@@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"
"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 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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
“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
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.
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 ...
@@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
"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.
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.
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
@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.
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.
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.
"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."
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.
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!
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
"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.
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!
@@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?
Joe's Garage is a rock opera. It tells the story of Joe's adventures into Rock & Roll and debauchery. It's also a commentary on the recording business, and sarcasm about music genres of the day.
I dont think hes underrated at all. Any musician that speaks about him will say how incredible his playing and song writing was. The music is pretty out there by conventional standards and it's very easy to understand why people wouldn't latch on to it. That being said, Zappa rules and Im so glad my dad was one of those people who latched on and ended up introducing the music to me.
@@possumlodge5368 You're joking aren't you? Rolling stones magazine have got Pete Townshend in 10th and Keith Richards in 4th as the greatest guitarists of all time. They've got Zappa at 22! I agree about our respective father's though as it was also my dad who introduced me to Zappa.
In every high school in the 60s there were 3 or 4 garage bands. My friends had one, they would play at HS dances, guys would stand around in our Beatle boots, bell-bottoms and paisley shirts checking out the girls who were checking out the guys. Teenager mating rituals! I've been listening to Zappa for 50 years and still finding new music!
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
1971, Paramount NW theater in Seattle, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, my very first concert, I was 14 years old! a great start to going to concerts!!
I highly recommend you listen to the whole of Joe's Garage, it's a genius rock opera. And by the way, not all of Zappa's music is the same as he worked in many diverse styles over the years.
"I'm The Slime" is my favorite Zappa song- many of his songs are way out there- sometimes I don't get them- but "I'm The Slime" is great! You should react to that one
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".
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!
"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!
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.