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So happy these guys ( my new favorite REACTORS) are doing Zappa. A genius. After highschool class ( back in the day 😊) we'd head over to our friend.VITO'S basement... listening to Zappa on his 5 ft tall " Voice of the Theater" speakers. What an ERA 🎵🎵🎵.
Comparing Frank to Ted Nugent is like comparing Gandhi to Hitler, this is seriously funny, time to take a journey to the center of your mind@@markwilliams5606
I play bass and once got to play this song with Dweezil at his Dweezilla Music Camp. 8 of the best minutes of my life. This is basically Frank and Jack Bruce trying to out solo each other, with a drummer. There is also an acoustic rhythm guitar deep underneath. I have a live video of this from 2015 with Dweezil, Kurt Morgan on Bass, and Ryan Brown on Drums in Chicago that is amazing!
I don’t put many artists on a pedestal but this man is propped up. His flowers will always come forth. He made me think, he made me laugh my ass off, he gave me freedom and he made me rock the F out. You have soooooo much more to look forward to. Listen to the entire Apostrophe album. Or do Joe’s Garage from beginning to end. Ship arriving too late to save a drowning witch?!?! There;s a lot. Enjoy the ride my friends. ❤❤❤
Frank was not huge because he chose to not do a lot of commercial music, he didn't have as many fans as Zeppelin or Sabbath but if you liked Zappa you really liked Zappa. Try something from the early days, Trouble Every Day. It's a cool song with a good message.
Actually that song is mainly electric guitar. Franks vocals were really cool. He says I'm not black, but there's a lotta times I wish I could say I'm not white. I think he's referring to the racist violence in Mississippi and stuff. And I agree. I believe in the Black Panther Party and all the radical black channels on RU-vid, Spotify, Patreon, Rokfin, Rumble, Odyssey, Substack, Instagram, X, TikTok etc 🌍♥️🕊️⚖️✊
Trouble Every Day Is referencing the Watts riots in 1965 Los Angeles. Trouble Every Day quite possibly could be the very first Rap song, given the vocal cadence of it and social commentary within it. A song ahead of it's time...
@@leddygee1896 I always think of Trouble Comin' Every Day as what could be the first rap song. That or Dylan's Subterranean Homesick Blues, which came out a year and a half before Trouble.
We're Only In It For The Money is a difficult listen, but I put it right up with Abbey Road, Highway 61, Revolver, and the first Velvet Underground in terms of late 60s masterpieces.
I started listening to Frank in 1965 when I was all of 13 years old. He helped me get through Jr., Senior High School, College and pretty much everything up to this day. He knew his audience loved him for being himself and pretty much accepted everything he did, not what they wanted or expected of him. He broke the mold and had a free life.
Slight correction, Jeff. Unless you was seeing The Mothers at The Whiskey in 1965 when you were all of 13 years old, your timeline doesn't jibe. Their first album, Freak Out! was released in June of 1966. Was you there from the beginning with that album in 1966?
@@jeffmartin1026 I was 15 when I first learned of Zappa, in 1975. Heard Billy The Mountain and the bulk of Fillmore East. Instantly hooked. Arf Arf! If you were 13 in 1966, that makes you 70 now. Hope you're doing well, old timer.
Zappa said "This song needs that nasty Cream bass". Jack Bruce said "Hold my beer". A Fretless Bass through a Marshall Stack. God bless ya Jack! Early on Zappa created his own music publishing/recording company. He hated the Corporate studios and decided he should get (and his band etc) the money since they did all the work. So he was rarely heard on commercial radio. He was a kind of secret that people in the know knew about. Word of mouth type success . Plus as you know he isnt too bashful about the subjects he writes about.
the first live gig i ever saw was when my friend and i as 14 year old kids travelled on our own by train without telling our parents and saw zappa playing in london - it may have been the gig where he fell off the stage and broke his leg but we were so overwhelmed with the excitement of being at a gig surrounded by adults and bright lights and noise, we may have missed it! pretty cool first gig,i think
La & Chi, love the Trower album in the background! I am a big PROG rock fan, could never get into Zappa until my 40s. I love him now. Such a great album! Amazing guitar player.
Sadly, not a lot of Zappa was played in the States, thus his great popularity overseas. He's certainly one of the most important modern composers. The fact that he wrote in just about every genre was what held him back: orchestrated music, music concrete, jazz, rock, pop, fusion, and everything in between. One of the most misunderstood and brilliant composers of our time.
Former Czech president Vaclav Havel appointed Frank Zappa as "Special Ambassador to the West on Trade, Culture and Tourism." There is some great footage in the recent Zappa film by Alex Winter of him arriving in Prague.
@@eximusic Actually it was the so-called "novelty" songs that financed his other work. As for people taking it "seriously" most modern composers of note aren't taken seriously except because someone "important" decided their music was "serious." Most music is pablum for children, like 99% of the Beetles catalogue, and if children want to dismiss Zappa and embrace 4/4 120 that's their business. Anyone who judges Zappa as a "novelty" artist" is woefully and willfully ignorant.
@@Gerhardium Well during Zappa's mainstream popularity, minimalist composers like Steve Reich, Phillip Glass, and Jon Adams were extremely popular and thriving. I actually had the same theory/harmony professor that taught Zappa. He actually knew a lot about what Zappa's real interests were. It wasn't Dynamo Hum.
God bless your soul put this out there as much as you can. There’s nothing like this anywhere in the world, father Frank, father Frank, father friend Zappa, Zapp, Zappa
Jim Gordon (who played with Derek and the Dominoes, Traffic and a whole bunch of other bands and musicians) on drums, Jack Bruce (Cream) on bass. RIP to them both.
yep... it's goin down...Happens all the time guys. Once you start listening to Zappa... and you realize "Woah...!!! This shit is next level!! " and guys... you have only just begun.
Jack Bruce's bass on this is so great! I heard it was just improvised in the studio. I like how the drum break brings the band back to the begining riff too!
Keif found his Satisfaction tone trying to emulate a sax part, and you can really hear that square-wave similarity between sax and fuzz guitar on this, too.
Do a reaction of Frank doing “shutup and play yer guitar” the title track from the live album of his guitar solos. The most underrated guitar player in popular music
@@elisaabolafia9542 The way it went was that Frank was recording in Ike Turner's studio, so Tina and the Ikettes were at his disposal. Of course Frank asked them to sing backup vocals on a handful of songs. Tina was very proud of what they were doing and invited Ike to come in and listen to some of what they recorded. Ike responded with "What is this shit?!" and demanded that they don't get credited on the albums. He also said to pay them each $25. per song, because that's what he paid them, but Frank paid them $25. per hour each, which amounted to more than what Ike would've paid them. He didn't give them credit on the album before this, Over-Nite Sensation but, on this album, he credited the two Ikettes (Lynn and Debbie) by first name only. Fk Ike! Tina did well to dump his sorry azz.
Fellas Bowie was pretty mainstream and had radio play during the seventies and eighties. Zappa was not mainstream and was rarely heard on radio with few exceptions. Both had a rabid fan base. The strength of which is about what they brought creatively. Both were musically gifted in their own way. Loved them both!!RIP Frank Zappa and David Bowie…
That was Jack Bruce playing bass through a cranked acoustic guitar amp, it was a somewhat impromptu session Jack having been invited by Jim Gordon and they didn't have a bass amp available, that's why it might have sounded like a "deep guitar"
Ya gots to flip this record over and play the other side!😂 Don’t eat the Yellow Snow/ Nanook rubs it/ St Alphonso’s pancake breakfast ( the yellow snow suite)
Throughout his career Frank got zero airplay . His legions of dedicated fans carried him. He was also in control of every aspect of his writing,production and record label . Frank also organized and financed his tours with his own money. This insured he made plenty of money being less popular.
You should check out his appearance on The Steve Allen Show in 1963. He played percussion on a bicycle. Not sitting on a bicycle, but using the bicycle as an instrument.
Want to hear Franks Brilliance, feed your ears on the box set..´Shut up ´n´ Play yer Guitar´ hope you have a spare evening for this, no lyrics, no silly´ness, as i´v said before...Virtuosity gone Mad.
You wanna just jam to Zappa, check out his instrumental albums “Shut Up and Play Yer Guitar”, “Shut Up and Play Yer Guitar Some More” and “The Return of the Son of Shut Up and Play Yer Guitar”
Yes that was Frank. He could play every instrument you heard there. I saw Frank several times live(5 times), and his solo’s never disappointed. Check some of the interviews with long time band mates. I loved the guy.
I was introduced to Frank Zappa in college in 1969. My favorite albums are Hoy Rats, Burnt Weeny Sandwich and and Uncle Meat. I saw h8m in concert in the early 1970’s.
Guys my brother turned me onto this album about 1971. That’s the Mighty Jack Bruce from Cream Playing that Bass, as a lead guitar. Franks jamming on the guitar. He came in and they jammed. Btw, this Album is an absolute top 5 Album from Frank. Guys I’m 61, I’m listening to this album for 50 years. Holy Shit do I feel old. Check the whole album out. As always Peace, Love and Continued Success ❤
If you want more Jack Bruce bass sol try West, Bruce & Lainge -"Power House Sod" from the Live album. And Jim Gordon drum solo from Derek and the Dominos Live at the Fillmore "Let It Rain"
If you do "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow", make sure you react to the whole suite, not just the one song "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow", "Nanook Rubs It", "St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast", and "Father O'Blivion"
You have to listen to some stuff from the Zappa album, "Overnight Sensation". I think you would both love Dinah Mo Hum, Camarillo Brillo, Montana, etc.
Frank wasn't a top ten artist but he was immensely successful and had a big and faithful following. That low guitar is a heavy bass played by Jack Bruce. Zappa was more accessible in his solo music than with the Mothers of Invention.
Thanks dudes. I been requesting this song to a number of reactionists and your the only ones who have played it. That's Jack Bruce playing that funky bass. Keep up the great work!
Frank Zappa on lead guitar Jack Bruce on bass ! They really sound a lot like Band Maid ! Please check out HATE? live at Loolapalooza 2023 ! Thanks Great Reaction
Jim Gordon on drums who played on Layla by Derek and the Dominos and the Low Spark of High Heeled boys by Traffic. He also had a great drum solo on Jump Into the Fire by Harry Nilsson. Unfortunately later he was diagnosed schizophrenic after he killed his mother.
Hell of a song, killer music whatever you label it. Frank was a unique genius but a polarizing figure for people I hung with back in the day, most people dug Hot Rats but saw a fight break out over 200 Motels. He had tons of great stuff and his guitar playing was one of a kind, it was just the bizarre and avante guard creations he came up with, that were not easy to digest and sometimes plain offensive. I still listen to Frank once in a while but have to be in the right mood, when I am it is all good. Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶
Zappa is more of a chameleon than Morrison. Immensely talented guitar player. Incredible writer and creator. Monstrous catalog. No two songs sound the same. He is a uniquely singular musician.
The music was all George Duke. You can feel the church coming out of George on that one. Duke recorded it for a proposed album of his own with a German label. The deal fell through and Geroge is sitting on this beautiful instrumental piece and nowhere to go with it. Frank asked him if he wouldn't mind letting him write lyrics to it. Duke agreed and there's the song. One of only a few songs that Frank collaborated on with others.
As you're getting comfortable in the Zappa back catalog, this is the perfect time to check out Hot Rats and Waka/Jawaka. Two absolute monster albums start to finish that are kinda like a part 1 and part 2, despite the amount of music he made in between them.
I'm over 60 yrs old and I can honestly say as the youngest of 7 children being forced to listen to Zappa and all his changing and evolutionary music i was exposed to, he was generally a music genius. Long live "Joe's garage" and Apostrphe.
Supposedly Jack Bruce on bass and Jim Gordon on drums, but there's conflicting evidence. One of the recording engineers on this lp and the previous one, Overnight Sensation, was an old friend of mine from the 60s who invited me to a session -- Zappa was still in a cast from his broken leg. Years later, Zappa signed the OS lp for me after an interview for Dutch TV.
