Frank Zappa - Yo’ Mama (REACTION)
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Zappa was one of the most important and talented musicians of the XXth Century.
Zappa is to music what Dali is to art . Not for everybody but amazing none the less
Zappa’s not for everyone but his genius is obvious. Unique, unorthodox, funky and yes much of his lyrics are sarcastic, cynical, humorous and thought provoking. His musicianship also so underrated! He could shred with the best of them! Gotta respect Zappa! 👏😊
I loved this one.
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His band is 💯 super badass too. I don't know how they keep up with Zappa, but they do it flawlessly. I'm a musician, and Zappa and his band make me sick cause they're so damn good 😆
@@hog7203 From the things I've read, he made sure his band knew he expected perfection. They'd practice regular 8 hour days, every day. He also only hired the best.
There's a video of Steve Vai talking about his interview for Frank's band. Very enlightening of what he expected.
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@@Pix2GoStudios thanks, I'll check that out. I'd heard that he was a strict bandleader. And Frank does have an ear/eye for finding talented musicians.
What's always impressed me most about his band is how they handle the improvisation that happens during his live performances. Doing it in the studio is one thing. Live, without a net is another. That takes a special kind of musician. I'm not a drummer, but his percussionists are some of the best in the world Imo.
Broken hearts are for assholes. Great song from that record.
Jewish Princess🤣🤣🤣🤣
don't fool yourself girl, it's looking at yoohooo😂😂😂
Frank Zappa war schon genial !
Zappa is the best.
Whole album is FIRE.
The whole album is ONE SONG
@@Canada_Dominium I'm sorry, did I say it wasn't?
@@Roddy1965 No I did
Bow down to genius of Frank Zappa and the mothers of invention.
"Every Black musician should listen to Frank Zappa." - George Clinton
Y'all didn't know Frank Zappa was that funky? 😂
Trouble Everyday , Uncle Remus , You are What You Is , and many other songs are about the black American experience. Must listens for any black Zappa fan.
If you don't vote for Frank, you aint black!
You are What You is...
Thing Fish
Goosebumps!!! the tone, the feeling in that guitar, it sings. Improvised live. He was on his own, no other musician near him.
I was introduced to Zappa in 1976 when I was 14 years old. One of the best musicians I've ever experienced.
You could fill a library with his instrumental tracks alone. BTW have I mentioned there's a video on RUclips, the live Sweden show, a song called "Cosmik Debris"? They're wearing heavy clothes because they were freezing but they jammed anyway.
I love it when he used live recordings on his albums.
As a 60 year old man who got turned on to Frank Zappa by his older hippie brother as a teenager I think it's fantastic that two younger brothers and be bopping to Frank Zappa like this you guys keep up the good work Explorer may I suggest Billy the mountain because Ethel was a tree growing off of his shoulder
Timeless topnotch music
The most underrated guitar player, ever!
During this phase of his career, Zappa's albums were all live recordings, to which he would add overdubs later on in the studio.
Willie the Pimp is a must! Outrageous guitar shredding and the Captain to boot, what more could you want? 👍🇬🇧
I was listening to it today. Killer song!
Most boring Zappa song.
Zappa was a master of feedback (among many other things).
Killing it
Zappa Lives!
Frank was a genius.
:D I keep waiting for someone who grew up in the 1990's to react to what Mr. Zappa thought about analog television back before digital media changed everything up in the late 1980's. It's called "I am the Slime" It's worth a listen or two.
I heard Zappa for the first time when I was 16.... blew me away...
Love you guys digging on Zappa. Inca Roads is the pinnacle of Zappa.
You may not be ready yet. Get some Apostrophe under your belt first.
You guys have officially entered the Zappa wormhole 📣💯
I've enjoyed Zappa for more than 50 years, still finding recordings I've not heard before. His talent, skill as a musician and composer, quantity of achievements are unrivalled!
Thank you.
Agree with that about still finding new/forgotten music. The vault that holds his recordings has numerous tunes that never got released. If I'm correct Ahmet Zappa (Third child) his younger son has control of that vault & will release stuff as they go thru it. Dweezil Zappa (2nd oldest) is a guitarists and plays very much like him, he sometimes assembles previous Zappa group members and tours playing the music his father wrote. Moon Unit Zappa (oldest) one of his daughters is involved with the estate. Diva Zappa (youngest) is probably also involved in some way. He actually bought his entire catalog back in the 60s/70s leveraging his house and studio. Gail (Adelaide Gail Sloatman) his wife must've believed in him because putting up your house is chancey, he knew though it would be a goldmine and no one would be able to control his output. He formed Barking Pumpkin records so he could control the distribution.
Frank also composed some classical pieces. Check out Yellow Shark.
Yep. Seems like he had fifty or more albums. I can't listen to him everyday. My brain would probably fry. But ain't nobody like him. An American treasure Imo.
Zappa was filth
Music is the best!
The look on your faces during this was priceless. I have been listening to Zappa for more than 50 years. He has NEVER bored me.Ever!
Same - have a crapload of his LPs and now all on my phone :)
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Most artistic musician ever
How good
I have it said it once and I'll say it again. Frank Zappa is a fucking musical genius.
Second youngest of five listening to Frank since the early 70s love introducing his music to virgin brains
Zappa's "overnight sensation" album is one of my top albums...i know you bros would dig the groove
Hi La and Che, I have a special request to make. My younger brother and music buddy died suddenly Monday, and I have since learned much more about how he touched the lives of thousands of people. Joe had emotional and social anxiety issues that would debilitate most people, but he worked for 30 years as the custodian at our Catholic grade school, and the entire community is devastated by his passing. His is a remarkable story. Life was difficult for Joe, from being bullied as a kid to being the protector of the bullied and comforter of the kid having a difficult moment. His untreated social anxiety was exponentially worse than mine, for which I have been treated most of my life. He was especially excited to see Adrian Belew and Peter Gabriel later this year, and I cannot imagine going without his being there. (The wonderful Adrian Belew was always very friendly to Joe when he played in Detroit.)
One of our favorite bands is Genesis, and I would like to remember my brother by suggesting the song "After the Ordeal" by Genesis. It's an instrumental that follows a dense but whimsical story about a gang fight near London. This song reflects my thoughts of his next journey, and Steve Hackett can send a soul to eternal bliss.
I love your channel. Don't ever lose your best music buddy. I am so happy to see you discover great music together. Thank you for listening. :)
Hey Mike. I will put that on the list for you. I am sorry about your loss. Condolences to your family. 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
Sledgehammer is another great Peter G tune.
@@AirplayBeats Thank you, my brothers. I will stop badgering you for a while to play the live version of "Black Coffee" by Humble Pie. :)
@@mikemicrael5749 please keep reminding me. We have so many requests but I do have it on our list for you.
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BTW Zappa recorded everything he played live and a lot of the stuff you hear will be live recordings, even on studio albums. He would often mix live guitar solos with studio tracks, other times it might be a live performance touched up with studio overdubs. He was a mad genius and was always using state of the art equipment and methods in the studio as well as on stage
Zappa was a musical genius surrounded by some of the best musicians ever placed on the planet
That's right, like Miles Davis was surrounded by the best players in his domain.
The uprise lift after the picasso part brings me goose bumps everytime !
The keys at 2:02. I've pointed speakers at my head when headphones weren't good enough! The depth there is amazing. Then ... the guitar solo. Yeah.
First time here. Won't be the last. Love the production rig and near fields behind you.
This whole album is this deep!
"Sounds live, huh?" Yes! Ish. If you look at the liner notes, Frank has comments about the source of ALL the tracks here. Is is usually a mix of live and overdue. FZ recorded many or all of his shows for future use. He was so special!
No horns here. "Make a Jazz Noise Here" was a horn-band disc; also Roxy the Hard Way.
Yeah, get ready for sarcasm and "questionable" lyrics!
Agreed, not for all. But for the few, we love FZ. (and the MOI).
You might try Frank Zappa - Eat That Question. Excellent rockin'/jazzy track by the master
Genio assoluto, imprevidibile creativo incommensurabilmente grande@!!
Non ci sono parole per definire la sua Arte!!!!
Compositore preciso nei dettagli...più lo ascolti e più entries nel suo universo infinito!!!
Ciao Frank ci manchi!
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For me I think you have to do the Joe's Garage album. One long story. Hilarious too
Yes absolutely!!!!
Turn it down!!! 😂
1000000%
Probably a little too much for RUclips though. Some of it is pretty, um, graphic.
I'd pay to see that.
Noone said shake your booty back then, But album is Sheik Yerbouti, genious. The most underrated artist of all time, Frank was a legend.
It actually came out in the disco days so there was some shake your booty going on. Frank was a master of satire. Take a look at his "We're Only in it for the Money" album cover and then the Beatles' "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club" album for another prime example.
Check out “Black Napkins” a great solo that really showcases Frank’s talent. Also, PLEASE check out “Directly From My Heart to You” by the Mothers of Invention” one of Franks bands. Some sick fiddlin going down on that one!
Don "Sugarcane" Harris
Respect you guys feeling the real deal of Zappa...........even I am the old fan since 1978... like rediscovering Zappa by the next generation :)
My first wife didn't like Zappa. That's why she was the first one but not the last one :)
Can they top it? Frank was a musical genius! Composer, musician, satirist, producer, lyricist and one of the most underrated guitarists of all time! He also made sure that he brought the best musicians in the world into each version of his band. His music is a deep dive you don’t want to miss. Masterpiece after masterpiece, surprise after surprise. As far as song recommendations go… print out a list of his work and throw a dart. Anything you hit will not disappoint!
I am a smart ass and I got nothing to say, the man thee myth the legend Frank Zappa
This is one of my favourite Zappa pieces but it took me a while. It's really challenging at first but once you 'get it' then it's just sublime. 8:10 The descending scales at the end of chaotic, discordant part one to transition to 80s synth power chord part two are the most beautiful scales I've ever heard.
I would call Frank eccentric and avant-garde. Yes there is much humor and silliness in his lyrics as he likes to poke fun at institutions and stereotypes. He is also a greatly under appreciated guitarist.
Nice one guys, This album changed my life. I first heard it in the early 1980s I was in and out of Gaol like a fiddlers elbow and behaving like a complete asshole. someone one day gave me a copy of this album on cassette tape and I was blown away. I wanted to hear more of this music and the type of people who were listening to it at the time showed me a better way of being. Their example rubbed off on me and I left the bullshit behind me and tried every day to be a better person than the day before. This album was the start of that process.
This album is a mix of tracks from several concerts, taken back to his studio and a bit of studio tweaking was involved but it still stands up as a largely live album, I love it.
Good on ya bro,you saw and heard it the right way.
@@mikerobo2112 Thanks.
Frank was the only musician to get an adult warning sticker on an album that had no lyrics whatsoever. He then testified in front of Congress.
Yep, that was the final humiliation for Tipper Gore and her Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC). I had. CD store during that time until 1998. We used to sell Tipper Gore comic books.
Acctualy stickers came afterwards. Was the compromise they came to. But then records with the warning label sold more.
Jazz from hell acually came out after the pmrc hearing
Zappa for president!
This is THE most 1979 thing I've ever heard. And I have listened to it many, MANY times.
From keyboardist Tommy Mars: "Frank wrote that song at the very beginning of the '77 european tour, and it has a personal relevance to me. We were doing this rehearsal in london and frank was getting very tense. He expected certain things to be there when we got to rehearsal, and certain things were not there. We were gonna do the song "Zoot Allures," and he started playing this 11th chord and got very angry at everybody because nothing was happening right. I got fined because I hadn't memorized this little piece called "Little House I Used To Live In." I hadn't realized he wanted it totally memorized. So this rehearsal ended in a total fiasco. The next day, he came in with these lyrics: "maybe you should stay with yo' mama. . . " it was really autobiographic; that's how things evolve with Frank."
Overnight Sensation and Apostrophe my personal favorites ✌
My favorite Zappa album!
my 2nd fav ...roxy n elsewhere is my fav
His late big band arrangements were great as well. You can't do that on stage anymore...great as well. XYZ..great as well. He was a genious.
I was lucky to see him and a brilliant assemble in 1988 in Bremen in Germany. WOW!!! So sad he passed so early. Been waiting till Jordan Peterson came along to inspire me the way Zappa did and still does.
I caught his last performance at the Limelight in Chicago.
Smoke on the water is about a fire at a frank Zappa concert ❤
A great album to get to know FZ.
4:27 Zappa shredding...for 6 minutes
One of our earliest diss tracks, haha.
ZAPPA!!!MAN
The guitar solo is a 10-minute orgasm.
Love this. Great reaction -- regarding live vs. studio -- this is "the studio version", at least the way Frank did it. He took a recording truck with him on tours and would record every concert, full multitrack recording just like in the studio. Then he would take those tracks into the studio after the tour and add a TON of overdubs, typically replacing most of the vocals (and adding severral more layers of vocals) and various other overdubs, in this case mostly synths. The live portions of the track are likely a compilation from several different concerts, including the guitar solo. He was a master of editing -- and this was in the days of tape where it was all done by hand with a razor blade and scotch tape. Zappa is a genre all to itself. The present day composer refuses to die! - Edgard Varese.
Ha ha. Nice to see someone doing this song! One of my favorites! Thanks!
If you want to check out some interesting live check out the film Baby Snakes. There are clips all over RUclips from this film. Visually it's fascinating to see this stuff played live. Zappa with some great solos and an incredible drum solo by Terry Bozzio, but the band as a unit is simply amazing. Zappa worked his guys real hard, not an easy guy to work for, but the musicians who worked for him all respected him.
Did they play this at parties?
Yeah, we did.
That was the recording on the album. It was recorded live in England and Germany.
I listen to this song just about every day, that's how much I love this song...
You could literally spend the
Rest of your lives listening to
Zappa and not hear everything
He composed…
Try “Inca Roads”, It’s amazing.
Mix of live and studio in one track, that's how he did a lot of things. Song is about some hapless crew member kid who didn't last long on tour, little tidbits of lore turned into songs - most of these tracks are
YO, I just did this record too. These lyrics are TOO SAVAGE, I think frank just hated society and it came out in his music
I saw Zappa live in '79 and in all places, Berkeley, California. Now imagine 2 & 1/2 hours straight of what you just heard. Looking around, a lot of people were trippin' that night and that wasn't lost on Frank.
It is indeed live. There is no studio version, this is it. Zappa would record every gig and sometimes use the live tracks on studio albums with some additional overdubs. Zappas band were always top class players who could basically do anything. For some idea of the depth of his catalogue you should give Watermelon In Easter Hay a listen. It's very different to this but also very moving
Zappa can't be defined, but one thing can be said for sure, pure genius. He wrote in dozens of genres, from jazz, rock, funk to orchestrated, music concrete, electronic and beyond. Deepest rabbit hole you could find. Try Live at the Roxy or Inca Roads live. Guaranteed mind blown.
@Frankincensed - Dozens of genres? Really?!?
Don't forget Doo wop and Country (Harder Than Your Husband).
@@Frunobulax74 He has over 60 albums, so yeah.
@@rk41gator - There are currently 125 official Zappa releases. Please list the "dozens" of genres. I'd gladly accept even a dozen.
@@kosta380 and why would you say such a thing?
Been listening to FZ for 45 years. I hope you 2 go down the rabbit hole like a few other reactors. The library is never ending. Good luck.
This was the best version/recording of this masterpiece of Frank. It is outright bombastic, the synths are furious. When listening to it first times in the late 70's, I burned the tweeters of my speakers twice.
FZ=absolutely fearless
I owned this LP and loved it.....dude is different
Frank also went to countries that could make quality live recordings, some of this is Hammy Odeon.
The musical genius of Frank Zappa, there is no other like him. Composer, musician and the best jazz/rock fusion ever.
Frank zappa was a music genius ❤❤❤❤❤❤love his solos
Yo’ Mama is a seminal piece on so many levels. Zappa was always unique in his creation of music, and his social commentaries were apart of those beautiful rich textures. He lived music, and was master of his craft.
Only band that regularly gives me goose bumps they are so good
Have you heard Cardiacs yet?
@@theboraxbandit9563 i discovered them rather late unfortunately. but yes, they were a FANTASTIC band!!!
@@p_e_t_e Same... they are truly something special!
Most of the music heard on this song (and alot of the Sheik Yerbouti album) uses live recordings. This particular one combines the guitar solo from a soundcheck in Germany and the solo vamp from a London concert, Zappa called the splicing technique "xenochrony". Most vocals were overdubbed at The Village Recorders.
I think it was Steve Vai that said, Frank knows how to keep you from being bored with his guitar solos ….
There is no studio version, when Zappa toured a lot of new songs would be played and then released on the next few albums.
I'm completely stunned you chose this song. I recommend you do the whole apostrophe album.
What LoL 😅
Haha, awesome. Zappa is the best. Just a magnificent musician, a totally original genius, and that ascerbic humor. Another great one guys!
Good on y'all for going down the Zappa rabbit hole. You'll never be tha same.
Zappa's band was legendary. One of the reasons was that they were incredibly well rehearsed. Rehearsing for a Zappa tour often took longer than the tour itself, and was not like the usual "play the set until it's close enough" rehearsals of the average band. If you wanted to play with FZ, you needed to commit to learning up to 100 of his songs (+ a few covers), and spend literal MONTHS rehearsing 8-10hours a day. You had to learn all the physical signals FZ used to indicate to the bandmembers where he wanted to go next, who should play, etc. The FZ band was TIGHT!
If you look at a list of players who toured with Frank, you'll see a list made up of legends in their field. Working with Frank was hard, as he had extremely high expectations of his musicians, but if you were one of the chosen few, your reputation as a serious musician was MADE. Working with Frank was all the proof needed to say that you were the Best of the Best.
Exactly right ! You nailed it !
@gchampi2 Yep, no doubt.
FZ was famous for having multiple shows at the same venue without repeating the setlist. He didn't make music for the masses, but he definitely gave back to his fans as much as possible.
There's an interview with George Duke where he tells the story of rehearsing for 6 weeks before a tour, 6 days a week, 6 hours a day. Even Duke couldn't understand how they played the music they did. The tightest band that ever graced a stage.
2:00
Zappa: I can do whatever I want
Us: yes
Yellow Snow is Zappa classic. I'm glad people are requesting him. Guy was a genius..
Zappa is just one of the best. Thanks, guys.
Good song choice. Frank was one of a kind and you won't see the likes of him ever again.
Frank's original band, the Mothers of Invention: "Just Another Band from LA" side 2, "Billy the Mountain" is an acid trip.
Zappa was out there
Perfect example of creating a vibe few understand ..... but for us that do hahahahahahahaha
Zappa also created a new musical genre known in classical circles as "Future music"! You can see an example of his genius in the orchestration and composition of "Yellow shark" concert, which you can see on RUclips. A true American musical genius that most people today have never heard of.