I was blown away too, but then because of the bad acoustics in Ahoy Rotterdam, the Netherlands 🇳🇱 back in 1988. I'm not a big fan, Alice Cooper is more my cup of tea. 😁
There's some good motive development in this solo. I like how he'll take a nice 5 note riff, repeat it and embellish it a few times before moving on to a new idea. It's like compositional improvising. He kept it concise too and didn't overplay which I like.
50 year old here and I have obviously heard of Zappa before. I dismissed him early when I was very young because I did not understand the layers and complexity of his music. I recently watched a video on Amazon about one of his albums Apostrophe and I was floored. I have spent all day taking breaks and listening to this mans music. I have so much to catch up on.
I'm about 10 years older than you. I was lucky to see Frank three times while I was in college and while I enjoyed his music back then, I really didn't come to fully appreciate it until years later. it's a lot to wrap yer head around, and musically quite sophisticated. Nowadays I listen to Frank a lot more, and I miss him more than ever. We are so blessed that he recorded so much music and that many of his live performances have been released posthumously. So sad that he died so young. He had a lot of ideas still in the tank.
@@kevinr.3542 I liked it better that the pregnancy and drug tests were next to each other at the dollar store checkout, my friends always swore they'd have to get stoned to do that so I figured they had an excuse for the boss and family.
Was fortunate enough to see him at the Fox in Atlanta around '81 I think. Freaking insane musicianship by everyone on the stage that night, and Frank smoked his guitar!
... but those pants ... those pants. He somehow pulls it off, but he kinda could pull anything off. Great jacket, cool burgundy t-neck, OMG I'm critiquing his clothes as he plays a beautifully musical solo.
People ask me why I love Frank Zappa so much - and I tell them straight, “It’s his dress sense, the clothes he wears are so cool, so stylish”. Rip Frank
What made him so different from other guitarists were these facts: He improvised his guitar solos at every performance. He never limited himself by playing in any box or chord form. He never stayed strictly within parameters of time, mood, speed, key or classical structure of music and though a composer himself, he broke the rules and created something noone else could-which was utmost important to him that he be unique above all. Steve Vai will tell you he knew others could do far more than they thought themselves capable and this came from his own workaholic drive and pushing himself. Now if only he and Eddie Van Halen hadn't smoked, we'd still have 2 incredible, unique badass axeslingers.
Yes, because he was such a creative player the entire fretboard with all its registers was his playground. His phrasing could be so abstract, and yet it always seemed to work. 'Sheer brilliance' is a term that comes to mind when hearing Zappa jam.
@@Jalapablo in reality he stuck very heavily to pentatonic boxes, which is how I think he was able to free his thinking to come up with such out of this world phrasing and note choice.
Robert Sheward It’s interesting to note that according to the Barry Miles bio, with this band, Zappa felt that he was finally working with musicians of the caliber he needed to execute his challenging compositions. The problem was that they were all conservatory trained, in bed by 10:00, technically superb modern music geeks (I’m paraphrasing here) who didn’t crazily mix it up while out on tour. They very rarely initiated or took part in any sort of touring rock band debauchery that inspired the Mothers wild reputation in the past and so inspired Zappa.
The fact that Tina Turner and the Ikettes did uncredited backup work on the studio version and totally nailed the very Zappa-esque backup chorus “solo” that comes after the guitar solo and runs parallel with Ruth Underwood’s xylophone makes this song all the more better.
Now that's a guitar solo. The genius part is to do that awesome solo in any song format he chooses. He doesn't just shred to show off, he shreds to fit the song. Metal guitarists sometimes show off their shredding skills, but Zappa only did to fit the song. Brilliant man!
A true maestro who can shred an axe. His attention to detail is why I have every sanctioned Zappa album ever, but not all on CD. Anyone ever see him pogo while doing solos in concert? If not, you miss wild shows.
At 3:21, (and again at 3:27) he bends below the 0 fret. Not a gimmick- the man needs a note and he plays it, even when it should have been impossible. Legend
The kind of improvisation that can only be born out of meticulously preparation. When an artist can get no tighter & it erupts into spontaneous creation. Zappa knew that true expression can only be achieved by break through when you can not be anymore perfect...
Wow, just when I thought I had seen most of FZ’s vids.....another little crumb falls out of the bread box only to blow my ears into vast surfaces of sound capturing devices. Just will never get enough of Franks magical guitar playing.
@@vicentealvarado5608 frank zappa is without a doubt a complete bonafide musical genius but yeah this is just some very passionate noodling on the pentatonic blues scale. Frank's focus shifted to improving his guitar playing at some point in the 70s and he got so much better towards the end of that decade
pyscho man truth. A travesty he isn’t mentioned in the same breath as the other greats. Maybe cuz he did so much more than shut up and play his guitar.
@pyscho man I don't underrate him..... I listen to plenty of other guitarists but FZ is, and always be, my fave. He's got his own style that's different to most other guitarists, even Dweezil.
Not being familiar with Armadillo Word headquarters, you watching Zappa at said headquarters and you vacating from Austin, Texas in 1980 sounds like a film in the making - and quite awesome to boot.
Saw the Mothers at the Shriners Auditorium in 1968. Halfway through one of their songs Zappa pulls out a box of fried chicken and starts blasting a solo like this with one of the chicken legs.
@@herrfriberger5 Well, here he's doing all three. Shredding means tearing up the fretboard. Basically refers to when someone is going hard on a solo or even their background licks.
They play like a jazz combo that’s just there to entertain with good music, except they’re playing rock. The musicianship is always always the highest class
Hes just completely in his element here. At one with the guitar, pouring out his soul. I guarantee in his head at that point, there was an utter calm....all the frenetic genius was coming out in his fingers.....
Despite all the concert footage available, mostly you get Frank Zappa, Musician. In this video, however, you get Frank Zappa, Guitarist. I think Frank felt the difference, and was happy just to shut up and play his guitar !! Thanks for uploading, ur a STAR !!! 😎👍🌟
There are so many truly gifted folks on el guitar out there. Why always this addiction to superlatives? "Hail to the one"? Was this the spirit of Zappa?
@@RobertSlover Django Reinhardt. Electric is way cooler than acoustic though. So many more noises and sounds you can make. Zappa does a brilliant acoustic solo on Sleep Dirt if you want to hear one of his acoustic solos
The fact he could play like that is unbelievable, the fact that he wrote and orchestrated it is out of this world! I saw him live in 1979, forever changed my life about music.
He was freezin' (he even sommented on how cold it was on stage) on this chilly, mid August night, as they can be sometimes here in Sweden. Look at the audience - they were prepared and are clad in autumn coats and warm sweaters (this was Aug 21, 1973)!
You can tell by the Faces of the other musicians: Fowler, Ponty Duke, Underwood, That Frank Zappa was played Waay above their Level with this Solo I love that moment when Ponty thinks its time to get into the song again with his Violin but Zappa just keeps on Soloing
I saw a top ten list of best guitarists ever, he wasn't even mentioned. Obviously the maker of the list knows ZERO about guitarists. When recognized guitar heros call him the best ever you get an idea of his immense talent.
Sat at arms length from Zappa at the Santa Monica Civic in 83'. He gave me the pick from Manny's guitar shop (NYC); I consider it a Holy object no less than the Shroud of Turin.
Paco de Lucía. Jeff Beck. Eric Johnson. Steve Vai. Angus Young. Joe Satriani. Jimi Hendrix. Ted Nugent. Rory Gallagher. Carlos Santana. Slash. Eric Sardinas. Franky Marino. Joe Bonamassa. John Lee Hooker. Jan Akkerman... Some of my favorites. I forgot to mention a few hundred other real fine guitar players. But none of them are/were comparable with Frank Zappa! He was, he is and he will always be unmatched.
@@patmcgroin9848 I got touched many times in my face when I was on stage with the Sikh Hindooz. When the guitarist was piss drunk as usual he always made uncontrolled moves, plunging his guitar neck into my face... After 30 years my face still carries the marks of his tuners as a remembrance of those good old times. 😁😁😁
@Tarik Bey I prefer the studio solo version which it will always be the best, lika inca roads studio solo version is the best, much respect to you being a jazz musician, and I have many favorite guitarists, but the one that expresses my feelings the most is zappa, there's just something about his sweeping and visceral picking skills using on his lydian and mixolydians licks and solos, that it just transcends me somewhere melancholy, yet happy, although sometimes sad mood, but it always fells great afterwards...
Frank Zappa did a 10 minute guitar solo 5 feet from my face 30 years ago and I am still blown away!
Where was this ? I had a similar experience at Hammersmith Odeon, (70's) only difference is I got his pick when he dropped it !! (Gibson, Heavy) 😏
Celebrity Theater Phoenix, Arizona I think it was 1985.
I was blown away too, but then because of the bad acoustics in Ahoy Rotterdam, the Netherlands 🇳🇱 back in 1988. I'm not a big fan, Alice Cooper is more my cup of tea. 😁
Had the privilege of seeing Frank at the Tower Theater outside of Philly several times in the eighties.
Oh, so Frank melted your face. We all just assumed you were born that way. 😏
Most underrated guitarist. Sure, he thought of himself as a composer but god damn could he shred.
There's some good motive development in this solo. I like how he'll take a nice 5 note riff, repeat it and embellish it a few times before moving on to a new idea. It's like compositional improvising. He kept it concise too and didn't overplay which I like.
Isaac J Good ear
Well He WAS a music COMPOSER, people often forget just how many instruments Frank knew.
Wow!
His tone is so unusual!
It's awesome!
No one else sounds like that!
Highly modified electronics
50 year old here and I have obviously heard of Zappa before. I dismissed him early when I was very young because I did not understand the layers and complexity of his music. I recently watched a video on Amazon about one of his albums Apostrophe and I was floored. I have spent all day taking breaks and listening to this mans music. I have so much to catch up on.
I'm about 10 years older than you. I was lucky to see Frank three times while I was in college and while I enjoyed his music back then, I really didn't come to fully appreciate it until years later. it's a lot to wrap yer head around, and musically quite sophisticated. Nowadays I listen to Frank a lot more, and I miss him more than ever. We are so blessed that he recorded so much music and that many of his live performances have been released posthumously. So sad that he died so young. He had a lot of ideas still in the tank.
Once it clicks, it slowly dawns on you that Zappa was head and shoulders above the rest
Sorry boss, I was up until 4am watching Zappa videos on RUclips again.
Bosses response:
'so what does that have to do with why you pooped in the urinal? "
@@kevinr.3542 I liked it better that the pregnancy and drug tests were next to each other at the dollar store checkout, my friends always swore they'd have to get stoned to do that so I figured they had an excuse for the boss and family.
The boss: it’s ok son let’s light one
I would even be mad
night after night...
That’s not “mad” that is our leader shredding as only he can, turtle neck and tartan suit optional.
I like how the whole band is in awe of this guitar solo. Especially the Fowler brothers.
Was fortunate enough to see him at the Fox in Atlanta around '81 I think. Freaking insane musicianship by everyone on the stage that night, and Frank smoked his guitar!
only someone that could play like that could dress like that
... but those pants ... those pants. He somehow pulls it off, but he kinda could pull anything off. Great jacket, cool burgundy t-neck, OMG I'm critiquing his clothes as he plays a beautifully musical solo.
Not me😂😂😂😂
Or a comedian like doug stanhope.
No.
@@eldoabrahamson yes.
People ask me why I love Frank Zappa so much - and I tell them straight, “It’s his dress sense, the clothes he wears are so cool, so stylish”. Rip Frank
what about the music
lol
What made him so different from other guitarists were these facts:
He improvised his guitar solos at every performance. He never limited himself by playing in any box or chord form.
He never stayed strictly within parameters of time, mood, speed, key or classical structure of music and though a composer himself, he broke the rules and created something noone else could-which was utmost important to him that he be unique above all. Steve Vai will tell you he knew others could do far more than they thought themselves capable and this came from his own workaholic drive and pushing himself.
Now if only he and Eddie Van Halen hadn't smoked, we'd still have 2 incredible, unique badass axeslingers.
respect
His dad also let him play with radioactive material when he was a kid...Sure that didn't help
this is the most emotion i've ever seen frank express while playing guitar
Hahaha you are right! The bare minimum of emotions displayed in this crazy good solo
Frank knew how to work the lower register like no one else.
Yes. You don’t really see that in any other guitar player.
Yes, because he was such a creative player the entire fretboard with all its registers was his playground. His phrasing could be so abstract, and yet it always seemed to work. 'Sheer brilliance' is a term that comes to mind when hearing Zappa jam.
@@Jalapablo in reality he stuck very heavily to pentatonic boxes, which is how I think he was able to free his thinking to come up with such out of this world phrasing and note choice.
@@graxjpg Maybe in this solo but generally Frank improvised on the diatonic scales. You see it a lot with Chungas revenge or drowning witch
@@seanbrennan5192 you made two examples, I could list a dozen more of pentatonic solos. I said “very heavily”, not “exclusively”.
The line up with George Duke and Jean Luc Ponty was incredible!
Robert Sheward
It’s interesting to note that according to the Barry Miles bio, with this band, Zappa felt that he was finally working with musicians of the caliber he needed to execute his challenging compositions. The problem was that they were all conservatory trained, in bed by 10:00, technically superb modern music geeks (I’m paraphrasing here) who didn’t crazily mix it up while out on tour. They very rarely initiated or took part in any sort of touring rock band debauchery that inspired the Mothers wild reputation in the past and so inspired Zappa.
All the line ups were incredible.
The fact that Tina Turner and the Ikettes did uncredited backup work on the studio version and totally nailed the very Zappa-esque backup chorus “solo” that comes after the guitar solo and runs parallel with Ruth Underwood’s xylophone makes this song all the more better.
@@165Dash
Ike Turner walked into the studio to see what Tina was doing and said "What is this shit?"
She got paid $8.50/hr for it.
It was definitely my personal favorite lineup.
I've been a Zappa fan since 1974. this is superb! thanks for posting
Go to many of his concerts? He always came to Cleveland around my birthday, so I went a lot.
We'll never see anymore true original musical artists
Now that's a guitar solo. The genius part is to do that awesome solo in any song format he chooses. He doesn't just shred to show off, he shreds to fit the song. Metal guitarists sometimes show off their shredding skills, but Zappa only did to fit the song. Brilliant man!
This is some of the greatest guitar playing ever right here!
A true maestro who can shred an axe. His attention to detail is why I have every sanctioned Zappa album ever, but not all on CD. Anyone ever see him pogo while doing solos in concert? If not, you miss wild shows.
At 3:21, (and again at 3:27) he bends below the 0 fret. Not a gimmick- the man needs a note and he plays it, even when it should have been impossible. Legend
Just caught that! unworldly to bend the guitar neck like that so fluidly in a solo
I love the fuzzy tone of frank’s guitar.
The studio version is one of the greatest guitar solos ever recorded IMHO. He just makes it better here. Goddamn!
I saw this band in 73 at Cobo Hall in Detroit. He tore it up just like this. George Duke & Jean Luc Ponty in there. What a band that was.
I never understood Frank when I was younger, now I'm finding out just what a great guitarist he truly was! Damn, the man could play!!!
One of the most underrated guitarists.
Zappa, one of the most underrated guitarists and innovative rock composers.
A Master at work WE MISS YOU SIR FRANK ZAPPA !!!
Lot of talent on that stage. Some real heavy hitters.
His tone was what it was. Unique, I suppose. Excellent chops. Always top-shelf musicians.
Love the way the rest of the band exchange looks - a mix of "How long is he going to go on?" and "Boy, what a solo!!!"
Mental! One of the finest solo's ever by anyone.
This is the kind of stuff that gets me through my darkest moments...and, man, do I need this now
Hang in there Ralphy,
It's all just a silly clown show.😜
keep showing up to the day brother things will get better :-] all the best .
Hey Ralph...Fight the "Good" fight, mate...Hope that things are starting to look up for you. Kind regards, Cj Murray
Ralph Marrone - Keep it together buddy, it’s all good :)
Jack Sutherland Thanks, Jack
Music is the best.......I am really glad these video clips are still around to give us a backstage pass to some great gigs
Absolute master of improvisation. Chaotic finesse!
If there is someone cooler than Frank Zappa, I haven't met them
Ennie Name Willdo *Raises hand*
Mile Davis
The only person half as cool as Frank Zappa is Dave Grohl
Captain Beefheart
I have. his name is George Clinton
The favorite musician of my lifetime. I saw him in '72! Live n direct!
The kind of improvisation that can only be born out of meticulously preparation. When an artist can get no tighter & it erupts into spontaneous creation. Zappa knew that true expression can only be achieved by break through when you can not be anymore perfect...
Ahhh Frank. 💚
Shred it. Miss this maverick.
All this guitar-mastery preceding
_I'mmmm riding a small tiny horrrrse!_ 🎶
This is not some mindless shredding but musically interesting. Zappa was one of the best guitarists ever
No one will ever be able to hold a candle to this genius!
Could shit zappa play guitar with his ugly nose? 🤣
Wow, just when I thought I had seen most of FZ’s vids.....another little crumb falls out of the bread box only to blow my ears into vast surfaces of sound capturing devices.
Just will never get enough of Franks magical guitar playing.
Love the 'Burgundy turtleneck sweater + Lime Green checkered suit' combo.
This was 1973, mate
@@nord1486 As a result of charity shopping, I wear stuff like this now days 😂
saw this guy in 73 Birmingham UK Town Hall Overnight Sensation Tour . Most underrated guitarist of all time , he was brilliant RIP Frankie
Zappa died about a year and a half after I was born but I have listened to this enough times to have every note memorized in my head... THE FUTUREEEEE
I woke up to the news of his death, been a fan since 1974
one of my all time fave solos of Frank! tnx 4 ze better kwality ;-)
Iove the hideous plaid "goodwill" suit.
Me, too! I gotta get me one o' those!
Only David Lindly could rock Polyester on the same level..
Few people can pull this one.
Remember what Dolly Parton once said about her over the top on stage outfits: "It takes real money to look this cheap!" :D
Style of the time homie
Holy crap!
Genius. Not in the overused, meaningless sense, but the sincerest, truest, and meaningful sense. Genius.
thudeets well said! Pure genius!
Most underrated artist in history...
I'm in awe at the praises given to this solo. What's so special about it? Any guitarists that'd like to chime in?
@@vicentealvarado5608 frank zappa is without a doubt a complete bonafide musical genius but yeah this is just some very passionate noodling on the pentatonic blues scale. Frank's focus shifted to improving his guitar playing at some point in the 70s and he got so much better towards the end of that decade
A truly under sung guitar hero. This is brilliant.
Du très grand Zappa il laisse derrière lui des pépites ....
the MOST underated guitar player in music history! in my humble opinion.
pyscho man truth. A travesty he isn’t mentioned in the same breath as the other greats. Maybe cuz he did so much more than shut up and play his guitar.
underrated? ive always thought of him as one of he best.
The TruthHurts cuz you recognize the goods. But by the larger world not so much.
@pyscho man I don't underrate him..... I listen to plenty of other guitarists but FZ is, and always be, my fave. He's got his own style that's different to most other guitarists, even Dweezil.
you say that, but he's included in Ralph Denyers Guitar Handbook as one of the Guitar Innovators in the first section.
i saw him at the armadillo world headquarters in austin, texas december of 1980.... i left earth that night....
Not being familiar with Armadillo Word headquarters, you watching Zappa at said headquarters and you vacating from Austin, Texas in 1980 sounds like a film in the making - and quite awesome to boot.
He overly expressive with his body movements thats actually pretty rare isnt it?
Great solo.
I live for these Zappa groove moments. His tone is so gnarly here🔥🙌Thanks!
So nice to see Frank in his prime.
Saw the Mothers at the Shriners Auditorium in 1968. Halfway through one of their songs Zappa pulls out a box of fried chicken and starts blasting a solo like this with one of the chicken legs.
A much underrated guitarist. This is fantastic!
I liked when people dressed like this.
Shredding while wearing a turtleneck haha
AND PLAID!!!
Like a BOSS
What does "shredding" mean? Soloing? Improvising?
@@herrfriberger5
Well, here he's doing all three.
Shredding means tearing up the fretboard. Basically refers to when someone is going hard on a solo or even their background licks.
Boy was playing no games lmfao
Guitarsolo without the irritating 'look at me' attitude.
LOL As if *nobody* looked at Frank when he was soloing ! 😵🎸 😁😆
They play like a jazz combo that’s just there to entertain with good music, except they’re playing rock. The musicianship is always always the highest class
Right on! Frank was about the *music* not the adulation.
You don't like Zappa do you
That might be, but I did not find this particularly good.
Geez... I used to think that Over-Nite Sensation's Montana -solo was the best solo I would ever hear in my life.
Sirkka Inkinen .. I’ve heard versions of Montana where they cut the solo out of the song. That should be a criminal offense
I think the best solo I have heard is at the end of Antarcticans thawed by sleep
Hi there sounds like he was buzzed
Huge fan seen him live and to say the least it was awesome!
the groucho marx of guitar; in aesthetic and talent...
Hes just completely in his element here. At one with the guitar, pouring out his soul. I guarantee in his head at that point, there was an utter calm....all the frenetic genius was coming out in his fingers.....
Despite all the concert footage available, mostly you get Frank Zappa, Musician. In this video, however, you get Frank Zappa, Guitarist. I think Frank felt the difference, and was happy just to shut up and play his guitar !! Thanks for uploading, ur a STAR !!! 😎👍🌟
Frank was such an underrated genius... WAY ahead of his time..... No jam was ever the same either! Top 10 of all time, for sure...
Zappa was one hell of a character man... one of a kind.
I don't think I've seen anyone from that era play like Frank.
He was first and foremost a composer, his guitar leads were just a fun way to not think about the band and enjoy music for a few minutes.
Franks band/work and overall playing was insane 1969-1974/75
Solos like this makes you stoned listening to it lol
RZAJW that’s true hahaha
And remember, they played totally straight. Frank was VERY strict about that!
Zappa dont touch drugs ever. Youll need to accept this as reality buddy. Not stoned. Makes you sober. Thats better.
Yup. Or maybe Im just stoned.
Who needs drugs when you have Zappa?
Il top del top del top. Zappa genio assoluto.
There will never be another Frank.
Gotta love Zappa. So many stoned nights listening to Frank. Ahhhhh the memories. What happened to this world ?
That rhythm section is underrated jus like Frank's guitar playing
Ralph, Tom, George, some of the best to ever back up zappas solos.
“A guitar solo is only as good as it’s rhythm section” -FZ
What a tone. Cuts straight through the mix like a hot knife.
The more I listen, the more I miss him.
Good comment!........that’s what I was trying to say.
i mean no disrespect to zappa, but i love how here, he’s moving like some sort of free-moving chuck e cheese animatronic lmao
One of the greatest guitar solos ever - by probably the best guitar player ever. Thank you, Frank.
excuse me sir andre segovia and paco de lucia are masters.
But they are acoustic guitarists.. Different thing :)
besides amplification not really. acoustic is king.
There are so many truly gifted folks on el guitar out there. Why always this addiction to superlatives? "Hail to the one"? Was this the spirit of Zappa?
@@RobertSlover Django Reinhardt. Electric is way cooler than acoustic though. So many more noises and sounds you can make. Zappa does a brilliant acoustic solo on Sleep Dirt if you want to hear one of his acoustic solos
Zappa solos sound like a keyboard solo in a good way. Love his style
The fact he could play like that is unbelievable, the fact that he wrote and orchestrated it is out of this world! I saw him live in 1979, forever changed my life about music.
Definitely in the zone on this one -he was On that day!! thanks for sharing
Retain the edge of madness people, it's the last thing THEY can't tax!
J.C. Dealy thank you. I will heed. I stopped playing smooth jazz because was too sane. I need express my crazy.
Correction: it's the last thing THEY can't reappropriate and profit off of
@Cyberbob Tax those televangelists!
If they ever did try to tax it, they'd have to create a loophole for themselves.
WOW!Frank Zappa was an amazing guitarist.
my brain just melted
He was freezin' (he even sommented on how cold it was on stage) on this chilly, mid August night, as they can be sometimes here in Sweden. Look at the audience - they were prepared and are clad in autumn coats and warm sweaters (this was Aug 21, 1973)!
Only Frank can pull off a heavy fuzzz pedal effect solo, with a rhythm guitar playing wah-wah
Frank was fantastic . I miss seeing him play and sing
Man that's nasty! Zappa playing an SG is tremendous.
Such an awesome odd tone, kind of flat and not the most dynamic but he just made it sing
His weapon of choice. Rarely played anything but SG's.
Sensational creativity- a master
0:23 That Note!
Oh yeah! One of my favorite Zappa line- ups. Wish Ponty had stuck around just a little longer.
This was aired on swedish television...the program was 'Oppopoppa'. There ought the whole show somwhere.
EFor the guy who’s worried about his kids listening to Frank Zappa better not send your kids to school and that’s where the dangerous people are
One of Franks best songs. Definitely on fire!
Sacha Baron Cohen has mad improvisation skills, man
Hahaha
LOL!
They do have a bit of a resemblance
Hell it seemed they all did lol
Borat jams
No
You can tell by the Faces of the other musicians: Fowler, Ponty Duke, Underwood, That Frank Zappa was played Waay above their Level with this Solo
I love that moment when Ponty thinks its time to get into the song again with his Violin but Zappa just keeps on Soloing
most underated guitar player!!!!
who's undrated? ZaPPA? come on!
I saw a top ten list of best guitarists ever, he wasn't even mentioned. Obviously the maker of the list knows ZERO about guitarists. When recognized guitar heros call him the best ever you get an idea of his immense talent.
Sat at arms length from Zappa at the Santa Monica Civic in 83'. He gave me the pick from Manny's guitar shop (NYC); I consider it a Holy object no less than the Shroud of Turin.
No guitarrist reaches and touches my soul like zappa
Paco de Lucía. Jeff Beck. Eric Johnson. Steve Vai. Angus Young. Joe Satriani. Jimi Hendrix. Ted Nugent. Rory Gallagher. Carlos Santana. Slash. Eric Sardinas. Franky Marino. Joe Bonamassa. John Lee Hooker. Jan Akkerman... Some of my favorites. I forgot to mention a few hundred other real fine guitar players. But none of them are/were comparable with Frank Zappa! He was, he is and he will always be unmatched.
Have any other guitarists touched you anywhere else?
@@patmcgroin9848
I got touched many times in my face when I was on stage with the Sikh Hindooz. When the guitarist was piss drunk as usual he always made uncontrolled moves, plunging his guitar neck into my face... After 30 years my face still carries the marks of his tuners as a remembrance of those good old times. 😁😁😁
@Tarik Bey I prefer the studio solo version which it will always be the best, lika inca roads studio solo version is the best, much respect to you being a jazz musician, and I have many favorite guitarists, but the one that expresses my feelings the most is zappa, there's just something about his sweeping and visceral picking skills using on his lydian and mixolydians licks and solos, that it just transcends me somewhere melancholy, yet happy, although sometimes sad mood, but it always fells great afterwards...
Nice solo. Never dull.
I kept waiting for him to "go mad," but this is just a typical guitar solo from the genius Frank Zappa. Not complaining, though...
I completely agree !
Same for me. First time he sees a real musician, may be :) Anyway, thans for uploading this piece. The performance is astounding.