scratch my head from time to time at some of these songs, but in a very good way.
acsryoung That's bullshit I smoked a joint with Frank in Flint Mi. During his concert at the IMA arena but he didn't do any other drugs that statement came from a skit on Saturday night live Frank Zappa does not do drugs as the whole audience cracks up
Zappa was VERY prolific. The are a hundred or so albums with more coming out all the time. All of his music is great. He loved doo-wop and jazz and he tended to attract the finest musicians to his band. Check out Roxie and Elsewhere, or Apostrophe. Both albums are filled with musical gems.
Warning: You can't base any expectations for Zappa by one song.
Or 10
You could go through 20 Zappa albums and still not touch base on Zappa.
True fact,oh he was so fing awesome.
@@carmenjones5528 So true. The man was genius.
Zappa did classical, jazz, rock albums. you have to listen to about 20 albums before you really get the idea of his music.
People think Zappa was a joke, he was a musical genius and the band was AMAZING.
Joe's garage is a concept album about the censorship of music.
By Franks admission all his music was just one song, so, Frank was the crux of concept music. Wasn't just about music censorship either.
@@tixximmi1 you obviously know Nothing about Frank Zappa 😂😂😂🖕😁
@@Pinklatex7 nice gatekeeping
I always had a chuckle about the Central Screwtinizer....
@@adwood201 🤣😍🖐
I just got into Zappa. Its never too late. I'm 58. I bought overnite Sensation on vinyl.
I recommend the Roxy & Elsewhere, and One size Fits All album next
Welcome aboard.
Weasels ripped my flesh
Overninite Sensation is one of my favorites. Give Hot Rats a listen another great one.
@@mcmicc3 Hot Rats, Fillmore East, Lumpy Gravy, Cruizin with Reuben & the Jets, Witch Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch, Sheik Yurbooti, Just Another Band From LA, Apostrophe', Zoot Allures, and Bongo Fury!! "Sam, With the Showing Scalp Flat Top" roll squeak...
"It's just a straight-to-the-point song, isn't it?"
Oh, Jamal, you sweet child.
Loved your comment. Yes he is a very nice young man.
@@MegaCarmine12 He used to cut my lawn.....
Totally agree. I spit an overpriced micro brew all over my desk when I heard him say that. LOL!!
Boy, what an imagination!
Wait until he gets to Thingfish.
Q: Is most of his music like that?
A: Oh, my, no.
Hahahahaha
Yep ..... that's a hell of a question, right there.
It's more complicated than that lol
But also, sort of, yes. But mostly no.
most of his music is like the rest of his music
Joes Garage should be a full album review. Its the story of music and censorship. Joe's climb to celebrity and his rebellious music being shut down by the central scrutinizer ! Fucking amazing album that plays like a musical comedy visual novel!
When i hear stick it out and cyborg i nearly pissed myself ...Ike Willis rules
@@gtyler7451 Imagine playing the cassette in a car with your friends after leaving it in the middle of Sy-Borg and starting it only to hear "Gimme that Blow-woah job"
It looks just like a Telefunken U47, you'll love it.
With leather?
Ill buy you a pizza!
On the bus?
It's a way of life!
HEY!!! I'll introduce you to Warren......
The look on his face as he's trying to process Zappa is priceless lol.
Kevin Miller
I still get that look.
That look sure tells me that Jamal had never heard this before.
Jamal did himself a serious disservice by not listening to all 3 acts of the play, and Zappa is an acquired taste.
looked fake to me. he was mouthing the words at certain points.
Mono Ped He pulls up the lyrics so he can read along and better understand the songs.
@@messiahmoose ...he uses a teleprompter?
"Joe's Garage" is a whole concept album of a world where rock music is illegal. You gotta check out his song "Montana", not from this album, but it's a classic Zappa tune. he was a true musical genius
I had been thinking Montana is the song for him since I discovered this channel.
Montana is my fave!
Catholic Girls and Dong Work for Yuda would be absolute GEMS to see Jamal react to.
Plus he has Tina Turner and the Ikettes singing backup.
Movin' to Montana...yippee tie yo tie yay.........
The whole album is genius. When we were kids we liked disk 1 for the smut & funk. disk 2 confused us by mixing funk with art rock. Then we grew up & cried over watermelon in easter hay
Ahh- sweet memories!
What a sick song.
Absolutely wonderfully said. Joe's Garage is my absolute favorite album
So good. Thanks for that. Feeling lonely and misunderstood.
Jamel, pull that brick out your head, boy!!! I love your reactions but you make me so mad sometimes!!!
Man, that song is just the first chapter in Joe's story.
Just wait till girls and drugs enter his life 😂
The entire album is a story.
Zappa described the album as a "stupid little story about how the government is going to do away with music." The story is told by a character identified as the "Central Scrutinizer" narrating the story of Joe, an average adolescent male, from Canoga Park, Los Angeles, who forms a garage rock band in defiance...
Welcome to the wonderfully weird world of Zappa
Well said.
Agreed - you need to listen to this whole album to get the concept. There are other stand along FZ songs to understand his genius.
Definitely need to listen to the whole album.
And with that...I'm gonna buy the album. Good lookin out!
I thought Canoga Park was in Wisconsin. But yeah, you've gotta listen to the whole story -- it's crazy as hell.
You’ve entered into a different world my friend lol Zappa is a genius
He's an acquired taste
Only true musicians are vocalists REALLY into Zappa .......me included. Today's so called music is a joke mostly 😂
*and vocalists
One thing that really grabbed me about Zappa's studio work is how pristine the recordings are. Every instrument, every sound, every voice feels like it's front and center in the spotlight when its turn comes. There's no extra hiss, no muddiness, just pure sound. I don't know of any other band or artist who comes close to that.
Steely Dan.
You can hear some hiss when Scrutinizer appears but you're 100% right.
One of the first things I noticed about this track is the arrangement's symbolic "maturation" of Rock, from the "innocent" 50s through the 60s and into the 70s while telling a story of getting reamed by record companies.
"Just a simple, pretty straight to the point song, right?" I'm laughing my ass off.
Dude, I could spend two days writing here why I like Zappa, but instead I'll just say he was the most brilliant artist from the 20th century. And I mean it.
His music may be complex, but it has a very fair amount of more easily digestible songs like this one. Take your time and enjoy.
Just depends how deep you wanna go. There's plenty of room in the shallow end, so to speak, for most people.
Absolutely, what you say is true. Love, love Frank Zappa!
Yuri Oliveira agreed, not only the biggest musical influence in my life, and a catalog that goes on and on!
One of the people who influenced my musical taste
Zappa is underrated even to this day.
Zappa was so f$!king authentic and original. Such an interesting human being.
The arrangements of this song show decades of rock music styles.
"Joe's Garage" is a rock opera about how music was made illegal, you'll have to start at the beginning to appreciate all the references ..LOL!!
I Agree you just can’t jump into this music. This was for people who have been fans a long time. You need to know the history.
@@MegaCarmine12 This was my introduction to Zappa. It hooked me.
Exactly. This is the first song on the album and sets the scene for the rest of Joe's adventure with LRon Hoover and the Church of Appliantology. It's not autobiographical.
@@MegaCarmine12 You need to know the "mythology" lol!
It's a rock opera like the who's Tommy or Quadrophenia. But Franks albums aren't always like that. One of the best early rap songs I ever heard was "trouble coming everyday"
That was in the early 60s on the Suzy creamcheese album.
Listen to that track and tell me it's not a rap song!
“If you end up with a boring miserable life because you listened to your mom, your dad, your teacher, your priest, or some guy on television telling you how to do your shit, then you deserve it.”
― Frank Zappa
This, a million times.. THIS
Yep I'm there
Frank was a musical genius and one of the top guitarist of all time. He wrote the music to 40 plus albums. Both with crazy lyrics and orchestra music. He wrote everything note for note for the whole band.
"Inca Roads" considered his masterpiece by many. Maybe my favorite rock song and I love Steely Dan.
Nah. It's an amazing song but Zappa has LOTS more to offer.
Now that's a silly post. Pick Mozart's _masterpiece_ ... ? Dozens upon dozens.
Jamal you have no clue how happy you just made me I am ecstatic, you made a good day great, my teacher is Scott thunes, zappas bass player in the 80s. Please more Zappa, listen to harder than your husband, magic fingers, Camarillo Brillo, Montana, and a whole lot else.
I would love to have Scott Thunes as my bass teacher 😀
"That took a turn" he said. Jamel, you really will do yourself a tremendous disservice by not sitting down with this album in it's entirety. I don't even care if you show the whole reaction or not, just listen to it, front to back.
I agree, he NEED to hear this in it's entirety!
You think THAT was taking a turn? hahaha, keep listening to the rest of the album
Dagger G Blue Truly!!!!
Coach Cinnamon T Right?!?!
Coach Cinnamon T “Just add water. Makes its own sauce!” Jamel aka Jamal does suspect what awaits him! One of the many things I love about him is that look of wide-eyed innocence before the tsunami arrives! He’s a musical old soul that we can watch evolve into the fullness of himself right before our eyes. It’s beautiful.
I love Frank Zappas music but for most people it's really tough for them to get into.
It’s really not for people. It’s for people that appreciate music. Probably the worse thing you can do is try to ease people into Frank with his novelty songs (Yellow Snow, Titties and Beer, Valley Girl, etc.) that got a lot of play on Dr. Demento.
The look in your eyes is priceless. You gave me a moment of real joy watching this. Thanks Jamel.
This is not a rabbit hole. This is a dungeon of great intricacy!
Yellow Snow.
Dungeon of Great Intricacy? Yellow Snow, NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Where the Torture Never Stops!
Watch out where the huskies go...
Amen brothers
@Chern69 I first heard "Titties and Beer" long ago as a kid, then "Thing Fish" a couple of years later. At that point I realized that Zappa was a demented genius.
"My python boots are to tight. I finally got 'em off last night. A week went by and now it's July. I finally got them off and my girlfriend cried: You've got Stinkfoot. Stinkfoot, darling, stinkfoot. Your stinkfoot puts a hurt on my nose. Stinkfoot! Stinkfoot! I ain't lying. Could you rinse them off, do you suppose?"
"Frank Zappa and the Mothers
Were at the best place around
But some stupid with a flare gun
Burned the place to the ground
Smoke on the water, fire in the sky
Smoke on the water"
ruclips.net/video/qIqY-zvdESQ/видео.html Pat Boone covered that.....LOL
Kojamf ......deep!
0-3-5, 0-3-6-5
Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water. Appearantly the shit in that song really happened and Frank was there with the Mothers Of Invention.
I went to see Dweezil Zappa myself with Zappa Plays Zappa many moons later, and know I am not talking about Dweezil's sister but just the passage of time.
@@LogiForce86 Yeah, it happened during a Mothers of Invention concert in 1971. A week later the boyfriend of a Zappa fan pushed Zappa offstage because he was jealous. Zappa's resulting injuries even caused his voice to drop a third after healing and his band thought he might have been killed.
Your expression was priceless. Joe’s Garage is best listening in its entirety. He was a genius and perfectionist. No sound or note your heard was random. Thanks for the channel
My favorite Zappa reaction yet. Thanks for putting this back out there!
When it comes to Frank Zappa, all I have to say is: “Whatch out where that husky goes, don’t you eat that yellow snow.”
A classic FZ song! I Love it!
Wise words
...with a lead filled snowshoe..
Husky peed on snow 🤣
Too bad that fur trapper was strictly commercial
Every Zappa song is an adventure.
The more you listen, the more you hear.
Congrats to this pick as your starting point for Frank Zappa's music! Of course there's always a lot that's being missed out by listening to just one song out of a whole catalogue. But especially this song has soooo much to offer. I'm hoping that your appetite for FZ will keep growing ...
This is around my 10th experience of watching your videos. I am 64 and this music shaped my life. But, aside from that, and much more importantly, your honesty and integrity make my heart smile. You should be the Prez!
Another “acquired taste” whose music isn’t for everybody is Zappa’s friend, Don Van Vliet and his band, Captain Beefheart. Some real crazy stuff. Worth a listen.
He's not ready for that yet. That's the secret bonus phase when you beat the game. Psychedelic nihilism.
Surely trout mask replica.lol.
Southern Culture on the skids . Or Dread Zeppelin
Great music
@@HelloMisterJAMWAH Thats awesome !!! Way to weed out the non-believers lol
I would have been the guy who was like I gotta know this dude!!
That look on the face when one first encounters Zappa
"Peaches en Regalia" is my favorite song. It brings all the instruments together so nice!
Would love to get a react video for this song
Have you heard Hot Rays outtake release? You can hear the songs take shape take after take.
Hey man, I appreciate your reaction videos to music I have loved and kept dear to my heart! Talking heads, Zappa...keep it up bro! I'm loving your videos!
You gotta listen to the whole album, because only then you'll grasp and appreciate "watermelon in easter hay" in it's entirety. And my brother, you'll lose your shit.
100%
another masterpiece album by Frank !!
Awesome album that has to be heard as s whole , Water melon I'm Easter hay is awesome
Listen to "Watermelon in Easter Hay", then listen to Pink Floyd's "A Great Day for Freedom", particularly the solo.
I firmly believe that Gilmour was influenced by "Watermelon in Easter Hay" when he was working on the "Division Bell" album.
Outside Now is my favorite Zappa song. I was lying on my couch with my guitar on my lap while smoking a doobie when I first heard the song. Felt like it was written for ME in that specific moment lol. Amazing vocals by Ike too.
Oh my, Zappa is for advanced users only LOL... it's rabbit holes all the way down. And it is a very acquired taste...
So maybe its too early for 'Approximate' then ?
His Zappa in New York (live album) is so freaking good. The Illinois enima Bandit.
@@nathanweiss5174I think his comment at the end something like "If the rest of Zappa is anything like this!", Made me smile... Even Zappa is not anything like Zappa :D
If you think now you have seen everything... you are still not ready.
Way too early for Uncle Remus
The song is about what every musician experiences if they decide to be a musician... a realistic homage for fellow musicians. Keep up the great work
jeez, i used to request Zappa all the time, you listened when i requested Primus forever ago. been waiting for Zappa since! In my opinion possibly the greatest musician ever haha! glad you've finally found him- The content is almost Endless with Frank.
The album Joe's Garage is a concept album that warrants listening from beginning to end.
"These executives have plooked the fuck out of me/ And I still have a long way to go until I've payed my debt to society/ And all I ever wanted to do was play my guitar and bend the string like reen-toon-teen-toon-teen-oo-neenoo-neey."
@@DrMackSplackem wisdom is the domain of the wis
@@commentputter5283 , which is extinct.
Beauty is a French phoenetic corruption of a short cloth neck ornament, currently in resurgence.
One of my top ten favourite albums
Haven’t heard this song in some 30 years, my college days. I was never a big fan of Zappa but I do recognize him a genius.
Davi Clar 😂 I did like “Valley Girl “. I think the only song the radio would play.
Watch out for that yellow snow!
Zappa is in the top of the food chain for artists of the 20th century
@@yurioliveira494 hmmm, I'd put Zeppelin above Frank, but to each his own...Frank was definitely a genius, if for no other reason than hiring Steve Vai when he was 17...
@@mojoriot2293 I'm sorry dude, you can bring some other cool names to the table, like David Bowie, but not Zeppelin. Zeppelin has a short discography and very questionable originality on itself, but even smaller compared to Frank Zappa. That's not even debatable.
Pajama People from the “One Size Fits All”. Johnny “Guitar” Watson is in that album, as well as George Duke and Chester Thompson. The chops by all musicians are incredible.
If you are feeling adventurous, check out “The Man With the Woman Head/Muffin Man” from the 1975 “Bongo Fury” album.
Saw Frank and his 13 piece band, the Mothers of Invention, back in 1973, the amazing musicians could play every instrument on stage, between every song they'd do a Chinese fire drill and continue playing on a different instrument, it was a spectacular demonstration of talent. I still have the advanced admission ticket, it was $4.
I can't imagine listening to a single Joe's garage song without hearing the whole bloody "opera". Joe's Garage is a wonderful journey (that pre-dates the PMRC, oddly enough - VERY prescient, considering the release date). Tipper Gore (and her brigade of lyrically offended "Christians") was my first experience of a full-on attempt at musical censorship. The "rating" system was adopted, but no one gave a shit. Miss you, Frank. [edit] Montana is another wonderful "gateway drug" into the strange and awesome world of FZ. Give 'er a listen, mate!
Thank you for saying exactly what I was going to say. It makes no sense to listen to the isolated tracks on the album. The experience has to be complete from beginning to end. Joe´s Garage is the most important musical work of the 20th century
I feel the same way about a song many here are recommending: Don't Eat The Yellow Snow. I can't imagine listening to it without following it by Nanook and St. Alfonzo.
I want to see his face when he hears Cy-borg.😅
@@johndavid4526 He'll LOVE it; it's a way of LIFE. PloooooOOOOK!
@@SeansMusicVault with leather!
Glad to hear some Zappa! He was an insanely serious musician/composer with a great sense of humor. Surrounded himself with amazing musicians (and demanded exceptional musicianship from them.) Responsible for launching the careers of greats like Steve Vai and Adrian Belew.
Dale and Terry Bozzio! Dale does most of the female speaking parts on this album I believe.
And Alice Cooper
Don't forget about Warren Cuccurullo
Thank you Jamal for bringing me back to my teenage years and I appreciate all the genres you listen to
Watching your reaction to that was 8 minutes of pure joy in a world of madness. Thanks man 🙏
Your reaction is like WTF is this? LOL thats everyones reaction the first time hearing Zappa. You will get it after awhile then you will love it.
no was not my first reaction when i first heard mothers album heard it every few days from the age of 6 yrs old
Yes! Yes it is!!
Or not.
I think that depends on a lot of different factors, most importantly a persons musical background and which song they hear first.
You should hear how good his son Dwezel plays guitar.
FZ played with a local garage band down the street from me with this cover-I will never forget how nice he was-we need him now more then ever
LOL again, so much fun; keep ‘em coming. He has stories you won’t believe
"Raising my lonely dental floss.."haha
Gonna be a Dental Floss Tycoon.
Gonna be a Mental Toss Flycoon.
just about this big
This song is normal by zappa standards. Doesn t show off the jazzy complicated arrangements of his avante garde stuff
The arrangement here is complex as it gets.
Mellow groove.
Thats because they just started playing in joes garage
Thanks for playing Frank, he was such a musical explorer. Hope you listen to more of him.
Just was listening to my Joe's Garage CD a few days ago. Loved your reaction and appreciation for what he was doing.
You've gone deep, deep into the musical weirdness. Not everyone can get into Zappa.
joe's garage is not very deep into frank's weirdness
@@monoped8437 which Zappa's album would you recommend? I really liked Joe's garage since it's a concept album and the story is hilarious. Is there anything similar I can try?
@@mingtian6102 Overnite Sensation.
@@mingtian6102 apostrophe! And Wakka Jawakka
@@mingtian6102 Try the Sheik Yerbouti album 🙂
"The white zone is for loading and unloading only...if you gotta load or unload, go to the white zone...." I can't tell you how hard I laughed at the look on your face when the Central Scrutinizer came up in the middle of the song and said that. Damn, priceless!
You'll love it, it's a way of life
@@seth7407 Is it just like a Telefunken U47?
@@Bugsey35 more like a cross between a chrome piggy bank with marital aids stuck all over it
@@seth7407 But I don't speak German!
Jamal, you're working your way through a bunch of music from my youth, and in another way, you're connecting with me. Can't really explain how much I appreciate you for this.
The rich-voiced soul singer you hear in this song is Ike Willis, who still performs some of this music in his own live shows.
Of all the things I know in this world, music connects people in some of the best and most uplifting ways. Thank you for being someone who knows about this.
May I suggest you check out Zappa's "Peaches en Regalia" from his "Hot Rats" album? Also, "Blessed Relief" from the same album? Excellent, though very different pieces of music.
Mark knows.
Blessed Relief is actually from The Grand Wazoo album. A truly beautiful composition.
@@brucesamuelson9313 I believe you are correct. Thank you for straightening me out.
Peaches en Regalia was my wife and i's song and our wedding getaway song. A short instrumental. Please consider it. As another choice I recommend "Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus" from "The Grand Wazoo". No words but there is singing. One of my favorite albums.
La la-da-la-la-la la-da-la la la-la
(La la la-la-la-la-la la la-la la-la-la la-la-la-la
La-la la-la-la la-la la-la-la la-la la-la-la)
Teeh tee-tee-tee-tee-teeh tee-tee-teeh yah-ho!
(Pom-pom pom-pom-po-po-pom pom
Po-po-po pom-pom bro-po-po-po-pom
A-rum-pa-pom-pom a-rum-pa-pom-pom
A-rum-pa-pom-pom)
La la la la la la la la la la la la rum-pam!
Rat-ta-da da-dah!
Peaches en Regalia might be my favorite of Frank’s discography. The title song with Don Van Vliet isn’t bad either (and will lead you down a completely different rabbit hole if you choose to follow it). In the same vein is the album Ship Arriving Too Late to Save Drowning Witch.
Zappa - a crazy genius! My favorite: "Cosmik Debris"
Hilarious!
He needs to listen to the live version from "The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life".
Who you Jiving ?
@@rjh1226 Now is that a real Poncho, or is that a Sears Poncho? lol
Oh shit you went and done it now. I was just thinking the other day you should listen to some Zappa, but Zappa isn't something you just throw on someone without some preparation.
Love your videos!
Joe's garage is continuous. The story keeps going. Dynamo Hum , Slime from the video, Movin to Montana. He was a genius.
You did better than most you tubers trying to understand Zappa but to truly appreciate Zappa is a life long journey
His most commercial album, easiest to get into, is 'Sheik Yerbouti'. You should try some of that
Luc Schots or Apostrophe.
Apostrophe is what I play for people who don't know him or say they don't like him. That or Watermelon in Easter Hay.
@@rich56ca The combo cd 'Apostrophe/Overnight Sensation was my intro to Zappa. Some of his more accessible stuff.
OMG! The Frank Zappa rabbit hole!!
Fasten your seatbelts. You will never get out of this one.
😈🌹😈
80+ albums rabbit hole
Enjoy Zappa's demented genius. You'll never be the same again.
NEVER GET OUT ALIVE 🤣🤣🤣
I jumped when I was 16 and newer came out
@@ALPHONSO_NANOOK Nanook of the north 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I love the look on your face when it ended. Listen too his entire catalog.
That’ll keep him busy for a couple months. Years. Decades. I don’t know anymore. Where am I? Who are you?
Jamal! Your wait-take at the end was priceless and please, feel welcome… that’s the same look most of us Zappa fans gave each other after spinning his fresh stuff! You’re one of us now, man!
"Joe's Garage" was a 3-album set about government censorship in the music industry. This is but one song in the story.
Nobody traversed more musical terrain than Zappa. Brilliant writer, composer, guitarist, bandleader.
Most people didnt get Frank, buy he was an insane geneouse.
I got that he was a genius but the insanity used to put me off. I've got friends like that. You don't want to ask them a question because you know the answer is going to be eccentric as fuck
Frank was pretty normal, actually. I suggest reading his autobiography.
True
@@annother3350 True, that is what I got out of listening to Frank Zappa
Yes he was I was a huge fan..
Joe’s garage is great, especially his masterpiece ‘watermelon in Easter hay’ 10 minutes Guitar solo.
I want that played at my funeral and I'm not alone.
Why do people say _masterpiece_ as if there is only one. There are many masterpieces by Frank
This album lived in the tape deck of my car for at least a year after I first heard it in the mid '80s, still remember every word, note, pause, the full album of by heart. Frank Zappa was a musical super hero, God bless that genius.
Finally, some Zappa. Please tread lightly, at first. This is a good starter song. Zappa can be overwhelming and intense. Other songs to definitely react to would be Peaches en Regalia, Willie the Pimp, Son of Mr. Green Genes, Camarillo Brillo. Wow! This list could go on forever. Can’t wait to see more reactions to this maniacal musical genius.
Yes of bobby brown or don't eat the yellow snow he's not ready for burnt weeny sanwhich or weasels ripped my flesh 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Intense and great. And very, very dirty. Be aware!
That's a snowflake opinion his humour was razor sharp too deadly for some
Anything off Sheik Yerbuuti is solid. "Flakes," "Baby Snakes," "Broken hearts are for Assholes." Anything.
Zappa! Now we’re talking! Inca Roads!
I had to watch this again.
Thanks Man 🙏✌️
This may have been the best reaction that I've seen from JAKAJ. This touched him
Watch out where the huskies go, and don't eat the yellow snow. Poodle bites...
That's just good advice Nanook 😃
OOOoooh Frenchie!
The Poodle chews it.
Snap it!
Brother, you just jumped head first into zappa with this one. You have to listen to his albums to get the full stories. "Cosmik Debris", "Camarillo Brillo", "Yellow Snow", "St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast", "Montana", "Dina Moe Hum", "Muffin Man" and "Uncle Reemus".
"Listen to the whole album"--then proceeds to pick individual songs off three separate albums.
*facepalm*
@@HisHowliness I can't imagine jamel wants to make a reaction to an entire zappa album. Thats a lot of editing and quite a lot to upload.
Dude you listen to some life changing amazing music! Great Job! Friends 4 life....
Your reactions to this song made me chuckle. You say you love stories. The whole album is one big crazy story and you have just scratched the surface.
Please review the rest. Man.. watching your reaction to some of this album will be priceless. And I think you will realise just what a genius Frank was.
"Dang, that took a turn" hehehe By the time you've listened to the whole album your brain will be twisted like a pretzel.
Lucille will mess his mind up...
😂💯 he's actually my favorite guitar player
Sy Borg is peak weird Zappa
just continue the story. "Catholic Girls" is next track on the album. Great, dirty tune!
With a tiny little mustache?
@@chuckwilliams6261VD Vahdee Voodee!
Loved watching your reaction! take 2+ hours, sit down and listen to the entire album, it's deep on way too many levels to mention here, censorship, music business, going through different styles of rock and being awesome at every turn. . . Zappa is a rabbit hole that once you're in, you may never get out of. His social commentary was amazing, as well as his compositions and personal guitar talent! Check out his live albums too.
I love your videos Jamel. Frank is an American treasure. You won’t like everything but you have to admit he’s as original as they come.
Now I dare you to check out " Why Does It Hurt When I Pee" or "Dynamo Hum"
bobby brown
Stick it out...
DIRTY LOVE
Don't Eat Yellow Snow
Or the Muffin Man or Titties n' Beer!
You know this is authentic when the "does not compute" look shows up.
Douglas Christensen get a lot of those with FZ 🙃
@@m3131m I was fortunate to grow up with a father that put Zappa (amongst other classics) on in the evenings. I can still scratch my head from time to time at some of these songs, but in a very good way.
So much Zappa to hear! He's my absolute favorite!! I call him the original rapper...💜
Jamal I wish the world had more beautiful souls like you, your my fave internet personality. May the universal spirit bless you always.
At one point, Steve Vai was in Frank's band. He was credited with "impossible guitar parts."
That was on Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch. His work on that album is pure gold.
In fact old news - St.Vais whole career was based on/by his affiliation with Frank.
He's also credited with 'stunt guitar' on one record, I can't remember which one.
...and of course "Strat Abuse"
@@richpeltier9519 ...and on Them or Us. Very 80s sounding but still good.
All his songs are different, and he didn’t do any drugs, FYI
He was anti-drug.
Frank was afraid drugs would make him weird!
acsryoung That's bullshit I smoked a joint with Frank in Flint Mi. During his concert at the IMA arena but he didn't do any other drugs that statement came from a skit on Saturday night live Frank Zappa does not do drugs as the whole audience cracks up
Mike Howard The more you know, I stand corrected.👍🏽
"i inhale coffee and eat cigarettes." zappa :D
Just started following you. This channel is a breath of fresh air. What a simple and beautiful concept. Thanks. Also, you should listen to Cheepnis.
Zappa was a man way ahead of his time. Musically and politically he was a genius. Truly missed.
Zappa was VERY prolific. The are a hundred or so albums with more coming out all the time. All of his music is great. He loved doo-wop and jazz and he tended to attract the finest musicians to his band. Check out Roxie and Elsewhere, or Apostrophe. Both albums are filled with musical gems.
Zappa was a musical genius.
Had the privilege of seeing him play.
"Muffin Man Live" from 1977 is highly recommended.
Peace man.
Do "Why Does It Hurt When I Pee" "Catholic Girls" "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow"
Jamel already reacted to "dont eattue yellow snow." I agree with you on catholic girls. Or goblin girl.
Why Does it Hurt When I Pee is my favorite moment of any open mic I ever play.
With the tiny little mustache?
Apostrophe 😀❤ooo cosmic debris!
Your expression at the beginning is much like I imagine mine was, what 40 yrs ago! Glad you found Zappa!