Lip sync in and out. My system has suddenly started glitching like this. Apologies. There's no easy way to fix this. I kept the video we're watching in sync, but Robert and I drift in and out. It catches up. It's actually kinda trippy. I have a new computer on the way. This won't be an issue for much longer. Thanks for watching anyway. 🤟
This is a great song, but honestly, it does reflect his guitar skills even a little bit. Very simple and straightforward for Zappa, I'd suggest watching the Muffin Man from 77 at the Palladium if you really want to see him cut loose.
Thank you for the entertaining video. An absolute must listen to is ‘Inca Roads,’ off the 1974 album ‘One size fits All.’ It’s an absolute gem of a song and the album is an even bigger gem. I’m telling you if you don’t hear Inca Roads you’ll be missing out … Thanks again for the entertaining video.
Watermelons used to be transported in boxes packed with hay to protect the melon during it's trip from field to store. The stores often used the same boxes in their displays, still with some hay at the bottom.
When Frank was a boy, and the Zappa lived near the valley in central California, they weren’t rich they were poor, according to Frank in his autobiography. His dad would grab Frank and his brother Bobby, and they’d go follow the watermelon trucks. A lot of those watermelons fell off and they stopped the car and Frank his brother and his dad would go out and grab them put them in the trunk and they’d have free watermelon to eat at home.
@@secondhandreactions it was made based off of the album but it was made after zappa died. It is actually pretty good though it's got Ike Willis from the original album even joining in.
I’m sure Prince knew it - it gave me a similar vibe, I could feel the emotion coming out of it. As soon as we’re back up and running(new system / new room) , I want to react to the entire Joe’s garage album song by song. Robert explained to me that it’s a whole story. I never knew this. I’m very interested to hear it all
"Ok Billy, That's how you use a miter saw. Now check out these tasty riffs!" "Thanks Mr. Zappa!" Thanks guys...fun reaction to a true classic from 1979!
Welcome to the world of Zappa. I'm 54 now and first heard Zappa back in the mid 80s by listening to the Dr. Demento show. This show featured mostly comedy songs and Zappa has a lot of those. I've been listening to Zappa since I was a teen and I think his more comical songs are a great place to start. Then songs like 'Watermelon in Easter Hay' or 'Peaches En Regalia' are great instrumentals. Over time you may want to try getting into his more "strange" music. Not everybody may end up liking that but you may love it. I'm a guitarist and have been playing even before I started listening to Frank and he's been a massive inspiration to me. This song has some of my favorite Zappa guitar tones. At some point you should check out 'Inca Roads'. It gets a little weird but not too strange. I wouldn't suggest jumping into something like 'Help I'm A Rock' till later on. LOL
Thanks for this comment and suggestions. I added them to our list. I love strange weird music so I’m here for all Zappa’s odd stuff. I’ve been listening to all my musician friends call Zappa a genius and it never really clicked with me until I saw Robert get kinda emotional at this song. I’m looking forward to digging in more and I’m really curious about Joes Garage now. ✌️
@@secondhandreactions I also recommend the entire Hot Rats album, which is mostly instrumental. Willie the Pimp and The Gumbo Variations are my recommendations from that album. After Hot Rats I think my favorite album is One Size Fits all, and I recommend Inca Roads and San Ber'dino from that one. Lots of folks have already reacted to Inca Roads, though, so if you want to be different, Po-jama People would be a good one to listen to. It's just such a wealth of riches to choose from.
I loved this. Looking forward to reacting to more from Zappa. I mentioned this before, but I wanna react to the entire Joe’s Garage album now because of this song
I really hope you guys do Joe's garage album reaction, even if it's just audio, or selections from each song to summarise. A lot of weird humour from Frank on this album. Definately a story type of album
@@secondhandreactions ...I think, 1: out of true love for Zappa's strange uniqueness, & 2: because it truly is an emotional finale to Joe's weird story (I believe Joe develops a fetish for "appliances" at one point🤔) & a solemn summary/end point of the journey that Frank takes you on with this album. Zappa's quirky aspect is not always for me, but his talent, creativity, & sense of humour & irreverence are. Robert inspired me to listen to the full album of Joe's Garage again today. Cheers 👍
@@Royale_with_Cheeze that’s what I meant. It was not about the ‘88 band, featured in this video, although he certainly had issues with that band as well, with Scott and Chad not working well together.
@@TheUtke I have a Scott story for you. After a show in '88, I exited the theater and saw a guy selling T-shirts outside. I bought one. A nice-looking half-sleeve (like a baseball shirt) number with a picture of Frank on the front and the name Zappa running down the sleeve. A minute or so later, I noticed a tear in the seam of the shoulder. I figured I'd just sell it to somebody else. I held the shirt up and bellowed "Last one!" A second later a guy comes up to me with angry eyes and snatched it away from me. He said, "This is ripping Frank off!" It took me a second to realize it was Scott Thunes. Before I got a chance to say, "Wow, hi Scott!", he vanished into the crowd. I actually respect his dedication to Frank with regard to bootlegging, so I just had to chalk it up to a loss of $10 or whatever I paid for the shirt. Many years later (and knowing that Scott was the main reason that '88 band imploded before being able to return to the States for the final leg of the tour) I've seen him perform a few times with The Zappa Band. He is somewhat of a prick. I can see why the other bandmates wanted Frank to fire him. He is a great player though...
This song is also like an onion to me, but not because of layers, but because it always makes me tear up and cry when playing this on high volume! (Winos Do Not March is another onion)
Great reaction. My only criticism is don't do live versions first with Frank. None of them will ever be like the studio versions on purpose. In other words, you didn't listen to 'Watermelon in Easter Hay.` You listened to 'Watermelon in Easter Hay' Ver. 26B. Nothing wrong with that. His live stuff is great, but for an introduction, the studio versions are a better way to start. You'll appreciate the live versions a lot more. imo
Sort of. I’m sure there’s some Zappa influence in there. I don’t know enough of his music to hear it yet. I have a feeling Zappa fans would all like King Gizzard tho
@@secondhandreactions in terms of musical diversity they are pretty similar. Zappa is on another level tho. He's a musical genius, even tho most of his songs are weird af haha.
this is good but not as good as the LP version. I hope you give that a listen as well. It's overall a bit slower, much cleaner and the background instruments build-up is better layered. Frank also said the title came to him when watching the birth of his first son. This is with The Best Band You Never Heard, the last tour. I saw him twice on the tour before it exploded.
Oh man. We worked on it everyday for about 7 years. No wait, 9 years. Man, the time goes. We spent so much money on acting coaches and even learned music theory. Years of money and effort spent just so we could get this one passed you. I guess you’re just too sharp for us. I was gonna tell you that the first time you posted this comment the other week. Too bad you lost confidence and deleted it. Glad you grew a pair and we get to engage in this meaningful conversation 🤡
Lip sync in and out. My system has suddenly started glitching like this. Apologies. There's no easy way to fix this. I kept the video we're watching in sync, but Robert and I drift in and out. It catches up. It's actually kinda trippy. I have a new computer on the way. This won't be an issue for much longer. Thanks for watching anyway. 🤟
This is a great song, but honestly, it does reflect his guitar skills even a little bit. Very simple and straightforward for Zappa, I'd suggest watching the Muffin Man from 77 at the Palladium if you really want to see him cut loose.
It might sound strange to some people , but ZAPPA is in my top 5 of guitar gods ! Has been for over 40 years !
Hey , cheers to Frank !
"Playing a solo with this band is like trying to grow a watermelon in Easter hay"...
Somebody out there in that audience knows what we are doing, and that person is getting off in it beyond his/her wildest comprehension. - Frank Zappa.
Someone out there,who just listened to the horrible music of shit ugly Zappa, is just throwing up😂😂😂
Zappas shit music without sense sounds like diarrhea 😂😂😂
Written for Joe's Garage circa 1979.
Years before Purple Rain.
Yea I know. In my life, I’ve heard purple rain first. Didn’t mean to imply it was first chronologically.
Prologue is the beginning while epilogue is the ending...
Thank you for the entertaining video. An absolute must listen to is ‘Inca Roads,’ off the 1974 album ‘One size fits All.’ It’s an absolute gem of a song and the album is an even bigger gem. I’m telling you if you don’t hear Inca Roads you’ll be missing out … Thanks again for the entertaining video.
Thanks for watching with us!
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You’re welcome, keep up the good work
Joe's last imaginary guitar solo! great choice to bring someone into Zappa.
I enjoyed it! Robert is on tour right in Europe. When he gets back we’ll do some more Zappa.
Watermelons used to be transported in boxes packed with hay to protect the melon during it's trip from field to store. The stores often used the same boxes in their displays, still with some hay at the bottom.
60 year old,zappa fan since 13 and never got it(ok..stupid swede)eat any vegetable.
When Frank was a boy, and the Zappa lived near the valley in central California, they weren’t rich they were poor, according to Frank in his autobiography. His dad would grab Frank and his brother Bobby, and they’d go follow the watermelon trucks. A lot of those watermelons fell off and they stopped the car and Frank his brother and his dad would go out and grab them put them in the trunk and they’d have free watermelon to eat at home.
I love the how Frank makes this awkward time signature work so beautifully
1999, look up "Joe's Garage - The Musical" The whole thing from start to finish, 2+ hours worth watching it.
Is it different from the album?
@@secondhandreactions it was made based off of the album but it was made after zappa died.
It is actually pretty good though it's got Ike Willis from the original album even joining in.
In the context of Joe's Garage, this in the last imaginary guitar solo played by Joe after music is made illegal.
Joes Garage start to end. I’m in!
We’re gonna do exactly that 🤘😆🤘
Just roughly five years before 'Purple Rain'.
Performed in 1988, the song is from the 1979 album Joe's Garage. Before Purple Rain, and you can be sure Prince knew Zappa's work.
I’m sure Prince knew it - it gave me a similar vibe, I could feel the emotion coming out of it. As soon as we’re back up and running(new system / new room) , I want to react to the entire Joe’s garage album song by song. Robert explained to me that it’s a whole story. I never knew this. I’m very interested to hear it all
No, I can't be sure of that. And neither can you. Prove it.
Song was composed in 1979 before Princemania...
"Ok Billy, That's how you use a miter saw. Now check out these tasty riffs!"
"Thanks Mr. Zappa!"
Thanks guys...fun reaction to a true classic from 1979!
I really liked this one. Robert is on tour right now in Germany. When he gets back we’ll do more Zappa ✌️
Frank rules
Yes! This was Joe's final imaginary guitar solo...............................
Used to rock my Grandson to sleep to this, he loved it😁 got the original vinyl, sounds even better😁
That’s sweet - Thanks for sharing ❤️
I bet it does!!!
The album version of this song is '79. Purple Rain is '84. So Watermelon came first.
Yup. We know dis
I was at that concert right in front of Frank.
That’s awesome
Very cool
Prince thought Zappa was a genius... And he was right.
Welcome to the world of Zappa. I'm 54 now and first heard Zappa back in the mid 80s by listening to the Dr. Demento show. This show featured mostly comedy songs and Zappa has a lot of those.
I've been listening to Zappa since I was a teen and I think his more comical songs are a great place to start. Then songs like 'Watermelon in Easter Hay' or 'Peaches En Regalia' are great instrumentals.
Over time you may want to try getting into his more "strange" music. Not everybody may end up liking that but you may love it. I'm a guitarist and have been playing even before I started listening to Frank and he's been a massive inspiration to me. This song has some of my favorite Zappa guitar tones.
At some point you should check out 'Inca Roads'. It gets a little weird but not too strange. I wouldn't suggest jumping into something like 'Help I'm A Rock' till later on. LOL
Thanks for this comment and suggestions. I added them to our list. I love strange weird music so I’m here for all Zappa’s odd stuff. I’ve been listening to all my musician friends call Zappa a genius and it never really clicked with me until I saw Robert get kinda emotional at this song. I’m looking forward to digging in more and I’m really curious about Joes Garage now. ✌️
@@secondhandreactions I also recommend the entire Hot Rats album, which is mostly instrumental. Willie the Pimp and The Gumbo Variations are my recommendations from that album. After Hot Rats I think my favorite album is One Size Fits all, and I recommend Inca Roads and San Ber'dino from that one. Lots of folks have already reacted to Inca Roads, though, so if you want to be different, Po-jama People would be a good one to listen to. It's just such a wealth of riches to choose from.
Personally I have never found anything weird, strange or difficult about Zappa's music.
This is great of course, but the "Joe's Garage" version IS THE SHIT!
The centrall scrruuuiitinizer heere , this song is only in your imagination, Dong work for yuda , works for me , AND NOT WRONG ,
The first three minutes sound like a beautiful lullaby
☔️
Horrible
9/4 time sig.
Love, love this song. Such a showcase for Zappa not just as a brilliant guitarist but also his sense for melody. But wtf was w/ the Meetwood Flac?
I loved this. Looking forward to reacting to more from Zappa. I mentioned this before, but I wanna react to the entire Joe’s Garage album now because of this song
I really hope you guys do Joe's garage album reaction, even if it's just audio, or selections from each song to summarise.
A lot of weird humour from Frank on this album.
Definately a story type of album
Yea after this I want to find out why it made Robert emotional haha
@@secondhandreactions ...I think, 1: out of true love for Zappa's strange uniqueness, & 2: because it truly is an emotional finale to Joe's weird story (I believe Joe develops a fetish for "appliances" at one point🤔) & a solemn summary/end point of the journey that Frank takes you on with this album.
Zappa's quirky aspect is not always for me, but his talent, creativity, & sense of humour & irreverence are.
Robert inspired me to listen to the full album of Joe's Garage again today.
Cheers 👍
@@blackholesun3569 🌎✌️❤️
The "full title" according to Frank, on a radio interview. is, "Playing a solo with this band is like trying to grow a Watermelon In Easter Hay"
Lol - that’s awesome
A different band from 10 years earlier, though.
@@TheUtke
No. He was speaking of that band at the time. The 1979 band.
@@Royale_with_Cheeze that’s what I meant. It was not about the ‘88 band, featured in this video, although he certainly had issues with that band as well, with Scott and Chad not working well together.
@@TheUtke
I have a Scott story for you.
After a show in '88, I exited the theater and saw a guy selling T-shirts outside. I bought one. A nice-looking half-sleeve (like a baseball shirt) number with a picture of Frank on the front and the name Zappa running down the sleeve.
A minute or so later, I noticed a tear in the seam of the shoulder. I figured I'd just sell it to somebody else.
I held the shirt up and bellowed "Last one!"
A second later a guy comes up to me with angry eyes and snatched it away from me. He said, "This is ripping Frank off!"
It took me a second to realize it was Scott Thunes.
Before I got a chance to say, "Wow, hi Scott!", he vanished into the crowd.
I actually respect his dedication to Frank with regard to bootlegging, so I just had to chalk it up to a loss of $10 or whatever I paid for the shirt.
Many years later (and knowing that Scott was the main reason that '88 band imploded before being able to return to the States for the final leg of the tour) I've seen him perform a few times with The Zappa Band. He is somewhat of a prick. I can see why the other bandmates wanted Frank to fire him. He is a great player though...
write before purple rain 1979
Yea I was just comparing the emotional notes on the guitar ✌️Prince probably influenced by Zappa
Yes
This song is also like an onion to me, but not because of layers, but because it always makes me tear up and cry when playing this on high volume! (Winos Do Not March is another onion)
ok. I think I gotta listen to joes garage to understand what’s happening with this song
Great reaction. My only criticism is don't do live versions first with Frank. None of them will ever be like the studio versions on purpose. In other words, you didn't listen to 'Watermelon in Easter Hay.` You listened to 'Watermelon in Easter Hay' Ver. 26B. Nothing wrong with that. His live stuff is great, but for an introduction, the studio versions are a better way to start. You'll appreciate the live versions a lot more. imo
I see where you’re coming from. In Robert’s defense he knows I’m a sucker for live music so maybe he was using that to hook me in
'Notes that would irritate an executive kinda guy'
Haha
Well, I guess that one did the trick
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 😆
@@dougoneill7266 👍
Boys you are entertaining! Please, continue. I don't mind if you mix up with some older stuff.
Thanks for watching! We’re gonna keep going 🤘
Zappa changed the music World of boring assholes 😂😂😂
King gizzard is the next Frank Zappa. Sort of.
Sort of. I’m sure there’s some Zappa influence in there. I don’t know enough of his music to hear it yet. I have a feeling Zappa fans would all like King Gizzard tho
@@secondhandreactions in terms of musical diversity they are pretty similar. Zappa is on another level tho. He's a musical genius, even tho most of his songs are weird af haha.
this is good but not as good as the LP version. I hope you give that a listen as well. It's overall a bit slower, much cleaner and the background instruments build-up is better layered. Frank also said the title came to him when watching the birth of his first son. This is with The Best Band You Never Heard, the last tour. I saw him twice on the tour before it exploded.
I think I’m gonna react to more from joes garage and then listen to the whole album start to finish
@@secondhandreactions can't go wrong with that, but honestly, there is so much more that defies description, you have to hear it to get it.
@@Peter-K I’m beginning to understand this i think
Please stop Halt the poorly thought out comparisons of Purple Rain...disgusting
Disgusting? Yikes. Nice man. You seem cool.
How long did it take you to memorize your fake Analysis? 😂
Oh man. We worked on it everyday for about 7 years. No wait, 9 years. Man, the time goes. We spent so much money on acting coaches and even learned music theory. Years of money and effort spent just so we could get this one passed you. I guess you’re just too sharp for us. I was gonna tell you that the first time you posted this comment the other week. Too bad you lost confidence and deleted it. Glad you grew a pair and we get to engage in this meaningful conversation 🤡
The Real 🤡🤡 are the people here, who are turning,these fake reacting Videos on to unsuspecting humanity 🤣🤣🤣