the arm motions are what keeps the musicians on beat and in time. in that section you see him wave left, right, and then up; thats because the section is in 3/4 time and you count the beat like "1,2,3 1,2,3." Hope this helps! love to see more semi-obscure frank reactions, i'd recommend Dupree's Paradise from the 1973 stockholm show
@Zolar Czakl I know, but I remember once seeing an old video interview with Frank and one from the 2000's with George Duke and they both said that's what it was. No real meaning other than Frank being Frank. That's why we're still asking "why that name?" 49 years later. lol
This reminded me so much of the one and only time I got to see him live. He spent a good deal of the evening with his back to the audience, conducting the band like a Maestro. Ever so often he would wander over to a rack of guitars, pick one up, plug it in and wail for ten minutes, then put it down and go back to conducting. I remember my first thought on the day I heard that he had passed, "The World just became a MUCH less interesting place."
OK Teez, I got this from Dweezil himself just before he played this song live. It is pronounced Ree Dun Zul it is a play on the words redundant and Rapunzel. FZ wrote this for his wife Gail, who had long hair and liked to tell stories, often over and over again...so there you are.
@@shyshift I used to think that too, but FZ was always one to insinuate multiple meanings with his words. But I did see Dweezil tell the story of where the title came from, a song written for his mother by FZ, the title is a play on her Rapunzel hair and her redundant story telling, so very FZ if u ask me.
Where does FZ's music come from? As a teenager he fell in love with the music of French avant-garde composer Edgar Varese'. Soon afterwards he got exposed to Stravinsky and Anton Webern. The first music he ever wrote at the age of 14 was his attempt at creating a "link" between those 3 composers. He was a drummer, and started playing in R&B bands because loved that music, too. Never heard guitar solos the way he wanted so he picked up guitar. He loved Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Matt Murphy and Gatemouth Brown. He also liked Do-Wop, the vocal harmonies. Later he discovered the music of India and the Middle East, incorporated elements from those musics into his vocabulary. In an interview from the early 70's he says these are the places he created his musical language from.
Teez, thanks for another FZ reaction. If you want to check out what he’s about, there is a new documentary called “Zappa”. It’s streaming for about $5 on many services. I highly recommend it. Many of your questions will be answered.
Looks like the solo part is exactly the one from You Cant Do That On Stage Anymore Vol 5. Didn't know there existed a video of it, great discovery ! You might want to check out A Pound For A Brown On The Bus from the same album. It might be the grooviest tune Zappa ever did on this amazing piece !
Back in Zappa's early days he would do what he called "dead air" during which his band would chiba up. FZ would sometimes read teen mag articles about the Monkeys and throw much shade their way. He also did alot of conducting the Mother's. Thank you Fella
Very interesting version of my favourite studio track of Frank's. This version has just as equally killer guitar solo as the original version but I prefer George duke's solo and Ruth Underwood's playing. Do the studio version it's a masterpiece. However that is one of the best things about Frank, all his songs live are original each time they are played, sometimes completely different and each of his line ups have their own unique qualities that set them apart.
His son Dweezil does a jam on King Kong with Chick Corea in one of the live Zappa plays Zappa shows. You might find and react to that video in honor of Chick’s passing.
Maybe the only guy who could make a really long guitar solo interesting. And he could do it consistently. So many people focus on the guitar that they don't hear at first just how great the guys he played with are! Some of the best in the business.
To help you know where he comes from, watch what he makes his drummers do! (He started off as a drummer.) In fact, one of his most popular pieces, "Black Napkins" was originally written as a drum exercise. See what it morphed into here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wNFucC0M7gY.html
Radunzel. Choose optional vowels and insert between the consonants to replace the vowels that were stripped away from the syllables by the cosmic wind.
Teez, here's your badass Zappa interview: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Eln3J6BxWN0.html - He once said: "Being interviewed is one of the most abnormal things that you can do to somebody else. It's two steps removed from the Inquisition"
He's influenced mostly funk, jazz, and blues by the likes of Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Howlin' Wolf, and Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown. For example listen to Johnny "Guitar" Watson's "Ain't That A Bitch", Howlin' Wolf's "Smokestack Lightning", and almost any damn thing from Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown! If'n you were an exceptional guitar player from the earliest "LP" records to about '62 you would have had his attention.
For some much easier listening from the Zappa list give a listen to "Evelyn, A Modified Dog" and "Harder Than Your Husband". Both are short so you could do a 2-fer with them.
Zappa went to the library read a book on conducting an orchestra that's how he learned new things.this isn't the best version of this song .here is a better version ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MQLU4R2VEYs.html
Nah, this IS the right one! The studio version is fine but this liv version from 6+ yrs later showoff the beautiful melody by doing it slow. Both may be too much for a newer listener, but I'd wished I had heard this later version first - because of the melody ! I'd never appreciated the care of the melody with just the earlier studio version. But carry on. Each to their own tastes.
@@itssimple7285 He isn't _that_ new of a listener at this point; as long as you don't throw Jazz From Hell or Thing Fish or Lumpy Gravy at him, there shouldn't be a problem.
Guitar solo on the version he listened to was great, don't get me wrong. Just think the version off Studio Tan or Lather is smoother, easier listening for someone who is relatively new to Zappa, or isn't a total Zappa head. This guy seems to appreciate Frank though, so I think he can enjoy both versions.
